Monday:  DEFINITIONS DUE!!!  Surface Area to Volume Lab  http://colgurchemistry.com/Sc10/Sc10BIOLOGY/PDFS/Sc10BiologyAct10SurfaceAreaVolumePDF.pdf

Tuesday:  DEFINITIONS DUE!!!  Set up Egg Osmometers; complete above lab; begin plasma membrane lecture found here:  PPT Lecture Chapter 5 

Wednesday:  Repeat TUESDAY for Even Block

Thursday:  Complete Egg Osmometers; begin mini-demos for diffusion/osmosis; Elodea lab

Friday:  Repeat Thursday for Even Block

PLEASE bring about 2-3 UNCOOKED eggs for a lab we will set up Tuesday.  Also, bring 4-5 birthday candles and drinking straws if you have them.  I’ll remind you again during announcements Monday.  THANKS!!!

Remember!!!  NOTEBOOKS ARE DUE TOMORROW!!  Your rubric is in the post below and if you cannot find the microscope lab, it’s located on the Honors Biology page (tab up top). 

If you did not get to see the Cell Organelles, they are all here:  Cell Ads 2009  Let me know if you have any questions!!

Monday:  Complete Organelle Matching Activity & Compare  Animal and Plant Cells Lab/GRADE NOTEBOOKS!  Rubric here:  Enzymes and cells

Tuesday:  Repeat Monday for Even Block

Wednesday:  Surface Area to Volume Lab  http://colgurchemistry.com/Sc10/Sc10BIOLOGY/PDFS/Sc10BiologyAct10SurfaceAreaVolumePDF.pdf

Plasma Membrane Coloring Diagram (obtained during class); CHAPTER 5 DEFINITIONS DUE TUESDAY FOR ODD BLOCK, MONDAY FOR EVEN!!  There are only 23 words!!

Thursday:   Professional Duty Day

Friday:  Hurricane Make-Up Day

Here is a link to the Video segment I showed you on the Animal Cell last class:  http://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/bc_0media_bio/bioflix/bioflix.htm?c7eanimal

And here’s the one I did not get to show you yet about a plant cell.  You can also go through the PPT slides to see the images labeled of the different organelles.

http://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/bc_0media_bio/bioflix/bioflix.htm?c7eplant

Also, your ADS are not officially due until Tuesday (Even Block) and Wednesday (Odd Block) so you can have time to run them by me if you did not get a chance during our time in the media center.  My e-mail at school is jacquelinesc@leeschools.net if you want to send it to me.  EVERYONE present in class had AMPLE time to complete their project, so LATE PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!!! Check back here over the weekend to see your final Quarter 1 Notebook rubric!

I FINALLY uploaded a rubric for you.  Because of my tardiness, I’m not going to have you present until Tuesday. 

Rubric:  Cell model rubric

1.  Get your tests signed for 5 extra credit points! 

2.  Decide if you are working with a partner or by yourself FOR 3RD PERIOD ONLY!!!

3.  Have a GENERAL idea about the FUNCTION of your cell organelle for the WANTED AD assignment.   Look at REAL classified ads for examples and here are some from past students…

1.  Looking for a great opportunity to lead

2.  Manager needed to oversee very ECLECTIC GROUP

How you will be graded (taken from Grace Lisenby Carroll Junior High School, South Lake, TX): 

CELL PARTS FOR WANTED ADS 2009  adapted from Grace Lisenby, South Lake, TX.  I have moved EVEN BLOCK’S due date to the Oct 28th!!!  Odd is still Oct 27!!!

MONDAY:  Catalase Lab:  catalase_lab_biol MY VERSION

Sample DATA:  Data Sheet for Catalase Lab SAMPLE

STUDENTS MUST BE DRESSED APPROPRIATELY WITH CLOSED TOE SHOES AND HAIR UP!

TUESDAY: Repeat for Even Block

WEDNESDAY:  Complete Catalase Lab; begin Microscope Lab–Chapter 4

THURSDAY: Repeat for Even Block

FRIDAY:  Enzyme Quiz; Complete Microscope Lab; begin chapter 4 lecture  MB_04_win some changes

***Chapter 4 Vocabulary will be due MONDAY for Even Block and TUESDAY for Odd Block!!!

For your final assignment in your notebook:  Chapter 2 and 3 review for Test

1. Venn diagram:  Venn Diagram examples

2.  Atomic Structure sheet:  using-periodic-table for blog

3.  Concept Map:  For your concept map

RUBRIC FOR NOTEBOOK:  Chapters 2 and 3 2009

Monday:  Complete Building Macromolecules; begin TEST review

Tuesday:  Finish Nucleic Acids; TEST review: Review sheets here:  Notes for Chemistry of Life and Using periodic table

Wednesday:  Repeat Tues for Even Block

Thursday:  TEST over Basic lab safety, chapters 2 & 3.  ***NOTEBOOKS AND VOCABULARY FOR CHAPTERS 2 & 3 ARE DUE!!!

Friday:  Repeat  Thursday for Even Block

Open this document for your lab tomorrow.  Make SURE to make any hypotheses/predictions asked!!!  Place it in your NOTEBOOKS!!  Diffusion and Osmosis scanned Carolina booklet

Label a new page in your lab notebooks “ORGANIC COMPOUNDS IN FOOD.”  Click on this link Organic Compounds and copy down the Prediction Table with the 12 foods listed.  Place a CHECK mark to predict which organic compounds (starch, sugar, lipid or protein) you THINK will be found in each food.  For example, for Applesauce, if you think it contains sugar and lipid, place checks for both of those.  Remember, this is only your prediction, so there is no right or wrong.  Once you have made a prediction for every food, READ OVER THE PROCEDURE for testing each compound and be ready to perform it once we get back to class. 

Upon returning to class, get a pair of goggles and sit at your seats with ONLY the lab handout and your notebooks out.

Don’t forget EGGS, FOOD COLORING AND Candles for your lab TUESDAY!!

Tuesday:  District Pre-test for Periods 2 & 4; Building Macromolecules after test

Wednesday:  District Pre-test for Periods 1, 3:  REMEMBER SOFT FOOD AND TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR LAB after!

Thursday:  Periods 2 & 4 REMEMBER SOFT FOOD AND TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR LAB!!

Friday:  Lab Summary and Review for Macromolecules;  Enzymes

If you are trying to access the 432 summary for the Water Olympics lab, it is under the title “H2Olympics” on the Honors Biology page.  Just scroll down the Honors Bio page and you should see it. 

Let me know if you have any problems!  Notebooks will not be due until the first full week in October…

Monday:  Vocabulary Quiz; finish chapter 2 notes about water; assigned to bring food items for next meeting (marshmallows, gummies, toothpicks, etc.  ***NOT a requirement, just to make activity more engaging.)

Tuesday:  Food Molecule Lab; Chapter 3 notes

Wednesday:  Repeat Tues for Even Block

Thursday:  Organic Compounds in Food***DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN CLOSED TOE SHOES AND HAIR OUT OF YOUR FACE!!

Friday:  NO SCHOOL!!  Hurricane Make-up Day

Monday:  Notebook Check; Quizzes returned; began Chapter 2 notes

Tuesday:  REPEAT Monday for Even Block

***BOTH CLASSES GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE UP WORK MISSED/NOT FINISHED IN NOTEBOOKS!  DUE NEXT CLASS DAY!!

Wednesday:  H2Olympics; began vocabulary-chapter 2 and prefix/suffix–MUST COMPLETE VOCAB BY NEXT CLASS MEETING!  There will be a short quiz over terms!!  See format of how to record terms on Honors Biology tab at top of this page!

Thursday:  Repeat Wednesday for Even Block***ANOTHER pep rally day

Friday:  Vocab quiz; complete chapter 2 notes; build macromolecules?

CHAPTER 1 week 4

Questions for the box

Items from Safety Lab:  Look in Honors Biology Tab at top of page.

For Station 4, article names were “4 Hurt in Lab Explosion” and “Explosion Rocks Science Class.”

If you did NOT finish this lab on SEPTEMBER 8TH OR 9TH, you were to determine if the items listed below were 1.  alive or not, then 2-3.   list at LEAST 2 reasons of proof supporting #1.  The items we looked at were:

1.  silverfish cases

2.  plant

3.  lichen on bark

4.  Molded avocado seeds

5.  dried beans

6.  lit candle

7.  wasp nest

Any questions, send me a note!!

If you did NOT finish your Safety Scavenger Hunt in class, you can obtain the Flinn Safety Contract in the DOCUMENTS tab at the top of this page.  I have the Scavenger Hunt blanks attached here…

Let me know if you have any questions!  I will be posting requirements for your NOTEBOOK check this weekend so you can have all items on Monday or Tuesday of next week when your notebooks will be graded.

Log onto www.masteringbiology.com and you should be able to view assignments.  I have made 4 pretests that cover chapters 2-5.  You will be able to see your score AFTER you have completed the quizzes.  Make note of where you have difficulty so you can ask tomorrow!  I may very well POSTPONE the test until Monday.  We have a little time to spare…Cast your vote below…

Monday:  LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

Tuesday:  Characteristics of Life Activity/Notes; begin chapter 2

Wednesday:  Repeat Tues for Even Block

Thursday:  SAFETY LAB!  Dress Appropriately!!

Friday:  Repeat Thursday for Even Block

Monday:  Ology Terms due this week!

Tuesday:  Complete Popper Experiment; Recorded items in Notebook (see make-up book for details!); review Scientific Method for Test Thursday/Friday

Wednesday:  Repeat Tues for Even Block

Thursday:  Ology Review; Ology/Scientific Method Test

Friday:  Pep rally 2nd Block; repeat Thursday for Even Block

Use this link http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/Experimental%20Design/explabs_eval_selfguide.htm to evaluate your report.  You can click within the evaluation guide to get more detailed instructions or examples, or look at different parts of the Lab Write site.  There is a link on the home page of this site to Lab Write. 

Do your drafts on a separate sheet of paper making sure to include all parts listed  below.  REMEMBER… I am not looking for perfection b/c this is a ROUGH draft, but you ALL better attempt SOMETHING!!! 

1.  title

2. abstract

3.  intro

4.  methods

5.  results

6.  discussion

7.  conclusion

8. references

Send a comment or message with any questions. 

1.  Go to www.masteringbio.com

2.  Select book title and edition if asked (8th!!)

3.  Click “student registration” and follow the instructions.  Use the access code USSMBO-FLAIL-HOYLE-FURAN-HIGHS-SWORD

4.  Once you have completed the initial registration, go back to www.masteringbio.com and LOG IN.

5.  *****EXTREMELY IMPORTANT*****  Enroll in my course!!!  When asked for the course ID, use MBCurls59016.  I will start posting assignments, but you are welcome to explore the study area.  LEAVE A COMMENT if you have any problems!!

Technical difficulties with registering.  Guess this is my trend.  I hope to know something later today, so please check back…

Go to your tab at the top of the page to see learning objectives for chapters 2 & 3.  You will see links to major ideas you SHOULD understand for mastering that chapter.  I will also have a link for student misconceptions which can be very helpful for some items you may have misconstrued. 

Welcome to my Biology Weblog!  Just click on the “DOCUMENTS” tab at the top to view all documents for my classes.  Once they have been read, please fill out the acknowledgement form given to your child the first day of school and have it brought back to me by Friday, August 28.