Star testing is complete. LP 9 is over and we are into LP 10! Where did the year go?

Please bring Biology Text book to class as I will give class time to work on assignments from the syllabus.

There will be two packets to work on but the biggest assignment is the Science Fair Exhibit Board that each student is responsible to make and deliver to the school on May 16th!

I also request you to be at the Science Fair to run the Hands on Labs!
Hands On Lab on Water and on Matter, and Microscopes!

When: May 17th from 2pm to 5pm (3 hours only) you can do it!
Your participation is important to our success!

Remember all assignments are due on May 23rd or SOONER :)

Humans - Episode 1
LP 9 Assignments

Fetal Pig Dissection
Assignments Due
End of LP 8

Read Chapter 13 Evolution and Natural Selection
p. 387-421 read
Do Chapter review p. 423-424, answer questions 1-21 only

Chapter 12 packet due Thursday
Dissection of Frog today

Dissection of Perch Fish Lab
Video on Exoskeltons
Packet Work

Chapter 12 Assignment, see packet for information. Due next Thursday

Dissection Lab on Grasshopper

Worm dissection
Crayfish Dissection

on Monday went to cadaver lab at Shasta College

In class
DNA model with pipe cleaners and pony beads
Bio Technology Packet student workbook pg. 11
New syllabus - reduced work load. Compares two tracks: College Prep and Advanced Placement (AP unofficial)
Breaking the Code - DNA of Dogs

GMO article reading and class activity on Bio-Engineered Pharmaceutical foods

Water Lab - Properties of H20

Learning Period 7 (LP-7)

Date	Chapter #	Independent Study - At Home Task
2/7	8.3	p. 243-245 chapter review Genetic Engineering Unit on Bio Pharming in California
2/12	9.1	Assignment: Read Ch. 9 p. 247 (Due Thursday) - copy the "Organize your thoughts" graph p. 247 - copy figure 9.1.1 Mitosis - four phases - do chapter 9 section 1 review 1-10 p. 251
2/14	9.2 9.3	p. 253 q. 1-5;  p. 256-258 do q. 1-10 on p. 259
2/19	9.4 9.5	p. 260-264 q. 1-10 p. 265267 q. 1-5 on p. 268
2/21	10.1 10.2 10.3	p. 277-282 q. 1-5 p. 283 p. 284-288 Q. 1-10 p. 289 Do investigation 10 on p. 290-291 p. 292-295 q. 1-5 p. 296. Do investigation 10 on p. 297-298 p. 301 Do Chapter Review 1-25
2/26	11.1 11.2 11.3	p. 305308 q. 1-10 p. 309 p. 310 – 312 q. 1-10 on p. 313. Investigation 11 p. 314-315 p. 316-319 q. 1-10 on p. 320
2/28	11.4 11.5 11.6	p. 321-323 q. 1-10 p. 324 p. 325-328 q. 1-10 p. 329. Investigation 11 p. 330-331 p. 332-335 q. 1-5 p. 336. q. 1-3 p. 337. Chapter 11 review 1-25 p. 339-341

In class:
We worked on

Biology: The Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI) Curriculum

High Tech Harvest: Genetic Engineering and the Environment

Do work book page 4 Questions 1-3
Build a gene of Corn that Kills ... Student Edition 5-6

Home work:
Answer p. 253 q. 1-5
Read 256-258 and do q. 1-10 on p. 259

Due 8.3 chapter review p. 243-245

In Class

Hand out on Bio Technologies: table discussions

Assignment: Read Ch. 9 p. 247 (Due Thursday)
- copy the "Organize your thoughts" graph p. 247
- copy figure 9.1.1 Mitosis - four phases
- do chapter 9 section 1 review 1-10 p. 251

8.3 Do Chapter Review Questions p. 243-245 All Questions

No Assignments as we have Cahsee testing Tuesday and Wednesday. See you Thursday :)

HOMEWORK:
Due - Ch 7 Drawings Due on Figures
Bio Color Homework

IN CLASS:
Science of Fat Cells - Howard Hughes Medical Institute

HOMEWORK - due Thursday
On blank paper fold into booklet (makes eight panels)

Panel Page        Diagram or Figure
1.       p.195       Block Diagram
2.       p.197       Fig. 7.1.1
3.       p.200       Fig. 7.2.1
4.       p.202       Fig. 7.2.2
5.       p.203       Fig. 7.2.3
6.       p.204       Fig. 7.2.4
7.       p.209       Fig. 7.3.1
8.       p.217       Answer Questions 1-4

Discussion on Death and the path of grief that one will travel and hopefully make it through.

Finished video on Science of Babies and the importance of nurture with nature.

IN CLASS
Strawberry DNA Lab: We extracted DNA strands from a strawberry. Students learned that science is much about precise measurement as it is about theories.
Started the Science of Babies - NOVA Special.

HOMEWORK
Started packet work on chapter 7. Complete pages 39, 40, 41 due Tuesday.
Section Review Questions for 7.3

Human reaction lab
Diffusion lab with Iodine

7.1 review question due
7.2 review question due

Started Activity pages in class

Do Bio Coloring pages for homework and bring back on Thursday

In class student groups worked on What is Energy? Workbook Activity Ch 6.1 #32
Also, The Structure of ATP. Lab manual, page 2 of chapter 6 #27
Video on ATP was choppy and difficult to watch.