Biology

Course Description

Sophomore and Junior Biology
 
Biology is the study of living things; and is honestly one of my favorite areas of science.  There are so many living things on this planet that are all intricate, even the single celled organisms.  Biology encourages the study of each organism singularly and how they collectively interact with everything; living and non-living around them.   Like all sciences, it is linked very closely to a variety of other academic disciplines.  I look forward to guiding you through the study of Biology.  

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Week of October 19th

Welcome back to our first full week of Q2!  We are going to be continuing our study of chemistry in living things.

 

Classes:

Juniors: Monday/Wednesday, 9:45 – 10:30 AM

Sophomores: Monday/Wednesday, 10:45 – 11:30 AM

 

Zoom ID Juniors: 782 6652 3000

Zoom ID Sophomores: 711 0033 1475

*as always, please see Teams or Outlook for the password.

 

Weekly Objectives

  1. Describe how chemistry affects biology?
  2. Describe the patterns used in enzymes and catalysts?

 

New Assignments

  1. Evidence Notebook Week of October 19th
  2. Unit 2, Lesson 1 Checkpoint Assignment

 

 

Late Assignments (not acceptable after 10/26/2020 at 8:00 AM)

  1. Evidence Notebook Week of October 14th

Week of October 14th

Welcome back from Fall Break!  We will not be having class this week; due to the Juniors taking their PSAT on Wednesday.  However, you will still have an assignment in TEAMS.  

 

Classes:

Juniors: Monday/Wednesday, 9:45 – 10:30 AM

Sophomores: Monday/Wednesday, 10:45 - 11:30 AM

 

Zoom ID Juniors: 782 6652 3000

Zoom ID Sophomores: 711 0033 1475

*as always, please see Teams or Outlook for the password.

 

Weekly Objectives

  1. What ongoing factors contributed to our understanding of enzymes?

 

New Assignments

  1. Evidence Notebook Week of October 14th

 

Late Assignments (not acceptable after 10/14/2020 at 8:00 AM)

  1. None

Week of September 28th

Welcome to the last week of quarter one in Biology.  We will be completing our Unit 1 Test this week and beginning to our study of Unit 2 – Chemistry in Living Systems.

 

Classes:

Juniors: Monday/Wednesday, 10:15 – 10:45 AM

Sophomores: Monday/Wednesday, 11:15 – 11:45 AM

 

Zoom ID Juniors: 715 7502 7423

Zoom ID Sophomores: 770 0664 4960

*as always, please see Teams or Outlook for the password.

 

Weekly Objectives

  1. We can apply our knowledge of what a living system is to incorporate our understanding of Chemistry.

 

New Assignments

  1. Unit 1 Assessment
  2. Unit 2 Vocabulary Lesson

 

Late Assignments (not acceptable after 09/28/2020 at 8:00 AM)

  1. Biology Body Systems
  2. Evidence Notebook the week of September 14th
  3. Microscope Activity

Week of September 21st

Title: Week of September 21st

Welcome to the last week of Unit 1 in Biology; this week you will be finishing the unit review and preparing for the test next week.

 

Classes:

Juniors: Monday/Wednesday, 10:15 – 10:45 AM

Sophomores: Monday/Wednesday, 11:15 – 11:45 AM

 

Zoom ID Juniors: 715 7502 7423

Zoom ID Sophomores: 770 0664 4960

*as always, please see Teams or Outlook for the password.

 

Weekly Objectives

  1. We can apply our knowledge into complete conceptual thought regarding the study of Living Systems.

 

New Assignments

  1. Evidence Notebook Week of September 21st
  2. End of Unit Check Point Assignment

 

Late Assignments (not acceptable after 09/21/2020 at 8:00 AM)

  1. Cell Choice Menu Board
  2. Evidence Notebook Prompt Week of September 8th

Week of September 14th

Welcome to our second week of face to face learning.  Zoom meetings are cancelled this week due to in person learning.   However, there will be assignments to be completed in Teams.

Classes:

Juniors: Monday/Wednesday, 10:15 – 10:45 AM

Sophomores: Monday/Wednesday, 11:15 – 11:45 AM

 

Zoom ID Juniors: 715 7502 7423

Zoom ID Sophomores: 770 0664 4960

*as always, please see Teams or Outlook for the password.

 

Weekly Objectives

  1. What distinguishes one organ system from another?
  2. Describe microscopes using the words a microbiologist might use.

 

New Assignments

  1. Body Systems Questions
  2. Microscope Lab Activity
  3. Evidence Notebook Prompt

 

Late Assignments (not acceptable after 09/14/2020 at 8:00 AM)

  1. Unit 1 Checkpoint Assignment
  2. Evidence Notebook Prompt Week of September 1st
  3. Unit 1 Vocabulary

Week of September 7th

I hope you had a relaxing 4-day weekend and are ready to jump back into some science. This week, diving deeper into our study of cells particularly Eukaryotic cells.  I will be posting a longer PowerPoint Video allowing me to free up time for class discussions.

Classes:

Juniors: Monday/Wednesday, 10:15 – 10:45 AM

Sophomores: Monday/Wednesday, 11:15 – 11:45 AM

 

Zoom ID Juniors: 715 7502 7423

Zoom ID Sophomores: 770 0664 4960

*as always, please see Teams or Outlook for the password.

 

Weekly Objectives

1.Explain the structure of Eukaryotic Cells.

2. What words would a biologist use to describe a plant cell?

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New Assignments

  1. Evidence Notebook Prompt for week of September 7th
  2. Exit Ticket for week of September 7th
  3. Cell Choice Menu Board

 

Late Assignments (not acceptable after 09/14/2020 at 8:00 AM)

1.Biology Unit 1 Lesson 1 and 2 Checkpoint Assignment

  1. Unit 1 Vocabulary
  2. Evidence Notebook Prompt week of August 31st
4. Exit Ticket week of August 31st

Week of August 31st

Welcome to the second week of Biology! I hope you had a relaxing weekend and are ready to jump into some science. This week, we will be wrapping up our study of systems and begin diving into cells.  This.

Classes:

Juniors: Monday/Wednesday, 10:15 – 10:45 AM

Sophomores: Monday/Wednesday, 11:15 – 11:45 AM

 

Zoom ID Juniors: 715 7502 7423

Zoom ID Sophomores: 770 0664 4960

*as always, please see Teams or Outlook for the password.

 

Weekly Objectives

  1. What distinguishes one system from another?
  2. What information is necessary for us to be able to make a conclusion regarding what type of cells are present?

 

New Assignments

  1. Evidence Notebook Prompt
  2. Unit 1 Vocabulary
  3. Unit 1 Lessons 1 and 2 Checkpoint Assignment
  4. Exit Ticket for the week

Late Assignments (not acceptable after 09/08/2020 at 8:00 AM)

  1. Biology Pre-Assessment
  2. Unit 1 Pre-Assessment
  3. Evidence Notebook prompt

Week of August 24th

Welcome to the first week of Biology! I hope you had a relaxing weekend and are ready to jump into some science. This week, we will be taking pre-assessments that will allow me to understand where you are at with your understanding level of Biology.  This will also enable me to cater the class material to better suit the needs of the group.

Classes:

Juniors: Monday/Wednesday, 10:15 – 10:45 AM

Sophomores: Monday/Wednesday, 11:15 – 11:45 AM

 

Zoom ID Juniors: 715 7502 7423

Zoom ID Sophomores: 770 0664 4960

*as always, please see Teams or Outlook for the password.

 

Weekly Objectives

  1. We can apply our previous knowledge to demonstrate our knowledge of Biology.
  2. We can use our knowledge of living systems problems to gain a greater understanding of how patterns are created within living systems.

 

New Assignments

  1. Biology Pre-Assessment Test
  2. Biology Unit 1 Pre-Assessment
  3. Evidence Notebook Prompt for week of August 24th

 

Late Assignments (not acceptable after 08/24/2020 at 8:00 AM)

1.Not Applicable