THIS WEEK: 11/17 through 11/21
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Monday 11/17 |
Wrap up book. List major themes. EF/MP/NTM Project. |
Biology Exam Review Guide |
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Tuesday 11/18 |
EF/MP/NTM Project. | |
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Wednesday 11/19 |
EF/MP/NTM Project. |
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Thursday 11/20 |
Exam Review | |
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Friday 11/21 |
Exam Review D Bolinsky shows his animated cell - the last 3 minutes are awesome in the true sense of the word:
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EXAM WEEK: 11/24 through 11/27
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Class Schedule |
Homework Assignment |
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Monday 11/24 |
Math Exam 8:15 - 10:15 English Exam 10:30 - 12:30 Early dismissal at 12:30. |
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Tuesday 11/25 |
Biology Exam 8:15 - 10:15 History Exam 10:30 - 12:30 |
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Wednesday 11/26 |
Holiday Break |
Eat Food. Mostly Plants. Not too much. |
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Thursday 11/27 |
Holiday Break | |
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Friday 11/28 |
Holiday Break |
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November
11/10 through 11/14
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Class Schedule
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Homework Assignment |
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Monday 11/10 |
Discussion. In class reading time. |
Read IDoF p. 89 - 106. |
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Tuesday 11/11 |
Discussion. In class reading time. Hwk: Read 106-124. |
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Wednesday 11/12 |
Watch Pollan lecture video. Read in class. |
Read IDoF 124 - 136. |
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Thursday 11/13 |
Nutrional inflation Read in class. |
Read IDoF p. 139 - 161. |
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Friday 11/14 |
QUIZ Read in class. |
Finish Book. |
11/3 through 11/7 (2.5 to 3 hours)
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Class Schedule
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Homework Assignment |
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Monday 11/3 |
*Discuss results of liver + hydrogen peroxide studies. *Reflect and discuss premise of In Defense of Food. |
Read IDoF p. 19 - 40. You must highlight/underline/make notes in the margins on every page. I will check your book in class on Tues. (30 min) |
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Tuesday 11/4 |
In Defense of Food discussion. Michael Pollan on Plant's Eye View:
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Read IDoF p. 40 - 58. (30 min) |
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Wednesday 11/5 |
*Epheurema Greek Project Work Day *Short In Defense of Food discussion *Full text of Hu et al.'s Critical Review of Dietary Fat and CHD. |
Study for QUIZ (30 min) |
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Thursday 11/6 |
Book QUIZ Discussion & in class reading time. |
Read IDoF p. 58 - 89 for Monday (60 minutes) |
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Friday 11/7 |
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October 2008
10/27 through 10/31 (2 to 2.25 hours of homework)
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Class Schedule
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Homework Assignment |
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Monday 10/27 |
Hydrogen peroxide + Liver: close observation & development of questions. |
Choose 2-3 questions from the board today that you would like to try to answer. Edit to make the questions as specific as possible. (15 minutes) |
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Tuesday 10/28 |
Hydrogen peroxide + Liver: designing studies to answer questions. |
Study for Test (1 hour) |
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Wednesday 10/29 |
Review for TEST |
Study for Test (30 minutes) |
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Thursday 10/30 |
TEST |
For Mon 11/3, read In Defense of Food p. 1-15. (20-30 minutes) |
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Friday 10/31 |
Pompeii Field Trip |
10/20 through 10/24 (50 minutes of homework)
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Class Schedule
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Homework Assignment |
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Monday 10/20 |
Protein review. Hemoglobin case study. |
Review the "Tour of hemoglobin" activity on Molecular Workbench. (20 minutes) |
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Tuesday 10/21 |
Catalysts & Activation Energy. |
(College 101 Tonight @ 6) |
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Wednesday 10/22 |
Enzyme form and function. |
Read p. 103-104. (20 minutes) |
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Thursday 10/23 |
Apples and digestive enzymes. |
Study for quiz. (30 minutes) |
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Friday 10/24 |
QUIZ |
10/13 through 10/17, 2008
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Class Schedule
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Assignment |
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Monday 10/6 |
Columbus Day No school |
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Tuesday 10/7 |
Quiz corrections due. |
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Wednesday 10/8 |
Overnight Trip: Leave Woodlawn at 8 am. |
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Thursday 10/9 |
Overnight Trip | |
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Friday 10/17 |
Overnight Trip: Return from Longbranch at 5 pm. |
10/6 through 10/10, 2008
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Class Schedule
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Assignment |
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Monday 10/6 |
Proteins and nucleic acids: pages 1-6. |
Print report and color atoms. |
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Tuesday 10/7 |
Proteins and nucleic acids: pages 7-end. |
Submit report to MrsFitzgerald. |
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Wednesday 10/8 |
Final wrap-up of Proteins and Nucleic Acids. Review for quiz. |
Study for Quiz: see quiz topics in class notes from today. |
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Thursday 10/9 |
Hemoglobin & Sickle Cell Anemia Protein Case Study. Bigger-Than-Usual QUIZ |
Quiz Corrections due Tues 10/14. For each incorrectly answered question, write the correct response. You may earn up to half of your missed points back. |
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Friday 10/10 |
Teacher Work Day No school |
September 2008
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Class Schedule
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Assignment |
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Monday 9/29 |
Active Transport and neuron function. |
Read 121-122. Have your up-to-date Grade Record Sheet signed by a parent. |
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Tuesday 9/30 |
Overview of protein synthesis pathway in cells. |
Read 124-127. |
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Wednesday 10/1 |
Amino acid structure. Protein structure. |
Read 100-102. |
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Thursday 10/2 |
QUIZ Proteins and nucleic acids: pages 1 & 2. |
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Friday 10/3 |
Fitz away with 8th graders. |
| Date |
Class Schedule UNIT: Cell and Cell membrane |
Assignment |
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Monday 9/22 |
Review for Test |
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Tuesday 9/23 |
Ring Ceremony / No Biology Pick up the your graded Lab questions before you leave school today. |
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Wednesday 9/24 |
TEST | |
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Thursday 9/25 |
Overnight Trip Planning:
meals, etc. Download Molecular Workbench. |
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Friday 9/26 |
Cholera and its treatment in |
| Date |
Class Schedule UNIT: Cell and Cell membrane |
Assignment |
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Monday 9/15 |
Modeling a semi-permeable membrane (Lab 1A). |
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Tuesday 9/16 |
Record and analyze qualitative results from Mon. Modeling the effects of solute concentrationon osmosis (Lab 1B). |
Answer your analysis Q's for Lab 1A. Check out the |
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Wednesday 9/17 |
Record results from Lab 1B. Compile class data and graph results. Determine molarity of potato cells. |
Answer your Analysis Q's for Lab 1B. Study for quiz! |
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Thursday 9/18 |
QUIZ |
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Friday 9/19 |
Wrap up data collection and graph results. *Please feel free to come in before or after school any day to discuss concepts or labs. |
Read p 121-122. Answer Lab 1C questions. |
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Class Schedule UNIT: Cell and Cell membrane |
Assignment |
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Monday 9/1 |
Labor Day No School |
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Tuesday 9/2 |
Scope of Biology | Read Chapter One in text. |
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Wednesday 9/3 |
Varieties of Cells & General Structures found in cells |
Read 81-86 on Water. (Optional read 74-80 for chemistry review.) Study your notes. |
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Thursday 9/4 |
Structure and Properties of Water QUIZ |
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Friday 9/5 |
No class scheduled. |
| Date |
Class Schedule UNIT: Cell and Cell membrane |
Assignment |
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Monday 9/8 |
Properties of Water, continued |
Read p. 90-94 (organic molecules) |
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Tuesday 9/9 |
Characteristics of organic macromolecules. Carbohydrate structure & function. |
Read 95 - 97 in text (carbohydrates) |
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Wednesday 9/10 |
Lipid structure & function. |
Read 98-99 (lipids) Study for quiz. |
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Thursday 9/11 |
QUIZ Diffusion. Molecular Workbench Modeler. |
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Friday 9/12 |
Movement of small molecules across the cell membrane. |
Read 115-117 (membranes) |
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