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BIOLOGY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

FALL SEMESTER

September 8, 2009-Feburary 4, 2010

Week

Meeting

Day

Date Assignment Due

Assignment

 

 

 

 

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1

1

Wed

8 Sept 10

First day of school. Periods 0-6

Complete Student Information Sheet.

Handouts: Classroom Policy; Flinn Scientific's ANHS  Student Safety Contract; How to Design and Conduct an Experiment; Lab Write-Up Format; Guide to Cornell Note Taking, Electron to Earth alpha sort.

Electron to Earth according to size.

2

Thurs

9 Sept 10

Periods 0-6

Electron to Earth quiz.

HW: Read Flinn Scientific's ANHS Student Safety Contract and study lab Safety Review PowerPoint slides. Download PowerPoint Viewer 2007 if you are unable to open this Safety Review.

HW: Study Lab Safety Questions.

3

Fri

10 Sept 10

Periods 0-6

Signed Classroom Policy and Signed Flinn Student Safety Contract due.

Check out Biology Study Guide and the optional Interactive Reader paperback book.

Safety Quiz

2

4

Mon

13 Sept 10

Minimum day. Periods 0-6

HW: Bring your 8 1/2" x 11" spiral notebook set up as described in paragraph 12 of your Classroom Policy, e.g., title page, sheets glued onto correct pages, all notebook pages numbered.

HW: Read pp. 3-6 in your Biology textbook then go to your Biology Study Guide and complete Section 1.1 on pp. 1-2.

HW: Print out and bring to class these Chapter 1 close notes. Remember to glue these notes into your spiral notebook in the order we do them in class. Don't forget to create five original questions for each page then write your questions in the left hand column.

5

Tues/Wed

14-15 Sept 10

First Day of Block Schedule. Tuesday and Thursday are even periods. Wednesday and Friday are odd periods.

First Day of Tutorial. Tutorial is limited to 34 students. Students who sign up in advance are guaranteed one of the 34 spots.

Three-Hole-Bottle Demonstration Activity.

HW: Read pp. 13-23 in your Biology textbook then go to your Biology Study Guide and complete Sections 1.3 and 1.4 on pp. 5-8.

6

Thurs/Fri

16-17 Sept 10

HW: Chapter 1, Chapter Assessment Q#9-10, 14-17, 20, 23, 27-29 on pp. 31-32. All answers must be written directly into your spiral notebook. All answers must be written using complete sentences.

Friday: Welcome Back Pep Rally. No Tutorial Today.

3

7

Mon

20 Sept 10

Periods 0-6 Minimum Day Schedule.

HW: Read Biology textbook Section 2.1, pp. 36-39.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 2.1, pp. 11-12. Remember, you must answer using complete sentences. Please write in ink.

8

Tues/Wed

21-22 Sept 10

Test covering Chapter 1, Sections 1.1, 1.3 and 1.4. Expect multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer questions.

HW: Print and bring to class these Chapter 2 cloze notes. Remember to glue notes into your spiral notebook in the order we do them in class. Don't forget to create five original questions for each page then write them in the left-hand column.

9

Thurs/Fri

23-24 Sept 10

HW: Read Biology textbook Section 2.2, pp. 40-43.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 2.2, pp. 13-14.

HW: Read Biology textbook Sectin 2.3, pp. 44-48.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 2.3, pp. 15-16.

Note: Be prepared for a spiral notebook check. Make sure your handouts are glued in in the order we do them; all pages are numbered; colze notes are filled in and; you wrote five questions for each cloze notes page we went over in class.

4

10

Mon/Tues

27-28 Sept 10

HW: Read Biology textbook Section 2.4, pp. 50-53.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 2.4, pp. 17-18.

Click here to see the format for your TOC.

Chapter 1 m-c practice and retake tests available on my classroom computers until Oct 22.

11

Wed

29 Sept 10

Block Schedule Periods 0, 1, 3, 5.

HW: Read Biology textbook Section 2.5, pp. 54-56.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 2.5, pp 19-20.

Click here to see the format for your TOC.

12

Thurs

30 Sept 10


Minimum Day Schedule, Periods 0-6.

Back to School Night Tonight.

11 Fri 1 Oct 10

Block Schedule Periods 0, 2, 4, 6.

HW: Read Biology textbook Section 2.5, pp. 54-56.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 2.5, pp 19-20.

Click here to see the format for your TOC.

5

13

Mon

4 Oct 10

HW: Chapter 2, Chapter Assessment Q#11-22, 25-26, 30, 34.

HW: Turn in stamped Chapter 1 Study Guides.

HW: Table of Contents #1. Using loose-leaf binder paper, make a table of contents for your spiral notebook. List the assignments in your TOC in the same order as found in your spiral notebook. The assignments in your spiral notebook should be in the order in which we did them. Every TOC will begin with the Title Page found on page one of your spiral notebook. The TOC Willl be turned in so do not glue it into your spiral notebook.

You need to number the pages in your spiral notebook up to at least page 200 for a 100 sheet notebook.

14

Tues/Wed

5-6 Oct 10

HW: Turn in your stamped Study Guides from Chapter 2.

Chapter 2 test.

 

15

Thurs/Fri

7-8 Oct 10

Print and glue into your spiral notebook the Chapter 13 Cloze notes.

HW: Read Biology textbook Sections 13.1 and 13.2, pp. 394-404.

HW: Complete Study Guide Sections 13.1 and 13.2, pp. 133-136.

In Class Notebook Check #1. Note: This is not a table of contents.

6

16

Mon

11 Oct 10

Periods 0-6 Minimum Day.

HW: Read Biology textbook Sections 13.3 and 13.4, pp. 406-411.

HW: Complete Study Guide Sections 13.3 and 13.4, pp. 137-140.

17

Tues/Wed

12-13 Oct 10

HW: Read Biology textbook Section 13.5, pp 412-416.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 13.5, pp. 141-142.

HW: Read Biology textbook Section 13.6, pp. 417-419.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 13.6, pp. 143-144.

18

Thurs/Fri

14-15 Oct 10

HW: Chapter 13 Chapter Assessment Q#16-19, 25, 27, 39.

Table of Contents #2. Click here for an example of the format to use.

Turn in your Study Guide notes from Chapter 13.

Chapter 13 test.

Friday = End of First Progress Reporting Period.

7

19

Mon

18 Oct 10

HW: Print and glue into spiral notebook Chapter 14 close notes.

HW: Read Biology Section 14.1, pp.  427-430.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 14.1. pp. 145-146.

HW: Read Biology Section 14.2, pp. 431-434.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 14.2, pp. 147-148.

20

Tues/Wed

19-20 Oct 10

HW: Read Biology Section 14.3, pp. 436-439.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 14.3. pp. 149-150.

HW: Read Biology Section 14.4, pp. 440-444.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 14.4, pp. 151-152.

Notebook Check Number 2.

21

Thurs/Fri

21-22 Oct 10

Friday = Pep Rally. No tutorial.

HW: Chapter 14 Chapter Assessment Q#12-19.

HW: Read Biology Section 14.5, pp. 445-447.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 14.5, pp. 153-154.

HW: Read Biology Section 15.1, pp. 455-457.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 15.1, pp. 155-156.

HW: Print and glue into your spiral notebook the Chapter 15 cloze notes.

Friday = Deadline to retake the Chapter 1 m-c test for bonus points.

8

22

Mon

25 Oct 10

Minimum Day Schedule. Periods 0-6.

HW: Chapter 14 Chapter Assessment Q#20-26, 28-31.

HW: Read Biology Section 15.2, pp. 458-461.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 15.2, pp. 157-158.

HW: Read Biology Section 15.3, pp. 462-467.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 15.3, pp. 159-160.

23

Tues/Wed

26-27 Oct 10

HW: Chapter 15 Chapter Assessment Q#13-17, 23-25, 31-34.

HW: Read Biology Section 16.2, pp. 488-492.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 16.2, pp. 167-168.

HW: Print the Chapter 16 cloze notes and bring to class.

 

Thurs/Friday

28-29 Oct 10

HW: Read Biology Section 16.3, pp. 494-496.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 16.3, pp. 169-170.

HW: Read Biology Section 16.4, pp. 498-501.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 16.4, pp. 171-172.

Friday = Last day to level down.

9

24

Mon

1 Nov 10

HW: Chapter 16 Chapter Assessment Q#14-17, 22-26.

HW: Table of Contents #3. Include today's homework.

25

Tues/Wed

2-3 Nov 10

HW: Turn in Study Guides from Chapters 14-16.

Chapter 14, 15, 16 test.

26

Thurs/Fri

4-5 Nov 10

HW: Read Biology Section 3.1, pp. 69-72.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 3.1, pp. 21-22.

HW: Read Biology Section 3.2, pp. 73-79.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 3.2, pp. 23-24.

HW: Print the Chapter 3 cloze notes and bring to class.

Notebook Check #3.

10

27

Mon

8 Nov 10

HW: Read Biology Section 3.3, pp. 81-84.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 3.3, pp. 25-26.

 

Tues/Wed

9-10 Nov 10

HW: Read Biology Section 3.4, pp. 85-87.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 3.4, pp. 27-28.

Be prepared to draw and label the parts of a typical animal cell or a typical plant cell. Click here for a list of structures you should be able to draw and label.

News: Our computer technician was able to fix the problem some of you had getting to the practice and retake tests. If you were unable to take the retake the test the new deadline is Friday, Dec 17.

Also, as you saw on the whiteboard, the Chapter 2 and Chapter 13 practice and retake tests are now available.

28

Thurs/Fri

11-12 Nov 10

No School. Veteran's Day Holiday.

11

29

Mon

15 Nov 10

HW: Chapter 3 Chapter Assessment Q#14-15, 17-20, 26-27.

HW: Read Biology Section 3.5, pp. 89-91.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 3.5, pp. 29-30.

HW: Make a data table in your spiral notebook to record measurement data, i.e., egg height, egg width, egg volume, and egg mass for egg A and egg B. We will collect information (1) with shell, (2) without shell and (3) after soaking in a hypertonic and hypotonic solution.

30

Tues/Wed

16-17 Nov 10

HW: Read the handout for the Cell Structure and Organization Lab. Answer the Pre Lab question.

HW: Study Biology pp R8-R9 "Using A Light Microscope."

HW: Chapter 3 Chapter Assessment Q#21-24, 28-34.

31

Thurs/Fri

18-19 Nov 10

HW: Turn in Chapter 3 Study Guides.

Chapter 3 test.

 

 

Mon-Fri

22-26 Nov 10

No School. Thanksgiving Recess.

12

32

Mon

29 Nov 10

HW: Complete Egg Osmosis Demo data table. Graph the change in mass and volume for eggs A and B. Clearly label the x and y axis. Using complete sentences, answer questions 1, 2, 3, 5 from your Biology textbook found on page 88.

HW: Formal lab write up (see page 6 of your spiral notebook) for the Cell Structure and Function Lab. Skip Part III, Potato and Q#7-8, 10. Recopy your cell drawings onto a new sheet of paper and include in your data section. Normally you would attach your original cell drawings as raw data but in this case do not remove your drawings from your notebook. Answer Q#1-6, 9, 11-13 as part of your Analysis section. Don't forget to follow the directions from the Note: section at the end of the Lab Write-Up Format.

HW: TOC #4.

HW: Print Chapter 4 cloze notes.

In class: Notebook Check No. 4.

HW: Read Biology Section 4.1, pp. 99-102.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 4.1, pp. 31-32.

33

Tues/Wed

30 Nov-1 Dec 10

HW: Read Biology Section 4.2, pp. 103-105.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 4.2, 33-34.

HW: Print Chapter 4 cloze notes.

34

Thurs/Fri

2-3 Dec 10

HW: Read Biology Section 4.3, pp. 108-112.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 4.3, pp. 35-36.

Friday=Deadline to take the Chapter 14-16 test for the first time. This does not refer to the practice and retake.

Friday=End of Second Progress Reporting Period.

13

35

Mon

6 Dec 10

HW: Read Biology Section 4.4, pp. 113-115.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 4.4, pp. 37-38.

36

Tues/Wed

7-8 Dec 10

HW: Read Biology Section 4.5, 117-121.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 4.5, pp. 37-38.

HW: Chapter 4, Chapter Assessment Q#9-15.

37

Thurs/Fri

9-10 Dec 10

HW: Read Biology Section 4.6, pp. 122-125.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 4.6, pp. 41-42.

14

38

Mon

13 Dec 10

HW: Chapter 4 Chapter Assessment Q#16-25, 30-31.

39

Tues/Wed

14-15 Dec 10

HW: Table of Contents #5.

HW: Turn in Chapter 4 Study Guides.

Chapter 4 test.

40

Thurs/Fri

16-17 Dec 10

HW: Print Chapter 5 cloze notes.

HW: Read Biology Section 5.1, pp. 133-137.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 5.1, pp. 43-44.

Friday: Pep Rally. No Tutorial Today.

Friday = Deadline to retake the Chapter 1, 2, and 13 tests for bonus points.

Notebook Check #5.

 

 

Mon-Fri

20-31 Dec 10

No School. Winter Recess.

15

41

Mon

3 Jan 11

HW: Read Biology Section 5.2, pp. 138-142.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 5.2, pp. 45-46.

School Resumes.

42

Tues/Wed

4-5 Jan 11

HW: Read Chapter 5 Investigation, Mitosis in Onion Root Cells, pg. 143. Be prepared to do the Procedure in class then complete Table 1. Stages of the Cell Cycle.

HW: Read Biology Section 6.1, pp. 167-171.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 6.1, pp. 53-54.

HW: Print Chapter 6 Cloze Notes

43

Thurs/Fri

6-7 Jan 11

HW: Chapter 5 Chapter Assessment Q#11-16, 29-31.

Read Biology Section 6.2, pp. 173-176.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 6.2, pp. 55-56.

HW: Print and complete the Master of Teaching at USC Authorization and Release agreement. This will allow Ms. Lin, a student teacher studying at USC, to record some of her lessons while she is with us here at ANHS. Please read Ms. Lin's letter of introduction describing her program.

16

44

Mon

10 Jan 1

HW: Analyze and Conclude Q#1-4, pg. 143. This is in addition to the work you completed in class, i.e., Procedure steps #1-6 which includes drawings and a data table. All work is to be done the spriral notebook. You do not need to do a lab writeup.

HW: Read Biology Section 6.3, pp. 177-179.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 6.3, pp. 57-58.

HW: Read Biology Section 6.4, 180-182.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 6.4, 59-60.

Minimum day. Periods 0-6

45

Tues/Wed

11-12 Jan 11

HW: Chapter 6 Chapter Assessment Q#12-16, 21-23

HW: Read Biology Section 6.5, pp. 183-185.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 6.5, pp. 61-62.

46

Thurs/Fri

13-14 Jan 11

HW: Read Biology Section 6.6, pp. 189-191.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 6.6, pp 63-64.

HW: Chapter 6 Chapter Assessment Q#17-20, 24-28.

17

 

Mon

17 Jan 11

No School. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday.

47

Tues/Wed

18-19 Jan 11

HW: Complete Probability and Punnett Squares worksheet Q#1-21.

HW: Turn in TOC #6.

HW: Turn in Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 Study Guides.

Chapter 5-6 test.

48

Thurs/Fri

20-21 Jan 11

HW: Print and glue into notebook Chapter 7 Cloze Notes.

HW: Read Biology Section 7.1, pp. 199-203.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 7.1, pp. 65-66.

Notebook Check #6.

Friday = Deadline to retake the Chapter 14-16 m-c test for bonus points.

18

49

Mon

24 Jan 11

Minimum day. Periods 0-6

HW: Read Biology Section 7.2, pp. 204-207.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 7.2, pp. 67-68.

50

Tues/Wed

25-26 Jan 11

HW: Read Biology Section 7.3, pp. 209-211.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 7.3, 69-70.

51

Thurs/Fri

27-28 Jan 11

HW: Read Biology Section 7.4, pp. 212-217.

HW: Complete Study Guide Section 7.4, pp. 71-72.

Friday = Deadline to retake the Chapter 3 m-c test for bonus points.

Friday = Deadline to retake the Chapter 4 m-c test for bonus points.

19

52

Mon

31 Jan 11

Periods 0-6

 

Tues

1 Feb 11

Periods 0-6

Deadline to study m-c practice tests on classroom computers.


 

Wed

2 Feb 11

Period 1 Final Exam: 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Review Period: 10:10-11:10 a.m.

Period 2 Final Exam: 11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m.

Wednesday = Deadline to retake the Chapter 5-6 m-c test for bonus points.

 

Thurs

3 Feb 11

Period 3 Final Exam: 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Review Period: 10:10-11:10 a.m.

Period 4 Final Exam: 11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m.

 

Fri

4 Feb 11

Period 5 Final Exam: 8:00-10:00 a.m.

Review Period: 10:10-11:10 a.m.

Period 6 Final Exam: 11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m.