Photosynthesis & Test Review

General

Admit Slip: Take out the Cellular Respiration homework and review it.

Objective: review notebook quizzes and review for the test tomorrow.

Handouts: none.

Homework: Study for the test. THERE WILL BE NO TEST CORRECTIONS OFFERED ON THIS TEST.

Honors:
Admit Slip: A tree inhales carbon dioxide; it needs to if it's to survive. But can it release enough O2, to keep just one person alive?

Objective: Students will illustrate the poem to become familar with the products and reactants in photosynthesis.

Handouts: Photosynthesis poem, test guidelines for Nov. 6th, handed back notebook quizzes from last friday.

Homework: read and take notes on section 6.2, pay careful attention to figure 6.7

Medical Ethics and a Quiz

Honors classes talked about ethics in medicine with prompts from Bloodlines (a feature from www.pbs.org)

General Bio had their notebook quiz.

REMEMBER: NO CLASS ON MONDAY

Notebook Quiz and Osmosis/Diffusion

Honors classes had a notebook quiz.

General bio finally learned about osmosis and diffusion.

Homework due Tuesday October 31st: Cellular Respiration: Magic School bus style

NOTES:
***No class on Monday....Hooray!
***Tuesday will be a special school meeting: stay tuned for possible schedule changes.
***General Bio will have a test on Wednesday.
***No class on Thursday because of the history trip
***Honors Bio has a test on Nov. 6th
***All classes will have a project which will count as a test grade that will be handed out Monday Nov. 6th and before exams.

Quiz Reminder

Honors classes: you have an open notes quiz on Friday which will count towards a notebook grade. We will not be swapping notebooks like we did for the last quiz: you will keep your notebook for the entire quiz.

General class: your quiz is on Saturday, on Friday we will be making up the "What happened in the eggsperiment" sheet.

No 54321 due this week

Because of the short week and the quiz on Friday for Honors and on Saturday for General, there's no 54321 due this week.

Cellular Respiration

For all Wednesday and Thursday Classes

Admit Slip: How do cells make energy? What do they need?

Objective: Identify the reactants, products, and basic purposes of cellular respiration.

Handouts: Cellular Respiration Notes Organizer.

Here are some links to help you understand cellular respiration:
A basic overview of cellular respiration
The fate of a candy bar

Homework:

All classes: read over and organize your notes for a notebook quiz on Friday.

Parents Weekend

Today we had open mini classes for parents to come see what we're all about. Here's what we did:

A Block played the board games they made yesterday (see below).

B Block did a mini microscope lab looking at onion and cheek cells (thanks Ms. Goodrich!)

C Block played photosynthesis trivia and read a short article about the pastures of the seas.

E Block played bio jeopardy hosted by Alex.

Biology Board Games

Today during A block, students made biology boardgames using their knowledge of cells and macromolecules. The plan is to play their orginal games with their parents tomorrow. You can click on a picture to make it larger.

Science Sidewalk

It was a b-e-a-utiful Friday afternoon but B Block had a test coming up. The compromise: make chalk murals on the walk between Meservey and Berry to review.

The Great Eggs*periment

Check out the Great Eggs*periment (aka: how we saw osmosis and diffusion in action).

No class today because of the PSAT

There's no class today because of PSAT testing. If you're stressed out about tests click here for tips on managing test anxiety

A hodge-podge of material

This week is mildly chaotic between foliage day, no class on Wednesday for the PSAT's and mini-classes on Friday. The result classes are all over the map, here's what each class is doing:

B Block: Took a quiz on the parts of the cell, talked about where organelles came from (section 18.4) and the parts of a plant cell (cell wall, chloroplast, central vacuole).

C Long: Enzyme lecture from yesterday (see post below). Completed a review of cell parts.

E Block: Enzyme lecture from yesterday (see post below).

A Block: Took a quiz on the parts of the cell, talked about where organelles came from (section 18.4) and the parts of a plant cell (cell wall, chloroplast, central vacuole).

Enzymes & Folliage Day!

Admit Slip: Chew the piece of bread until it dissolves in your mouth. What happens to the taste?

Objective: Students will be able to explain the importance and function of enzymes in the human body, as well as give an example of an enzyme deficiency.

Handouts: Types of Enzyme Deficiencies

HW: study for a quiz on the parts of an animal cell.

More Cell Parts & Want Ads

Admit Slip: What would happen if the golgi body stopped working? What about the mitochondria?

Objective: Wrap up the discussion of animal cell parts with notes on the lysosome and peroxisome. Students will make Help Wanted Ads for cell parts and present them to the class.

Homework:

Honors:
Read sections 5.2 and 5.3
Create an outline
Answer the critical thinking question # 4
Find 3 examples of enzymes in the human body that are not in the book.

General
Read section 4.4
Create an outline
Answer questions 1-4 in the section review.

5-4-3-2-1 Reminder

Remember your 54321 is due tomorrow night by 9:30pm.

Parts of the Animal Cell

For Both Wednesday & Thursday Classes

Admit Slip: What are the five most important buildings on campus? Why do you think so?

Objective: Students will become familiar with the parts of the cell by making analogies between their functions and the functions buildings on campus.

Handouts: "More than a membrane" with pictures of parts of the cell. (honors only: content standards for fall term: a guide for the final exam).

Homework:

Honors: read sections 4.6, 4.7 and 4.8 (this reviews what we did in class today). Pay particular attention to figure 4.16 on pages 62-63).

General: read the handout and be prepared to discuss it.

Click here for an interactive model of the cell
Click here for more detailed information on the cell
Click here for a TEM of an animal cell

from Tuesday: Osmosis & Diffusion

Objective: students will be able to differentiate between osmosis and diffusion, as well as isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic solutions. Students will use this information to understand what happened in the eggsperiment.

Handouts: What happened in the Eggsperiment? A notetaking sheet to organize sections 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7.

Test Review

Admit Slip: What are three things you would least like to see on the test? What are three things you would most like to see on the test?

Objective: Students will have an opportunity to review for the exam.

Additional: Complete the eggsperiment data collection and pass back papers.

Doing the Eggsperiment and Review

Admit Slip: Today we are doing the eggsperiment. What is the worst case senario for something that could happen in this lab? What do we need to mindful of?

Objective: Students will conduct their eggsperiment. Remaining class time will be used to review for the test on Tuesday.

Homework: 54321 is due by 9:30pm. Study for the test on Tuesday October 10th.

Design Your Own Eggsperiment & Membrane Protiens

A & E LONG BLOCKS

First Half of the Class:
Admit Slip: Draw what you think a cell membrane looks like

Objective: students will be able to draw and identify 6 different types of membrane proteins in addition to knowing their functions/consequences if the function is disrupted.

Handouts: Membrane Proteins Graphic Organizer, How to write a scientific paper: results and discussion section.

Second Half of the class
Admit Slip: There's a saying "if you need to learn something you should put the book under your pillow and learn by osmosis." What do you think this means? Have you ever tried this?

Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding of the scientific method (including qualitative v. quantitative observations, controls and (independent/dependent) variables by completing the planning sheet for "Design Your Own Eggsperiment."

Handouts: Design your own experiment planning sheet.

Homework: Bring to class on Friday any materials to make your solution for your egg. NOTE you do not need to bring: water, sugar or salt, these will be supplied.

Design Your Own Eggsperiment

THIS POST IS FOR WEDNESDAY CLASSES ONLY.

Admit Slip: There's a saying "if you need to learn something you should put the book under your pillow and learn by osmosis." What do you think this means? Have you ever tried this?

Objective: Students will demonstrate understanding of the scientific method (including qualitative v. quantitative observations, controls and (independent/dependent) variables by completing the planning sheet for "Design Your Own Eggsperiment."

Handouts: Design your own experiment planning sheet.

Homework: Bring to class on Friday any materials to make your solution for your egg. NOTE you do not need to bring: water, sugar or salt, these will be supplied.

Microscopes & Membrane Proteins

B Block:
Admit Slip: Draw what you think a cell membrane looks like

Objective: students will be able to draw and identify 6 different types of membrane proteins in addition to knowing their functions/consequences if the function is disrupted.

Handouts: Membrane Proteins Graphic Organizer, How to write a scientific paper: results and discussion section.

homework: begin studying for the exam on October 10, 2006.

C Long Block:
Admit Slip: We are working with microscopes today, what are safety concerns we need to be aware of?

Objective: First half of the class: Students will become familiar with how to use a microscope and practice looking at slides under various magnification. Second half of the class: Students will be able list and describe 4 of the membrane proteins.

Handouts: Introduction to Using a light microscope, Membrane Protein Graphic Organizer

homework: begin studying for the exam on October 10, 2006.

E Block:
Admit Slip: We are working with microscopes today, what are safety concerns we need to be aware of?

Objective: First half of the class: Students will become familiar with how to use a microscope and practice looking at slides under various magnification.

Handouts: Introduction to Using a light microscope, How to write a scientific paper: results and discussion section.

homework: begin studying for the exam on October 10, 2006.

A Block:
Admit Slip: We are working with microscopes today, what are safety concerns we need to be aware of?

Objective: First half of the class: Students will become familiar with how to use a microscope and practice looking at slides under various magnification.

Handouts: Introduction to Using a light microscope, How to write a scientific paper: results and discussion section.

homework: begin studying for the exam on October 10, 2006.

What is a cell?

Admit Slip: You have been asked to teach a 1st grade class about cells. What would you say? How would you explain what a cell is?

Objective: 1. Students will be able to differentiate between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. 2. Students will be able to state the three components of cell theory (all living things are made of 1 or more cells, the cell is the smallest unit of life that retains the properties of life and all cells come from pre-existing cells). B block only: students will practice using a microscope by completing the e-Microscope lab

Homework:

Honors: Find and bring in a picture taken with either an SEM or TEM. Be able to identify if the picture is from SEM or TEM. Bonus points if nobody else in the class has the same picture as you.

General: Find and bring in pictures of a prokaryotic, eukaryotic, animal and plant cell.