Field Biology 10/27-10/31

Objective this week:  To understand population genetics and niche, competition, & predation/herbivory/parasitism relationships.  There will be a quiz over Hardy Weinberg equilibrium at the very beginning of the week, with a unit test to conclude the week.

Monday
Quiz - HW equilibrium/population genetics.  Begin discussing niches.

Tuesday
Review niches.  Discuss mutualism and species relationships.

Wednesday
Species relationships and interactions within niches.

Thursday
Review for tomorrow's unit test.  Test topics include natural selection, population biology, predator/prey relationships, mutualism, and niches.

Friday
Test - ecosystem relationships and natural selection

Life Science 10/27-10/31

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery in cell division concepts through the completion of a test and a kinesthetic activity over mitosis

Monday
Continue working on the "46 pairs" kinesthetic activity over mitosis.  Finish up prep work today.

Tuesday
Rehearse 46 pairs and film the project.  Review for Thursday's test

Wednesday
Review for Thursday's test and complete a microscope lab over mitosis

Thursday
Microscope lab - mitosis.  Review.

Friday
Test - mitosis

Zoology 10/27-10/31

Objective this week:  To understand the basics of the phylum arthropoda including body plan, anatomy, and physiology.  Learning will be assessed through multimedia activities, quizzes, and field collection activities.

Monday
Introduction of arthropods.  Discuss jointed body plan, species diversity, and internal anatomy

Tuesday
Crayfish dissection 1

Wednesday
Tick specifics - anatomy, physiology, species, exposure reduction

Thursday
Crayfish dissection 2

Friday
Spiders - venomous and non-venomous spiders of Kansas and the world

Anatomy 10/27-10/31

Objective this week:  To learn the different types of joints and their importance, and lab time will be spent on learning bones of the skeleton.  Assessment will include a bone quiz and skeletal worksheets/Edmodo assignments this week.

Monday
Begin discussions of joints.  Include joint categories & synovial joint anatomy/physiology

Tuesday
Bone lab.  Review skull bones and begin bones of the upper torso

Wednesday
Synovial joint classes and joint disorders

Thursday
Bone lab.  Skull bone quiz and bones of the upper torso

Friday
Review joint disorders and joint categories

Biology 10/27-10/31

Objective this week:  To understand the role of group behavior in survival success and begin discussing the importance of cells to your life

Monday
Differentiated project - cooperative animal behavior

Tuesday
Finish differentiation with the animal behavior project

Wednesday
Introduce the cell theory and the importance of cells to your life.  Distinguish between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

Thursday
Cellular organelle discussion and Edmodo assignment over cells

Friday
Cellular organelles and Edmodo assignment due today

Life Science ... Mitosis

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Life Science 10/20-10/24

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of cell division to your life and the mechanics behind the process.

Monday
Introduction to mitosis, including the major steps

Tuesday
Mitosis onion root tip lab

Wednesday
Mitosis book reading assignment plus questions

Thursday
Quiz - Mitosis steps.  Begin "46 pairs" kinesthetic activity

Friday
46 pairs continued

Field Biology 10/20-10/24

Objective this week:  To learn about and understand evolution and community ecology and how it relates to our environment

Monday
Discussion and note set - evolution and characteristics of natural selection.

Tuesday
Begin population genetics - Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium

Wednesday
Read about speciation and extinction and do book questions

Thursday
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium

Friday
Niche and competition specifics

Zoology 10/20-10/24

Objective this week:  To apply understanding of the mollusk unit to a written exam over the mollusk phylum through vocab review, lab work, and the exam itself.

Monday
Discuss the class bivalvia today - morphology, anatomy, physiology

Tuesday
Bivalvia dissection 1

Wednesday
Open review for Friday's exam.  Review from the review sheet and study/practice vocab

Thursday
Finish bivalvia dissection.  Review for tomorrow's written exam.

Friday
Phylum molluska written exam.  There is a 100/80 performance objective on this exam.

Anatomy 10/20-10/24

Objective this week:  To demonstrate the level of mastery with the bone unit by completing a unit test at the end of the week.  Learned content this week will include bone disorders and diseases

Monday
Bone diseases and chemistry.  Also review general bone functions, bone shapes, and anatomy

Tuesday
Bone Lab 1:  Bones of the skull.  Review endochondral ossification.  Quiz over bone anatomy.

Wednesday
Open review - bone test on Friday.  Cover the review sheet.

Thursday
Bone Lab 2:  Bones of the skull review, bones of the upper torso.  Bone test tomorrow.

Friday
Bone test - there is a 100/85 performance objective on this test

Biology 10/20-10/24

Objective this week:  To understand how group behavior in living systems increases survival opportunities and then be able to apply that understanding to your life.  Assessment will be determined through worksheets, question/answer sessions, and a quiz.

Monday
Introduce the importance of group behavior to class; discuss the role of ants in an ant colony.  Explain the success of ants, their castes, etc.  Hand out a worksheet over ant colonies.

Tuesday
Worksheet due; Watch the ant colony video today

Wednesday
Google Doc assignment - cooperative animal behavior

Thursday
Project differentiation - cooperative animal/group behavior

Friday
Project differentiation - cooperative animal/group behavior

Field Biology 10/13-10/15

Objective this week:  To discuss and apply population dynamics to ecosystems.

Monday
Population pyramids and worksheet today.  Discuss population pyramids.

Tuesday
Discuss limiting factors, emigration, & immigration of species

Wednesday
Mathematical computations of limiting factors and population dynamics

Life Science 10/13-10/15

Objective:  To apply the understanding of the big idea of body system interdependence toward a quiz, and to begin discussing the basics of chromosomes, DNA, and cell division

Monday
Quiz - body system interdependence.  There is a 100/80 performance objective on this quiz

Tuesday & Wednesday
Basics of chromosomes and DNA.  Explain genes and basic genetics starting on Wednesday.

Anatomy 10/13-10/15

Objective this week:  To understand the mechanics of bone breakage and repair, along with specifics of bone chemistry

Monday
Bone breakage and repair.  Begin bone chemistry.

Tuesday & Wednesday
Bone chemistry and hormonal control mechanisms

Zoology 10/13-10/15

Objective this week:  To apply concepts learned in class to a lab practical over the squid.

Monday
Review for lab practical

Tuesday
Lab practical exam

Wednesday
Gastropoda specifics today - anatomy, morphology, physiology

Biology 10/13-10/15

Objective this week:  To apply understanding of carrying capacity, limiting factors, and energy flow to a test which will demonstrate comprehension of these big ideas.

Monday
Review for Tuesday's test

Tuesday
Test - Ecosystem Dynamics

Wednesday
TBA - cellular anatomy

Life Science 10/6-10/10

Objective this week:  To complete the nervous system differentiated activity early in the week, and then discuss how the nervous system helps other important body systems.  Successful learning will be shown through group activity, lab work, and worksheets.

Monday
Complete the brain safety design challenge today.  Share results with the class.

Tuesday
Discuss how the nervous system interacts with the digestive, respiratory, skeletal, and muscular systems.

Wednesday
Continue discussing interaction of body systems

Thursday
Create an online concept map to help further your understanding of the human body systems and how they work together to promote a healthy life

Friday
Wrap up body systems and the concept map activity.  Review for Monday's test

Field Biology 10/6-10/10

Objective this week:  To apply the concepts of carrying capacity and density to the grasshopper field study.

Monday
Grasshopper collection today

Tuesday
Grasshopper collection today

Wednesday
Analyze all grasshopper data.  Read 104-109 in text.  Do #1-5 on page 109.

Thursday
Page 109 questions due.  Discuss population growth models and logistics.

Friday
Population growth discussion/worksheet today.  Tie concepts back to the grasshopper study & complete analysis of data.

Zoology 10/6-10/10

Objective this week:  To understand the basic anatomy and physiology of the phylum mollusca through lecture, quizzes, and lab work.

Monday
Introduce phylum mollusca, and discuss the basic anatomy and characteristics of the phylum.  Then introduce Class Cephalopoda as a preview for this week's lab work.

Tuesday
Squid dissection day 1

Wednesday
Continue discussion of the cephalopods.  An Edmodo assignment will be given.  This will be due Friday.

Thursday
Squid dissection day 2

Friday
Review cephalopods and introduce bivalvia and gastropoda.  Edmodo assignment due today by CLASS.

Anatomy 10/6-10/10

Objective this week:  To understand the components of bone and the functions of the skeletal system through lecture, lab work, discussions, and quizzes.

Monday
Bone anatomy and functions of bone; included will be facts about compact bone, spongy bone, bone categories, and bone composition

Tuesday
Bone lab #1

Wednesday
Continue bone anatomy; further discussion over anatomy and physiology of bones

Thursday
Midterm Review

Friday
Midterm Exam - 100 points.  Multiple Choice.  Quia format.

Biology 10/6-10/10

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of density, carrying capacity, and limiting factors to your life through the completion of a differentiated case study.  Students will give an oral presentation of their case study at the end of the week, and take a test on Friday to demonstrate their understanding of these big ideas.

Monday-Thursday
This week will focus almost entirely on a differentiated case study over carrying capacity of Rock Hills USD 107.  Students will be broken into committees and complete this task.  A review for Friday's test will be given on Thursday.

Friday
Test - carrying capacity, limiting factors, densities, and ecosystem dynamics (trophic levels).