Field Biology 12/1-12/5

Objective this week:  To identify Kansas fish and understand management techniques for fish. 

Monday
Kansas fish ID

Tuesday

Kansas fish ID

Wednesday
Email assignment due.  Begin farm pond mgmt

Thursday
Quiz over KS fish. Farm pond mgmt

Friday
Farm pond mgmt

Anatomy 12/1-12/5

Objective this week:  To learn about & understand the important anatomical and physiological features of the central nervous system, and assess understanding through lab work and a brain dissection.

Monday
Video - neurotransmitters

Tuesday
Major regions of the cerebrum.  Discuss the anatomy & physiology of this structure

Wednesday
Cerebral regions continued in discussion.    Brain pre-lab exercise.

Thursday
Brain dissection 1

Friday
Cerebral regions - lateralization of cortical functioning.Quiz over basic CNS structures.

Zoology 12/1-12/5

Objective this week:  To learn and understand the basics of vertebrates and begin discussion of fish.

Monday
Vertebrate discussion.  Learn about vertebrate characteristics, anatomy, and basic physiology

Tuesday
Vertebrate lab 1

Wednesday
Begin the fish unit; explain differences between freshwater and saltwater fish, and anatomy of these animals

Thursday
Vertebrate lab 2 and lab quiz

Friday
Quiz - vertebrate characteristics.  Continue fish discussion

Biology 12/1-12/5

Objective this week:  To complete a kinesthetic activity over cell division and complete a quiz over the process.

Monday
Introduce "46 pairs".  Divide students into groups and begin the project.

Tuesday
46  pairs - continue activity

Wednesday
Perform 46 pairs.  Complete a worksheet extension assignment over the activity.

Thursday
Review mitosis and take quiz.

Friday
Begin discussing meiosis and the major steps involved in the process.

Life Science 11/24-11/25

Objective this week:  To successfully finish the differentiated activity over seed design.

Monday
Finish the seed design project.

Tuesday
Seed design reflection and finish STEM graph.

Field Biology 11/24-11

Objective this week:  To learn differences in tracks & scats of various Kansas animals.

Monday
Scats and tracks of Kansas animals

Tuesday
Scats and tracks of Kansas animals

Anatomy 11/24-11/25

Objective this week:  To demonstrate a level of mastery in the understanding of the muscle unit by completing a muscle test.

Monday
Open review - muscle unit

Tuesday
Muscle unit exam

Zoology 11/24-11/25

Objective this week:  To understand and learn about the ocean and its animal occupants.

Monday
Complete the note set over ocean life and begin the multimedia assignment

Tuesday
Multimedia assignment - ocean life.

Biology 11/24,25

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of cell division to your life

Monday
Principles of mitosis.  Onion root tip analysis.

Tuesday
Video - basic genetics and artificial selection

Zoology assignment today (11/18)

In class today we reviewed for tomorrows lecture test.  Remember there's a lecture test over arthropods tomorrow, and there's a practical on Thursday over the grasshopper.  In class, I assigned a 20-point assignment.  Students wrote down 20 review questions for a total of 20 points (one point per question).  They also wrote down an answer key on a separate sheet of paper.  This was due by the end of class.

If you were absent from class, you will need to complete this and turn it in to me when you return to school for the points.

This week's goals:

Building DNA in biology class!!

Life Science 11/17-11/21

Objective this week:  Discuss reproductive success of living things and complete a STEM activity to ensure comprehension of the topic.

Monday
Video - mutations

Tuesday
Mutations quiz.  Begin discussing plant reproductive success.  Watch a lecture video over this reproductive success.  The video can be found below:


Wednesday - Friday
Differentiated STEM activity

Field Biology 11/17-11/21

Objective this week:  To learn and understand how to age white-tailed deer by their jaw bones and identification of major mammal skulls of Kansas.  There will be a test at the end of the week to assess learning and understanding of these topics.

Monday
Jawbone aging tutorial.  Write script/film.

Tuesday
Wrap up aging tutorial and begin mammal skull lab

Wednesday
Finish mammal skull lab

Thursday
Review for test

Friday
Test - whitetail deer lifecycle, photoperiodism, circadian rhythms, aging jawbones, and mammal skulls.  There is a 100/85 performance objective on this test.

Zoology 11/17-11/21

Objective this week:  To reach the level of mastery of understanding content over arthropods.  Wednesday there will be a lecture exam and on Thursday, a lab practical over the grasshopper will take place.

Monday
Begin reviewing arthropods for Wednesday's lecture exam.  Also explain ant castes, insects vs bugs, and important insect orders.

Tuesday
Review arthropods.  Include arachnids, crustaceans, and insects.

Wednesday
Arthropod lecture exam.  There is a 100/85 performance objective on this exam.  Review for the grasshopper practical.

Thursday
Practical - grasshoppers.

Friday
Begin discussing fish

Anatomy 11/17-11/21

Objective this week:  To understand muscle bioelectricity and it's mechanisms, along with energy regeneration pathways through lectures, worksheets, and quizzes.  The lab objective for the week is to successfully complete a lab practical over lower body bones on Thursday with a 100/85 performance objective.

Monday - Wednesday
Muscle bioelectricity and muscle contraction energy pathways.

Thursday
Practical - lower body bones.  Complete muscle contraction pathways.

Friday
Review contraction pathways.  There will be a test on Monday over the muscle unit.

Biology 11/17-11/21

Objective this week:  To understand the mechanics of protein synthesis, and the importance of it to your life.  Assessment will be given through a student interview.  We will also discuss the basics of genetic inheritance.

Monday
Review protein synthesis.  Watch two videos over the process.

Tuesday
Protein synthesis interview practice.  Prepare for an interview over the process.  Importance of the process, how it works, etc.

Wednesday
Protein synthesis interviews

Thursday
Basics of heredity and chromosomal inheritance

Friday
Chromosomal inheritance and relevance to your life

Transcription and Translation

If you missed class today, here are the videos for transcription and translation of proteins.  Please watch these videos and take notes over them.  Thanks.

Biology ..... DNA structures explained .....

Here is a video that explains how DNA is put together chemically.  Please watch this video.

Life Science 11/10-11/14

Objective this week:  To understand how mutations affect both DNA and the lives of organisms.  Students will learn about different mutation types, investigate, and then create their own mutation example to demonstrate understanding of the topic

Monday
Discuss mutations and their importance to the body.  Look at specific mutation examples.

Tuesday
Mutations - investigate mutations through a class assignment

Wednesday
Mutation assignment due today.  Students will begin and complete their own "mutation lab" after given critical background info.

Thursday
Continue mutation project.

Friday
Present mutation projects to the class.  Mutation quiz today.

Field Biology 11/10-11/14

Objective this week:  To learn the life cycles of Kansas big game mammals and how to age them through jaw tooth wear.

Monday
Review photoperiodism and the life cycle of white tailed deer.  Begin discussing tooth wear, how to age deer based on various jaw bones, etc.

Tuesday
Aging mammals via tooth wear.  Practice aging mammals and prepare for multimedia assignment

Wednesday
Multimedia assignment - filming the tooth wear tutorial

Thursday
Quiz - mammal timelines and finish filming the tooth wear tutorial project (due by 4pm)

Friday
Begin mammal skull lab work.  Be able to identify various mammal skulls

Zoology 11/10-11/14

Objective this week:  To learn and understand specific insect orders through class discussion, and the anatomy & physiology of a grasshopper through lab work.

Monday
Discuss specific insect orders.  Review insect mouth parts.

Tuesday
Grasshopper dissection 1

Wednesday
CPR training - no class/if students return early, complete insect order discussion

Thursday
Grasshopper dissection 2

Friday
Quiz - insect orders, mouthparts, body plan.

Anatomy 11/10-11/14

Objective this week:  To understand the mechanics of muscle contraction (MWF) and learn the important components of the lower skeletal anatomy (T,U).  Learning will be assessed through multimedia assignments and a quiz at the end of the week.

Monday
Muscle contraction mechanics - sliding filament theory of muscle contraction

Tuesday
Finish Veteran's Day program - then discuss lower body bones.  Edmodo assignment given today.

Wednesday
Continue discussion of muscle contraction mechanics

Thursday
Lower body bone discussion.  Edmodo assignment due by 4pm today.

Friday
Muscle contraction mechanics and quiz.

Biology 11/10-11/14

Objective this week:  To understand the anatomy & importance of DNA, and how it's responsible for putting proteins together that build your body.

Monday
Introduction to DNA - mechanics, functions, bonding rules, anatomy

Tuesday
Veteran's Day program.  No class.

Wednesday
Discuss protein synthesis today.

Thursday
Discuss protein synthesis.  Build DNA models and protein synthesis models. 

Friday
Protein synthesis mechanics today through model building.  

Life Science .... how to make punnett squares!!

Miss class?  Here's how to put punnett squares together ......

Field Biology 11/3 - 11/7

Objective this week:  To learn the basic identification of Kansas wildlife and apply that knowledge through identification projects.

Monday
Introduce Kansas wildlife and begin "Mammal Champions of Kansas" discussion.

Tuesday
Mammal champions continued; a worksheet will be given over these mammals

Wednesday
Whitetail deer specifics - photoperiodism and life cycle

Thursday
Whitetail deer specifics - life cycle and aging teeth.

Friday
Quiz over basic Kansas mammal info from this week; begin tooth wear tutorial project.

Life Science 11/3-11/7

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of genetics to your life, differences in chromosomes and genes/sexual reproduction, and punnett squares.  Completion of worksheets, a quiz, and question-answer sessions will demonstrate fluency of major topic understanding.

Monday
Introduce dominant & recessive forms of alleles and traits.  Explain how genotypes and phenotypes differ.

Tuesday
Begin discussing punnett squares and punnett square practice


Wednesday & Thursday
Punnett squares, punnett square tutorials.

Friday
Punnett square quiz and punnett square bingo

Anatomy 11/3 - 11/7

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of muscles to your life, and how muscles function.  Lab objectives include mastery of the upper body bones and a practical over these bones on Thursday.

Monday
Functions of muscle and basic muscle anatomy.  Introduce sliding filament theory of muscle contraction.  Review ligaments if needed.

Tuesday
Quiz - ligaments.  Review upper body bones

Wednesday
Sliding filament theory of muscle contraction

Thursday
Practical - upper body bones

Friday
Sliding filament theory of muscle contraction today.

Zoology 11/3 - 11/7

Objective this week:  To learn important facts about insects, their place in the world, and their anatomy/physiology.  Learning will be addressed through multimedia activities and a grasshopper dissection lab.  A crayfish practical will take place on Thursday.

Monday
Insects - basic orders, facts, and anatomy/physiology.  An Edmodo assignment will be given (due Wednesday by 4pm).

Tuesday
Grasshopper lab 1

Wednesday
Continue insect discussion.  Edmodo assignment due today by 4pm.  Review for tomorrow's crayfish practical.

Thursday
Grasshopper lab 2/crayfish practical

Friday
Quiz - arthropoda.

Biology 11/3-11/7

Objective this week:  To demonstrate a higher level of understanding about cells by creating a student-designed model highlighting the important parts to a cell.  Successful completion of the model design and a quiz at the end of the week will be evidence of the completion of objectives/goals.

Monday
Cell model design introduction.  Explain the project, the required & graded components, and the goal with the project.  Brainstorm.

Tuesday
Cell model design

Wednesday
Cell model design

Thursday
Wrap-up cell model.  Review for tomorrow's cell quiz.

Friday
Cell quiz today.  Show cell models to class.