Date

Class Topic

Class Activity

HW / Reading (day  assigned)

Thursday

Sept. 22

Cell structure

* Card sorting: Cellular or not cellular?

* Notes: Basic cell structure

* HW: Cell Introduction

Read section starting on page 70.

Answer:

1. Compare prokaryotes and Eukaryotes:

A. What is common to ALL living cells?

B. Give examples of organisms of each group.

C. What are the main differences between the two groups?

2. Explain: Cytoplasm, organelle

3. Considering the cell theory: what are three ideas that are included in this theory?

Due: Friday (tomorrow)

Friday

23

Cell Structure

Harvard Test?

Monday

26

Membrane Structure

* Observations: Grapes in Soda

* Powernotes: Water

HW: Water

Source: Pages 40-42, 81-82

1) Explain the word “Polar”. What are two examples of polarity in the world?

2) Why are water molecules attracted to one another?

3) How do polar molecules differ from non-polar molecules? How does this affect their interaction with water?

4) What happens when two non-polar substance are mixed with water at the same location?

Due: Wednesday

Tuesday

27

Staff

Absent

Video: Secrets of cells

Wednesday

28

Membrane Structure

* Observations: Two bottles, * Supplemented by the Lava-Lamp effect (Videoclip)

* Powernotes – Membranes

* Membrane Animations

* Powernotes: Membranes

* Homework: Membrane Structure.

1) Arrange the following terms in a brace map:

fatty acids, glycerol, phospholipids, lipid, membrane (biliayer)

2) Why do phospholipids form a double layer?

3) Draw a lipid bilayer. Label the hydrophobic and hydrophilic sides.

4) Why is the membrane called

fluid-mosaic?

Due: Friday

Thursday

29

Rosh Hashanah

Friday

30

Membrane Structure

* LAB: Soap bubbles.

(Decalcifying an egg)

Monday

October 03

Membrane semi-permeability, Diffusion Osmosis

* Conclusion of Bubble Lab

* Three Cups with food coloring

* Notes: Diffusion and Osmosis

* Egg Demo: begin

* Homework: Diffusion Osmosis, Passive Transport

pp. 85-86

1) What is a concentration gradient? Use a drawing to explain.

2) What does it mean to move “down the concentration gradient”?

2) Why is the membrane called ‘semi-permeable’?

3) What kind of materials can diffuse through the membrane? Give examples.

4) Osmosis is an example of diffusion. What is diffusing in Osmosis?

5) Predict: What will happen to a houseplant if you water it with salty water?

Due: Wednesday

Tuesday

04

Diffusion and Osmosis

* Osmosis Riddle

* Egg Demo: End

* Writing with terminology

* Osmosis Riddle

Wednesday

05

Diffusion, Osmosis, concentration gradient

Quiz: Membrane Structure, Semi-Permeability, concentration gradient, Osmosis

* QUIZ

Thursday

06

Diffusion, Osmosis, concentration gradient

* Filters, Medical dialysis – discussion.

* Dialysis Lab – set up

* Background about medical dialysis.

Friday

07

Facilitated diffusion, Passive and Active Transport, protein channels, protein pumps, concentration gradient

*Dialysis Lab – Observe, Conclude, Report

* Dialysis Lab Report

Due: Today, Monday

Monday

10

Facilitated diffusion, Passive and Active Transport, protein channels, protein pumps, concentration gradient

* Powernotes: Passive Transport

* Video: Membranes. Part One.

* Videonotes – Part One

* Homework: Passive and Active Transport: Pages 85-91

1) Why is facilitated diffusion considered to be passive transport?

2) What is common to ALL types of active transport?

3) Upon binding to insulin, a transporter enables glucose to enter the cell from the blood. Is this a form of active or passive transport? Explain.

4) Why are diabetic people

(extra sugar in blood) at risk of internal dehydration?

Due: Tuesday

Tuesday

11

Staff

Facilitated diffusion, Passive and Active Transport, protein channels, protein pumps, concentration gradient

Video – Part TWO

* Passive and Active Transport Red/Blue notes

Homework: Cell Structure

1)       What structures are common to ALL cells? (p.72)

2)       Cytoskeleton: What is it made of? What is its function?

3)       What does “organelle” mean? (use glossary)?

4)       What is the function of ribosomes?

5)       What is the difference between RoughER and SmoothER?

(Not given. Kept here for next year..)

Wednesday 12

PSAT DAY

* Active/Passive Red/Blue review

Thursday

13

Eukaryotic Cell structure

* Levels of Organization – Notes.

* Cell Coloring- By functional color coding.

* Cell Coloring- By functional color coding.

Due: Friday

* How Cells Operate

Due Friday

Friday

14

Substitute teacher

* Cells – Animal, plants, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, Cell specialization.

* Card Sorting, animal versus plant, versus prokaryotes; Cell Specialization.

* Answers to packet

Monday 17

Eukaryotic Cell structure

* “Cell diversity”

notes with Demonstration: Microscope use, class display of Elodea cells

 with Video-Microscope

* Microscope practice – with prepared slides

Tuesday

18

Dept. Meeting

Plants vs. Animal Cells, Cell size

Microscope lab: Prepared slides (Sperm, Human Blood, Bacteria)

Microscope Lab Report:

Draw, measure, label.

Wednesday

19

Plants vs. Animal Cells

Cell Size

Microscope Lab: Elodea, Onion, Cheek

Microscope Lab Report:

Draw, measure, label

Thursday

20

Plants vs. Animal Cells

Osmosis, Plasmolysis, Protozoa

Microscope Lab: Protozoa, Plasmolysis

* Start to check Notebooks!

Friday

21

Vesicular Transport:

ER, Golgi, Cytoskeleton

* Animation: Vesicular transport

* Videoclip: Inner Life of the Cell

* Vesicular Transport exercise.

Monday

24

Review 1: Cell Structure, 2. Membrane Transport

* Double-bubble Posters

Tuesday

25

Staff

Review 1: Cell Structure, 2. Membrane Transport

* Review : Red / Blue Cards

TEST2: Membranes, Cells