Lesson Plan
B. Choplin 1 Lesson Plans
Week of
Nov. 16
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern
Biology |
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Objectives: 1. Summarize the process of transcription. 2. Describe the importance of the genetic code. 3. Compare the role of mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA in translation. 4. Compare the consequences of mutations in body cells with those in gametes. 5. Exemplify ways that introduce new genetic characteristics into an organism or a population by applying the principles of modern genetics. Standards:
4.1, 4.2, 4.8, and 4.9
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Objectives: 1. Describe the importance of the genetic code. 2. Compare the role of mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA in translation. 3. Summarize the relationship among DNA, genes, and chromosomes. 4. Compare the consequences of mutations in body cells with those in gametes. 5. Exemplify ways that introduce new genetic characteristics into an organism or a population by applying the principles of modern genetics. Standards: 4.1, 4.2, 4.8, and 4.9 |
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Standards:
see link |
Standards:
see link |
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Monday: Class
discussion on mutations and genetic engineering. Video
on cloning. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework;
Study for the DNA,RNA, and Protein synthesis test on |
Monday: Class
discussion on mutations and genetic engineering. Video
on cloning. Assessment:
Students answers to question on the video. Homework: Study for the chapter 10 test on
Thursday. |
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Tuesday:
Review
for test on Thursday. Go over lab for
Wednesday. Assessment:
Students answers to the review Homework: Come prepared for the lab and study for the
test. |
Tuesday: Review
chapter 10. Continue
with genetic engineering. Assessment: Students answers to the review. Homework: Come prepared for the lab and study for the
chapter 10 test. |
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Wednesday:
DNA
Lab Assessment:
Lab write up. Homework:
Study for the Chapter 13 test. |
Wednesday: Pea
lab on DNA Assessment:
Lab write up. Homework:
Study for the chapter 10 test. |
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Thursday:
Chapter
13 test Begin
ecology Assessment:
Students answers on the test. Homework:
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Thursday:
Chapter
10 test. Begin
ecology. Assessment:
Students answers on the test. Homework:
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Friday: Class discussion on ecology and ecosystems. Assessment:
S/TQA Homework:
Study for the unit 4 test on Tuesday. |
Friday:
Class
discussion on ecology and ecosystems. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Study for the unit 4 test on Tuesday. |
Week of
Nov. 16
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CP Physical Science Text: Glencoe
Physical Science |
Honors Physical
Science Holt Spectrum Phys |
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Objectives: 1. Interpret distance-time graphs. 2. Calculate the speed of an object using slopes. 3. Describe how velocities combine. 4. Identify changes in motion that produce acceleration. 5. Describe examples of constant acceleration. 6. Calculate the acceleration of an object. 7. Interpret speed-time graphs and distance-time graphs. 8. Classify acceleration as positive or negative. 9. Describe instantaneous acceleration. 10. Describe examples of force and identify appropriate SI units used to measure force. 11. Explain how the motion of an object is affected when balanced and unbalanced forces act on it. 12. Compare and contrast the four kinds of friction. 13. Describe how Earth’s gravity and air resistance affect falling objects. 14. Describe the path of a projectile and identify the forces that produce projectile motion. Standards: 54- 5.10 Numeracy: Calculate acceleration problems.
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday: Go over velocity worksheet problems on SMARTboard. Do 11.1-11.2 worksheets. Assessment: Students answers to the problems. Homework: Quiz on velocity. (10 velocity problems) |
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Tuesday: Velocity quiz. Begin class discussion on acceleration. Work acceleration problems. Assessment: Students answers on the quiz. Homework: Finish
acceleration problems. |
Tuesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Wednesday: Go over acceleration problems. Review for the chapter 11 test. Assessment: Answers on the acceleration worksheet. Homework: Study for the chapter 11 test. |
Wednesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Thursday: Acceleration Lab. Assessment: Lab write
up. Homework: Study for the chapter 11 test. |
Thursday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Friday: Chapter 11 Test. Begin motion. Assessment: Students answers on the test. Homework: |
Friday: Assessment: Homework: |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Nov. 9
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern
Biology |
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Objectives: 1. Explain how DNA replicates. 2. Summarize the role proteins
play in DNA replication. 3. Describe the role RNA plays in
gene expression. 4. Relate the role of base –pairing rules to the structure of DNA. 5. Summarize the process of DNA replication. 6. Describe what a codon is and
how it works. 7. Identify the major steps of
translation. 8. Compare the structure of RNA with that of DNA. 9. Summarize the process of transcription. 10. Describe the importance of the genetic code. 11. Compare the role of mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA in translation.
Standard:
4.1-4.4, and 4.8 Numeracy: Counting codons in transcription. |
Objectives: 12. Summarize the process of DNA replication. 13. Identify the role of enzymes in the replication of DNA. 14. Describe how complementary base pairing guides DNA replication. 15. Describe how DNA errors are corrected in DNA replication. 16. Compare the structure of RNA with that of DNA. 17. Summarize the process of transcription. 18. Describe the importance of the genetic code. 19. Compare the role of mRNA, rRNA, and tRNA in translation.
Standards:
4.1-4.4 and 4.8 Numeracy: Counting codons in transcription. |
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Standards:
see link |
Standards:
see link |
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Monday: Streamline
video on DNA. Class
discussion on replication, RNA, and gene expression. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework
Study for a quiz on chapter 13. |
Monday:
Streamline
video on DNA. Class
discussion on replication, DNA errors, and protein synthesis. Assessment: S/TQ@A Homework: Study for a quiz on 10.1 and 10.2 |
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Tuesday:
Quiz
on chapter 13.1 and 13.2. Begin
DNA Lab. Assessment:
Homework:
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Tuesday: Quiz
on DNA. Begin
DNA Lab. Assessment:
Students answers on the quiz. |
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Wednesday:
Finish
DNA lab. Assessment: Students models of DNA. Lab
write up. Homework:
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Wednesday: Finish
DNA lab. Assessment:
Students models of DNA. . Lab
write up. Homework:
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Thursday:
Class
discussion on transcription and translation.
Learn to use the mRNA chart. Learn
to find the amino acid using the chart. Assessment:
Students ability to use the mRNA chart. Homework:
Study for a chapter test on Tuesday. |
Thursday:
Class
discussion on transcription and translation.
Learn to use the table for mRNA codons. Worksheets
using the table. Assessment:
Students answers on the worksheets. Homework:
Study for chapter 13 test on Monday. |
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Friday: Continue
with translation. Worksheet
on translation. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Study for the chapter 13 test on Tuesday. |
Friday:
Chapter
13 test review. Begin
the ecosystem. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Study for the chapter 13 test. |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Nov. 9
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CP Physical Science Text: Glencoe
Physical Science |
Honors Physical
Science Holt Spectrum Phys |
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Objectives: 15. Identify frames of reference and describe how they are used to measure motion. 16. Identify the appropriate SI units for measuring distances. 17. Distinguish between distance and displacement. 18. Identify appropriate SI units for measuring speed. 19. Interpret distance-time graphs. 20. Calculate the speed of an object using slopes. 21. Describe how velocities combine. 22. Identify changes in motion that produce acceleration. 23. Describe examples of constant acceleration. 24. Calculate the acceleration of an object. 25. Interpret speed-time graphs and distance-time graphs. 26. Classify acceleration as positive or negative. 27. Describe instantaneous acceleration. Standards: 5.1- 5.6 Numeracy: Calculate velocity using v= d/t |
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday: Review acids and bases. Begin distance, placement, speed and velocity. Assessment: S/TQ@A Homework: Test on acids and bases. |
Monday: Assessment: Homework : |
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Tuesday: Test on acids and bases. Class discussion on speed and velocity. Show students how to solve speed and velocity problems. Assessment: Students answers on the test. Homework: |
Tuesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Wednesday: Work and go over velocity problems in class. Assessment: Students answers to the problems. Homework: Study 11.1 and 11.2 vocabulary and velocity
problems. |
Wednesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Thursday: Vocabulary quiz. Review for unit 4 test. Class discussion on acceleration and work acceleration problems in class. Assessment: Students answers on the quiz. Homework: |
Thursday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Friday: Unit four test Velocity Lab (Paper airplanes) Assessment: Answers on unit test and velocity of paper airplanes. Lab write up. Homework: |
Friday: Assessment: Homework: |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Nov. 2
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern
Biology |
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Objectives: 20. Determine what genetic material
is composed of. 21. Summarize the experiments that
helped identify the role of DNA. 22. Explain how information is
organized in a DNA molecule. 23. Explain how DNA replicates. 24. Summarize the role proteins
play in DNA replication. 25. Describe the role RNA plays in
gene expression. 26. Relate the role of base –pairing rules to the structure of DNA. 27. Summarize the process of DNA replication. 28. Describe what a codon is and
how it works. 29. Identify the major steps of
translation. Standard:
4.1-4.4, and 4.8 |
Objectives: 1. Relate how Griffith’s bacterial
experiments showed that a heredity factor was involved in transformation. 2. Summarize how Avery’s
experiments led his group to conclude that DNA is responsible for
transformation in bacteria. 3. Describe how Hershey and
Chase’s experiment led to the conclusion that DNA, not proteins, is the
heredity molecule in viruses. 30. Evaluate the contributions of
Franklin and Wilkins in helping Watson and Crick discover DNA’s double helix
structure. 31. Describe the three parts of a
nucleotide. 32. Summarize the role of covalent and hydrogen bonds in the structure of DNA. 33. Relate the role of base –pairing rules to the structure of DNA. 34. Summarize the process of DNA replication. 35. Identify the role of enzymes in the replication of DNA. 36. Describe how complementary base pairing guides DNA replication. 37. Describe how DNA errors are corrected in DNA replication Standards:
4.1-4.4 and 4.8 |
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Standards:
see link |
Standards:
see link |
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Monday: No
School Assessment:
Homework |
Monday:
No
School Assessment:
Homework: |
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Tuesday:
Chapter
12 test review. Begin
DNA. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Study for the chapter 12 test. |
Tuesday: Chapter
9 Test Class
discussion on the three experiments used to discover the make-up of DNA. Assessment:
Students answers on the test. Homework:
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Wednesday:
Do
section 13.1 and 13.2 worksheets. Do
1-8 on page 299 and do 1-6 on page 303. Assessment:
Students answers to the questions. Homework:
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Wednesday: Section
10.1 and 10.2 worksheets. 1-6 on page
195 and 1-9 on page 199. Assessment: Students answers on the worksheets Homework:
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Thursday:
Read
pages 304- 310. Define the words in
bold print and write the bold statements.
Do 1-9 on page 310. Assessment:
Students answers to the questions. Homework:
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Thursday:
Read
pages 200-210. Define the words and
write the bold statements. Section
10.3 review 1-8 and section 10.4 review 1-11. Assessment:
Students answers to the questions. Homework:
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Friday: Base
pairing Lab Assessment:
Lab write up. Homework:
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Friday:
DNA
Lab Assessment:
Lab write up. Homework:
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Lesson Plans
Week of
Nov. 2
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CP Physical Science Text: Glencoe
Physical Science |
Honors Physical
Science Holt Spectrum Phys |
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Objectives: 28. Define acid and describe some of the general properties of acids. 29. Define base and describe some of the general properties of bases. 30. Identify a neutralization reaction, and describe the reactants and products of neutralization. 31. Explain how acids and bases can be defined as proton donors and proton acceptors. 32. Define pH and relate pH to hydronium ion concentration in a solution. 33. Distinguish between strong acids and weak acids, and between strong and weak bases. 34. Define buffer, and describe how a buffer can be prepared. Standards: 4.6-4.11 Numeracy: Using the pH scale to determine acids and bases . |
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday: No School Assessment: Homework: |
Monday: Assessment: Homework : |
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Tuesday: Chapter 7 test. Class discussion on properties of acids and bases, strength of acids and bases, and the pH scale. Assessment: Students answers on the test. Homework: |
Tuesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Wednesday: Do 8.3 and 8.4 worksheets. So 8.3 section review 1-7and 8.4 section review 1-7. Assessment: Students answers on the worksheets and to the questions. Homework: |
Wednesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Thursday: Read pages 328-348. Define the bold terms and write the bold statements. Do 1-8 on page 331 and 1-7 on page 337. Assessment: Homework: Come dressed properly for lab. |
Thursday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Friday: Acid /Base Lab Assessment: Lab write
up. Homework: |
Friday: Assessment: Homework: |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Oct. 26
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern
Biology |
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Objectives: 1. State two laws of heredity that
were developed from Mendel’s work. 2. Describe how Mendel’s results
can be explained by scientific knowledge of genes and chromosomes. 3. Differentiate the genotype and
the phenotype of an organism. 4. Use a Punnett square to predict
the results of monohybrid and dihybrid genetic crosses. 5. Explain how a test cross is
used to show the genotype of an individual whose phenotype expresses the
dominant trait. 6. Differentiate a monohybrid
cross from a dihybrid cross. 7. Determine what genetic material
is composed of. 8. Summarize the experiments that
helped identify the role of DNA. 9. Explain how information is
organized in a DNA molecule. Standard:
4.1, 4.2, and 4.6 Numeracy:
Punnett squares. |
Objectives: 1. State two laws of heredity that
were developed from Mendel’s work. 2. Describe how Mendel’s results
can be explained by scientific knowledge of genes and chromosomes. 3. Differentiate the genotype and
the phenotype of an organism. 4. Use a Punnett square to predict
the results of monohybrid and dihybrid genetic crosses. 5. Explain how a test cross is
used to show the genotype of an individual whose phenotype expresses the
dominant trait. 6. Differentiate a monohybrid
cross from a dihybrid cross. 7. Relate how Griffith’s bacterial
experiments showed that a heredity factor was involved in transformation. 8. Summarize how Avery’s
experiments led his group to conclude that DNA is responsible for
transformation in bacteria. 9. Describe how Hershey and
Chase’s experiment led to the conclusion that DNA, not proteins, is the
heredity molecule in viruses. Standard:
4.1, 4.2, and 4.6 Numeracy:
Ratio of traits in a Punnett square. |
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Standards:
see link |
Standards:
see link |
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Monday: Go
over chapter 12 worksheets and 12.3 and 12.4 review questions. Do
genetic practice problems and dihybrid practice worksheets. Assessment:
Students answers to the questions. Homework:
Finish worksheets. |
Monday:
Go
over 9.1 and 9.2 worksheets. Do genetic practice problems and dihybrid
practice worksheets. Assessment:
Students answers on the worksheets Homework: Finish worksheets if not completed
in class. |
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Tuesday:
Heredity
Lab. Assessment:
Heredity babies that are made in lab. Homework:
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Tuesday: Heredity
lab. Assessment:
Heredity babies that are made in lab. Homework:
Begin to study for the chapter 9 test. |
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Wednesday:
Class
discussion on pedigrees and sex-linked genes. Do the chapter 12 rewview. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Finish review sheets. |
Wednesday: Review
for the chapter 9 test and begin DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Study for the chapter 9 test. |
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Thursday:
Go
over review sheets and play review game. Assessment:
Students answers on the review sheet. Homework:
Study for the chapter 12 test. |
Thursday:
Chapter
9 test. Students will write summaries of Griffith’s, Avery’s, and
Hershey-Chase’s experiments. Assessment:
Students answers on the test. Homework:
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Friday: Chapter
12 test. Students will write summaries of Griffith’s, Avery’s, and
Hershey-Chase’s experiments. Assessment:
Students answers on the test. Homework:
NONE |
Friday:
Class
discussion on the discovery on DNA and the structure of DNA. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
NONE |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Oct. 26
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CP Physical Science Text: Glencoe
Physical Science |
Honors Physical
Science Holt Spectrum Phys |
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Objectives: 35. Interpret chemical equations in terms of reactants, products, and conservation of mass. 36. Balance chemical equations by manipulating coefficients. Classify chemical reactions as synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, and double replacement. 37. Explain what a reaction rate is. 38. Describe the factors affecting chemical reaction rates. 39. Define acid and describe some of the general properties of acids. 40. Define base and describe some of the general properties of bases. 41. Identify a neutralization reaction, and describe the reactants and products of neutralization. Standards: 4.6-4.11 42. Numeracy: Balancing chemical equations |
Objectives: |
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday: Class discussion on reaction types. Students will need to be able to recognize the 4 types of reactions found in their text. Review balancing equations and go over 7.1 and 7.2 worksheets. Assessment: Students answers on the worksheets Homework: Study for the test on balancing equations. |
Monday: Assessment: Homework : |
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Tuesday: Test on balancing equations. Pre-lab on chemical reactions. Go over chemical reactions worksheet. Assessment: Students answers on the test. Homework: Come
properly dressed for lab. |
Tuesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Wednesday: Chemical reactions lab. Class discussion on reaction rates and do 7.4 worksheet on reaction rates. Assessment: Lab write
up. Homework: Study chapter 7 for test on Friday. |
Wednesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Thursday: Have student do the chapter 7 test review and go over it in class. Assessment: Students answers on the test review. Homework: Study for the chapter 7 test on Friday. |
Thursday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Friday: Chapter 7 test. Begin acids and bases after the test. Assessment: Students answers on the chapter 7 test. Homework: |
Friday: Assessment: Homework: |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Oct. 19
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern
Biology |
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Objectives: Objectives: 1. Describe how Mendel was able to
control how his pea plants were pollinated. 2. Describe the steps in Mendel’s
experiments on true-breeding garden peas. 3. Distinguish between dominant
and recessive traits. 4. State two laws of heredity that
were developed from Mendel’s work. 5. Describe how Mendel’s results
can be explained by scientific knowledge of genes and chromosomes. 6. Differentiate the genotype and
the phenotype of an organism. 7. Use a Punnett square to predict
the results of monohybrid and dihybrid genetic crosses. 8. Explain how a test cross is
used to show the genotype of an individual whose phenotype expresses the
dominant trait. 9. Differentiate a monohybrid
cross from a dihybrid cross. Standard:
4.6 Numeracy:
Punnett squares. |
Objectives: 1. Describe how Mendel was able to
control how his pea plants were pollinated. 2. Describe the steps in Mendel’s
experiments on true-breeding garden peas. 3. Distinguish between dominant
and recessive traits. 4. State two laws of heredity that
were developed from Mendel’s work. 5. Describe how Mendel’s results
can be explained by scientific knowledge of genes and chromosomes. 6. Differentiate the genotype and
the phenotype of an organism. 7. Use a Punnett square to predict
the results of monohybrid and dihybrid genetic crosses. 8. Explain how a test cross is
used to show the genotype of an individual whose phenotype expresses the
dominant trait. 9. Differentiate a monohybrid
cross from a dihybrid cross. Standard:
4.6 Numeracy:
Ratio of traits in a Punnett square. |
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Standards:
see link |
Standards:
see link |
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Monday: Exam Assessment:
Exam answers Homework |
Monday:
Exam Assessment:
Students answers on the exam. Homework: |
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Tuesday: Class discussion on Mendel’s pea plant experiment. Class
discussion on independent assortment, principle of dominance, heterozygous
and heterozygous alleles, and Punnett squares. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Study the topics discussed in class. |
Tuesday: Video
oh heredity. Dihybrid
Punnett squares done in class. Worksheets on Punnett squares from CAD. Assessment:
Answers on worksheets Homework: |
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Wednesday:
Learn
to do monohybrid crosses. Work
monohybrid crosses in class. Video on
heredity. Assessment:
Students monohybrid crosses. Homework:
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Wednesday: Go
over worksheets. Review for chapter 12
test. Assessment
S/TQ@A Homework:
Study for the chapter 12 test. |
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Thursday:
Students
will work on how to fine the possible allele combinations for a dihybrid cross
and will work them on the board. Assessment:
Students answers on the worksheets Homework:
Study terms associated with Punnett squares. |
Thursday:
Chapter
12 test. Begin
DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis. Assessment:
Students answers on the test. Homework:
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Lesson Plans
Week of
Oct. 19
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CP Physical Science Text: Glencoe
Physical Science |
Honors Physical
Science Holt Spectrum Phys |
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Objectives: 43. Interpret chemical equations in terms of reactants, products, and conservation of mass. 44. Balance chemical equations by manipulating coefficients. Classify chemical reactions as synthesis, decomposition, single replacement, and double replacement. 45. Explain what a reaction rate id. 46. Describe the factors affecting chemical reaction rates. Standards: 4.6-4.11 Numeracy: Balancing chemical equations. |
Objectives: |
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday: Read pages 192-206 and pages212-215. Define the words in bold print and write the bold statements. Do 7.1 review 1-6 on page 198. Do 7.2 review 1-8 on page 205. Assessment: Students answers to the questions. Homework: Study the vocabulary words. |
Monday: Assessment: Homework : |
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Tuesday: Class discussion chemical reactions. Learn the parts of the chemical reaction. Begin balancing equations. Assessment: S/TQ@A Homework: Review
balancing equations. |
Tuesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Wednesday: Students will work independently on balancing equations. Students will balance the equations on the board when everyone is through. They must be able to explain how they balanced their equation. Assessment: Students balanced equations. Homework: |
Wednesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Thursday: Class discussion on reaction types. Students will need to be able to recognize the 4 types of reactions found in their text. Assessment: S/TQ@A Homework: Study section 7.1 and 7.2 vocabulary. |
Thursday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Friday: Worksheet on 7.1 and 7.2 and worksheet just on types of reactions. Assessment: Student answers on the worksheets. Homework: |
Friday: Assessment: Homework: |
Lesson
Plans
Week of
Oct. 12
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern Biology |
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Objectives: 1.
Describe how Mendel was able to control
how his pea plants were pollinated. 2.
Describe the steps in Mendel’s experiments
on true-breeding garden peas. 3.
Distinguish between dominant and recessive
traits. 4.
State two laws of heredity that were developed
from Mendel’s work. 5.
Describe how Mendel’s results can be explained
by scientific knowledge of genes and chromosomes. 6.
Differentiate the genotype and the phenotype
of an organism. 7.
Use a Punnett square to predict the results
of monohybrid and dihybrid genetic crosses. 8.
Explain how a test cross is used to show
the genotype of an individual whose phenotype expresses the dominant trait. 9.
Differentiate a monohybrid cross from
a dihybrid cross. Standard: 4.6 1.
Numeracy: Punnett squares. |
Objectives: 10.
Describe how Mendel was able to
control how his pea plants were pollinated. 11.
Describe the steps in Mendel’s
experiments on true-breeding garden peas. 12.
Distinguish between dominant and
recessive traits. 13.
State two laws of heredity that were
developed from Mendel’s work. 14.
Describe how Mendel’s results can be
explained by scientific knowledge of genes and chromosomes. 15.
Differentiate the genotype and the
phenotype of an organism. 16.
Use a Punnett square to predict the
results of monohybrid and dihybrid genetic crosses. 17.
Explain how a test cross is used to
show the genotype of an individual whose phenotype expresses the dominant
trait. 18.
Differentiate a monohybrid cross from
a dihybrid cross. Standard: 4.6 Numeracy: Punnett squares. |
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday Test on mitosis and meiosis. Begin heredity. Assessment: Students answers on the test. Homework Study for unit test. It will cover chapters 7 and 8. |
Monday: Test on mitosis and meiosis. Begin heredity and genetics with Mendel. Assessment: students answers on the test. Homework: Study for the unit test on
Wednesday. It will cover chapters 4 and 5. |
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Tuesday: Review for the unit test. Class discussion on Mendel’s pea plant
experiment. Assessment: S/TQ@A Homework: Study for the unit test. |
Tuesday: Review for the unit test. Class discussion on dominant and recessive
genes. Assessment: S/TQ@A Homework: Study for the unit test. |
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Wednesday: Unit test on chapters 7 and 8. Class discussion on dominant and recessive
traits. Assessment: Students answers on the unit
test. Homework: Study for the midterm exam. |
Wednesday: Unit test. Worksheets on heredity Assessment: Students answers on the test. Homework: Begin to study for the midterm
exam. |
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Thursday: Do worksheets on section 12.1. Review for the exam. Assessment: S/TQ@A Homework: Study for the exam. |
Thursday: Go over heredity worksheets and review for the exam. Assessment: Students answers on the worksheets Homework: Study for the exam. |
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Friday: Go
over worksheets and begin monohybrid crosses. Continue
to review for the exam. Assessment:
Answers on the worksheets. Homework:
Study for the exam on Monday 10-12-09. |
Friday:
Begin
Punnett squares and continue to review for the exam. Assessment:
Students Punnett squares. Homework:
Study for the exam on Monday 10-12-09. |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Oct. 12
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CP Physical Science Text: Glencoe
Physical Science |
Honors Physical
Science Holt Spectrum Phys |
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Objectives: 47. Recognize stable electron configurations. 48. Predict an element’s chemical properties using the number of valence electrons and the electron dot diagrams. 49. Describe how an ionic bond forms. 50. Predict the composition of an ionic compound from it chemical formula. 51. Relate the properties of ionic compounds to the structure of crystal lattices. 52. Describe how covalent bonds form and the attractions that keep atoms together in molecules. 53. Recognize and describe binary ionic compounds, metals with multiple ions, and polyatomic ions. 54. Name and determine chemical formulas for ionic and molecular compounds. Standards: 4.1 – 4.5 Numeracy: Counting the number of valence electrons when doing EDD.
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Objectives: |
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday: Review for chapter 6 test. Assessment: S./TQ@A Homework: Study for the chapter 6 test |
Monday: Assessment: Homework : |
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Tuesday: Chapter 6 test. Unit test review. Begin chemical reactions. Assessment: Students answers on the test Homework: |
Tuesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Wednesday: Flame test lab. Exam review Assessment: Lab write up Homework: |
Wednesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Thursday: Unit test. Exam review Assessment: Students answers to the questions Homework: Study for the semester exam. |
Thursday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Friday: Semester exam. Assessment: Students answers on the exam. Homework: |
Friday: Assessment: Homework: |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Oct 5
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern
Biology |
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Objectives: 1. Explain how the offspring of asexual produced offspring compare to the parent. 2. Explain how the sexually reproduced offspring compare to their parents. 3. Know why chromosomes are important to an organism. 4. Compare the end products of meiosis with those of mitosis 5. Summarize the events of meiosis I and II. 6. Determine what crossing over is and what role it plays in differentiation. Standards
2.6 |
Objectives: 1. Compare the end products of meiosis with those of mitosis. 2. Summarize the events of meiosis I. 3. Explain crossing-over and how it contributes to the production of unique individuals. 4. Summarize the events of meiosis II. Standards:
2.6 |
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Standards:
see link |
Standards:
see link |
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Monday: Class
discussion on asexual and sexual reproduction. Begin meiosis I. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Come prepared for lab. |
Monday:
Class
discussion on meiosis. Go over all the
steps of meiosis one and cover crossing over. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework: Come prepared for lab. |
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Tuesday:
Lab
on mitosis. Assessment:
Students phases of mitosis done in lab. Homework:
Study section11.1 and 11.2 |
Tuesday: Lab
on mitosis Assessment:
Students phases of mitosis done in lab. Homework:
Quiz on sections 8.1 and 8.2 |
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Wednesday:
Go
over meiosis II and have students draw all the phases of meiosis I and II. Assessment:
Students drawings. Homework:
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Wednesday: Quiz Go
over meiosis II and have students draw all the phases of meiosis I and II. Assessment:
Students drawings. Homework:
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Thursday:
Video
on meiosis. Chapter
10 and 11 review. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Study for test on chapters 10 and 11. (Mitosis and Meiosis) |
Thursday:
Video
on meiosis. Chapter
8 test review Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Study for the chapter 8 test. |
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Friday: Test
on Mitosis and Meiosis. Begin
heredity. Writing
on the test. Assessment:
students answers on the test. Homework:
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Friday:
Chapter
8 test. Writing
on the test. Begin
heredity. Assessment:
Students answers on the test Homework:
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Lesson Plans
Week of
Oct. 5
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CP Physical Science Text: Glencoe Physical
Science |
Honors Physical
Science Holt Spectrum Phys |
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Objectives: 55. Recognize stable electron configurations. 56. Predict an element’s chemical properties using the number of valence electrons and the electron dot diagrams. 57. Describe how an ionic bond forms. 58. Predict the composition of an ionic compound from it chemical formula. 59. Relate the properties of ionic compounds to the structure of crystal lattices. 60. Describe how covalent bonds form and the attractions that keep atoms together in molecules. 61. Recognize and describe binary ionic compounds, metals with multiple ions, and polyatomic ions. 62. Name and determine chemical formulas for ionic and molecular compounds. Standards: 4.1 – 4.5 Numeracy: Counting the number of valence electrons when doing EDD. |
Objectives: |
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday: Class discussion on ionic bonding. Have students do electron dot diagrams (EDD). Assessment: Student’s EDD Homework: Finish EDD |
Monday: Assessment: Homework : |
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Tuesday: Go over EDD and do the 6.1 worksheet. Class discussion on Covalent bonding. Assessment: Students answers on the worksheet. Homework: Study the
vocabulary for sections 6.1 and 6.2 |
Tuesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Wednesday: Vocabulary quiz on 6.1 and 6.2 Compare and contrast ionic and covalent bonding. Begin writing the names of ionic compounds. Assessment: Students answers on the quiz. Homework: Dress properly for lab. |
Wednesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Thursday: Lab on ionic and covalent bonding. Assessment: Lab write
up. Homework: |
Thursday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Friday: Do naming ionic compounds worksheet and go over in class. Class discussion on polyatomic ions. Assessment: Students answers on the worksheet. Homework: |
Friday: Assessment: Homework: |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Sept 28
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern
Biology |
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Objectives: 1. Characterize the characteristics of the cell cycle. 2. Know and understand the parts of interphase 3. Know and be able to recognize what is happening in prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. 4. Understand what cytokinesis is and that it like interphase is not part of the cell cycle. 5. Know and understand mitosis. Standards: 2.6 Numeracy: Figure
out the number of pairs of chromosomes in different cells. |
Objectives: 6. Characterize the characteristics of the cell cycle. 7. Know and understand the parts of interphase 8. Know and be able to recognize what is happening in prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. 9. Understand what cytokinesis is and that it like interphase is not part of the cell cycle. 10. Know and understand mitosis. Standards: 2.6 1. Numeracy: Figure out the number of pairs of chromosomes in different cells. |
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Standards:
see link |
Standards:
see link |
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Monday: Lab
on diffusion and osmosis. We will do
this part of the period for 4 days. Test
review Assessment:
Students answers on the review. Homework:
Study for the chapter 8 test. |
Monday:
Lab
on diffusion and osmosis. We will do
this part of the period for 4 days. Test
review Assessment:
Students answers on the review. Homework: Study for the chapter 5 test. |
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Tuesday:
Part
2 of the lab and the chapter 8 test Assessment:
Students answers on the test Homework:
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Tuesday: Part
2 of the lab and the chapter 5 test. Assessment:
Students answers on the test |
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Wednesday:
Part
3 of the lab. Begin
cell division. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Finish vocabulary. |
Wednesday: Part
3 of the lab. Begin
chapter 10 and chromosomes. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Finish section 10.1 vocabulary. |
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Thursday:
Part
4 of the lab. Class
discussion on mitosis. Assessment:
Lab write up. Homework:
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Thursday:
Part
4 or the lab. Class
discussion on cell division. Assessment:
Lab write up. Homework:
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Friday: Go
over the steps of interphase. Go over the
steps of mitosis. Begin
drawing the phases and explaining what happens in each phase of mitosis. Assessment:
Students drawings. Homework:
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Friday:
Go
over the steps of interphase. Go over
the steps of mitosis. Begin
drawing the phases and explaining what happens in each phase of mitosis Assessment:
Students drawings. Homework:
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Lesson Plans
Week of
Sept. 28
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CP Physical Science Text: Glencoe
Physical Science |
Honors Physical
Science Holt Spectrum Phys |
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Objectives: 63. Describe how Mendeleev arranged the elements in his table. 64. Explain how the predictions Mendeleev made and the discovery of new elements demonstrated the usefulness of his periodic table. 65. Describe the arrangement of elements in the modern periodic table. 66. Explain how the atomic mass of an element is determined and how atomic mass units are defined. 67. Identify general properties of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. 68. Describe how properties of elements change across a period in the periodic table. 69. Relate the number of valence electrons to groups in the periodic table and t properties so elements in those groups. 70. Predict the reactivity of some elements based on their locations within a group. Standards: 2.1 – 2.5 Numeracy: figuring out the number of valence electrons. |
Objectives: |
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday: Class discussion on the periodic table. Worksheets on the periodic table Assessment: Students answers on the worksheets. Homework: Finish sheets |
Monday: Assessment: Homework : |
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Tuesday: Lab on the trends of the periodic table. Assessment: Lab write
up. Homework: Study for
the vocabulary quiz. |
Tuesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Wednesday: Chapter review for the test Assessment: S/TQ@A Homework: Study for the chapter 5 test |
Wednesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Thursday: Chapter 5 test Begin chemical bonding. Assessment: Students answers on the test. Homework: Finish the vocabulary words. |
Thursday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Friday: Class discussion on ionic bonding Know what elements form ionic bonds. Relate reactivity of an element to bonding. Assessment: S/TQ@A Homework: |
Friday: Assessment: Homework: |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Sept. 14
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern
Biology |
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Objectives: 1. Explain how the cell membrane helps the cell maintain homeostasis. 2. Know how the cell membrane restricts the exchange of substances. 3. Explain what determines the direction in which passive transport occurs. 4. Know how substances move against their concentration gradient. 5. Distinguish between diffusion and osmosis |
Objectives: 1. Explain how equilibrium is established as a result of diffusion. 2. Distinguish between diffusion and osmosis. 3. Explain how substances cross the cell membrane through facilitated diffusion. 4. Explain how ion channels assist the diffusion of ions across the cell membrane. Standards:
2.5 |
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Standards:
see link |
Standards:
see link |
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Monday: Streamline
video on cell structure. Class discussion on the plant cell. Review for the chapter 7 test. Assessment: Students answers to the review. Homework:
Study for the chapter 7 test. |
Monday:
Streamline
video on cell structure. Class discussion on the plant cell. Review for
Chapter 4 Test. Assessment:
Students answers to the review questions. Homework: Study for the chapter 4 test. |
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Tuesday:
Chapter
7 Test. Writing on test. Begin
cells and their environment. Assessment:
Students answers on the test. Homework:
Study for the unit test. |
Tuesday: Chapter
4 test. Writing
on test. Begin
cell transport and homeostasis. Assessment:
Students answers on the test Homework: Study for the unit test. |
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Wednesday:
Unit
test. Class
discussion on homeostasis, passive transport, and osmosis. Assessment:
Students answers on the unit test. Homework:
Study class notes and vocab. |
Wednesday: Unit
test Class
discussion on diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion. Assessment:
Students answers on the unit test. Homework:
Study class notes and vocab. words. |
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Thursday:
Have
students work in groups to draw the sodium- potassium pump and then using
their drawings demonstrate as a group how the Na-K pump works. Assessment:
Students demonstrations. Homework:
Study for a vocab. quiz |
Thursday:
Students
work in groups to develop and perform a skit that explains the
sodium-potassium pump. Assessment:
Students skits. Homework:
Study for a vocabulary quiz. |
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Friday: Directed
reading worksheets. Streamline video
on cell transportation. Assessment:
Streamline video on cell structure. Class discussion on the plant cell. Homework:
Streamline video on cell structure. Class discussion on the plant cell. |
Friday:
Worksheet
on chapter 5 and streamline video on cell transportation Assessment:
Answers on the worksheet. Homework:
Streamline video on cell structure. Class discussion on the plant cell. |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Sept. 14
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CP Physical Science Text: Glencoe
Physical Science |
Honors Physical
Science Holt Spectrum Phys |
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Objectives: 71. List the main points of Dalton’s atomic theory and describe his evidence for the existence of atoms. 72. Explain how Thompson and Rutherford used data from experiments to produce their atomic models. 73. Identify three subatomic particles and compare their properties. 74. Distinguish the atomic number of an element from the mass number of an isotope, and use these numbers to describe the structure of atoms. 75. Describe Bohr’s model of the atom and the evidence for energy levels. 76. Explain how the electron cloud model represents the behavior and locations of electrons in atoms. 77. Distinguish the ground state from excited states of an atom based on electron configuration. Standards: 2.2,-2.5 Numeracy: Calculating the number of neutrons in an atom. |
Objectives: |
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday: Class discussion the atomic theory and the subatomic particles. Jefferson lab video on protons, neutrons, and electrons. Do 4.1 worksheet. Assessment: S./TQ@A Homework: Finish 4.1 and 4.2 worksheets. |
Monday: Assessment: Homework : |
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Tuesday: Discuss the concept of isotopes and have students draw isotopes on foldable. Assessment: Students Isotope drawings. Homework: Study for
unit test |
Tuesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Wednesday: Unit test Class discussion on the modern atomic theory. Do 4.3 worksheet. Assessment: Students answers on the unit test. Homework: Finish the worksheet. |
Wednesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Thursday: Streamline video on the atom. Go over 4.3 worksheet. Do pre-lab Assessment: Students answers on the worksheet Homework: Wear proper lab attire. |
Thursday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Friday: Lab Assessment: Lab write up. Homework: Chapter 4 test on Tuesday September 22nd. |
Friday: Assessment: Homework: |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Sept. 7
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern
Biology |
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Objectives: 1. Compare the structures and organelles in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. 2. Know the parts and functions of the light microscope. 3. Know the function of the cytoplasm. 4. Know the organelles that participate in protein production. 5. Understand the role of vesicles in the cells. 6. Know what ATP is and how it works. 7. Differentiate between cells and organisms. Standards3.4,
3.5, 4.1, 2.1, and 2.3. Numeracy:
Total magnification problems. |
Objectives: 1. Compare the structures and organelles in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. 2. Know the parts and functions of the light microscope. 3. Know the function of the cytoplasm. 4. Know the organelles that participate in protein production. 5. Understand the role of vesicles in the cells. 6. Know what ATP is and how it works. 7. Differentiate between cells and organisms. Standards3.4,
3.5, 4.1, 2.1, and 2.3. Numeracy:
Total magnification problems. |
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Standards:
see link |
Standards:
see link |
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Monday: NO
SCHOOL Assessment:
Homework:
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Monday:
NO
SCHOOL Assessment: Homework : |
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Tuesday:
Class
discussion on organells. Worksheet for section 7.1 and 7.2 Assessment:
Students answers on the worksheets. Homework:
Bring one section of the newspaper to school.
Dress properly for lab. |
Tuesday: Class
discussion on organelles. Chapter 4
worksheets. Assessment:
Students answers on the worksheets. Homework:
Bring newspaper and dress properly for lab. |
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Wednesday:
Microscope
lab. Assessment:
Lab write up. Homework:
Quiz on the organells. |
Wednesday: Microscope
lab. Assessment:
Lab write up. Homework:
Study for the organelle quiz. |
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Thursday:
Organelle
quiz Class
discussion on the diversity of cells.
Review for unit test. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
Study for the unit test |
Thursday:
Organelle
quiz Class
discussion on the diversity of cells.
Review for unit test. Assessment:
S/TQ@A Homework:
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Friday: Unit
test. Chapter
7 test review. Assessment:
Students answers on the unit test. Homework:
Chapter 7 test on Tuesday, September 15th. |
Friday:
Unit
test. Chapter
4 test review Assessment:
Students answers on the unit test. Homework:
Chapter 4 test on Tuesday, September 15th. |
Lesson Plans
Week of
Sept. 7
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CP Physical Science Text: Glencoe Physical
Science |
Honors Physical
Science Holt Spectrum Phys |
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Objectives: 78. Describe the 5 states of matter. 79. Classify materials as solids, liquids, or gases. 80. Describe the phase changes. 81. Explain how temperature can be used to recognize a phase change. 82. Explain what happens to motion, arrangement, and average kinetic energy of water molecules. 83. Describe each of the 6 phase changes. 84. Identify phase changes as endothermic or exothermic. Standards:3.4,1-3.7 Numeracy : |
Objectives: |
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Standards: see link |
Standards: see link |
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Monday: NO SCHOOL Assessment: Homework: |
Monday: Assessment: Homework : |
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Tuesday: Class discussion on phase changes. Worksheet on solids, liquids, and gasses. Assessment: Students answers on the worksheet. Homework: Finish
the worksheet. |
Tuesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Wednesday: Go over the worksheet. Do the properties of matter worksheet And section 3.3 worksheet. Assessment: Students answers on the worksheets Homework: Dress properly for lab. |
Wednesday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Thursday: Lab on solids, liquids, and gasses. Assessment: Lab write up. Homework: Study for the vocabulary quiz. |
Thursday: Assessment: Homework: |
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Friday: Quiz and chapter 3 test review. Assessment: Students answers on the quiz Homework: Finish the test review. |
Friday: Assessment: Homework: |
Lesson Plan
Week of
Aug.31
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CP Biology Text: Holt SC Biology |
Honors Biology Test: Holt Modern
Biology |
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Objectives: 1. Summarize how the structures of organic molecules are related to their caloric values. 2. Summarize the functions of protein, carbohydrates, and fats in the body. 3. Compare RNA and DNA in terms of structure. 4. Recall the three major tenets of the cell theory. 5. Compare the structures and organelles in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. 6. Know the parts and functions of the light microscope. Standards3.4,
3.5, 4.1, 2.1, and 2.3. Numeracy:
Multiply the les magnification and the ocular lens magnification to get the
total magnification. |
Objectives: 1. Summarize how the structures of organic molecules are related to their caloric values. 2. Summarize the functions of protein, carbohydrates, and fats in the body. 3. Compare RNA and DNA in terms of structure. 4. Recall the three major tenets of the cell theory. 5. Compare the structures and organelles in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. 6. Know the parts and functions of the light microscope. Standards3.4,
3.5, 4.1, 2.1, and 2.3. Numeracy:
Multiply the les magnification and the ocular lens magnification to get the
total magnification. |
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Standards:
see link |
Standards:
see link |
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Monday: Carbon
Lab Assessment:
Lab write up Homework:
Quiz on carbon compounds |