General Biology
Assignments
Day-by-day
2005 – 2006

Mon., Aug. 29:
    Intro, rules, safety signoff sheet (E.C.)
biology in the news
    distribute books

Thurs., Aug. 28:

French Fry Lab

finish Lab questions for HW
 Collect Lab questions
 "Let me outta here" activity
 Go over safety features of room w. WS(App., p1)
 Begin by defining "biology" and look over text
Fri., Aug. 29:
WS: "Tools of biology" (Transp., p1) and types of
        microscopes ("Biology in Use": SG, p2)
    finish WS for HW
Mon., Sept. 1:
Labor Day
Tues., Sept 2:
Metric measurements Lab
    finish back side for HW (Measurements used in
        biology", SG, p3)
Wed., Sept. 3:
    Go over WS
    Label microscope diagram
    Go over scope techniques
Thurs., Sept 4:
    Microscope Lab (letter "e", hair)
    Class meetings
Fri., Sept. 5:
Finish microscope Lab
cover "Scientific Methods" WS (SG, p5, Crit. Th., p1)
    Announce Tuesday Test
Mon., Sept. 8:
    Review for Test
Tues., Sept 9:
Test on Ch 1, Safety, French Fry Lab, Tools and
        Microscope
Wed., Sept. 10:
    Return Tests, arrange makeups
    Read pp 26-29
    fill in WS "Features of Life" (Tr.M., p5)for HW
Thurs., Sept. 11:
    discuss "Features" WS
    Intro to cell with WS "Cell Parts and Their Jobs" SG, p9

Fri., Sept. 12:
Cell Lab (cheek, and Elodea w. drawings)
Mon., Sept. 15:
    Intro to diffusion w. demos (food col., coffee, cologne)
    read pp. 39 - 41, do ques. 11, 12, 13 for HW
Tues., Sept. 16:
    potato slice Lab
    grade HW
    molecular motion demonstrator
    Diffusion WS together (SG p. 10)
    levels of organization (if time)
Test on Thursday
Wed., Sept. 17:
Lab: building giant model cells w.  Playdough
Thurs., Sept 18:
    Chapter 2 Review
Fri., Sept. 19:
Chapter 2 Test
Mon., Sept. 22:
    Classification (Aristotle vs. Linneaus)
WS SG pp 13, 14, 15, 16
Tues., Sept. 23:
    Salamander Classification Lab (Dich. Key)
    finish Ch discussion, review for short test on Wed.
Egg BalancingLab! (Autumnal Equinox)
Wed., Sept. 24:
Chapter 3 Test
    Intro to Ch 4
WS: SG p 19 (finish for HW)
Thurs., Sept. 25:
    Go over SG p. 19
    Do RT, p 10 together
SG p. 20 in small groups
    Intro to Bacteria
SG p 21 for HW
Fri., Sept. 26:
    Grade HW
    Go over SG p 21
SG p 22 in small groups
Lab: Inoculate Petri plates with samples around school
Mon., Sept. 29:
Lab: View Plates
Tues., Sept. 30:
    Label Protist Sheets
    Protist Notes
Wed., Oct. 1:
Protozoan Lab ((amoeba, paramecium, euglena)
Thurs., Oct. 2:
    Review for Ch 4/5 Test on Monday
Fri., Oct. 3:
INSERVICE
Mon., Oct. 6:
Chapter 4/5 Test
Tues., Oct 7:
    Chapter 6 WS Packet
Focus, p11, SG p31, SG p32 in class
Skill, p 6 for HW
Wed., Oct. 8:
    Grade HW
    go over Skill, p 6
    begin Vascular plants
    Moss life cycle (RT p 15)
HW: SG pp 34, 35
Thurs., Oct 9:
    Grade HW
    discuss SG pp 34, 35 (char. of Vas. Pl.)
    fill in/ discuss RT p 16
    fill in SG p 36 (Vocabulary)
Fri., Oct. 10:
    finish Green Machine
Mon., Oct 13:
Lab 1: Stomata of Hardy Mums
Lab 2: Oxygen released from Elodea (bubble counts)
Tues., Oct 14:
    Review Chapter 6 for Test
Wed., Oct 15:
Chapter 6 Test
    Intro to Ch 7 (Simple Animals)
    Focus, p 13
HW: Skill, p 7, SG p 37
    Hand out Notebook Contents Page for Friday
Thurs., Oct 16:
    discuss HW: Skill, p 7, SG p 37
    do SG p 38 for HW
Fri., Oct 17:
    discuss SG p 38
    Collect Notebooks
Mon., Oct 20:
    Return Notebooks
Hydra Lab
Tues., Oct 21:
Videos on Sponges and Stinging Cell Animals
Wed., Oct 22:
PARENT CONFERENCES
Thurs., Oct 23:
TEACHER CONVENTION
Fri., Oct 24:
TEACHER CONVENTION
Mon., Oct. 27:
    Last minute Notebooks?
    Begin Flayworms w. reading pp. 142-4 and fill in WS,
App. p. 7 and SG p. 39
HW: read pp. 145-7, fill in WS:SG p. 40

Tues., Oct 28:
    Discuss HW topics
Observe tapeworms and roundworms

Wed., Oct 29:
    Earthworm Lab
    CD Earthworm Activity

Thurs., Oct. 30:
Leeches Video (15 min.)
Conquest of the Parasites Video (45 min?)
    read pp 149- 151 for HW, do WS RT p 20, SG p 41

Fri., Oct. 31:
    Go over RT p 20, SG p 41
    Octopus Slides
Mon., Nov. 3:
    Squid Dissection
    Review for Chapter 7 Test
Tues., Nov. 4:
Chapter 7 Test
    Intro to Ch 8 w. WS Packet: SG p 43, read 8:1 in text
Wed., Nov. 5:
    Arthropods.....TM p 40
Thurs., Nov. 6:
    Spiny skin animals
SG p 43, bottom
View live lobster and behavior
dissect crayfish
dissect starfish
Fri., Nov. 7:
    Read 8:2 in text
    fill in WS: SG p 44, and top of SG p 45
HW: read 8:2 section on Amphibians, fill in WS: SG p
        45-46 questions 7 - 12
Mon., Nov. 10:
    Go over Amphibian characteristics
dissect frog
Tues., Nov. 11:
VETERANSDAY
Wed., Nov. 12:
    Finish Amphibians (SG p 46, 11-12)
    Cover Reptiles ( SG p46, 13-15)
    Cover Birds (SG p46, #16, SG p47, 17-20)
Thurs., Nov. 13:
    Show 3 Attenborough films:
        1. Reptiles
        2. Birds
        3. Mammals
Fri., Nov. 14:
    Finish Mammal notes
    Fill in Vovabulary page (SG, p48)
    Work on Gen. Char. of Vert. (RT, p22 and Tr, p38)
    Review for Ch 8 Test
Mon., Nov. 17:
Ch 8 Test
    Intro to Human Body w. Digetive System filmstrip
Tues., Nov. 18:
    Finish filmstrip
    Begin Packet: Teeth (Cr. Th. p10) and skulls
Wed., Nov. 19:
    Digestion (SG, p55)
    Digestive System (SG, p56, p57, Ret., p26)
Thurs., Nov. 20:
    Problems of the Digestive System (Ret., p27)
    Discuss ulcers, Alexis St. Martin
    Review for Ch 10 Test
Fri., Nov. 21:
Ch 10 Test
    Intro to Circulation
Mon., Nov. 24:
    Hemo the Magnificent
    Hand out Ch 11 Packet
    Begin w. Process of Circulation (SG p61)
    Finish SG p61 and Ret p28 for HW
Tues., Nov. 25:
    Grade HW
    Circ. in Animals (Ret p28)
    Tracing a Heartbeat (Enr. p11)
Wed., Nov. 26:
    Thanksgiving Recess
Thurs., Nov. 27:
    Thanksgiving Recess
Fri., Nov. 28:
    Thanksgiving Recess
Mon., Dec. 1:
    Path of Blood (SG p63)
    Blood Vessels (SG p64)
    Problems of Circulatory System (SG p65)
Tues., Dec. 2:
    Blood Pressure (App. p11)
Lab: Measure BP w. Sphygmomanometers
    Listen to heartbeats on Computer!
Wed., Dec. 3:
    Review for Test on Ch 11
    Show Respiration filmstrip
Thurs., Dec. 4:
Ch 11 Test
    Ch 13 WS (SG p73)
    SG p73 for HW
Fri., Dec. 5:
Power Failure.........no school!
Mon., Dec. 8:
    Check HW
    Discuss  respiratory system functions and components (SG p73)
    Carbon Dioxide Lab w. Bromthymol Blue
Tues., Dec. 9:
    Confirm Lab Results
    Finish Lab report for HW
    Do SG p76 as well
Wed., Dec. 10:
    Grade HW
    Collect Labs
    Go over Excretion (SG p76)
    Briefly discuss function of the Nephron (Tr p60)
    Review for Ch 13 Test w. Swat Game
Thurs., Dec. 11:
    Ch 13 Test
    Hand out Ch 14 packet on Bones and Muscles
    Fill in first 2 pages in class and finish for HW
Fri., Dec. 12:
    Skeleton Filmstrip
    Discuss first 2 pages of packet (SG p79 and 80)
    Label Skeleton diagram
Quiz on Skeleton on Mon.
Mon., Dec. 15:
Snow Day!
Tues., Dec. 16:
Skeleton Quiz
    Intro to Muscles w. Muscular System Filmstrip
    Fill in "Role of Muscles" (SG p81) together
    Assign SG p82 for HW
Wed., Dec. 17:
    Go over SG p82 (tendons, belly, contraction)
    Label Muscle Diagram
    View "Pumping Iron" photos
Announce Muscle Quiz for tomorrow
Thurs., Dec. 18:
Muscle Quiz
    Grade and return Quizzes while they...
    Fill out Vocabulary WS (SG p84)
    Return quizzes, review for Ch 14 Test with Vocab. WS and revisit packet.

Fri., Dec. 19:
Ch 14 Test
Oprah on Twins (Amy Frankiewicz from RHS!)

Mon., Jan. 5:
    Reflex Lab with rulers
    Fill in SG p. 85 for HW
Tues., Jan. 6:
    Hand out Notebook Contents page
    Return Labs
    Grade HW
    Go over SG p 85
    Fill in Reflex Arc (back page of lab)
    Fill in SG p 86 for HW
Wed., Jan. 7:
    Go over SG p 86
    Hand out and fill in/discuss SG p 87
Thurs., Jan. 8:
Collect Notebooks
Phineas GageVideo/discussion
    Begin Fantastic Voyage
Fri., Jan. 9:
    Finish Fantastic Voyage
Mon., Jan. 12:
    Review
Tues., Jan. 13:
    Review
Wed., Jan. 14:
  Great Molasses Disaster! (hermits to commemorate)
8-10 am                   A Block Exam
    10:30 - 12:30pm     B Block Exam
    1-3pm                      E Block Exam

Thurs., Jan. 15:
8-10 am                   C Block Exam
    10:30 - 12:30pm      D Block Exam
    1-3pm                       Make up Exams

Fri., Jan. 16:
Make up Exams

END OF COURSE!