Biology - November 2011

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	1 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function Today’s Topics: ö Basic Cell Structures – The Nucleus – The Cell Wall ö Eukaryotic Organelles – Cytoskeleton, Cilia & Flagella Follow-Up: ö Cell Slideshow Science News: www.nytimes.com - science	2 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function Warm-Up: ö Review Basic Cell Structure Today’s Topics: ö Eukaryotic Organelles – Ribosomes, ER – Golgi Bodies, Vacuoles, Lysosomes Class Work: ö Venn Diagram – Prokaryote Vs Eukaryote & Plant Vs Animal Cell	3 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function Warm-Up: ö Review: Golgi Bodies, Vacuoles, Lysosomes Today’s Topics: ö Eukaryotic Organelles – Golgi Bodies, Vacuoles, Lysosomes – Mitochondria & Chloroplasts Class Work: ö Venn Diagram – Prokaryote Vs Eukaryote & Plant Vs Animal Cell Science News: www.nytimes.com - science	4 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function Warm-Up: ö Review Lab Procedure Today’s Topics: ö Basic Cell Structure: Plant vs Animal Cell – Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, Nucleus – Cell Wall, Chloroplast, Large Central Vacuole
7 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function LAB: Comparing Cells: Plant Vs Animal Today’s Topics: ö Basic Cell Structure: Plant vs Animal Cell – Cell Membrane, Cytoplasm, Nucleus – Cell Wall, Chloroplast, Large Central Vacuole Warm-Up: ö Preview Lab Stations Ÿ Lab Clean-Up* ö Lab Groups: Ÿ 2^nd Ÿ 4^th Ÿ 5^th Ÿ 6^th *Lab Clean-Up will be worth 4 points toward your lab grade… leave it as clean as you found it!	8 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function QUIZ – Basic Cell Structures & Organelles Warm-Up: ö Review Lab ö Cell Membrane Focuse Qs Today’s Topics: ö The Cell Membrane – Structure ö Transport across the Cell Membrane: – Diffusion – Osmosis Science News: www.nytimes.com - science	9 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function Warm-Up: ö Review Cell Membrane Structure & Diffusion Today’s Topics: ö Transport across the Cell Membrane: – Osmosis – Passive Transport – Active Transport	10 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function Warm-Up: ö Review Diffusion & Osmosis Today’s Topics: ö Transport across the Cell Membrane: – Osmosis – Passive Transport – Active Transport Demonstration: ö Osmosis in plant cells: Carrots in various solutions Science News: www.nytimes.com - science	11 No School VETERAN’S DAY!
14 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function Warm-Up: ö Review Diffusion & Osmosis ö Osmosis Demo - Potato Ÿ Osmosis Website Today’s Topics: ö Transport across the Cell Membrane: – Osmosis – Passive Transport – Active Transport	15 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function Today’s Topics: ö Wrap-up Cell Membrane & Transport ö Go over study guides NO CELL JEOPARDY – But there are online reviews…	16 Unit 3 – Cell Structure & Function Test – Cell Structure & Function No Test Corrections Tomorrow – Be Ready For Unit 4!	17 Unit 4 – DNA & Protein Synthesis Today’s Topics: ö Unit 4 Test Outline, Vocab List – Difficulty of this Unit Test, etc. ö The History of DNA – from Mendel to Crick & Watson	18 Unit 4 – DNA & Protein Synthesis Homework Due: ö Lab – Comparing Cells: Plant Vs Animal Today’s Topics: ö Complete the History of DNA – from Mendel to Crick & Watson ö The Structure of DNA
21 Thanksgiving Break!	22 Thanksgiving Break!	23 Thanksgiving Break!	24 Thanksgiving Break! Happy Thanksgiving!	25 Thanksgiving Break!
28 Unit 4 – DNA & Protein Synthesis Review: ö DNA Structure Today’s Topics: ö DNA Replication	29 Unit 4 – DNA & Protein Synthesis Today’s Topics: ö RNA vs. DNA ö Transcription (DNA to mRNA) ö Translation (mRNA to Protein)	30 Unit 4 – DNA & Protein Synthesis Today’s Topics: ö RNA vs. DNA ö Transcription (DNA to mRNA) ö Translation (mRNA to Protein)