June 10

Review Roots:
Headbanz

Jeopardy Review Game

Mitosis Cell Game

Project presentations

White board races

Review for test!!!! Study Test tomorrow!

June 5, 2013

Day 3 -
Roots Quiz
More Roots- create index cards (#62-76)
DNA (transcription and translation) story/diagram/notes
Transcription and translation:
Visit: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/dna/
Complete the 2 web activities:
1. Transcribe and translate a gene.
2. What makes a firefly glow?
Snork Activity:
Snork Activity Student page
Transcription and Translation Practice
Transcription and translation Wksht #1
Transcription and Translation Wksht #2
Transcription and Translation Wksht #3
Mutations:
Mutations wksht 1
Gene Mutations 2

June 4th

Day 2 schedule:
Roots
Cell cycle PPT and GN
Cell Cycle PPT
Cell Cycle GN
Meiosis PPT and GN
Meiosis PPT
Meiosis GN
mitosis vs meiosis video
Please watch and take notes.
Compare and contrast mitosis vs. meiosis Venn diagram
Work on Mitosis flip book

June 3, 2013

Extended School Year- Day 1

Day 1-Meiosis

Roots-Make cards for roots  47-61 (30 min.)

Mitosis-PPT/GN  (30 min)

Mitosis PPT

Mitosis GN

Foldable (15 min)

Mitosis Webquest (45 min)

Mitosis Webquest

The cell cycle worksheet (25min)

Assign mitosis flip book project (15min.)

Exit ticket (10 min)

May 6- May 10

This week starts STAAR testing.

Be sure to check the hall for testing room assignments as well as for what class I will be in because we will not be in our room most of the week!

Finish your review packet! The answers are still posted on last week's post.

B Day,
Test Friday!!!!

Some final thoughts before the test next Wednesday:
Review some every night.
Get sleep!
Also, you are invited for breakfast before Biology STAAR:
May 15th from 7:15-8:15
Rm 335

Some of you asked for additional resources to study.
I really like www.bozemanscience.com. There are  for all the topics covered in Biology podcasts for this year (freshman).

You can do it! I believe in you!!!!
Ms. D

April 29-May 3

EOC Review Packet Student Pages

EOC Review Answer Key!!!!- You MUST write the answers on YOUR paper or on a separate sheet of paper! You may NOT just print the answer key and turn it for credit!


Monday/Tuesday
DNA-Transcription/translation review
Jeopardy Review
DNA Jeopardy

Wednesday/Thursday
EOC review packet/Jeopardy
Cell Transport Jeopardy 1
Cell Transport Jeopardy 2

Friday
Puzzle/Game Day
Socrative.com be sure to bring your phones!

Check out the EOC review materials:
EOC Review Notes

Web-based Games

1.    The Cell Cycle Game: Read the background information or just play the game. A fun way to            review the amazing cell cycle-complete with regulator enzymes!    http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/2001/

2.    The Genetic Code: Read the background information for a better understanding of the incredible structure and function of DNA! Play the game to gain mastery of how the code works.  This will really help you when you return to CRHS rested and ready for biology!      http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/gene-code/

3.    The Cell and its Organelles: Join cells from all over at the Super Cell Academy! You’ll enjoy this great comic book style game with MegaCell!

            http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/cell/

             Cell Craft

4.    Peppered Moth Simulation: Enjoy applying the laws of natural selection! Play the     peppered moth game and complete the analysis sheet for extra credit!

      http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/pepperedmoth.html

5.     Tour of the Basics: This interactive tutorial is a great way to review the basics of      DNA.   Take the tour. This will definitely help with our work after the break. Take notes or just click           through-enjoy! This is an excellent review for basic content.

      http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/tour/

6.    Cells Alive: Cell Biology: Choose any of the tutorials or interactive to review concepts         related to the cell. Not as exciting as a game but some cool stuff here.       http://www.cellsalive.com/toc_cellbio.htm

7.    Biomolecule Review: While the reading level on this site is a bit much, I think you’ll be fine if you take your time and think about what you’re reading. There are practice pages and review pages. Feel free to look around.       http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/biokit/chnops.html

8.    Membrane and Transport Review: While not a game, this site has excellent graphics and animations and great concept summaries-just click on the practice and review pages! Remember, this site has tons of information-review the basics and then extend your       knowledge! http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/biomembrane1/intro.html

9.   Blood Type Game  Read the background materials and play the game. This material will help you better understand the genetics of blood types and why blood typing is important. http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/landsteiner/index.html

10.  DNA-The Double Helix: This game helps you to remember how the bases in DNS pair up.             Then, you use the DNA strands to determine which organism belongs to the appropriate DNA strand!

 http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/dna_double_helix/

April 22-26

Monday and Tuesday
Viruses and cells comparing and contrasting
Viruses PPT
Viruses Vs. Cells Guided Notes



Wednesday and Thursday
Genetics and Punnett squares (monohybrid and dihybrid crosses)
Punnett Practice PPT
Seaworld Dihybrid crosses practice

Friday
Cell review packet, due next class!

April 15-19

Finishing and Starting...


Please make sure you finish your "roots" project.
Roots project due:
April 22-A Day
April 23-B Day

Choose 100 of the 201 roots to make flash cards. Choose the ones you do not know the MOST! If you lost your root word sheet, here are the words. I will apologize in advance for the poor quality of the pictures.
Biology roots
4 things need to be included:
1. the root.........example: bio
2. the meaning...example: life
3. The root in a word...example: biology
4. A root in a word in a sentence. Note: It must be a different word than used in #3!
example: The biotic factors in an aquarium include: fish, plants, snails and algae.

Monday/Tuesday:
We will finish up Ecology with-
Human impact on the Environment

Environmental_Impact.ppt
Environmental Impact GN and IP
Human Impact Active Reading
HW: Create 2 cycles (diagrams). 1 Nitrogen cycle and 1 Carbon cycle. In your cycles include 2 human impacts into those cycles...that would be 4 total!

Wednesday and Thursday:
BEGIN EOC REVIEW!!!!! Yay!!!!
Cell Processes: Passive and Active Transport
Cell Processes Guided Notes and Independent Practice

Here's ALL you need to know about B.4 for your STAAR EOC. Check it out!
All I need to know B.4: Cell processes...condensed notes!

April 8-12

We will be finishing ecology this week.

Your plant projects are due!!!

This week we will finish up Ecology...

DUE: Symbiotic relationships student sheet. Active Reading Symbiosis

Monday/Tuesday
Ecology PPT
Ecology GN


Link to PPT for in class activity.
Biomes PPT


Wednesday/Thursday

Ecological Succession.ppt
Ecological Succession GN
Active Reading Ecological Succession

Quiz in class.

Friday:
Roots project work. Check back for rubric to be posted by Friday!

April 1-5

STAAR English and Reading Testing Monday and Tuesday!!!!

We will not be in our regular classroom, be sure to check the hall for room assignments.


Wednesday and Thursday:
Symbiosis...Interactions among species

Symbiosis PPT
Symbiosis active reading

Biology Review Packet- HW

Next week your plant scavenger hunt projects are DUE!!!!
As a reminder below, you will find the rubric, and research portion:
Rubric
Plant Project Research

A look ahead...next week we will finish Ecology! Food webs, food chains, biomes and nitrogen and water cycles...

Starting April 15th we will be hitting it hard...please DO NOT miss class. We will be reviewing for the STAAR test...there will be fun and food! ALSO, be sure to stay for tutorials after school EVERYDAY 4:10-5:10!!!

March 23-27

This week we will finish up Plants AND start Body Systems!!!!

Your plant project was assigned last week. If you lost the paper given to you in class it is here: Plant Scavenger Hunt project . It is DUE April 5!

The written portion of your project is due Friday, March 27. It must be typed.

The power point containing the answers to the questions, which was shown during tutorials is here. Plant Scavenger Hunt Research....answers HERE!!!!


This week we covered 10 body systems:
Body Systems PPT
Body systems Guided Notes
Body Systems IP
Body Systems Interactions Charts...Homework


Be sure to check with someone to see about the additional notes that were given in class.

March 18-22

Welcome BACK!!!!

We are in the home stretch before EOCs!!!!

This week:

Monday/Tuesday
We will continue plants. Remember photosynthesis and cellular respiration? No, well...we will review it along with completing a plant disk lab measuring oxygen production or consumption.

Photosynthesis Review PPT and Lab instructions
PhotosynthesislabGN

Wednesday/Thursday
We will finish up plants.

Plant PPT
GN get from me or take your own notes.

Friday
You will have a quiz on plants and we will being on body systems!!!!

You were assigned your plant scavenger hunt project...the document is HERE! (If you lost the one given to you in class.)

Remember, the research (20 questions) is DUE next Wednesday in typed format. The final project is due 2 weeks from today April 5th!  

Remember, I have tutorials M-F now everyday after school until 5pm!!!!!

March 4-8

5 days until Spring Break!!!!

Monday: Plants and six weeks test review.

Plants
Plants PPT
Plants Day 1 GN
Test Review: offered before school 7:45-8:45 also EOC tutorials start this week...4:10-5:10pm.

Wednesday and Thursday: TEST for six weeks, also finishing up animal classification project presentations.

Friday: Plant LAB!!!

Remember to bring your plants or 4 different types of leaves.

Feb 25-March 1

A busy week this week:

We covered:

You were to create an animation as a group project using lapse-it or imotion-HD. Make sure your group finished and emailed me the final products. Be sure to check out the "Wall of Fame PAGE" of the blog to see some of the classes' projects.

Endosymbiotic Theory PPT
Guided Notes for Endosymbiotic Theory

Based on our test scores, we revisited Kingdoms/Classifications and types of selection (graphs)
Types of Selection REVIEW and Kingdoms/Classification Review PPT
Types of selection review Guided Notes and Independent practice/ HOMEWORK
Kingdoms Guided Notes
Kingdoms IP/HOMEWORK

This week we also wrote a science passage. If you did not, please see me!!!

Projects DUE Wednesday for "A" day and Thursday for "B" day. You will present in class. Animal Classification Project outline and RUBRIC...in case you needed it again

In class Wednesday and Thursday, we took notes on Cladograms and Phylogentic trees.

Phylogenetic Trees and Cladograms PPT
Phylogenetic Trees and Cladograms Guided Notes

Friday:
We will start learning about plants on Monday and Tuesday next week. So, Friday you need to fill out a
K-W-L  chart (in your science journal) Plant KWL chart HERE
Also, you were to complete the following vocabulary work (DUE next class) either using the frayer model, table, or crossword puzzle with the following words:

Dermal Tissue, Ground Tissue, Epidermis, Vascular bundle, Stomata, Xylem, Phloem, Taproot, Fibrous root, Adventitious root, dicot, monocot, endosperm, mesophyll, transpiration, gymnosperm, angiosperm, anther, stamen, pistil, pollination, stigma, gametophyte, sporophyte, tropism

We will have a test next week.....Wednesday and Thursday STUDY!!!!
Morning study sessions Tuesday Morning and Wednesday morning from 7:45-8:30.

February 20-22

Wednesday and Thursday
TEST 30 minutes

Library research/project time for your animal classification project.


Friday:
In class today you got your grades back from your test. Make sure you sign and return your parent sheet. Also, we ran out of time, but I WILL be checking your vocabulary sheets that were due today.

We talked today about endosymbiotic theory.
Endosymbiotic Theory PPT
EndosymbioticGN

Please remember your animal classification projects are due coming up on Wednesday and Thursday.

Also, you were assigned your group project to create an animation of the endosymbiotic theory using play-dough to model it, and using the apps imotion HD (ipod/iphone) or lapse-it (driod). We will finish these in class Monday and Tuesday the first 45 minutes.

Also, if you are going to earn the opportunity to retake the test, you will need to attend 2 days of tutorials Monday and Tuesday. Retest on Wednesday.

February 18-19

Today in class we worked on and finished our NORNS dichotomous classification as a warm up. NORNS paper Here!

We also went over groups of classification and took guided notes.
Classification of living things PPT Classification of living things PPT and Classification of living things Guided Notes.... Classification Stations (4 stations done in class.)

Wednesday, you will have time to work in the library AFTER our short test.

You were assigned the following vocabulary words due FRIDAY!

ÒSet 1:

1.Classification

2.Taxonomy

3.Binomial nomenclature

4.Genus

5.Species

6.Phylum

7.Class

8.Order

9.Taxonomic key

10.Dichotomous key

ÒSet 2:

1.Kingdom

2.Archaebacteria

3.Eubacteria

4.Protists

5.Fungi

6.Plants/Plantae

7.Animals/Animalia

You were assigned your animal classification project that is DUE next week.
Animal Classification Project Rubric

ÒResource links:

Ò1.  Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan Museum of Zoology)

Ò2.  Classification of Animals (Museum of Natural History at UGA)

Ò3.  Integrated Taxonomic Information System 

Ò4.  Animal Classes (Kidzone)

Ò5.  Animal Taxonomy (Colorado State University)

February 14-15 in class videos

Here are the links for the videos we used during class for the stations.

Coevolution
R and K Selection
Cladograms
Evidence of Evolution
Natural Selection
Examples of Natural Selection
Genetic Drift
Speciation
Speciation and Extinction

February 6-7

Today we are going to finish our Chimp vs. Human DNA comparison.

You need to complete Activity #3 and #4. The Chimp vs. Human comparison is HERE!!!

You also have 4 vocabulary words to put into the frayer model. They are:
     1. Adaptive Radiation
     2. Gene Flow
     3. Gradualism
     4. Punctuated Equilibrium

Today we covered populations. The Populations ppt used in class is here.
The guided notes that went along with the PPT is HERE...population guided notes.

You need to study for your test....Friday for "B" day, Monday for "A" day.  It will include: Evolution including, natural selection, populations, graph analysis, the supporting evidence for evolution and Darwin.

Journal TEST Monday and Tuesday next week.

February 4-5

Today we are comparing DNA sequences of different species. We are comparing Chimps and Humans in their bone structures, physical and behavioral traits, and molecular structure.

The information and lab cut outs for the "All in the Family" Lab are here!!!!

Also, be sure to check the resources page for the powerpoints that were used in class!!!

Your project are due! Your next project assignment will be given to you on Wednesday and Thursday!

Study for your Test...Friday for "B" day and Monday for "A" Day!

February 1

Today in class you were to compare different theories...that of Lamarck and Darwin.

You should've read and completed the discussion and answered the questions. You can find the
Lamarck and Darwin Sheet HERE!!!

Also, your game project is due next class!

January 30-31

In class today we will be going over speciation and do the clipbird lab.

The guided notes are Here...Speciation GN

The power point to go along with the notes is Here----Speciation PPT

The clip bird lab is Here...Clipbird Lab sheet

For those that were assigned the extra assignment #1, you were to find a news article that had to do with evolution, read it, and write a 1 paragraph summary. You were also required to print it. It was brought to my attention that some of you do not have printing capabilities so, you may site your source by including the web address you found it, print it, or email it to me WITH your summary. Please do not just email me the article. my email address is ddickey@dallasisd.org.

Your roots quiz will be rescheduled until next Tuesday and Wednesday. Also, next Friday, you will have your first test for this six weeks and the semester. Please be reviewing EVERY night the material covered in class.

January 28-29

In class today:

Due-Signed parent letter, phone evolution essay, Frayer model vocab.

We will be working on the natural selection lab. The worksheet lab is HERE! We will be completing the lab in class. You are responsible for getting the post lab questions complete. If you do not finish in class this is homework.

Your roots quiz has been rescheduled to Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Also, you have been assigned a folder game project. The rubric looks like THIS! (click on link) This rubric says "novel", but you know your topic that has been assigned is EVOLUTION, NATURAL SELECTION, ARTIFICIAL SELECTION, and DARWIN.

Extra assignment: Look up 1 news article having to do with evolution. Print it out and make sure you site your source. You will need to turn that in with your 1 paragraph summary.

January 25

Today in class, we continued our discussion on Evolution. We looked at a number of pictures of cell phones pictured HERE. We discussed with a partner how this shows the theory of evolution and some observations that were made to support it.

In class, students were to write 1 paragraph about how the cell phones represented evolution along with stating observations to support their theory. This is due during the next class.

Also, parent letters went home today which talked about class supplies, policies, projects, internet and computer use, as well as grades for the semester. A copy of the parent letter can be found HERE.

Homework:
1. Study Root Words for quiz...Monday for A Day or Tuesday for B Day. The roots are #92-117. If you have lost your root word sheet, they are below.

 

2. IF you did not finish your paragraph on cell phone evolution, you will need to have that completed and returned to class as well.

3. Parent letters need to be signed and returned during the next class along with your supplies. BE SURE you bring your binder as that will be used for your science journal!

4. Frayer Vocabulary words due next class: paleontologist, fossil, biogeography, population, adaptation, gradualism.

5. EXTRA Assignment for those classes that were assigned (5th period). 
       Look up 2 news articles that have to do with evolution. Print them out. Be sure you get the source!
      Write a paragraph summary of each article.

2nd Semester...Week 1

Hello, and welcome back!!!!

Half of the year is already gone, but I wanted to make sure I put ALL the information in one place for you and your parents to access it.

Students can access a .pdf copy (electronic copy) of their textbook HERE !

KEY Terms for this unit: Paleontologist, vestigial structure, homologous structure, fossil,
biogeography, evolution, population, natural selection, adaptation, gradualism, punctuated equilibrium, analogous structure, convergent evolution, adaptive radiation, divergent evolution, co-evolution

WEEK 1/ Semester 2
January 23-25
Theory of Evolution/Natural Selection/ Fossil Records [Chapter 13]

Due Friday: Vocabulary words using the Frayer model (see above example). Be sure to define the word using your own words. If you just copy the definition from the book, you will not receive credit. I gave you the option instead of listing a non-example to draw a picture.

Vocabulary words for this assignment are: Homologous structures, Analogous structures, vestigial structures, evolution, natural selection, artificial selection.

The powerpoint that was shown in class can be viewed HERE!