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Biology I L1 Assignment List... last updated 4/12
4th quarter: log into RENWEB to view assignments as they are assigned and check in frequently there for updated grades...
# of points available as of 3/29=90pts
Date Assigned -- Original Date Due --- Description/Title --- #of Points
3rd Quarter!!!
1/31---2/7 - Experimental Proposal based on your research paper-- see rubric handed out in class... 20pts (any grade above 80% should feel free to begin collecting data... you'll have until about early April to conduct as many trials as is reasonable for your experiment. The more useful data you collect, the better to support or reject your hypothesis.
2/1---2/8 9.1 Quiz 10pts - be sure to reread text and powerpoint --- makeup for 1/2 credit... correct mistakes, find pg# reference and quote something from the text to support the correct answer.
2/8---2/14 (or 15 lot of people out to setup Ash Wednesday Mass) - 9.2 Quiz 10pts
2/26---Kimchi Lab due 20pts
2/26---3/2 - Read 10.1 & 10.2; take notes, review PP...quiz ... Thurs? Fri?
2/27--- 10pts - Surface area/volume ratio and why cells need to grow... option A - egg lab; option B - research summary 1-2 paragraphs at least 2 references (text & other)
3/3---3/9 Chapter 10 Test - cell cycle, growth & division 20pts
3/12-3/23 - we've been working on Body Systems CH35.1 - Quiz on anatomical terms was 10pts on 3/21
3/19---3/23 – Cardiovascular system = Quiz on the structure of the heart and circulation of blood 3/28. (10pts) Be sure to have read Chapter 37.1 and answered the questions at the end along with all notes and worksheet.
3/29 --4/3 - QUIZ 37.2 Blood--> contents, functions of each part, process of blood clotting. 10pts
***Draft of Long Term Project Lab Report*** - if experiment is completed; lab report is due 4/13, please see me if you need an extension because of weather related growing of plant issues.
45pts
2nd quarter!!!
11/7---11/13 - Onion Cell staining technique lab - 20pts - Design a procedure, carry it out, and report the results.
11/13---12/18 (22nd latest) - 45pts Research Paper for independent project... detailed rubric and directions to be handed out soon... (not on progress reports) ...***This grade will significantly impact 2nd quarter grades.
11/6--11/13 - 5pts Copy the Key Concepts into notes and be reading Ch 7, sections 1 & 2 for HW
11/13--11/17 5pts Research paper for long term project... Topic Due (have a couple in case you aren't allowed to study it for whatever safety or legal reason...
11/16--11/17 - Virtual cell diagram, chart, ?s - 15pts
11/20-- Quiz on 7.1 & 7.2 10pts
11/27--- in class lab - Semi-permeability - corn starch, water, iodine (varying concentrations of iodine & observing effects) 10pts
11/28---12/4 Diffusion virtual lab - 15pts
12/5---12/6 - Osmosis observation - raisins--- be able to explain differences between hyper- hypo- and iso- tonic solutions. (5pts)
12/4---12/7 - Reread section/take additional notes from PP & reading... Quiz on 7.3 semi-permeable membranes- diffusion - osmosis 20pts
12/11---12/13 - work on research paper during class...
12/14---12/18 hypertonic solution - onion cell lab How does a salt solution affect the onion cell structure? 15pts
12/19--- finish research paper!!! - prepare midterm review sheet...
12/19--12/20 - 7.4 Cell diversity/ read, notes, answer questions 1-4p. 193 5pts
no official hw over break... Merry Christmas! - however, it would be wise to begin reviewing for exams.
I was unable to upload the midterm study guide before leaving school Wednesday... everyone present got a copy... if you need one for the snow day(s) ask for a picture of one from someone in class!!!
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1/2---1/5 - Students should have read 8.1 and then look over the Calvin Cycle diagram in section 3... Additionally, review 8.1 powerpoint and record essential notes into notebooks. there will be a chapter 8 test (20pts) prior to midterm review.
1/8--1/10 - 8.2... review questions... (Read, PP, notes as usual!)
1/16 - - 1/17 Take home test ch 8 - 20pts... (due next class we meet). Bring study guides to class.
9/5 ---9/8 - Course policy, lab safety, contact lens sheet... review with parents/guardians and return what needs to be returned signed by Friday. 2pts
9/5 --- 9/8 - In - class discussion - 3pts - participate with your tables and the whole class regarding the nature of science.
9/8 --9/8 - In class observation chart 3pts - make detailed observations (quantitative & qualitative) of natural objects outside. (if you're absent, make one at home for homework; turn in next day you are present)
9/7---9/13- brief quiz on reading 1.1 & 1.2, class notes and discussion - nature of science/scientific method 10pts
9/13--9/14, 15 - prep for chlorophyll extraction and chromatography lab... read through procedures and come to class with questions to clarify things.
9/13 --- ??? - Lab- chlorophyll extraction & chromatography...see rubric handed out in class: 25pts keep up the good work!
9/15---9/26 - HW prep be reading 1.3 and 1.4; check out powerpoints... remember the link to all of them is above. JOT DOWN ANY ?S you have... ask during our upcoming discussion.
.9/19---9/22 - 10pts Read notes on scientific and "everyday" theories; complete the worksheet on your own.
9/25---9/28 - 20pts Chapter 1 Test... objective and short answers regarding all topics covered in Chapter 1.
9/29--10/2 - review microscope procedure discussed in class. Be prepared to use microscopes to view various objects in class next week.
10/3--10/5 be sure to label all sketches of objects viewed on microscope... Specimen's ID, magnification power, record any qualitative observations about what you viewed... 10pts
10/5--10/10 - be prepared to use the microscope entirely on your own and explain how to use it to me ... call it a "performance quiz." 10Pts (Have your book, too... we'll be working in Ch 2.)
10/10--10/17 --- Be sure to have copied p. 56's key concepts of Ch 2 (2pts); read through 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 ... focus on 2.1 and 2.2 vocabulary... create some kind of graphic organizer for those key terms (2pts) Quiz on 2.1&2.2 Due Tuesday 10/17 = 6pts --- in the NY version of the text, answer #1, 2, 3, 6 on p.39; 1&2 on 43.
10/13---10/16 ---10pts water tension lab experiment, how many mL of water can you fit in a 25mL graduated cylinder without it spilling?
10/18 - In class investigation. After discussing vocab issues from 2.1, we took a look at a mixture of water, oil,...and then salt and syrup were added as well. Observations and a final identification of solution vs. suspension was made based on observations. 5pts (1 per group) if absence, make up asap after school.
10/19---10/23 - pH lab - 15pts How do various foods differ in pH level?
10/23---10/24 Review section 2.3 Macromolecules, powerpoint and notes from class. Be able to answer section questions on p. 48.
10/24--10/26 - Review section 2.4 Chemical reactions and enzymes. Prepare for 'test' on sections 2.3 and 2.4 Friday or Monday 10pts
10/30--11/3 15pts Chapter 3 Ecology/Biosphere group topic... See printout for specific guidelines and rubric... PP/slideshow presentation Friday! Grades close!!!
