CHS Biology

Please note:
I have mapped out our schedule until the end of the year.
At the start of each week, you will see a chapter(s) listed.  These are the chapter that you should work through for that week.  Read the chapter and take notes, answer all "concept checks," answer the questions and "draw its" scattered throughout the chapter.  I have listed the lab and activity work we will do below.  On days with no listings or when activities do not take the entire time, we will talk about the material in the chapters.  In the interest of using available class time as effectively as possible,  we will not have any more unit tests.  Instead, you will have the promised "pop" quizzes.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

March 19
*People will be in and out this week but we need to do a few things in the lab.  Please cover for each other and make sure things get done for each lab group as scheduled.
   Chapters 12-17
   Hairy Plants
      - thin plants...1 plant per cell
      - practice counting hairs

March 20
   Hairy Plants
      - procedure for days 8-12

March 21
   Nitrogen Fixation Lab
      - plant seeds
   GENA pre-survey

March 22
   Hairy Plants
      -procedure for days 13-18

March 26
   Chapters 12-17
   GENA
      -Dr. Martinson

March 27
   Gel Electrophoresis Lab
      -introduction and pre-lab exercise

March 28
   Gel Electrophoresis Lab
      -procedure #1-6

March 29
   Genetic disorder  and partner choices need to be made by today
   Gel Electrophoresis Lab
      -procedure #7-12
      -hand in lab sheet
   Nitrogen Fixation Lab
      -thin plants

March 30 & 31
   PRSEF

April 2
   Chapter 18
   GENA - Dr. Martinson

April 3

April 12
   Chapter 28
   Lab: A Microbe Murder Mystery

April 16
   Transformation of E-coli
      -Pre-lab discussion

April 17
   Hairy Plants
      -day 40 procedure

April 18
   Lab: Transformation of E-coli
      -#1-15

April 19
   A Microbe Murder Mystery lab report - due today
   Transformation of E-coli
      -#16
      -hand in completed lab sheet

April 23
   Chapter 33
   GENA - Dr. Martinson
      -available for questions / discussions

April 24
   Hairy Plants
      -Plant F1

April 25
   Quiz 2: Genetics

April 26
   GENA PowerPoint presentations
      -you must have your presentation downloaded onto the designated computer by 8 AM this morning

April 30
   Chapter 27
   Quiz: Genetics
  
May 1
   Hairy plants
      -observe F1
    Case Study: Banana Split-To Eat or Not to Eat
   Quiz: Genetics

May 2
  Lab: Standard Plate Count - Milk
   Quiz: Prokaryotes

May 3
   Lab: Standard Plate Count - Milk
   Hairy Plants
      -lab sheets are due today
   Quiz: Prokaryotes

May 7
   Chapter 31
   Quiz Prokaryotes

May 8
   Lab: Fungi Classification
   Case Study: Banana Split-To Eat or Not to Eat
      -essay due today
   Quiz: Eukaryotes

May 9
   Lab: Nitrogen Fixation
      -pre-lab questions are due today
   Quiz: Eukaryotes

May 10
   Lab: Nitrogen Fixation
      -tests
      -hand in lab sheet
   Lab: Standard Plate Count
      -lab report due today

May 13
   PJAS State Meeting

May 14
   PJAS State Meeting

May 15
   PJAS State Meeting

May 16
   Lab Practicum: ID and Classification of Organisms

May 17
   ISEF

May 18
   Final
      -11:30 AM - 1PM