Monday, December 17, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Review for final
Tuesday- Review for final
Wednesday- Period 6 will take their final, I will not see periods 3 and 4 today
Thursday- Periods 3 and 4 will review, I will not see period 6 today
Friday- Final exam for periods 3 and 4- Study Hall for period 6

Biology II

Monday- finish Reproduction- Birth notes- review female anatomy and fertilization
Tuesday-Review for final
Wednesday- Review for final
Thursday- Final Exam
Friday- They will not have class today

Monday, December 10, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Male reproductive system- chapter 51 vocabulary
Tuesday- Review male reproduction and gametes
Wednesday- Female reproductive system- and review
Thursday- menstruation
Friday- Fertilization

Biology I

Monday- Human population growth and Natural resources- chapter 16 vocab due tomorrow
Tuesday- 16.2 Air quality- study guide review
Wednesday- 16.3 Water qualilty- biomagnification activity
Thursday_ 16.4 Threats to biodiversity- Conservation posters
Friday- 16.5 Conservation- study guide review

Monday, December 3, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Expiration lab and Building lung models
Tuesday- Lung dissection
Wednesday- Finish lung dissection, Review for Respiratory test
Thursday- Respiratory test
Friday-Start Reproductive Unit

Biology I

Monday- Review Marine ecosystems, take notes on freshwater, vocabulary review for homework
Tuesday- Review chapter 15, Test tomorrow
Wednesday- Chapter 15 Test
Thursday- Human impact on the Environment, The Cost of Being Cool video, Chapter 16 vocabulary cards
Friday- Air Pollution

Monday, November 26, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Climate notes, US maps, vocabulary flashcards
Tuesday- Earth biomes- vocab quiz tomorrow, compare biomes wkst
Wednesday- vocabulary quiz- temperate Forest Planet Earth
Thursday- Marine ecosystems- Marine ecosystem poster
Friday- estuaries and freshwater biome notes

Biology II

Monday- Respiratory system notes- 46.3 vocabulary
Tuesday- Respiratory system model
Wednesday- finish models, gas exchange and transport notes, vocab quiz tomorrow
Thursday- vocab quiz, Mechanism of breathing notes, anatomy of a hiccup wkst
Friday- Tidal volume lab

Friday, November 16, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Review Chapter 14
Tuesday- Chapter 14 Test
Wednesday- Planet Earth
Thursday- Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Friday- No school

Biology II

Monday- Library research
Tuesday and Wednesday- Cardiovascular Disease Presentations
Thursday- Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Friday- no school

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Biology I

Monday-Section assessments section 1-4
Tuesday- Section 1-4 quiz
Wednesday- Primary succession notes
Thursday- Review primary succession, notes over secondary succession, Ecological succession game
Friday- Review chapter 14

Biology II

Monday- section review and study for vocab quiz
Tuesday- vocab quiz- cardio project library research
Wednesday- Library research
Thursday- Review chapter 46
Friday- Circulatory test

Monday, November 5, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Finish Predation lab- 14.3 notes- vocab flashcards
Tuesday- Animal population lab
Wednesday- Vocabulary quiz- All 23 words- 14.4 notes- predator/prey skills activity
Thursday- Lesson of the Kaibab deer population lab
Friday- Finish Kaibab lab- start Succession

Biology II

Monday- Finish blood typing lab- Heart circulation notes
Tuesday- Review pulmonary and systemic circulation- wksht
Wednesday- The Heart cycle lab
Thursday-  heart dissection
Friday- Finish Heart dissection

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Diabetes lab
Tuesday- Review
Wednesday- Urinary test Chapter 46 section 1and 2 vocabulary
Thursday- Circulatory notes- Blood components and types
Friday- Blood typing lab

Biology I

Monday- Review Chapter 13- Test tomorrow!!
Tuesday- Chapter 13 test
Wednesday- Habitats vs. Niche- Predator/prey relationships-HW- chapter 14 vocabulary
Thursday- Unit projects are due- predatory/prey lab
Friday- symbiotic relationships- Start symbiosis lab

Monday, October 22, 2012

Biology I

Monday- research in library for Unit Project Due November 1st
Tuesday- Start biogeochemical cycle notes
Wednesday- finish cycles

Biology II

Monday- finish nephron models- Artificial kidney machine application
Tuesday- diabetes notes
Wednesday- Review urinary system

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Biology I

Monday- 13.3 and 13.4 notes- Review 13.1 and 13.2- Study guide due tomorrow
Tuesday-collect study guides- Planet Earth video- documenting biotic/abiotic, producers/consumers, and the levels of organization
Wednesday- All Day testing
Thursday- no school
Friday- Food chain and food web creations

Friday, October 12, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Finish urinary system coloring- Filtration worksheet
Tuesday- Kidney dissection
Wednesday- All Day Testing Day
Thursday- No School for Kids- Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday- Diabetes lecture- Real World Application- The Artificial Kidney

Monday, October 8, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Life After People video
Tuesday- Explanation of unit project,Levels of organization notes- Abiotic/biotic notes- start activity
Wednesday- finish activity- quadrats and population size activity- build quadrats
Thursday- Quadrat sampling lab
Friday- Library research Indiana's endangered species for unit project

Biology II- Updated


Monday- length of digestive system activity
Tuesday-finish length of digestion activity- effects of food on digestion
Wednesday- review for test
Thursday- Nutrition and digestion test
Friday-Urinary system notes

Monday, October 1, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Finish Drive-thru diet webquest
Tuesday- Healthy menu's
Wednesday-Finish Healthy menus
Thursday- Digestion notes- effects of food on digestion
Friday- Review for test on Monday

Biology I

Monday- finish colorings- build mitochondria models
Tuesday- Review cellular respiration- study for quiz
Wednesday- quiz over cellular respiration and review for test
Thursday- Test over Chapter 4
Friday- Principles of Ecology and levels of organization

Monday, September 24, 2012

Biology I

Monday- finish photosynthesis notes- chloroplast models- review section 5-1
Tuesday- Review photosynthesis- Photosynthesis micro lab- Study for vocab quiz tomorrow
Wednesday- Vocabulary quiz- review photosynthesis- Study for photosynthesis quiz tomorrow
Thursday- Photosynthesis quiz- Cellular respiration notes
Friday- Review photosynthesis and cellular respiration

Biology II

Monday-Tuesday- continue with muscle fatigue experiments and lab write-ups
Wednesday- Muscle fatigue lab presentations
Thursday- Nutrition notes- Fast food worksheet
Friday- Drive-thru diet webquest

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Chapter 5 test
Tuesday- Plant video, Chapter 4 vocabulary flashcards, Chloroplast coloring
Wednesday- finish coloring, Chloroplast structure and function notes
Thursday- Chloroplast review- chloroplast lab
Friday- Photosynthesis Light and Dark reaction notes

Biology II

Monday- Finish Strength video, Integumentary notes, skin and bones worksheet
Tuesday- Review for Chapter 45 test
Wednesday- Chapter 45 test
Thursday- muscle fatigue- experimental design project
Friday- Continue working on project

Monday, September 10, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Biology Readiness Test
Tuesday- review cell cycle, Quiz tomorrow, Cell cycle posters
Wednesday- review, Quiz, 5.4 and 5.5 notes
Thursday- review for test
Friday- Chapter 5 test

Biology II

Monday- review bones, lecture on bone structure and function, joints, bone and joint worksheet for homework
Tuesday- skeletal lab, study bones for quiz tomorrow
Wednesday- bone quiz, finish labs, start muscle types
Thursday- finish muscle type lecture, start muscle lab
Friday- Finish lab

Monday, August 27, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Organelle structure and function quiz. Review section 3.3
Tuesday- Diffusion notes, gummy bear lab, starch and iodine lab
Wednesday- Active transport notes
Thursday- review for Chapter 3 test
Friday Chapter 3 test

Unit Projects are due September 4th!!!!

Biology II

Monday- Senses notes and Vision lab
Tuesday- Brain lab reports are due today! Start eye dissection
Wednesday- Finish eye dissection
Thursday- review for test
Friday- Chapter 49 test

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Biology I
Monday- Finish organelle flash cards and review
Tuesday- Review organelles, cell membrane notes, start cell membrane model
Wednesday- vocab quiz over section 1&2 of chapter 3. finish cell membrane models, review organelles
Thursday- Diffusion and osmosis notes and diffusion poster project, review organelles
Friday- organelle structure and function quiz. diffusion bags and gummy bear lab

Biology I students have a Unit Project Due on September 4th. They were given this project on Monday August 13th and will have three weeks to work on and complete their designs of a mini golf course themed around the cell and its parts.
Biology II
Monday- Begin Brain dissection
Tuesday- Finish Brain dissection, start on lab report, and Ch 49 vocab is due tomorrow
Wednesday- Peripheral Nervous system notes
Thursday- Begin Senses lab
Friday- Vocab quiz and finish senses lab

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Biology II

Monday-Wednesday- Fetal pig dissection
Thursday-Friday- Final exam study guide

Finals are Mon-Wed of next week

Biology I

Monday- Classification essay
Tuesday- 3rd - review for ch 17 test, 4th and 6th- DNA hybridization lab
Wednesday- 3rd- Test, 4th- Section 4 notes, 6th review for test
Thursday-3rd- final exam study guide, 4th review for test, 6th-chapter test
Friday- 3rd-final exam study guidem 4th- ch 17 test, 6th-final exam study guide

Finals are Mon-Wed next week

Monday, May 7, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Finish Heirarchy project
Tuesday- Dichotomous key activity and lab
Wednesday- Dichotomous key lab
Thursday- Finish lab

Biology II

Monday- Mammal skull/teeth lab
Tuesday- Mammal orders flashcards
Wednesday-Thursday- Into the Wild documentary
Friday- No school

Monday, April 30, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Tuesday- Review Birds and reptiles
Wednesday- Reptile and Bird test
Thursday- Mammal 7
Friday- Mammal notes

Biology I

Monday- ECA Practice test
Tuesday- ECA Test
Wednesday- Classification notes
Thursday-Friday- Classification lab

Monday, April 23, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Finish labs from Friday, Notes over Birds, start Order flash cards.
Tuesday- Finish Flash cards
Wednesday- Notes over Bird 7 essential life funtions
Thursday- Review
Friday- Test over reptiles and birds.

Biology I

Monday-Friday Vocab Review on Quizlet.com

ECA practice will be Monday April 30th
ECA test will be Tuesday May 1st

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Finish reptile identification lab- start on the reptile temperature regulation lab
Tuesday- Reptile notes
Wednesday- amniotic egg lab
Thursday- Review
Friday- 41 test

Biology I

Monday- Friday ECA Review

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Biology I

Tuesday- Review chapters 10 and 11
Wednesday- test
Thursday ECA review
Friday- ECA review

Biology II

Tuesday- Review fish and amphibians
Wednesday- Test
Thursday- Reptile 7 Essential life functions
Friday- Reptile video and reptile classification lab

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Amphibian 7 essential life functions
Tuesday- Amphibian video and notes
Wednesday- Frog coloring and start frog dissection
Thursday- Finish frog dissection and turn in lab

Biology I

Monday- Mechanisms of Evolution notes, in class data analysis, ch 11 vocab for homework
Tuesday- Patterns of evolution
Wednesday- Start Speciation of salamandars lab
Thursday- Finish speciation lab Review for test next Wednesday

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Chapter 38 test - Fish video
Tuesday- Fish 7 essential life functions
Wednesday- Fish notes- Start fish dissection
Thursday- Continue fish dissection
Friday- finish fish dissection- answer questions

Biology I

Monday- Galapagos NGC video
Tuesday- Finish video
Wednesday- Artificial Selection-Cow auction
Thursday- Evidence of evolution and review
Friday- Chapter 10 Quiz

Spring Break!!!!

Monday, March 12, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Chapter 7 test
Tuesday- Lamarck vs. Darwin
Wednesday- Natural Selection vs. Artificial Selection
Thursday- Peppered Moth Survey
Friday- Darwin Video

Biology II

Monday- Chapter 36 and 37 Test
Tuesday- Echinoderm 7 Essential Life Functions
Wednesday- Starfish notes and starfish dissection
Thursday- Chordate 7 Essential Life Functions
Friday- Reveiw chapter 38

Biology II

Monday- Chapter 36 and 37 Test
Tuesday- Echinoderm 7 Essential Life Functions
Wednesday- Starfish notes and starfish dissection
Thursday- Chordate 7 Essential Life Functions
Friday- Reveiw chapter 38

Monday, March 5, 2012

Biology I

Monday- Genetic disorder video- Finish labs from Friday
Tuesday- Pedigree notes and lab
Wednesday- Finish lab. Karyotype notes and lab
Thursday- finish karyotype lab and review
Friday- Review some more!! Chapter 7 test on Monday!

Biology II

Monday- finish models and Insect metamorphosis notes, metamorphosis worksheet
Tuesday- Insect behavior- Behavior modeling lab
Wednesday- Review Chapters 36 and 37
Thursday- Test Chapters 36 and 37
Friday- Echinoderm 7 E.L.F.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Biology II

Monday- No School
Tuesday- Review
Wednesday- Chapter 35 test
Thursday- Arthropod 7 Essential life functions
Friday- Crustacean notes- Crayfish pre lab

Biology I

Monday- No School
Tuesday- Finish lab, Review punnett squares
Wednesday- punnett square Think, Pair, Share and Quiz
Thursday- Review
Friday- Review Chapter 6 Test will be Monday!!

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Biology II

Monday--Work on World Health Summit Research
Tuesday--See Monday
Wednesday--WHS presentations
Thursday- Review for test
Friday- Chapter 34 Test

Biology I

Monday- Review Transcription, Test tomorrow
Tuesday- Transcription Test---- Start notes on Translation---practice translating DNA
Wednesday- Transcription/translation lab
Thursday--Finish lab, if needed----Review for test
Friday- Translation test--Begin Mutations

Monday, January 23, 2012

Biology II

Monday- Chapter 33 test
Tuesday- Flatworm 7 Essential Life Function- This time they are on their own!!
Wednesday- classes of Flatworms and their diseases
Thursday- World Health Summit Library Research for Flatworm parasites
Friday- Group work and plan presentations for Monday over Flatworm parasites

Biology I

We are working on DNA this week.
Monday- finish models and take notes over DNA replication
Tuesday- use models to work through the process of DNA replication
Wednesday- DNA structure and replication test CAN BE TAKEN ORALLY
Thursday- DNA vs. RNA and the process of transcription
Friday- use models to practice transcription

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Biology II

We are finishing up Chapter 33 and will test on Monday. Next chapter will be Flatworms and Roundworms!

Biology I

We are currently working on building DNA molecules for chapter 8. We will be using these for the rest of the chapter.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Biology I

We are working on water today and will be looking at biological compounds tomorrow. We will have the chapter test on Thursday.

Biology II

We are planning on testing over animal development on Wednesday. We will then start the invertebrate unit with sponges on Thursday.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Biology II

Mr. Wertman is teaching full time now. Biology II students are working on Animal development and will test next Tuesday. This semester is all Zoology so lots of animals and dissections.

Biology I-2

Mr. Wertman is teaching full time now. Biology I students are starting the year with chemistry in Chapter 2. This chapter will take at least two weeks.