Biology 1/21 - 1/25

Objective this week:  To understand how to construct punnet squares involving two genetic traits, and also understand the importance of them. 


Monday
Dihybrid punnett squares - practice problems for points

Tuesday
Dihybrid cross worksheet for points

Wednesday
Late start - no class

Thursday
Dihybrid cross lab with corn

Friday
Finish dihybrid cross lab with corn

6th Grade Science 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To understand how forces work & act on us and objects around us.

Monday
Video - forces and motion

Tuesday
Forces - complete workbook pages 5-12

Wednesday
Video - Elon Musk interview

Thursday
Review for tomorrow's quiz.

Friday
Quiz - Forces, waves

7th Grade Life Science 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To understand the genetic basis for evolution and to take a quiz over similar body parts in organisms to show mastery of last week's content.

Monday & Wednesday
Genetic change and traits - complete pages 77 - 86 in workbook.  Review Wednesday for Thursday's quiz.

Tuesday
Model protein construction.

Thursday
Review for quiz tomorrow

Friday
Quiz - similar body structures/evolution basics

Anatomy & Physiology 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To continue lecture discussion over the CNS, understand the motor divisions, and also be able to identify outer muscle groups on a partially dissected cat... (meow).

Monday
Major brain divisions - motor areas

Tuesday
Cat dissection - outer muscle groups

Wednesday
Video - World's Most Dangerous Drug ...... complete a reflection over the video

Thursday
Reflection due; cat dissection - review outer muscle groups.  Quiz tomorrow over outer muscle groups.

Friday
Quiz - outer muscle groups.  Reflect over video, and CNS.

Environmental Science 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To understand different types of waste, the importance of it, and what can be done to reduce the waste issue in the world.

Monday
Categories of waste - lecture notes

Tuesday
Continue waste categories, and complete an E Mail assignment over waste

Wednesday
Case study - landfills/recycling

Thursday
Continue case study

Friday
Quiz - types of waste

Zoology 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To learn and understand important components of the bony fish, and reach the level of mastery over the cartilage fish through dissection.

Monday
Bony fish basics and countercurrent exchange in the gills.

Tuesday
Wrap up shark dissection

Wednesday
Worksheet over bony fish basics. 

Thursday
Prepare for next Tuesday's practical over the shark.

Friday
Salmon species and their importance.

Biology 1/14 - 1/18

Objective this week:  To understand how genetic crosses can result in a variety of traits, and how to predict the proportions of those traits.

Monday
Punnett square practice

Tuesday
Lab - DNA extraction

Wednesday
Pedigrees

Thursday 
Quiz - Punnett Squares.  Review before quiz

Friday
Begin dihybrid punnett squares