Advanced Biology

QUARTER   1: Project HERBARIUM: Plant collection. Minimum 75 specimens labeled, pressed and mounted on paper. DUE   DATE   OCTOBER   24. See link page for instructions on how to press the plants.

Oct. 6: Enzymes lab. MOLECULES   OF   LIFE   CHART   DUE.

Oct. 7: Chapter 4: The Cell. Structure and Function. HW: Q 1-9 page 71

Oct. 8: Observing cells lab

Oct. 9: Cell organelles chart and coloring cell parts HW: Q 1-8 page 76

Oct. 10: Start Osmosis lab.

Vocabulary 10/6 to 10/10: Enzyme, Active site, Substrate/ Cell, plasma membrane, cytoplasm/ cytosol, nucleus, prokaryote/ eukaryote, organelle, tissue/ organ, organ system, phospholipid bilayer

Sept 29: WATER   LAB   DUE! Finish study guide

Sept 30: Review for test Chapter 2

Oct 1: TEST   CHAPTER   2

Oct 2: Chapter 3 Biochemistry. Chart "The Molecules of Life"

Oct 3: Polymer lab. Molecules of life

Vocabulary: Organic compound, functional group, monomer, polymer/ macromolecule, condensation reaction, hydrolysis/

carbohydrate, protein, aminoacid,

Sept. 22: Water and solutions. Homework: Review section 1 (page 34 q. 1-6) and section 2 (page 37 q. 1-5)

Sept. 23: Water lab

Sept. 24: RIVER   REPORT   IS   DUE! Acids and bases notes. Homework: Study guide worksheet due Friday 26.

Sept.25: Finish water lab

Sept 26: Notes to finish chapter 2. Work on study guide

(NOTE:   test on chapter 2 Next week!)

Vocabulary 9/22 to 9/26:polar, hydrogen bond, cohesion, adhesion/ capillarity, solution, solute, solvent/ concentration, saturated solution, aqueous solution, hydroxide ion/ hydronium ion, acid, base, pH scale/ buffer, enzyme, catalist, activation energy.

Sept. 15: Writing a lab report. Preparing for field trip

Homework: Identifying a living thing Lab. Report Due Thursday Sep. 18

Sept. 16: River field trip. Report due Next week

Sept. 17: Chemistry of life (chapter 2)

Sept 18: Chemical bonds

Sept 19: Energy, Matter and chemical reactions

Vocabulary 9/15 to 9/19: matter, mass, element, atom/ nucleus, proton, neutron, atomic number / mass number, electron, orbital, isotope/ compound, chemical bond, covalent bond, molecule.

Sept.8: Scientific Method. Correct study guide worksheet. Homework STUDY chapter 1

Sept. 9: Review of chapter 1

Sept 10: TEST chapter 1

Sept 11: Identifying a living thing lab. LAB report due Monday Sept 15

Sept 12: Finish Identifying living things lab.

Vocabulary (9-8 to 9-12) development, reproduction, gene, domain / kingdom, ecology, ecosystem, evolution/ natural selection, adaptation, scientific method, observation/ hypothesis, prediction, experiment, control group/ independent variable, dependent variable, theory, peer review.

Sept 2: Microscopes lab due. Characteristics of Life Chart. HOMEWORK: Section review page 9 Q. 1-10 due SEPT 4

Sept 3: Response in Isopods Lab

Sept 4: Themes in Biology and Scientific Method. HOMEWORK: Page 12 Q. 1-9 Due SEPT 8

Sept 5: Scientific Method. Study guide worksheet

VOCABULARY: biology, organization, cell, unicellular/ multicellular, organ, tissue, organelle/ biological molecule, homeostasis, metabolism, cell division/

Aug 27: Class expectations and procedures

August 28: Microscopes chart (4 types of microscopes, illustrate). Using a Microscope lab.

August 29: Finish Microscopes, Practice using a Microscope

Homework: Page 24 questions 1-9 Due August 29

Week's Vocabulary:eye piece, objective lens, magnification, resolution,stage, light source, metric unit, base unit