December 22, 2009

Daily Questions:
Quietly read 11.2 to yourself and answer CC # 1-3.

Agenda:
-Hand back Ch 9 Tests & go over
-Continue punnett square practice

Homework:
-Questions over Ch 11 notes packet due Mon, 4th
-Reading packet summary due Tuesday, 5th
-PERMISSION SLIPS DUE TODAY!!!!!!

Quote:
"Don't be a jerk, it's Christmas." ~Spongebob Squarepants

December 21, 2009

Daily Questions:
Quietly read section 11.1 to yourself and answer the section objectives as if they were questions.
PLEASE PASS IN SIGNED CONSENT FORMS & $$$$ FOR FIELD TRIP!!!  (deadline is Tues)

Agenda:
-Hand back quizzes & tests & homework
-Hand out PP notes Ch 11
-Hand out reading packet for break
-Continue practice in lab notebooks for Punnett Squares

Homework:
-WS Ch 10 due Tues, 22nd
-Questions from Ch 11 PP notes due Mon, 4th
-Summary of packet due Tues, Jan 5th

Quote:
"To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act." ~Anatole France

December 18, 2009

Daily Questions:
1. Read section 10.3 & 10.4, answer CC 10.3 #s 1,2, 4.  For section 10.4, answer CC #2.
2. Please leave your homework at your desk, I'll check for completion while you are reading.

Agenda:
-Go over homework
-Practice punnett squares in lab notebooks
-Mini quizzes to test your skills!  (not graded, relax!)

Homework:
-Vocab due today with 5 super vocab words
-Notes Ch 10 due Monday, 21st
-WS Ch 10 due Tuesday, 22nd

Quote:
"Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is."  ~Benjamin Franklin

December 17, 2009

Daily Questions:
Read through section 10.1 & 10.2, answer the section objectives 10.1 as if they were questions.

Agenda:
-Punnett Squares

Homework:
-Vocab Ch 10 due Friday, 18th.
-Notes Ch 10 due Monday, 21st
-Worksheet Ch 10 due Tues, 22nd.

Quote:
"Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none." ~Benjamin Franklin

December 16, 2009

Daily Questions:

If anyone has any questions before the test over Ch 9, please write these down on a piece of paper, and raise your hand for assistance.

Agenda:

-Chapter 9 Test

-When finished with the test, please complete vocab for Ch 10.  You need to define all words in Ch 10, AND go in-depth for 5 of those words, defining roots, prefixes, suffixes, etc.  You need to go into depth for 5 words, not just 5 root meanings, or 5 prefix definitions!

-In addition to the vocabulary, you will need to create your own notes for Chapter 10.  As a general rule, use bold headings to start note sections, and list 2-5 main points for each paragraph of text in your book.

Homework:

-Vocab Ch 10 due Friday, 18th.

-Notes for Chapter 10 are due Mon, 21st.

Quote:

"The first step to getting things things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want." ~Ben Stein

December 15, 2009

Daily Questions:
Quietly read section 9.6 to yourself and answer CC questions #2-3.  In addition, using the Chapter review pages 202-203, answer #s 1-7 & 20.

Agenda:
-Discuss class activities
-Complete online meiosis activity from Friday, 11th.
-Options:
1. Complete online review questions at phsuccessnet.com
2. Review Ch 9 via powerpoint notes with Ms. Chessey

Homework:
-All late work for Ch 9 due before test tomorrow (16th)
-Test Ch 9 on Wed, 16th
-Worksheet Ch 9 due today, 15th
-Movie questions due today, 15th

Quote:
"Only I can change my life.  No one can do it for me." ~Carol Burnett

December 14, 2009

Daily Questions:
Read concept 9.5, answer CC questions 1-4.

Agenda:
"Why Sex?" Movie & questions

Homework:
-RAFT due with diagram
-WS Ch 9 due Tues, 15th
-Movie response (last question) due Tues, 15th.
-Ch 9 test Wednesday, 16th

Quote:
"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives." ~William James

December 11, 2009

Daily Questions:
1. Give me 3 examples of organisms that reproduce asexually.
2. What is the function of the spindle during mitosis?
3. Explain how cancer tumors spread (video from yesterday...)

Agenda:
1. Continue working on Diagram/RAFT
2. Handout worksheet Ch 9
3. Begin meiosis activity online, visit http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/miracle/divi_flash.html for video.

Homework:
-RAFT due Mon, 14th
-W.S. Ch 9 due Tues, 15th

Quote:
"The strength of the United States is not the gold at Fort Knox or the weapons of mass destruction that we have, but the sum total of the education and the character of our people." ~Claiborne Pell

December 10, 2009

Daily Questions:
Quietly read 9.4 to yourself and answer the CC questions 1-3.

Agenda:
1. Go over notes for Ch 9
2. Handout permission slips
3. Online video's of cancer
4. Class time to work on Diagram & RAFT assignment

Homework:
-Vocab Ch 9 due Friday, 11th
-RAFT due Mon, 14th

Quote:

A runners creed: "I will win' if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be third; if I cannot place at all, I shall do my best." ~Ken Doherty

December 8, 2009

Daily Questions:
Quietly read section 9.3 to yourself and answer the C.C. questions # 2-3

Agenda:
1. Handback Ch 7 quiz
2. Begin diagramming/RAFT activity (handout)
3. Outline rest of the week

Homework:
-Vocab Ch 9 due Fri, 9th
-Notes Ch 9 due Thurs, 10th

Quote:

"If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith." ~Albert Einstein

December 7, 2009

Daily Questions:
Skim sections 9.1 & 9.2, answer CC questions # 2 & 3 for 9.1 AND # 1 & 2 for 9.2

Agenda:
1. Handback tests
2. Hand out vocab & notes
3. Cells Alive! Activity online
4. Class time to start homework! :O)

Homework:
-Notes Ch 9 due Thurs, 10th
-Vocab Ch 9 due Fri, 11th

Quote:

"Men are born to succeed, not fail." ~Henry David Thoreau

December 3, 2009

Daily Questions:

Please pick up a handout from the front, read it ALL quietly to yourself.  I would like to start the movie ASAP.  I will answer questions when everyone is seated, quiet, and has read the directions & questions.

Agenda:

Watching "An Inconvenient Truth"

Homework:

-Study for Ch 7 & 8 test tomorrow

-Bring answers for movie questions, test conclusion * Scientific Method response  tomorrow for bonus points on test.

-Fermentation Lab Report due Mon, 7th.

Quote:

"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." ~Will Durant

December 2, 2009

Daily Questions:
Quietly read sections 8.3 & 8.4 to yourself.
1. What do plant cells do with G3P?
2. Draw a simplified version of the Carbon Cycle and describe how carbon is converted from an inorganic compound to organic and back to inorganic.

Agenda:
1. Finishing notes Ch 8 handout
2. Completing analysis questions for lab report.
3. Review for the test

Homework:
-Vocab & notes Ch 8 due Thurs, 3rd.
-Test Ch 7 & 8 on Fri, 4th.
-Lab report due Mon, 7th

Quote:
"Someone's boring me.  I think it's me." ~Dylan Thomas

December 2, 2009

December 1, 2009

Daily Questions:
Skim sections 8.1 & 8.2, answer the following:
1. How does the structure/form of a chloroplast fit its function?
2. Name the 2 main stages of photosynthesis, how are they related to each other?
3. Explain why a leaf appears green.

Agenda:
1. Graphing data from the lab
2. Handouts: Diagram notes- to start in class
-Triple Entry vocab

Homework:
-Diagram notes page 1 (front & back) due Wed, 2nd.
-Triple-entry vocab page 1 due Wed, 2nd.

Quote:
"Things do not change, we change."  ~Henry David Throeau