Monday, April 9, 2018

This Week in Biology

Hello and welcome back!

This week we will discuss mutations and how they effect organisms.
(Deletions, Substitutions, Insertions, etc.--MONDAY

Mutations (review mutations activity), discuss new "Mendelian Genetics vocabulary" and examples, then learn how simple characteristics are passed to successive generations--TUESDAY

A portion of our students will attend the "Sweet Water" field trip (reviewing concepts from the Ecology and Evolution Unit), and others will get a head start on the Genetics practice problems and also preview the details of cellular respiration to get used to some vocabulary and intro concepts---WEDNESDAY

Thursday...I.A.N(Interactive Notebook quiz) Quiz. This quiz helps to make sure students are keeping up with their organizational skills and completing their assignments accurately.


FRIDAY, there will be a small quiz to check for understanding of mutations (5 -10 Questions) PLEASE prepare, by reviewing your mutation notes and activities from Monday.


Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Videos to HELP you prepare for the GENETICS TEST

These videos are on the Biology YouTube page
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESZcPGRnB7-huloKJmPiBQ/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd

Video Titles to help with Study Guide

1. Protein synthesis TV, MNM TV2, DNA and RNA TV2, phsbio1_macon_pedigree, phsbio1_macon_dnaTechnology, phsbio1_macon_meiosis.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

This week in Biology

This week we are...
1. Finishing and assessing our understanding of the Classification/Evolution Unit.
2. Preparing for our 1st Art Project in the Genetics Unit (**Self Portraits**)
3. Beginning the Genetics Unit (starting with investigating DNA and how it affects living things & our society).
Videos to watch:
1. DNA and RNA TV2
2. phsbio1_macon_Monohybrid Cross/PunnettSquares
3. DNA Technology

Remediation Session Open for Classification/Evolution help

Students/Parents,

Today in Biology we will take the Unit Test for Classification/Evolution. If students do not feel comfortable with their performance on the assessment, or their understanding of the content, then PLEASE take advantage of this opportunity to improve!
On Wednesday March 28th, tutoring opportunities will be available 1 session before school (7:30 am - 8 am) and 1 session after school (3:40 pm- 4:30 pm)

**IF STUDENTS ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND TUTORING**
You should complete the "virtual tutoring" option.

Go to our YouTube page and watch the following videos
1. Classification revised
2. Natural Selection

And complete 1 page of notes (as evidence) for each video and you will be able to Retake the Unit test. 

Monday, February 12, 2018

Nitrogen Cycle

Nitrogen Cycle

****BE SURE TO PAUSE VIDEO AT THE END AND DRAW THE DIAGRAM IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.***

Know what the Bacteria does and where to fill in the blanks on the diagram!

Sunday, February 11, 2018

The Carbon Cycle

Carbon Cycle

From the video:
1. How does respiration affect the carbon cycle? Describe an example of respiration.
2. How does combustion affect the Carbon cycle? Describe an example.
3. Name one way that Carbon gets into plants?
4. In what way do animals affect the Carbon Cycle? Explain an example.
5. Explain what fossilization is?

This week in Biology/Art...

We will finish our ecology Biome project. Take an Ecology Quiz, and our Ecology Unit Test (Thursday or Friday). All students received a study guide last week.

M-Carbon Video and CFU Q's & Nitrogen cycles (posters) & Art project
T-Review (Password & Study Guide Q&A session)*Quiz*
W- Address Quiz data, Remediation (peer), Video Questions and directed study time (in class) PC
Th-Ecology Unit Test, Start Video (vocabulary in action activity)
F- Continue Vocabulary in action activity and introduction to the classification unit.

Sunday, February 4, 2018

WEEK of 2/5 in Biology/Art

This week we will continue working and learning in the Ecology Unit. We will use the knowledge gained last week to practice concepts of energy transfer and population growth.

Monday: Population Growth (activity) and Population growth notes (w/HW video on YouTube)
Tuesday: I.A.N Quiz and Outside Oh Deer activity *Where running Shoes*!!!
Wednesday: Check for Understanding on Ecology Unit concepts quiz ~10Q's, Video Vocabulary exercise.
Thursday: Re-mediate based on Quiz Results, Review Activities, Q&A session.
Friday: ***Possible Quiz***(Introduction Ecology: vocabulary, level's of organization, food chaing, food webs, energy pyramid, Population Growth, etc.)