Week 1 August 23

Friday Get to know you/me. Go through syllabus. NASA challenge.

Look at class site.

Week 2 August 26-30

Monday Cell theory​. I​ nvestigate​ Biology. Introduce ​Vocab.​ (Yellow)

Tuesday Cell Differentiation, plant vs. animal vs. bacteria stations.

plant vs. animal vs. bacteria notes​.
Wednesday Look at ​organelles​ (pgs. 193-207) organizer, levels of
organization, and organ systems pr. 862-863. Discuss
assignment.
Thursday All Day Research: ​make a model​.
Friday Vocab quiz. Finish models. ​Review.

Week 3 September 2-6

Monday Labor Day
Tuesday Quick review. Quiz. Introduce ​homeostasis​, pg 865. ​Vocab.
(Green)
Wednesday Homeostasis ​investigation and demonstrations.​ ​Review.
Thursday Finish up data collection from Homeostasis Activities.
Friday Homeo “quiz.” Intro to Photosynthesis. ​Google form, and
Instructions. ​Vocab quiz.

Week 4 September 9-13

Monday Photosynthesis. Lab. New ​Vocab​. (Blue)
Tuesday Photosynthesis online ​interactives​. Chloroplast ​notes.
Wednesday Light Dependant vs. Light Independent.
Thursday Finish ​notes​. Factors that impact Photosynthesis.
Friday Lab Reports Due. Vocab Quiz.

Week 5 September 16-20

Monday New ​Vocab.​ (Dark Blue) Finish Photosynthesis animation.
Begin Cellular Respiration. ​Flipped lesson assignment​.
Tuesday Go over Flipped lesson assignment. Create an ​Infogram
Poster​ on the process of Cellular Respiration.
Wednesday Infogram due. Cellular Respiration notes.
Thursday Lab​. Moving forward with Carbon.
Friday Vocab quiz. Finish lab, graph the data. What does it say?

Week 6 September 23-27

Monday New ​Vocab.​ (purple) Pretty cool ​tweet​. ​Macromolecules
(2.3).
Tuesday What is the Carbon Cycle (​form​ and ​results​)? Lab Report
corrections due. “Flipped lesson assignment”(no flipped
lesson).
Wednesday How do these ​Areas of Study​ connect? Note check.
Thursday Models due by the end of class. ​Alternate Unit 1​ assignment.
Friday Vocab quiz. ​Gallery Walk​. Begin DNA w/ Quick Jot #1
(​directions​ and ​results​).

Week 7 September 30- October 4

Monday New ​Vocab​. (pink) ​Flipped lesson assignment.​ DNA vs.
RNA ​notes​. Chargaff’s Rule.
Tuesday Explore DNA​. DNA model.
Wednesday Finish animations. Review DNA and RNA. Create an
analogy.
Thursday Review analogies. How to use iPads. ​Flipped lesson
assignment.
Friday Vocab quiz. Make a model of mitosis vs. meiosis using the
iPad.

Week 8 October 7-11

Monday No school.
Tuesday Vocab​. (red) Use microscopes to observe stages of mitosis.
Address vocabulary terms.
Wednesday Finish models.
Thursday Review Mitosis. ​Mutation introduction​. Human Genetic
Disorders (14.2).
Friday Vocab quiz. ​Two-Factor Cross​ practice, check Pedigree.
“Fun” assignment​. Punnett squares and pedigrees notes.
Heredity ​flipped lesson​.

Week 9 October 14-18

Monday ​ ocab.​ (blue) Now what? Check flipped lesson. Discuss 1 &
V
2 factor crosses (pg. 316).
Tuesday Two-Factor​ practice. Review Questions (pg. 318).
Wednesday How to Build A Dragon​.
Thursday Vocab quiz. ​How to Build A Dragon.​ Finish ​Pedigree
activity​.
Friday No School.
Week 10 October 21-25
Monday Vocab.​ (green) Create a ​60 seconds of science​ video over
one of these ​areas of study​.
Tuesday Work on ​60 seconds of science​ video.
Wednesday Watch videos. Make up any missing assignments.
Thursday Review.
Friday Vocab Quiz with Exam 2.

Week 11 October 28- November 1

Monday Vocab.​ (yellow) ​What did T.Rex Taste Like?​ Homework:
Flipped Lesson.
Tuesday Common Ancestry, ​NOVA Lab​. G
​ reat Clade Race
Wednesday Review vocab terms, pop quiz. ​Open Response​ form.
Cladogram Homework​.
Thursday Cladograms​ practice. 5 Fingers of Evolution ​article​ and
video​.
Friday Vocab quiz.

Week 12 November 4-8

Monday No School.
Tuesday Vocab.​ (orange) Derived characters to 5 Fingers of
Evolution ​article​ and ​video​. 16.4 on page 465. ​Dichotomous
Keys​, pg 511 for an introduction and 18.2.
Wednesday Review a bit and then begin ​Evidence essay​.
Thursday Year in Review. Evidence of evolution pg. 565.
Friday Vocab quiz. Work on essay.
Week 13 November 11-15
Monday Work on essay. Post-Assess.
Tuesday Continue to work on essay.​ Explanation of Unit 3​.
Wednesday Evidence Essay Due tonight @ 11:59 pm. Log into ​Turnit
In.​
Thursday
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