Sunday, November 24, 2013
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Well what can I say .... there are so many things to be thankful for this year: My family, friends, and my health just to name a few. What I really want to do is to give a special shout out to all of my students this Thanksgiving ..... you are the ones who put a smile on my face every single day, and I'm so thankful for each and every one of you. I hope you have a very blessed - and SAFE Thanksgiving!!! Have a great break!!!
Anatomy 11/25-11/26
Monday
4th: Begin bioelectricity specifics
7th: Review/practice muscle contraction specifics
Tuesday
Muscle contraction review
4th: Begin bioelectricity specifics
7th: Review/practice muscle contraction specifics
Tuesday
Muscle contraction review
Zoology 11/25-11/26
Monday
Continue internal dissection/exploration of lamprey
Tuesday
Stereoscope practice - lamprey
Continue internal dissection/exploration of lamprey
Tuesday
Stereoscope practice - lamprey
Monday, November 18, 2013
Life Science 11/18-11/22
Monday
Hadachek absent; read pages 69-72 and then read pages 96-104. Do questions #1-8 on page 105. Due tomorrow beginning of class.
Tuesday
Discuss hierarchy of body organization. Learn how the body is arranged from atoms up through organisms.
Wednesday
Review hierarchy of body systems and discuss the nervous system
Thursday
Nervous system day 2; worksheet and reflection
Friday
Body system basic quiz; cell review game
Hadachek absent; read pages 69-72 and then read pages 96-104. Do questions #1-8 on page 105. Due tomorrow beginning of class.
Tuesday
Discuss hierarchy of body organization. Learn how the body is arranged from atoms up through organisms.
Wednesday
Review hierarchy of body systems and discuss the nervous system
Thursday
Nervous system day 2; worksheet and reflection
Friday
Body system basic quiz; cell review game
Biology 11/18-11/22
Monday
Discuss prokaryotes vs. eukaryotes .... "old school" vs. "new school" cells. Also discuss functions of the rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, the golgi apparatus, and the lysosome
Tuesday
Modular activity over cells - four components
Wednesday
Finish modular instruction
Thursday
Smartphone app design
Friday
Smartphone app design
Discuss prokaryotes vs. eukaryotes .... "old school" vs. "new school" cells. Also discuss functions of the rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, the golgi apparatus, and the lysosome
Tuesday
Modular activity over cells - four components
Wednesday
Finish modular instruction
Thursday
Smartphone app design
Friday
Smartphone app design
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Field Biology 11/18-11/22
Objective for this week: To learn the dates and names of important wildlife legislation and to be able to understand how it has affected wildlife resources for the better - as well as how this legislation has helped make a difference in your own personal outdoor experiences.
Monday
Video - mountains. Study for tomorrow's wildlife legislation quiz.
Tuesday
Wildlife legislation quiz #2. Topics: Names/dates of Acts #6-10; Act specifics for Acts 1-5.
Wednesday
Wildlife legislation quiz #3; all Act dates/names. Act specifics for all legislation covered. Discuss Friday's test. Edmodo assignment - hunting as a conservation tool.
Thursday
Worksheet packet due by end of class today. Study for tomorrow's wildlife legislation test.
Friday
Wildlife legislation test today. Fill-in/short answer format
Monday
Video - mountains. Study for tomorrow's wildlife legislation quiz.
Tuesday
Wildlife legislation quiz #2. Topics: Names/dates of Acts #6-10; Act specifics for Acts 1-5.
Wednesday
Wildlife legislation quiz #3; all Act dates/names. Act specifics for all legislation covered. Discuss Friday's test. Edmodo assignment - hunting as a conservation tool.
Thursday
Worksheet packet due by end of class today. Study for tomorrow's wildlife legislation test.
Friday
Wildlife legislation test today. Fill-in/short answer format
Zoology 11/18-11/22
This week's objective: To understand how exactly fish can breathe underwater, learn about three different fish classes, and understand how lampreys differ from other common fish types
Monday
Review fish anatomy; discuss countercurrent flow with gills and how the mechanism works. Introduce three major fish classes and how they are different from one another
Tuesday
In-depth discussion of lampreys from the class Agnatha. Anatomy, physiology, multimedia. Quiz over fish anatomy.
Wednesday
Review lamprey information. Prepare for lamprey dissection by doing pre-lab questions and Q/A session. External anatomy of lamprey.
Thursday
Continue/finish external anatomy investigation. Begin studying the internal anatomy of lampreys
Friday
Lamprey - internal anatomy continued.
Anatomy 11/18-11/22
This week's objective: To understand what muscles do for you, why they are important, and how muscles contract on a cellular/mechanical level.
Monday
Begin discussing muscle contraction mechanisms; introduce actin and myosin fibers. Hand out coloring sheet over muscle bundles. Sarcomere anatomy. Read 261-272 and on page 300 do questions # 1-6,16,17 on their own. Due tomorrow beginning of class.
Tuesday
Review sarcomere anatomy; discuss the importance of actin and myosin in muscle contraction. Discuss specifics/view multimedia over muscle physiology
Wednesday
Muscle bioelectricity and how it plays into contraction mechanisms. Wrap up sliding filament theory of muscle contraction.
Thursday
Review contraction physiology and bioelectricity. Student study sessions. Edmodo assignment due Friday beginning of class (muscle contraction).
Friday
Edmodo assignment (muscle contraction) due; video today
Monday
Begin discussing muscle contraction mechanisms; introduce actin and myosin fibers. Hand out coloring sheet over muscle bundles. Sarcomere anatomy. Read 261-272 and on page 300 do questions # 1-6,16,17 on their own. Due tomorrow beginning of class.
Tuesday
Review sarcomere anatomy; discuss the importance of actin and myosin in muscle contraction. Discuss specifics/view multimedia over muscle physiology
Wednesday
Muscle bioelectricity and how it plays into contraction mechanisms. Wrap up sliding filament theory of muscle contraction.
Thursday
Review contraction physiology and bioelectricity. Student study sessions. Edmodo assignment due Friday beginning of class (muscle contraction).
Friday
Edmodo assignment (muscle contraction) due; video today
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Life Science 11/11-11/15
Monday
Hadachek absent; complete book assignment packet over cells
Tuesday
Packett due today; look at/discuss cell models
Wednesday & Thursday
Cell model construction in class. Models due Friday.
Friday
Present cell models
Hadachek absent; complete book assignment packet over cells
Tuesday
Packett due today; look at/discuss cell models
Wednesday & Thursday
Cell model construction in class. Models due Friday.
Friday
Present cell models
Field Biology 11/11-11/15
Monday
Hadachek absent; sub. Give student handout over wildlife legislation and the USFWS. Give them a packet with 34 questions due Thursday.
Tuesday
Review all wildlife legislation laws. Discuss quiz specifics for Friday.
Wednesday
Watch the video on the Edmodo wall over wildlife conservation in North America. Then complete this assignment for points over the video, which is due TOMORROW by class:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B4nj-dKjXEUlDMSdpIHUcXE4Da-1DJ6eL6VGgNk44ag/edit?usp=sharing
Thursday
USFWS questions due. Video questions ALSO due!! By class!! Review wildlife legislation/laws; worksheet - wildlife laws. Due Friday beginning of class.
Friday
Worksheet due - wildlife laws. Quiz over wildlife legislation (first five on list).
Hadachek absent; sub. Give student handout over wildlife legislation and the USFWS. Give them a packet with 34 questions due Thursday.
Tuesday
Review all wildlife legislation laws. Discuss quiz specifics for Friday.
Wednesday
Watch the video on the Edmodo wall over wildlife conservation in North America. Then complete this assignment for points over the video, which is due TOMORROW by class:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B4nj-dKjXEUlDMSdpIHUcXE4Da-1DJ6eL6VGgNk44ag/edit?usp=sharing
Thursday
USFWS questions due. Video questions ALSO due!! By class!! Review wildlife legislation/laws; worksheet - wildlife laws. Due Friday beginning of class.
Friday
Worksheet due - wildlife laws. Quiz over wildlife legislation (first five on list).
Anatomy 11/11-11/15
Monday
Review upper-body bones for tomorrow's test
Tuesday
Upper-body bone test; begin discussing lower body bones. Worksheet handout over bones of the lower body due tomorrow.
Wednesday
Lower body bones for first half of period; worksheet assignment due today.
Thursday
Study/review for tomorrow's lower body bone test
Friday
Lower body bone test
Review upper-body bones for tomorrow's test
Tuesday
Upper-body bone test; begin discussing lower body bones. Worksheet handout over bones of the lower body due tomorrow.
Wednesday
Lower body bones for first half of period; worksheet assignment due today.
Thursday
Study/review for tomorrow's lower body bone test
Friday
Lower body bone test
Zoology 11/11-11/15
Monday
Late class start due to completion of Veteran's Day program. Investigate clam specimens
Tuesday
Complete clam dissection today
Wednesday
Clam handout (lab/post-lab questions) due today. Work on assignment over Kansas clam species. Assignment due this Friday.
Thursday
Review for tomorrow's clam quiz. Begin discussing fish anatomy.
Friday
Kansas clam assignment due; take a clam quiz with a 100/80 performance objective. Be able to tell me which end is anterior, posterior, the dorsal surface, the ventral surface; be able to identify the umbo, gills, siphons, muscular foot, and mantle.
After this quiz, discuss more in terms of fish anatomy
Late class start due to completion of Veteran's Day program. Investigate clam specimens
Tuesday
Complete clam dissection today
Wednesday
Clam handout (lab/post-lab questions) due today. Work on assignment over Kansas clam species. Assignment due this Friday.
Thursday
Review for tomorrow's clam quiz. Begin discussing fish anatomy.
Friday
Kansas clam assignment due; take a clam quiz with a 100/80 performance objective. Be able to tell me which end is anterior, posterior, the dorsal surface, the ventral surface; be able to identify the umbo, gills, siphons, muscular foot, and mantle.
After this quiz, discuss more in terms of fish anatomy
Biology 11/11-11/15
Monday
Veteran's Day program - no class
Tuesday
Begin discussing the history of cells, and cell theory. Discuss the role of the lipid bi-layer.
Wednesday
Sophomore PLAN test .... no class
Thursday
Discuss the basis of organelles - focus on the nucleus, and discuss "old school" vs. "new school" cells and their importance
Friday
Video - Bacteria cells
Veteran's Day program - no class
Tuesday
Begin discussing the history of cells, and cell theory. Discuss the role of the lipid bi-layer.
Wednesday
Sophomore PLAN test .... no class
Thursday
Discuss the basis of organelles - focus on the nucleus, and discuss "old school" vs. "new school" cells and their importance
Friday
Video - Bacteria cells
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Field Biology 11/4-11/8
Objective this week: To learn and understand how outdoor resources are important to your life, and how we can manage these resources to provide multiple benefits to humans, wildlife, and other natural resources while maintaining the resource at the same time.
Monday - Wednesday
Group Project: "400-acre wood" activity - forest and natural resource use. Tuesday: Edmodo assignment due Thursday over this activity.
Thursday
Review for tomorrow's test
Friday
Test - history of wildlife management in North America
Monday - Wednesday
Group Project: "400-acre wood" activity - forest and natural resource use. Tuesday: Edmodo assignment due Thursday over this activity.
Thursday
Review for tomorrow's test
Friday
Test - history of wildlife management in North America
Life Science 11/4-11/8
Objective this week: To learn and understand how cells function, how they were discovered, and why they're called "cells".
Monday
Begin discussing the history of cells. Discuss how they were discovered, who named them and why they are called cells. Discuss cellular facts and numbers in humans. Learn about cell membranes (the lipid bi-layer)
Tuesday
Discuss cell membrane, cellular specializations.
Wednesday
Hand out worksheet over cells; due tomorrow 11/7.
Friday
Worksheet due; cell lab #1
Monday
Begin discussing the history of cells. Discuss how they were discovered, who named them and why they are called cells. Discuss cellular facts and numbers in humans. Learn about cell membranes (the lipid bi-layer)
Tuesday
Discuss cell membrane, cellular specializations.
Wednesday
Hand out worksheet over cells; due tomorrow 11/7.
Friday
Worksheet due; cell lab #1
Anatomy 11/4-11/8
Monday
Begin discussing bones of the upper body; arms, sternum, clavicle, scapula. Worksheet due tomorrow.
Tuesday
Worksheet due; review upper body bones and vertebrae
Wednesday
Film skeleton video
Thursday
Review bones of the skull, spine, and upper body bones
Friday
Bone practical 1: eight skull structures, all spinal bones and processes, five upper body structures.
Begin discussing bones of the upper body; arms, sternum, clavicle, scapula. Worksheet due tomorrow.
Tuesday
Worksheet due; review upper body bones and vertebrae
Wednesday
Film skeleton video
Thursday
Review bones of the skull, spine, and upper body bones
Friday
Bone practical 1: eight skull structures, all spinal bones and processes, five upper body structures.
Zoology 11/4-11/8
Monday
Dissection checkoff - squid
Tuesday
Squid practical; clean up practical.
Wednesday
Video - Coral Reef Adventure
Thursday
Clam dissection day 1
Friday
Clam dissection day 2
Dissection checkoff - squid
Tuesday
Squid practical; clean up practical.
Wednesday
Video - Coral Reef Adventure
Thursday
Clam dissection day 1
Friday
Clam dissection day 2
Biology 11/4-11/8
Monday
Scientific Method and the importance of details in science. Hand out worksheet over variables. Worksheet due tomorrow.
Tuesday
Hand back bottle plans. Go over these plans and discuss Friday's test
Wednesday
Discuss Aristotle and his contributions to science. Discuss spontaneous generation and how it was dis-proved
Test possibilities:
Thursday
In-class worksheet over possible test subjects. Due at end of period.
Friday
Test - major class concepts
Scientific Method and the importance of details in science. Hand out worksheet over variables. Worksheet due tomorrow.
Tuesday
Hand back bottle plans. Go over these plans and discuss Friday's test
Wednesday
Discuss Aristotle and his contributions to science. Discuss spontaneous generation and how it was dis-proved
Test possibilities:
- Photosynthesis & cellular respiration - multiple choice over the major concepts presented
- Limiting Factors (density dependent/independent)
- Scientific method and variables
Thursday
In-class worksheet over possible test subjects. Due at end of period.
Friday
Test - major class concepts
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