Assignments
- Animal Behavior, Genetics

Characteristics of Life (Chapters 1)

Chapter 1 - The Characteristics of Life and the Nature of Science

-Wednesday (1/20)-1. Greeting and Seating Chart,  2. Syllabus and Expectations,  3. Book Issue, 4. Clock Partners, 5. Safety Contract, 6. Exit Visa

-Thursday (1/21)-1. Hand In Safety Contracts, 2. The SQ3R Reading Method, 3. Defining Biology Discussion, 4. Characteristics of Life Lab 1, 5. Exit Visa

-Friday (1/22)-1. Characteristics of Life Activity, 2. Lecture, 3. Characteristics of Life Lab 2, 4. Scientific Reporting, 5. Exit Visa

- Monday (1/25)-1. BURP,  2. Characterstics of Life Lab 1 Conclusions,  3. Lecture-Discussion, 4. Exit Visa

-Tuesday (1/26)-1. Questions-Parts of a Good Question,  2. Lecture (#15-19),  3. Observations Lab,  4. Exit Visa

-Wednesday (1/27)-1. BURP,  2. Problem Solving Lecture & Rubric,  3. Characteristics of Life Lab 2, 4. Characterstics of Life Lab Research, 5. Exit Visa

- Thursday (1/28)-1. Characteristics of Life Lab Materials and Methods,  2. Alive and Satisfied Introduction,  3.Exit Visa

- Friday (1/29)-1. BURP,  2. Quiz 1   3. Alive and Satisfied Proposal,  4.  Exit Visa Review

- Monday (2/1)-1. BURP,  2. Plant Lab Introduction,  3. Exit Visa

- Tuesday (2/2)-1. Plant Lab Introduction,  2. Alive and Satisfied Brainstorm,  3. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (2/3)-1. BURP,  2. Bacteria Video,  3. Plant Lab-Materials and Methods, 4. Alive and Satisfied Proposal, 5. Exit Visa

- Thursday (2/4)-1. Bacteria Video,  2. Plant Lab Report,  3. Alive and Satisfied Proposal,  4. Exit Visa

- Friday (2/5)-1. BURP, 2. Microscope Function Lecture, 3. Microscope Lab,  4. Exit Visa Review

- Monday (2/8)-1. BURP,  2. Microscope Lab, 3. Lecture - Prokaryotic Organisms, 4. Plant Lab Set Up, 5. Exit Visa

- Tuesday (2/9)-1. Seed Dissection Lab,  2.Outbreak Activity,  3. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (2/10)-1. BURP,  2. Alive and Satisfied Discussion,  3. Exit Visa

- Thursday (2/11)-1. Alive and Satisfied Set Up,  2. Outbreak,  3. Exit Visa

- Friday (2/12)-1. BURP,  2. Seed Lab Set Up,  3. Outbreak, 4. Bacteria Discussion, 5. Exit Visa

- Monday (2/15)-1. BURP,  2. Quiz 2 Review,  3. Virus Project, 4. Exit Visa

Subcellular and Cellular Biology (Chapters 6-9)

- Tuesday (2/16)-1. Bacteria Pre Lab Discussion,  2. Bacteria Lab,  3. Virus Project,  4. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (2/17)-1. BURP,  2. Virus Video,  3. Virus Project, 4. Exit Visa

- Thursday (2/18)-1. Virus Video,  2. Outbreak,  3. Exit Visa

- Friday (2/19)-1. BURP,  2. Outbreak,  3. Bacteria Lab, 4. Exit Visa

- Monday (2/22)-1. BURP,  2. Portfolio Evaluation,  3. Unit 1 Exam, 4.Exit Visa

- Tuesday (2/23)-1. Bacteria Lab,  2. Atoms and Interactions,  3. Lecture-Models of the Atom,  4. Exit Visa   *Chapter 6 SQ3R and Vocab due Friday

- Wednesday (2/24)-1. BURP,  2. Atoms and Interactions,  3. Lecture-Periodic Trends, 4. Biochemistry in Foods, 5. Exit Visa

- Thursday (2/25)-1. Biochemistry in Foods,  2. Lecture-Chemical Bonding,  3. Biochemicals,  4.Exit Visa

- Friday (2/26)-1. BURP,  2. Biochemicals,  3. Lecture-Chemical Reactions, 4. Enzyme Lab, 5. Exit Visa

- Monday (3/1)-1. BURP,  2.Chemical Bonding Lecture,  3. Atoms and Interactions, 4. Biochemicals, 5. Exit Visa

- Tuesday (3/2)-1. Biochemicals Worksheet,  2. Biochemicals Lecture,  3. Biochemstry in Foods,  4. Introduction to Carloies Lab,  5. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (3/3)-1. BURP,  2. Calories Lecture,  3. Calories Lab, 4. Exit Visa

- Thursday (3/4)-1. Calories Lab,  2. Lab Reporting,  3. Exit Visa

- Friday (3/5)-1. BURP,  2. Enzyme Structure and Function Lecture,  3. Enzyme Lab, 4. Exit Visa Review

- Monday (3/8)-1. BURP,  2. Chapter 6 Quiz,  3. Diffusion Discussion, 4. Enzyme Lab Discussion, 5. Exit Visa

- Tuesday (3/9)-1. Diffusion Exploration,  2. Diffusion Lecture,  3. Egg Lab Set Up,  4. Diffusion Discussion Questions,  5. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (3/10)-1. BURP,  2. Egg Lab,  3. Diffusion Lecture, 4. Diffusion Discussion Questions, 5. Exit Visa

- Thursday (3/11)-1. Egg Lab,  2. Diffusion Lecture,  3. Potato Tissue Lab,  4. Diffusion Exploraiton,  5. Exit Visa

- Friday (3/12)-1. BURP,  2. Chapter 7 Quiz,  3. Potato Tissue Lab, 4. , 5. Exit Visa

- Monday (3/15)-1. BURP,  2. Diffusion Lab Analysis,  3. Cell Structure and Funciton Diagrams, 4. Cell Structure and Function Lecture, 5. Exit Visa

- Tuesday (3/16)-1. Cell Structure and Function Lab,  2. Cell Analogy,  3. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (3/17)-1. BURP,  2. Cell Structure and Function Lab,  3. Cell Analogy, 4. Cell Structure and Function Lecture, 5. Exit Visa

- Thursday (3/18)-Finals Blocks 1-2, Term 3

- Friday (3/19)-FInals Block 4, Term 3

Genetics (Chapters 10-13)

Evolution and Behavior (Chapters 14,15,17,31)

Ecology (Chapters 2-5)

Unit 1 - Introduction to Genetics (Chapters 1-3)

Unit 2 - Transmission Genetics (Chapters 4-6)

Unit 3 - DNA Structure and Function (Chapters 9-10, 12)

Unit 4 - Biotechnology (Chapters 18-20, 22)

Unit 1 - Introduction to Animal Behavior (Chapters 1-3)

-Thursday (8/20)-1. Greetings and Seating Chart,  2. Safety Presentation,  3. Clock Partners,  4. Syllabus and Expectations, 5. Book Issue,  6. What is AB?, 7. Exit Visa.

-Friday (8/21)-1. Introduction to Animal Behavior,  2. Observations and Problem Solving Lab, 3. Problem Solving Lecture-Part I

-Monday (8/24)-1. BURP, 2. SQ3R Method,  3. Sponge 1-Problem Solving, 4. Lab 1-Observations in Science,  5. Lecture-Problem Solving-Part II,  6. Exit Visa

-Tuesday (8/25)-1. Journal 1-Red Wing Blackbird, 2. Lecture-Historical Aspects of Animal Behavior, 3. Exit Visa

- Wednesday(8/26)-1. BURP, 2. Lecture-Perspectives, 3.  Lab 2-Human Behavior Lab,  4. Exit Visa

- Thursday (8/27)-1. Sponge 1- Ethology, 2. Persepctives to Behavior- Physiology and Evolution,  3. Human Behavior Lab Data Analysis, 4. Scientific Reporting, 5. Exit Visa

- Friday (8/28)-1. BURP, 2. Human Behavior Lab Discussion,  3. Notes-Ultimate Causes,  4. SQ3R Chapter 1 and 3,  5. Exit Visa,  * SQ3R Due Chapter 1

- Monday (8/31)-1. BURP, 2. Sponge-Ultimate Causes of Behavior (Laws, Theories, Hypotheses), 3. Lecture-Darwin and Natural Selection Theory, 4. Natural Selection Simulation, 5. Exit Visa

- Tuesday (9/1)-1. Natural Selection Simulation,  2. Quiz 1, 3. SQ3R Chapter 3, 4. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (9/2)-1. BURP, 2. Peer Review, 3. Lecture-Selection Modes, 4. Evolution Data Webquest, 5. Exit Visa

- Thursday (9/3)-1. Journal 2-Modes of Selection, 2. Lecture-Selection Modes, 3. Evolution Data Webquest, 4. Exit Visa

- Friday (9/2)-1. BURP, 2. Lecture-Modes of Selection, 3. Evolution Data Webquest, 4. Exit Check

-Tuesday (9/8)- *Hand In Lab Reports*  1. BURP, 2. Natural Selection Modes-Lecture, 4. Evolution Data Webquest, 5. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (9/9)- 1. BURP, 2. Webquest Summary, 3. Exam 1 Review, 4. Exit Visa

- Thursday (9/10)- 1. Portfolio Organization, 2. Exam 1, 3. Chapter 5 SQ3R - Due Tuesday,  4. Exit Visa

- Friday (9/11)- 1. BURP, 2. Portfolio Review, 3. Learned Behavior Discussion, 4. Learned Behavior Exploration, 5. Exit Visa Review

Unit 2 - Learned Behavior

- Monday (9/14)- 1. BURP, 2. Learned Behavior Definitions and Examples, 3. Human Learned Behavior Ethogram, 4. Learned Behavior Lecture, 5. Exit Visa

- Tuesday (9/15)- 1. Learned Behavior Journal, 2. Learned Behavior Lecture, 3. Ethograms of Mice Lab, 4. SQ3R Chapter 5, 5. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (9/16)- 1. BURP, 2. Journal-Conditional Behavior,  3. Lecture-Conditioned Learning, 4. Ethograms of Mice Lab, 5. Exit Visa 

- Thursday (9/17)- 1. Journal-Clever Canines,  3. Lecture-Associated Learning and Social Behaviorism, 4. Ethogams of Mice Lab, 5. Exit Visa

- Friday (9/18) - 1. BURP, 2. Lecture-Non-Associated Learning, 3. Trial and Error Lab, 4. Exit Visa

- Monday (9/22) - 1. BURP, 2. Ethograms of Mice Lab Set Up, 3. Learned Behavior Lecture, 4.Ethograms of Mice Lab Observations,5. Exit Visa

* Hand In Human Learned Behavior Exploration *

- Tuesday (9/23) - 1. Quiz-Learned Behavior, 2. Trial and Error Lab Materials and Methods, 3. Exit Visa

*Hand in Chapter 5 SQ3R

- Wednesday (9/24) - 1. BURP, 2. Trial and Error Lab, 3. Lecture-Learned Behavior, 4. Exit Visa

- Thursday (9/25) - 1. Sponge, 2. Learned Behavior Lecture, 3. Trial and Error Lab, 4. Exit Visa

- Friday (9/26) - 1. BURP, 2. Trial and Error Lab, 3. Exit Visa

- Monday (9/28) - 1. Data Collection and BURP, 2. Trial and Error Lab, 3. Exit Visa

- Tuesday (9/29) - 1. Data Collection, 2. Trial and Error Lab, 3.Portfolio Expectations, 4. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (9/30) - 1. Data Collection and BURP, 2. Trial and Error Lab, 3. Exam Review, 4. Exit Visa

- Thursday (10/1) - 1. Data Collection, 2. Exam-Learned Behavior, 3. Portfolio Evaluation, 4. Communication Concept Map, 5. Exit Visa     * Chapter 9 SQ3R and Vocabulary

Unit 3 - Animal Communication

- Friday (10/2) - 1. Data Collection and BURP, 2. Lecture-Communication, 3. Communication Concept Map, 4. Exit Visa Review

- Monday (10/5) - 1. BURP, 2. Lecture-Communcation, 3. Human Communication Lab, 4. Exit Visa

- Tuesday (10/6) - 1. Sponge, 2. Lecture-Communication, 3. Communcation Lab Report, 4. Communication Concept Map, 5. Exit Visa * Chapter 9 SQ3R and Vocabulary Due

- Wednesday (10/7) - 1. BURP, 2. Lecture-Communication, : ) : ) : )3. Communication Concept Map, 4. Exit Visa

- Thursday (10/8) - 1. Journal, 2. Lecture-Communication, 3. Video-Talking to Stangers, 4. Exit Visa

- Friday (10/9) - 1. BURP, 2. Lecture-Communication, 3. Video-Talking to Stangers, 4. Quiz-Communicaiton, 5. Exit Visa Review

Unit 4 - Innate Behaviors

- Monday (10/12) - 1. BURP, 2. Quiz Evaluation, 3. Habitat Selection Lab, 4. Exit Visa     * Chapter 6 SQ3R and Vocabulary Due Wednesday

- Tuesday (10/13) - 1. Quiz Evaluation, 2. Sponge, 3. Habitat Selection Lab, 4.Lecture-Foraging and Flocking, 5. Exit Visa

- Wednesday (10/14) - 1. BURP, 2. Lecture-Migration,  3. Video-Finding the Way, 4. Predation-Antipredation Activity, 5. Exit Visa    

- Thursday (10/15) - 1. Migration Sponge, 2. Migration Concept Map Discussion, 3. Video-Finding the Way, 4. Exit Visa

- Friday (10/16) - 1. BURP, 2. Predation-Antipredation Activity, 3. Video-Hunting and Escaping, 4. Exit Visa Review

          *Chapter 7 SQ3R and Vocabulary Due

- Monday (10/12) - 1. BURP, 2. Lecture-Agonistic Interactions, 3. Video-Hunting and Escaping, 4. Agonistic Interactions Activity, 5. Exit Visa

          * Chapter 8 SQ3R and Vocabulary Due Monday

Quiz - Agonistic Interactions