Daily+Warmups

=5/28/2013= =1. Briefly explain the scope of this course - from first semester atoms through evolution. How is it connected?= =2. What makes us different from other organisms?=

=5/23/2013= =1. Explain how DNA eventually makes proteins like hemoglobin.= =2. Why can two healthy parents have a kid with a genetic disorder like cystic fibrosis?= = HW: Study for Final, Chapters 9, 10, 11 =

=5/15/2013= = I will check your cladogram = =1. Describe the stages of the cell cycle. How does this relate to cancer?= =2. How many chromosomes exist in daughter cells of mitosis? Meiosis? Why is there a difference?= = HW: Study for Final =

=5/14/2013= =1. Name some of the various pieces of evidence for evolution according to last night's reading.= =2. Do we really know how closely related organisms are? Why or why not?= = HW: Construct your cladogram, review Chapter 8 =

=5/13/2013= =1. Is there a final goal for evolution? Where are we headed?= =2. What can homologous and analagous features tell us about evolutionary relationships? Name some.= = HW: Read 310-313 =

=5/10/2013= =1. Why are there so many volcanoes on the west coasts of North and South America? Has this shaped evolution?= =2. Explain how adaptive radiation has helped create the world we see today.= = Read p. 306-309 =

=5/08/2013= = Turn in Superbug, Geologic Time Questions = =1. Has the Earth always looked the same? How do we know?= =2. How has life changed in the last 400 million years?= = HW: Read p. 300-305 =

=5/07/2013= = Continue Superbug, Due Tomorrow = =1. Do we really know how old the earth is? How do we know?= =2. Give a brief description of life from the primordial soup to humans.= = HW: Geologic Time Questions, from this [|website] =

=5/06/2013= = Turn in Wolf to Dog, Continue work on Superbug = =1. Has the Earth always had this friendly climate?= =2. Describe how the first life may have appeared. Do we have evidence for this?= = HW: Read p. 297-299 =

=5/01/2013= =1. Will we ever get the perfect antibiotic medicine? Explain.= =2. Why don't bad genes just disappear in a population?= = HW: Read p. 293-296, "[|From Wolf To Dog]" and [|questions] =

=4/30/2013= = Complete, Turn in My Brother's Keeper = =1. What is the benefit of having outliers in a population?= =2. Why would the female of a species select a specific mate?= = HW: Read p. 270-273 =

=4/29/2013= =1. How does a bottleneck effect happen in evolution?= =2. Is natural selection always based on the "strongest will survive?" What other factors may be selected for?= = HW: [|My Brother's Keeper Case Study](p. 1-6) =

4/26/2013 =1. Does the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium ever really happen? Why or why not?= 2. What are the other factors influencing evolution? HW:, Read p. 268-269

=4/24/2013= =1. What makes evolution possible? Have we stopped evolving?= =2. Why can't individuals evolve?= = HW: Cladograms, Read p. 266-267 =

=4/22/2013= = Happy Earth Day = =1. Name three pieces of evidence that support evolutionary theory.= =2. As more evidence is discovered, do you think this will help or hurt evolutionary theory?= = HW: Read p. 264, 265 =

=4/19/2013= = Turn in Natural Selection Exercise = =1. Why is the Grand Canyon such a good record of Earth history?= =2. Do we know about the evolution of every animal through the fossil record? Why or why not?= = HW: Read p. 262, 263 =

=4/17/2013= =1. Describe the mechanism of natural selection.= =2. Are you a product of natural selection?= = HW: Read p. 260-261, Sex and the Single Guppy or [|Natural Selection] and =

=4/16/2013= =1. How did Darwin's views go against the current thinking of his time?= =2. Why was Darwin's voyage so important to his future theories?= = HW: Read p. 259 =

=4/15/2013= =1. Which are more important: genes or proteins?= =2. Why might it be useful to compare genes from different species? HW: Read p. 255-258 =

=4/12/2013= =1. Would you like to know your entire genetic makeup? Why or why not?= =2. Do you think others (employers, schools, insurance companies) should have access to your genetic code?= = HW: Case studies group questions, read p. 249-250 =

4/10/2013 Turn in Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy 1. What is the point of studying genomes? 2. What percentage of the human genome actually codes for proteins? How can this be so? HW: [|Case studies group questions] ( table groups) about [|Cracking Your Genetic Code] =4/08/2013= = I will check Tougher Plants = =1. What may be some uses for gene therapy?= =2. What are some possible concerns about gene therapy? Would you go through with it?= = HW: Finish [|"Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy"] read p. 247-248 =

=4/05/2013= = Turn in Cancer Paper = =1. Name some benefits that have been attained through genetic modification.= =2. Name some concerns about genetic modification.= = HW: Read p. 241, Finish Tougher Plants =

=4/03/2013= =1. How would life be different without gene expression?= =2. What is the purpose of homeotic genes?= = HW: Read p. 236-240, "Genetically Modified Organisms," Cancer Paper due Friday =

=4/02/2013= =1. Explain the functioning of the lac operon. When is it active?= =2. Explain the cellular basis of cloning. Do humans clone themselves when they reproduce?= = HW: Chapter 11 Quiz tomorrow =

=4/01/2013= =1. Describe a specific cellular function that can lead to cancer, using cell cycle or transcription in your answer.= =2. Describe how lifestyle can positively and negatively affect cancer.= = HW: Chapter 11 quiz Wednesday, Cancer Paper Friday =

=3/22/2013= =1. Explain how the activation or inactivation of a single gene can cause cancer.= =2. Why does cancer occur more often in older people, not youths like yourselves?= = HW: Read p. 226-227, Cancer Paper due April 5 = =3/20/2013= =1. Explain the importance of a homeotic gene.= =2. Name some uses for cloning.= = HW: Read p. 224-225, Stem Cell online activities = = = =3/19/2013= =1. Explain the concept of differentiation in humans.= =2. Why is it important to package DNA in a certain way?= = HW: Read p. 218, 221-223 =

=3/18/2013= =1. Why is it beneficial to be able to turn genes on or off?= =2. Are all of your genes working all of the time? Why or why not?= = HW: Read p. 212-213 =

=3/15/2013= = We shall go over your DNA test = =1. Discuss your topic of Biotechnology with your table.= =2. Do you think cloning is possible?= = HW: Read p. 209-211 =

=3/07/2013= =1. Study for test= = HW: Investigate a topic in [|Biotechnology] and email me at jjvinlove@gmail.com by Friday =

=3/06/2013= =1. Why is there a new flu shot available each year, yet you can be vaccinated for chicken pox or HPV?= =2. Is AIDS a virus? How is it so tricky?= = HW: Do online activities: [|Mutations], [|DNA Workshop], [|Learn Genetics] =

=3/05/2013= = Show me how to make a protein with your paper models = =1. Describe how the lytic and lysogenic cycles of virus reproduction are different.= =2. What are some ways to combat viral infections? Why don't you always have a cold?= = HW: Read p. 202-203 =

=3/04/2013= =1. Why are there two binding sites on a ribosome?= =2. What would happen if translation blew through a stop sign (codon)?= = HW: Read p. 200-201 =

=3/01/2013= = Turn in DNA Extraction Lab = =1. Why is a ribosome necessary for protein synthesis?= =2. What is the genetic basis that makes the cells of sickle cell individuals different?= = HW: Read p. 196-199, Test Next Friday = =2/27/2013= = I'll check Protein Synthesis Lab = =1. Distinuish between mRNA and tRNA. What are their purposes?= =2. Why is it necessary to cut some information out of DNA?= = HW: DNA Extraction Lab =

=2/26/2013= =1. Why is this called the "Rosetta Stone of Life?"= =2. Does each codon have its own amino acid that it codes for?= = HW: Protein Synthesis Lab, Read p. 194-195 =

=2/25/2013= = I will check your Structure of DNA sheet. = =1. Why is RNA necessary to make proteins? Why not just DNA?= =2. Write the components from smallest to biggest of DNA to protein.= = HW: Read p. 192-193 = = = =2/22/2013= =1. Explain the term "semiconservative" in regards to DNA.= =2. Explain what two types of enzymes do in DNA replication.= = Read p. 190-191, take DNA Structure Classmarker =

=2/21/2013= =1. List the three components of a DNA nucleotide= =2. Explain the base pairing rule.= = HW: Read p. 188-189 =

=2/20/2013= = Let's go to the Climate Assembly = =1. None= =2. (Makeup test if necessary at lunch or during Seminar)= = HW: Review Objectives and Chapter Outline, take DNA Structure Classmarker by Friday Night =

=2/15/2013= =We are taking the Chapter 9 test.= = HW: Read p. 181-187 =

=2/13/2013= = I will check Sex LInked Traits = =1. If a female is colorblind, what can you say about her father? Why?= =2. Two parents have freckles, a dominant trait. Their kid, Timmy, does not. Show in a Punnett square how this is possible. What is the probability of their next two kids having freckles?= = HW: Test Friday =

=2/12/2013= = Go Over Gene Mapping = =1. In humans, which parent determines the gender of the kids? Why is this so?= =2. Why do females have a genetic advantage over males?= = HW:, study for Test =

=2/11/2013= = I will check Dihybrid Cross = =1. What is the point of mapping genes?= =2. Why do certain genes cross over more often than others?= = HW: Read p. 175-177, Chapter 9 Test Friday =

=2/8/2013= = Turn in Sickle Cell Anemia Lab = =1. Why are some genes inherited together?= =2. How does a dihybrid cross show the law of independent assortment?= = HW: Read p. 173-174, [|Dihybrid Cross] =

=2/6/2013= = Go over Blood Type Pedigree = =1. How can a single gene affect many characteristics?= =2. Did Mendel have all the answers? Why or why not?= = HW: [|Sickle Cell Anemia Lab] Read 170-172 = =2/5/2013= =1. What is the benefit of genetic and fetal testing?= =2. Explain how hypercholesterolemia works in relation to incomplete dominance.= = HW: [|Blood Type pedigree], Read p. 168-170 = =2/4/2013= =1. Medical advances have increased the survival age of people with cystic fibrosis from childhood to about 37 years old. What result will this have on the human gene pool?= =2. Would you want to know if you are genetically prone to certain diseases? What about a possible mate?= = HW: Read p. 164-167, Pedigree Analysis =

=2/1/2013= = Turn in Flower Anatomy = =1. Do Punnett Squares show exactly how each of four kids will turn out? What's probability got to do with it?= =2. How do pedigrees help to show family history and genetics?= = Read p. 162, 163. Today do [|Practice Genetics Problems]and [|Punnett Squares Lab] =

=1/30/2013= = I will check Monohybrid Cross Practice = =1. Explain the law of segregation and the law of independent assortment and their relation to chromosomes.= =2. How does a dihybrid cross help prove the law of independent assortment?= = HW: Read p. 160-161, Patterns of Inheritance Classmarker by Friday =

=1/29/2013= =1. Distinguish between the P1, F1 and F2 generation.= =2. Define the following: allele, homozygous, heterozygous= = HW: Patterns of Inheritance Classmarker by Friday, read p. 158-159, Monohybrid Cross Practice =

=1/28/2013= =1. Do you think humans have been practicing genetic modification for thousands of years? Why or why not?= =2. Distinguish between self-fertilization and cross-fertilization.= = HW: Monohybrid Coss Practice for Wednesday, read p. 156-157 =

=1/25/2013= =1. Why are there more individuals with Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome) than there are with Trisomy 3?= =2. Do you think scientists know everything about how genetics work? Why or why not?= = HW: Read p. 153-155 =

=1/24/2013= =1. Are mistakes in cell division always bad? Why or why not?= =2. Besides nondisjunction what are some other ways that mistakes can be made during cell division?= = HW: Study for Meiosis Quiz tomorrow (sections 8.12 - 8.24) = = = =1/23/2013= = I will check Chromosomes Worksheet in Binder = =1. What's the point of making a karyotype?= =2. What causes Down Syndrome? How is it related to meiosis?= = HW: Review for Meiosis Quiz Friday =

=1/18/2013= =1. Why are there so many different possible gametes as a result of meiosis?= =2. Draw an example of different possibilities in gametes.= = HW: Read p. 144-148 Chromosomes Worksheet =

=1/16/2013= =1. Why does meiosis need to be different than mitosis?= =2. Explain 3 differences between meiosis and mitosis.= = HW: Read p. 141-143, = =[|this one], [|Meiosis Online Lab] or [|this one], and =

=1/15/2013= =1. Name a couple of types of cancer. How do these begin and how are they treated?= =2. Describe the functions of mitosis.= = HW: Read p. 136-140, Stages of Mitosis, Flipbook =

=1/14/2013= =1. Outline the phases of mitosis.= =2. Explain some things that affect the rate of cell division.= = HW: Read p. 135-136 =

=1/11/2013= =1. Describe the importance of chromosomes to cell division.= =2. Draw and describe the parts of the cell cycle.= = Read p. 132-134, Cell Division 1 Classmarker =

=1/09/2013= =1. How does sexual reproduction differ from asexual reproduction? Make a Venn diagram to compare them.= =2. Describe binary fission. Is there anything in your body that does this?= = HW: Read p. 128-131, Cell Division 1 Classmarker by Friday Midnight =

=1/08/2013= = Pass back Final = =1. How have the first semester topics prepared you for studying reproduction and genetics?= =2. List three things things around you that reproduce. How often do they reproduce. Why?= = HW: Read p. 125-127 =

=12/17/2012= = Binder Check = =1. Name the four classes of macromolecules and how each helps an organism function.= =2. What's so important about pH? Give examples showing you understand the scale.= = HW: Study for Final, complete submit eCybermission folder =

=12/14/2012= =1. How do plants help stop global warming?= =2. What is the point of having different strategies for carbon fixation?= = HW: Study for Final, Photosynthesis 1 Classmarker due Tonight, eCybermission for Monday. EACH TEAM MEMBER must click the "Submit" box! =

=12/12/12= = Discuss, keep Counting Leaf Stomata = =1. What are the products produced by the light reactions that are used in the Calvin Cycle?= =2. How is photosynthesis similar to cellular respiration? Two ways, please.= = HW: Read p. 117-120, Photosynthesis 1 Classmarker due Friday night =

=12/11/2012= =1. Why are some plants green and some plants purple?= =2. What is the first step in the light reactions?= = HW: Read p. 114-116 =

=12/10/2012= =1. Why are producers such an important part of life on Earth?= =2. Write the summary equation for photosynthesis and explain its meaning.= = HW: Read p. 112-113, eCybermission Mission Folder due in one week: Dec. 17 = =12/07/2012= =1. What are some of the organs that can be donated?= =2.In terms of cellular respiration, why do we need oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide?= = HW: Watch [|Photosynthesis], read p. 107-111 =

=12/04/2012= =1. What is the difference between fermentation in yeast cells and human cells?= =2. Which stage of cellular respiration is considered to be the oldest in evolutionary terms? Why?= = HW: Study Sheet, [|Cellular Respiration 2] Classmarker, Test Friday =

=12/03/2012= =1. Why are redox reactions important in cellular respiration?= =2. Outline what happens in the stage that makes the most ATP.= = HW: Read p. 102-103, Watch [|Cellular Respiration],Test Friday =

=11/30/2012= = Get your tubes, write scientific explanation (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) per person and turn in. Clean up. = =1. Name the 3 stages of cellular respiration.= =2. What does glycolysis make that is necessary for the next step of cellular respiration?= = HW: Intro to CR Classmarker tonight, Read 98-100 =

=11/28/2012= =1. Write the summary equation for cellular respiration, with symbols and words.= =2. Why is breathing necessary to perform cellular respiration?= = HW: Finish lab (final observations on Friday) read p. 92-97, not 95. Intro to Cellular Respiration Classmarker by Friday Night =

=11/27/2012= =1. What does the acronym ATP stand for?= =2. Differentiate between facilitated diffusion and active transport.= = HW: Read p. 89-91, 101, eCybermission, Intro to Cellular Respiration Classmarker by Friday Night =

=11/26/2012= =1. Explain the first two laws of thermodynamics and how they relate to biology.= =2. How can enzyme inhibitors be beneficial to a cell?= = HW: Study for test tomorrow, eCybermission Wednesday =

=11/20/2012= = Get your eggs and mass them, clean up. = =1. Draw the structure of ATP. How is ATP recycled?= =2. What would be the result of malfunctioning enzymes?= = HW: eCybermission Experimental Design or Build Prototype sections completed by Wednesday, November 28 =

=11/19/2012= = Observe your bags of starch or glucose and conclude what happened = =1. Why is it necessary for cells to perform endo- and exo- cytosis?= =2. Describe what is happening in terms of energy when we eat a donut.= = HW: Read p. 83-85, Chapter 5 Test Tuesday November 27 =

=11/16/2012= =1. Define osmosis as being different from diffusion.= =2. What is the best kind of beverage to ingest? Hypertonic, hypotonic, or isotonic? Why?= = HW: Readp .79-82 =

=11/13/2012= =**‍****1. Explain selective permeability and its importance to cellular function.**= =**‍****2. Why is diffusion called passive transport?**= = ‍HW: Read p. 76-78, Passive Transport Classmarker by Thursday night. =

=11/09/2012= =1. What are the four basic functions that cells (and all living things) must do?= =2. Why is a cell wall beneficial to a plant?= = HW: Read p. 73-75, watch [|Transport Across Cell Membranes] =

=11/07/2012= =**‍****1. Describe how two organelles work together to help maintain a cell.**= =**‍****2. What are three cellular components shared by prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?**= = ‍HW: Review for test, p. 71 #17-22 =

=11/06/2012= =1. Why is it important for a cell to have a cytoskeleton?= =2. Explain how the cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix work together.= = HW: Read p. 68-69, Chapter 4 Test Friday =

=11/05/2012= =1. What do chloroplasts make that mitochondria need?= =2. How are mitochondria and chloroplasts similar?= = HW: Read p. 65 and 67, NOT p. 66, Chapter 4 Test Friday =

=11/02/2012= = Turn in What is the Ideal Cell Size, I will do a binder check in the sub-basement while you finish work on eCybermission folder. = =1. How are the endoplasmic reticulum and the Golgi apparatus related?= =2. Discuss the root of the word "lysosome." How does this relate to its function?= = HW: Intro to Cells Classmarker by Sunday night, read p. 63-64 =

=10/31/2012= = Boo! = = I will check Cells and Their Organelles. = =1. Draw and label a cell membrane.= =2. Where do vesicles come from? Why are they important?= = HW: Read p. 60-62, =

=10/30/2012= =1. How are plant and animal cells the same? How are they different?= =2. Why do both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have ribosomes?= = HW: =

=10/29/2012= =1. Compare and contrast prokaryotes and eukaryotes.= =2. Why is it important for cells to have separate compartments?= = HW: Read p. 58-59, Cells and Their Organelles for Wednesday, eCybermission: Team Collaboration, Problem Statement, and Hypothesis completed in Mission Folder by Friday. =

=10/24/2012= =1. Explain the cell theory.= =2. Why is cell size limited?= = HW: Read p. 56-57, work on eCybermission Mission Folder =

=10/23/2012= =1. Why are we beginning to learn about cells now ? What are they made of?= =2. Explain the differences between light microscopes, scanning electron microscopes and transmission electron microscopes.= = HW: Read p. 54-55, 5th period Consent Form =

=10/19/2012= =1. Name the monomer for nucleic acids and what it is made up of.= =2. What do DNA and RNA have to do with proteins?= = HW: Prepare for the Chapter 3 test Monday. =

=10/17/2012= =1. How can a cell make so many different proteins out of only 20 amino acids?= =2. How are the three types of macromolecules we have studied related to each other? Where are they found?= = HW: Read p. 46-47. Macromolecules Classmarker by Friday, Chapter 3 Test Monday =

=10/16/2012= =1. Explain the process of denaturation.= =2. Why is shape so important to a protein?= = HW: [|Watch Bozeman Biology Macromolecules] =

=10/15/2012= =1. What do you think of when you hear "protein?" What are some of its many functions?= =2. What are the monomers of proteins and how are they bonded together?= = HW: Read p. 44,45, Part 3 Atkins or Fadkins =

=10/12/2012= = Turn in Sucrose Hydrolysis = =1. Explain how a phospholipid is different than a triglyceride. Why does its structure fit its function in the cell membrane?= =2. Should anabolic steroids be banned? Why or why not?= = HW: Part 3 Atkins or Fadkins, Read p. 42-43 = =10/10/2012= =1. What is easier to digest: a monosaccharide or a disaccharide? Why?= =2. What are some benefits of having a balanced diet?= = HW: Turn in Parts 1-2 Atkins or Fadkins, complete Sucrose Hydrolysis = =10/09/2012= =1. Draw and label a diagram of a phospholipid.= =2. Why is it important to have fats in an animal diet?= = HW: Parts 1-2, [|Atkins or Fadkins?] =

=10/08/2012= = Discuss Tree of Life, I will check your Macromolecules Foldable = =1. How do plants store carbohydrates differently than animals?= =2. Explain, in writing, how cellulose has an advantageous structure for supporting plants.= = HW: Read p. 40-41, Part 1 - Macronutrients and Energy =

=10/05/2012= =1. Define and give an example of a disaccharide.= =2.List some ways that organisms store polysaccharides.= = HW: Do [|Tree of Life Activity] with [|Worksheet] =

=10/03/2012= =1. What are enzymes? Why are they important in the making and breaking of molecules?= =2. What are the monomers and polymers of carbohydrates?= = HW: Read p. 38-39, Organic Compounds Classmarker by Thursday =

=10/02/2012= =1. Explain what the term "organic" means in chemistry.= =2.Why are functional groups important to molecules?= = HW: Read p. 37, Bring in a nutrition label from a neat food, Organic Compounds Classmarker by Thursday night =

=10/01/2012= = Turn in Ocean Acidification Lab = =1. What causes lactose intolerance?= =2. Explain why there are variations in carbon skeletons.= = HW: Read p. 35,36 =

=9/28/2012= = Keep Ocean Acidification Lab for Monday = =1. Why are chemical bonds and reactions so important to life?= =2. Why are buffers important?= = HW: Complete Ocean Acidification Lab for Monday, Read p. 33-34 =

=9/26/2012= =1. Why is it important for seawater to maintain a certain pH?= =2. Why do scientists look for signs of water on other planets?= = HW: Ocean Acidification Lab, Test Friday =

=9/25/2012= = Keep Acids and Bases in Binder for Binder Check Friday = =1. What is causing ocean water to lower its pH?= =2. What could possibly be done, like in the human body, to counteract the pH change?= = HW: Study for Test Friday: optional Review Questions p.30-31 =

=9/24/2012= = Turn in Properties of Water = =1. What is the pH scale a measure of?= =2. Name the ions that are formed from the dissociation of water.= = HW: Take Water and pH Classmarker by Wednesday, Chapter 2 Test Friday, Friday = =9/19/2012= =1. Why does ice float? Show, using a diagram.= =2. Why is water such a great solvent?= = HW: Properties of Water lab, p. 28, 29 =

=9/18/2012= = Turn in Polar Bears and Penguins = =1. Why doesn't the North Pole turn in to solid ice each year?= =2. Describe some benefits of having water make up a large part of living things and the earth.= = HW: Read p. 27, Atomic Structure Classmarker =

=9/17/2012= = Get out Bonding Basics to work on Covalent Bonds = =1. Differentiate between polar and nonpolar covalent bonds.= =2. How do the atoms within a single water molecule bond to each other? How do //molecules// of water bond to each other?= = HW: Read p. 26, [|Polar Bears and Penguins], Take Atomic Structure Classmarker tonight =

=9/14/2012= = Binder Check: Drawing Atoms, Basic Atomic Structure, Warmups = =1. Differentiate between covalent and ionic bonding.= =2. How is a hydrogen bond similar to and different from the other two types of bonds?= = HW: [|Bonding Basics] (p. 4-6) =

=9/12/2012= =1. How many electrons does the first shell hold? Second shell? Third shell?= =2. Why do chemical bonds happen?= = HW: Drawing Atoms, Read p. 24-25 =

=9/11/2012= = We will discuss/work on Basic Atomic Structure. = =1. Why is it important to understand the workings of atoms?= =2. How many atoms are in a molecule of carbon dioxide? Glucose? (C6 H12 O6)= = HW: Read p. 22-23 =

=9/10/2012= =1. Make a drawing of an atom with its 3 subatomic particles and their electrical charges.= =2. What changes an atom's mass number?= = HW: [|Basic Atomic Structure] = =9/7/2012= = Scientific Method and Blood will be due at the end of class. = =1. Name some things that consist of matter. What makes them different?= =2. Why is it important to have a "balanced diet?"= = HW: Read p. 20-21 =

=9/5/2012= = I will check Simpson's Variables sheet. = =1. Describe the four major concepts Darwin saw in natural selection (p. 8)= =2. How does evolution help explain biology and connect to our everyday lives?= = HW: Scientific method and blood, Classmarker by Friday. Read p. 17-19 =

=9/4/2012= = Binder Check = =1. Compare and contrast prokaryote and eukaryote cell.= =2. Name four of the common features all living things share.= = HW: [|Simpson's Variables sheet], Take the Biology: Exploring Life Classmarker test by Friday =

=8/31/2012= = There will be class time to polish up and finish your Paper Drop Lab. Turn it in by the end of the period. = =1. Explain the concept of "life's heirarchy of organization." Think of an analogy for GW or another system. How is it a heirarchy?= =2. Does all of the energy from leaves that a giraffe eats go into building a bigger giraffe? Where does it go?= = HW: Read Sections 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10 (select pages 4-12) =

=8/29/2012= = Turn in Chile Pepper Questions. = =1. Describe the scientific method. What is its importance?= =2. Describe how Biology, Chemistry, and Physics are linked together.= = HW: Paper Drop Design Lab, Read p. 1-3 by Friday =

=8/28/2012= =**1. How does science differ from literature?**= =**2. Can anything ever be proven?**= = = = HW: Chile Pepper Questions, Read p. 1-3 by Friday = =**8/27/2012**= = Welcome to GW! Have a great 4 years.= =1. Tell me the most awesome thing you did this summer.= =2. What is your definition of science?= =3. What do you expect to learn from this Biology class?= =4. Tell me some of your best experiences with science, either inside or outside the classroom.=

HW: You will turn this assignment in to the basket at the front of the room at the end of class. Turn in Parent Letter tomorrow