Biology 1 Fall 2010
Textbook: Holt Biology
Website for online textbook and resources: http://my.hrw.com/
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Monday 1/24/2011 Teacher Work Day
Tuesday 1/25/2011
LEQ: What molecules are essential to life?
Macromolecules: Molecules of Life
Read and discuss 6-1
Worksheet: Outline of 6-1
Wednesday 1/26/2011
Read/discuss 6-2
Thursday 1/27/2011
Answer Questions p.54 #1, 5, 6, 10
p. 60 #1-10
Friday 1/28/2011
LEQ: How does polarity affect how solutions dissolve?
Lab: Demonstrating Polarity
Mix oil, water, and alcohol in test tubes to see which dissolve in the other.
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Monday 1/31/11
LEQ: What affects the function of an enzyme?
Lab: What is an Enzyme?
Follow procedures to prepare tubes with solutions. Set aside for
observations Thursday.
Tuesday 2/1/11 (sub)
Worksheet: Water and Enzymes
Wednesday 2/2/11 (sub)
Worksheet: Concept Map and Macromolecule Comparison Chart
Thursday 2/3/11
LEQ: from Monday
Record Observations on Enzyme Lab, answer questions and write conclusion
Friday 2/4/11
LEQ: How can we test for nutrients in foods?
Computer Lab B-7
Gizmo: Identifying Nutrients
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Monday 2/7/11
LEQ: How can we test for nutrients in foods?
Lab: Food Analysis (test samples of food with indicators to see what they
contain)
Test on Ch.6 Molecules of Life on Friday
Tuesday 2/8/11
Finish Food Anaylysis Lab questions and turn in
Worksheet: Applying Scientific Methods (read about egg experiment and answer
questions)
Wednesday 2/9/11
Review for Test
Vocabulary Activity--Word Chain: students given list of words to know for
test, they are to organize them by relationships and explain to class
Thursday 2/10/11
Present Word Chains to class (for grade)
Worksheet- Biochem vocab review
Friday 2/11/11
Ch.3 Test on Molecules of Life
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Monday 2/14/11
LEQ: What discoveries lead to the development of the cell theory?
Read p.69-71
Complete Cell Knowledge Table (checking Prior Knowledge vs Gained Knowledge)
Tuesday 2/15/11
LEQ: What are the parts of a cell and their functions?
Read and discuss p.72-76
Answer Questions p.76 #1-6 (EC 7-8)
Wednesday 2/16/11 Early Release Day
Cell Drawings: Draw, label, title, caption Fig 4-6 Animal Cell, 4-7
Prokaryote Cell, 4-21 Plant Cell
Thursday 2/17/11
Complete Cell Structure Chart (include function and sketch of each part)
Friday 2/18/11
Video: The Magic of Cells--take notes
Finish Cell Chart
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Monday 2/21/11 Presidents Day Holiday
Tuesday 2/22/11
Turn in completed Cell Chart
Graphing Protein Production vs Temperature
Wednesday 2/23/11
Make Cell flash cards-use them to study for test on Friday
Thursday 2/24/11
Grade Notebooks
Review Cell Structures-Quiz each other with flash cards
Friday 2/25/11
Cell Quiz
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Monday 2/28/11
Grade Notebooks
Lab manual: Basic Unit of Life p.48-50
Observe onion cells, cheek cells, elodea cells, draw and label the cell parts
Tuesday 3/1/11
Finish lab p.48-50 Be sure to answer questions
Wednesday 3/2/11
LEQ: How and why do cells transport materials?
Ch.5 Homeostasis and Cell Transport
Read and discuss p.97-105
Worksheet Hypertonic, Hypotonic and Isotonic Solutions
Thursday 3/3/11
Lab Manual p.51 Diffusion and Osmosis Lab (extended lab-soak egg in vinegar,
then water, then corn syrup over 4-5 days)
Read/discuss p.102-106 More Cell Transport
Friday 3/4/11
Egg Lab-next step
Answer Ques. p.1012 and 106
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Monday 3/7/11
Check eggs-put into corn syrup
Make concept map from vocab words
*Turn in p.102 & 106
Tuesday 3/8/11
Define Ch.6 vocab
Test Friday
Wednesday 3/9/11
Finish concept map
Egg Lab-finish measurements and answer questions
Thursday 3/10/11
present concept maps to class
Test Friday
Friday 3/11/11
Cell Transport Test
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3/12/11 - 3/20/11 SPRING BREAK
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Monday 3/21/11
LEQ: How did the Cell Theory develop over time?
Microscope Lab- The Cell Theory
Observe series of 8 slides similar to those viewed by early microscopists to
see how the cell theory developed from their observations.
Tuesday 3/22/11
finish lab and turn in
Wednesday 3/23/11
Ch.8 Cell Reproduction intro
LEQ: What are chromosomes and why area they important?
Read p.151-153
Answer section review questions p.153
Thursday 3/24/11
LEQ: What can you learn from a karyotype?
Lab: Cut and paste chromosomes to make a karyotype. Analyze.
Friday 3/25/11
Finish lab
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Monday 3/28/11
LEQ: How do cells reproduce?
Read 8-2 Mitosis p.154-159
Answer Ques p.159
Tuesday 3/29/11
Draw, label, caption, Fig 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-8, 8-9
Wednesday 3/30/11
Mitosis Video w/questions
Finish and turn in drawings
Thursday 3/31/11
Section 2 Outline
Friday 4/1/11
Quiz on 8-1 and 8-2
Finish outline
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Monday 4/4/11
LEQ: How do cells reproduce?
Grade p.153 & 159
Finish Ch.8 Sec 2 Outline
Tuesday 4/5/11
Grade Notebooks
Turn in Outline!
Wednesday 4/6/11
LEQ: How are reproductive cells made?
Read/discuss Ch.8 Sec 3 Meiosis
Draw Fig.8-11, 8-12, 8-14
Thursday 4/7/11
Worksheet: Compare and Contrast Mitosis and Meiosis
Finish and turn in drawings
Friday 4/8/11
Video: Meiosis w/questions
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Monday 4/11/11
LEQ: How do cells reproduce?
Answer questions p.164
Tuesday 4/12/11
Venn Diagram--compare Mitosis and Meiosis
Review phases of mitosis and meiosis on screen--practice naming phases
Wednesday 4/13/11
Test on Ch.8 Cell Reproduction (Mitosis and Meiosis)
Thursday 4/14/11
LEQ: How are traits passed on to offspring
Intro Ch.9 Genetics-overview Mendel's experiments and findings
Friday 4/15/11
Define Ch.9 vocab
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Monday 4/18/11
LEQ: How are traits inherited?
Practice Punnett Squares
Tuesday 4/19/11
Gizmo: Alien Inheritance
Wednesday 4/20/11
Gizmo: Mouse Genetics (One Trait)
Thursday 4/21/11
Gizmo: Mouse Genetics (Two Traits)
Extra Credit: Chicken Genetics (Codominance)
Friday 4/22/11--Holiday
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Monday 4/25/11
Genetics Vocab Review
Vocab Quiz Tuesday
Tuesday 4/26/11
Genetics vocab Quiz
Define Ch.10 vocab
Wednesday 4/27/11--Early Release Day
Read and discuss Sec 10-2 DNA Structure
Draw, label, caption Fig 10-8 and 10-10
Thursday 4/28/11
Gizmo: Building DNA
Friday 4/29/11
Lab-Human Inheritance (toss coins to determine traits)
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Monday 5/2/11
LEQ: How do DNA and RNA control heredity?
Discuss DNA-RNA functions
worksheet DNA-RNA Codes
Tuesday 5/3/11
Draw Fig 10-12, 10-14, 10-16 (EC draw 10-13, 10-15)
Wednesday 5/4/11
Activity: Protein Sentence-students take the role of mRNA, tRNA and ribosome,
transcribing and decoding a DNA strand into a legible sentence (using cards
placed around the room)
Thursday 5/5/11
Model of Protein Synthesis (CHNOPS) Students decode DNA to find the traits of
a fictitious animal, then draw it.
Friday 5/6/11
Review vocab (make flash cards)
Test Tuesday
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Monday 5/9/11
DNA Necklace Lab-extract your own DNA! Turn in lab question page
Make sure you've turned in all work from last week.
Test on Ch.10 DNA-RNA Tuesday--study diagrams and vocab
Tuesday 5/10/11
Test: DNA-RNA and Protein Synthesis
Define Ch.14 vocab p.291
Wednesday 5/11/11
LEQ: What is biogenesis? How was spontaneous generation disproved?
Read/discuss Ch.14 Sec 1
Assignment: Answer ques p.281
Thursday 5/12/11
LEQ: How did Darwin develop the theory of evolution?
Read/discuss Ch.15-highlight evidence for evolution, natural and artificial
selection
Assignment: define vocab p.311
Friday 5/13/11
Answer Ques p.301 #1-5; p.307 #1-4,8; p.310 #2
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Monday 5/16/11
Finish ques and vocab Ch.15
Test Wed
Tuesday 5/17/11
Grade ques Ch.14 p.281 and Ch.15 p.301,307,310
Test on Wednesday
Wednesday 5/18/11
Test on Evolution and Natural Selection (Ch.14-15)
Define Ch.17 vocab Sec 1&3 only
Thursday 5/19/11
LEQ: How do we classify organisms?
Ch.17 Classification
Overview Sec 1&3 Linnaean System and Modern Classification
Ques p.339 #1-8; p.350 #1,3,5,6,8,9
Friday 5/20/11
Worksheets: Using a Classification Key (leaves); Analyzing Relationships
within Classification System (animal kingdom)
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Monday 5/23/11
Tuesday 5/24/11
Wednesday 5/25/11
Thursday 5/26/11
Friday 5/27/11
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Monday 5/30/11
Tuesday 5/31/11
Wednesday 6/1/11
Thursday 6/2/11
Friday 6/3/11
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Monday 6/6/11
Review Periods 1,2,7
Exam Period 7
Tuesday 6/7/11
Review Periods 3,4
Exams Periods 1,2
Wednesday 6/8/11
Review Periods 5,6
Exams Periods 3,4
Thursday 6/9/11 Last Day of School
Exams Periods 5,6
Friday 6/10/11 Teacher Work Day