Week of October 24 through October 28

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (10-24-11)

Take notes on biological pigments

Tuesday (10-25-11)

Lab: “Chromatography”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Wednesday (10-26-11)

Review lab/Take notes on the light reactions (the electron transport chain and chemiosmosis)

Thursday (10-27-11)

Take notes on the Calvin cycle

Section 6.1 Quiz, “Section 6.2 Quiz” is scheduled for Monday, October 31, 2011

Friday (10-28-11)

NO SCHOOL

P/T CONFERENCES

Week of October 31 through November 4

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (10-31-11)

Take notes on the Calvin cycle and glycolysis

Tuesday (11-1-11)

Lab: “Chromatography”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Wednesday (11-2-11)

Review lab/Take notes on anaerobic respiration

Section 6-2 Quiz

Thursday (11-3-11)

Lab: “Yeast Fermentation”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Friday (11-4-11)

Review lab/Take notes on aerobic respiration

Section 7-1 Quiz

Week of November 7 through November 11

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (11-7-11)

Review lab/Take notes on aerobic respiration

Section 7-1 Quiz

Tuesday (11-8-11)

Review for “Chapters 6 & 7 Test”

Assign “Chapters 6 & 7 Review”

Wednesday (11-9-11)

Chapters 6 & 7 Test

Assign “Chapter 8 Reading Guide”

Thursday (11-10-11)

Review test/Take notes on chromosome structure and karyotypes

Friday (11-11-11)

Take notes on diploid vs. haploid cells & introduce cell division and the cell cycle

Assign “Section 8-1” Worksheet, “Section 8-1 Quiz” is scheduled for Monday, November 14, 2011

Week of November 14 through November 18

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (11-14-11)

Take notes on haploid vs. diploid cells and an introduction to cell division and the cell cycle

Assign “Section 8-1” Worksheet

Tuesday (11-15-11)

Take notes on mitosis

Section 8-1 Quiz

Wednesday (11-16-11)

Lab: “Onion Root Mitosis”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Thursday (11-17-11)

Review lab/Take notes on meiosis I

Section 8-2 Quiz

Friday (11-18-11)

Take notes on meiosis II

Week of November 21 through November 25

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (11-21-11)

Review lab/Review for “Chapter 8 Test”

Assign “Chapter 8 Review”

Tuesday (11-22-11)

Chapter 8 Test

Assign “Chapter 9 Reading Guide”

Wednesday (11-23-11)

Lab: “Cells Alive”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Thursday (11-24-11)

NO SCHOOL

THANKSGIVING BREAK

Friday (11-25-11)

NO SCHOOL

THANKSGIVING BREAK

Week of November 28 through December 2

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (11-28-11)

Review test/Take notes on Gregor Mendel’s legacy and contribution to the field of genetics

Tuesday (11-29-11)

Take notes on Mendel’s conclusions, dominant vs. recessive traits, & laws of segregation and independent assortment

Wednesday (11-30-11)

Take notes on molecular genetics & genotype vs. phenotype

Assign “Section 9-1” Worksheet & Assign “Determining Genotypes from Phenotypes in Humans” Lab Worksheet

Thursday (12-1-11)

Take notes on monohybrid crosses and testcrosses

Section 9-1 Quiz

Friday (12-2-11)

Take notes on the three common modes of Mendelial phenotypic expression

Assign “Monohybrid Crosses, Dihybrid Crosses, and Phenotypic Expressions” Worksheet

 Week of December 5 through December 9

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (12-5-11)

Lab: “Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses – Ear Corn”

Assign Lab Worksheet

Tuesday (12-6-11)

Review lab/Review for “Chapter 9 Test”

Section 9.2 Quiz, Assign “Chapter 9 Review”

Wednesday (12-7-11)

Chapter 9 Test

Assign “Chapter 10 Reading Guide”

Thursday (12-8-11)

Review test/Take notes on DNA structure and base-pairing rules

Friday (12-9-11)

Take notes on replication and RNA structure

Assign “Section 10-1” Worksheet, “Section 10-1 Quiz” is scheduled for Monday, December 12, 2011

Week of December 19 through December 23

Day

Activities/Topics

Homework/Assessments

Monday (12-19-11)

Review for “2011 Fall Semester Test”

Assign “2011 Fall Semester Test Review”

Tuesday (12-20-11)

2011 Fall Semester Test

Wednesday (12-21-11)

Lab Day

Thursday (12-22-11)

NO CLASS

EARLY DISMISSAL – CHRISTMAS BREAK

Friday (12-23-11)

NO SCHOOL

CHRISTMAS BREAK