Biology - September 2010

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		1 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio Today’s Topics: ö Warm-Up – Life ö The Characteristics of Life  Back to School Night - Thank You Parents for Attending, Link to my Questions	2 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio Review Worksheet 1dd Questions QUIZ – Nature of Science, How Scientists Work	3 NO SCHOOL Budget Cut Day – Enjoy! * * * * *
6 NO SCHOOL – Holiday HAPPY LABOR DAY!	7 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio Today’s Topics: ö Review Quiz	8 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio Today’s Topics: ö Characteristics of Life (wrap-up) ö Studying Life	9 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio Today’s Topics: ö Characteristics of Life (wrap-up) ö Pre-Lab: Sow Bug	10 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio Today’s Topics: ACTIVITY: ö Sow Bug Lab
13 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio Today’s Topics: ö Warm-Up – ö Studying Life ö Tools and Procedures HOMEWORK: ö Sow Bug Lab Write-Up Guidelines* ö ö Citing ö References in ö Lab Reports ö ö Other Guidlines & ö Tips ö ö Grammar in Lab ö Reports ö ö Avoiding ö Personal ö Pronouns *We will be doing tables and graphs together in the Computer Lab – other components of this lab will need to be completed by you – DUE FRIDAY!	14 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio Today’s Topics: ö Studying Life ö Tools and Procedures ö SI Units	15 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio Today’s Topics: ö Warm-Up – Graphing Data ö SI Units ö SI Worksheet ö Vocabulary X-Word ö	16 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio Today’s Topics: ö SI Worksheet ö Vocabulary X-Word ö ö Ch. 1-3/1-4 Study Guide ö	17 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio µHOMEWORK DUE: Sow Bug Write-Up* *tables/graphs due later Today’s Topics: JEOPARDY REVIEW! Groups: 2nd Period HOMEWORK: ö Study for the TEST!!! Weekends can be tough…
20 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio µTEST – Unit 1	21 Unit 1 - Intro to Bio TEST CORRECTIONS! ö All missed questions must be corrected; ö 4 points for the class work assignment; ö ¼ additional point for each corrected question;	22 UNIT 2 – Chemistry of Life Warm-Up: ö Pre-Lab: Microscope Activity ACTIVITY: ö Introduction to the Microscope – Letter “e” – Ruler – Cork Cells? HOMEWORK: ö PRINT UNIT 2 OUTLINES!	23 UNIT 2 – Chemistry of Life Today’s Topics: ö Introduction to Unit 2 ö The nature of matter ö Elements and Isotopes ö Electrons & Chemical Bonds	24 UNIT 2 – Chemistry of Life Computer Lab! Meet in Library Computer Lab ACTIVITY: ö Sow Bug Lab – Data Analysis – Making Tables and Graphs on Excel
27 UNIT 2 – Chemistry of Life Today’s Topics: ö The nature of matter Continued ö Elements and Isotopes ö Electrons & Chemical Bonds Classwork: Periodic Table Basics	28 UNIT 2 – Chemistry of Life Warm-Up: ö Pre-Lab: Microscope Activity ACTIVITY: ö Introduction to the Microscope – Ruler – Cork Cells	29 UNIT 2 – Chemistry of Life Today’s Topics: ö Electrons & Chemical Bonds ö Chemical Bonds ö Chemical Bond Practice – If time permits Classwork: ö Periodic Table Basics	30 UNIT 2 – Chemistry of Life Today’s Topics: ö Chemical Bonds –Reviewed ö Chemical Reactions Classwork: ö Complete - Periodic Table Basics and turn it in today? Let’s hope… HW: Study for tomorrow's QUIZ - Atoms & Bonds