Lesson Plans for: Biology
Instructor: Mr. Trout

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08/24/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School  
Tuesday No School  
Wednesday No School  
Thursday Go over Syllabus, hand out books  
Friday Dimensional Analysis worksheet-Due Monday  
     

08/31/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Go over Dimensional Analysis worksheet, Notes Ch. 1  Themes of Biology  
Tuesday PICTURES, hand out Directed Reading for Ch. 1; Due Friday  
Wednesday Work on Directed Reading packet  
Thursday Scientific Method notes, design hypothesis for Sea Monkey Lab  
Friday Sea Monkey Lab, collect Directed Reading worksheets  
     

09/07/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School  
Tuesday Review Sea Monkey Lab, Microscope Notes  
Wednesday Microscope Lab, go over review packet  
Thursday Go over review packet and microscope lab  
Friday Test Ch. 1 and the microscope  
     

09/14/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday bits and pieces of safety video, cross disciplinary wkst.  
Tuesday notes/review of basic chemistry  
Wednesday Acids and Bases  
Thursday Safety Video, collect Cross-disciplinary wkst.  
Friday Homecoming  
     

09/21/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Finish Notes Ch. 2, Assign Active Reading  
Tuesday Correct Active Reading, Assign Review Packet Ch. 2  
Wednesday Lab-Identifying Food Nutrients  
Thursday Power point Review, finish and correct Review Packet  
Friday Ch. 2 Test  
     

09/28/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Go over Ch. 2 Test, Read Water Quality Article and discuss, assign vocab. 15,16,17-due Friday  
Tuesday Begin Ecology unit notes  
Wednesday Finish Ch. 15 notes, video, work on vocab. if time  
Thursday Sampling Lab  
Friday Collect vocab., Ch. 15 Directed Reading wkst.  
     

10/05/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday return vocab. and Directed Reading, Practice Dissolved O2 testing  
Tuesday Notes Ch. 16  
Wednesday Succession notes, wkst.  
Thursday Planet earth: Freshwater  
Friday Water Quality testing (practice on aquarium water)  
     

10/12/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School  
Tuesday Finish Ch. 16 Notes, Food Web Activity  
Wednesday Chapter 16 Review packet  
Thursday Water Quality Testing  
Friday Finish Water Quality Testing  
     

10/19/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Ch. 17 Notes-Population Dynamics, work on Ch. 16 wksts.  
Tuesday Ch. 16 wksts. due, Geochemical Cycling  
Wednesday Cycling Poster Activity  
Thursday Review  
Friday Ecology Test  
     

10/26/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Read Ch. 3, Assign crossword  
Tuesday collect crossword, begin notes Ch. 3  
Wednesday Introduced Species video, competitive exclusion  
Thursday Cell membrane notes, Active Reading wkst  
Friday collect Active Reading wkst., Tag and Release lab  
     

11/02/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Notes over Organelles, Assign Organelle analogy  
Tuesday Finish Ch. 3 Notes, read through review questions, assign Ch. 3 Directed Reading and Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote wkst-due Thursday  
Wednesday Organelle analogy due, Lab  
Thursday Lab, Ch. 3 Dir. Read. and Cell Types wkst. due  
Friday Ch. 3 Test  
     

11/09/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday The Lorax, review missing work, cell extra credit  
Tuesday Ch. 4 notes, Cell Processes-Passive Transport, crossword  
Wednesday No School  
Thursday Ch. 4 notes, Cell Processes-Active Transport, crossword due, assign Ch. 4 Active Reading  
Friday Finish Ch. 4 notes, work on review packet  
     

11/16/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Finish Ch. 4 Notes, assign Ch. 4 Directed Reading  
Tuesday Finish and correct Ch. 4 Directed Reading  
Wednesday Ch. 4 Test  
Thursday Cell Lab  
Friday Cell Lab  
     

11/23/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday go over Ch. 4 test, review Ch. 3 and 4  
Tuesday Re-take Ch. 3,4 test  
Wednesday No School  
Thursday No School  
Friday No School  
     

11/30/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Review Ch. 3 and 4 Test, Assign Ch. 9 crossword  
Tuesday Notes on DNA Structure  
Wednesday DNA video, Strawberry DNA lab  
Thursday Re-try the Strawberry DNA lab (it will work this time!!), DNA model Lab if time  
Friday DNA replication  
     

12/07/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Assign Ch. 9 Active Reading, finish Friday's homework  
Tuesday Notes on Transcription, correct Active Reading and Science Skills wkst.  
Wednesday Review Transcription and go through Translation  
Thursday Go over Transcription and Translation, Finish Ch. 10 Notes, Pass out Ch. 10 Review Packet  
Friday Finish and go over Ch. 10 Review Packet  
     

12/14/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Finish Ch. 10 notes, assign Ch. 10 Review Packet Extra Credit:  Watch the movie "Never Cry Wolf" and fill out the question sheet.  Get the movie here and the question sheet here
Tuesday Correct Ch. 10 Review Packet, Review Ch. 10  
Wednesday Ch. 9 and 10 Test  
Thursday Intro. Ch. 10; Crossword  
Friday Collect crossword, Notes on Chromosome structure  
     

12/21/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Notes on Cell Cycle, collect Word Search Extra Credit:  Watch the movie "Never Cry Wolf" and fill out the question sheet.  Get the movie here and the question sheet here
Tuesday Finish Ch. 6 notes, Hand out Science Skills packet  
Wednesday Correct Science Skills packet, hand out Ch. 6 review Packet  
Thursday No School  
Friday No School  
     

12/28/09

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School Extra Credit:  Watch the movie "Never Cry Wolf" and fill out the question sheet.  Get the movie here and the question sheet here
Tuesday No School  
Wednesday No School  
Thursday No School  
Friday No School  
     

01/04/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Correct Ch. 6 Review Packet, Review Ch. 6, Ch. 7 Crossword Extra Credit:  Watch the movie "Never Cry Wolf" and fill out the question sheet.  Get the movie here and the question sheet here
Tuesday Meiosis Notes, Science skills wkst.  
Wednesday Finish Ch. 7 notes, Hand out Ch. 7 review packet  
Thursday Go over Ch. 7 review Packet, Lab  
Friday Ch. 6 and 7 Test  
     

01/11/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Review for Semester Test Extra Credit:  Watch the movie "Never Cry Wolf" and fill out the question sheet.  Get the movie here and the question sheet here
Tuesday Review for Semester Test  
Wednesday Semester Tests  
Thursday Semester Tests  
Friday Semester Tests  
     

 01/18/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School  
Tuesday Virtual Fruit Fly Lab on the Smart Board  
Wednesday Snow Day  
Thursday finish Fruit Fly Lab, Ch. 8 crossword  
Friday collect crossword, Intro. notes Ch.8, wkst.  
     

01/25/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School--Snow Day  
Tuesday Notes on Dominant and Recessive alleles, pass out Punnett square wksts.  
Wednesday Continue with Ch. 9 notes, work on wksts.  
Thursday Probabilities, pedigrees, and Punnett Squares  
Friday Genetics Video  
     

02/01/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday notes on pedigrees, hand out genetic problem wksts. page 1 and 2 due on Wed.  
Tuesday Pedigree wkst. due, notes  
Wednesday punnet square page 1 and 2 due, finish notes, assign punnett square pages 3 and 4  
Thursday Correct Ch.8 Review Packet  
Friday Ch. 8 Test  
     

02/08/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Go over Ch. 8 Test, Ch. 12 crossword  
Tuesday collect crossword, 1/2 life notes and problems  
Wednesday review 1/2 life, Endosymbiosis notes, wkst  
Thursday Concept Review  
Friday No School  
     

02/15/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School  
Tuesday Notes Ch. 8, Collect Thursday's homework, hand out Ch. 12 Review Packet  
Wednesday Plywood Geology Lab  
Thursday Finish notes, correct Ch. 12 Review Packet  
Friday Ch. 12 Test  
     

02/22/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Go over Ch. 12 Test, Ch. 13 crossword/word search  
Tuesday collect crossword, Notes on Darwin and Natural Selection  
Wednesday Drawing Lizard Activity, Notes, Elephant worksheet  
Thursday Bean Natural Selection Lab  
Friday Notes, video, correct Elephant wkst.  
     

03/01/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Inherit  the Wind  
Tuesday Inherit  the Wind  
Wednesday Inherit  the Wind, Evidence of Evolution  
Thursday Beak Lab  
Friday Wrap-up lab and discuss  
     

03/08/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Evidence of Evolution notes  
Tuesday finish Ch. 13 notes, pass out Ch. 13 Review Packet  
Wednesday finish and correct Ch. 13 Review Packet  
Thursday Ch. 13 Test  
Friday Go over Ch. 13 test, intro. Taxonomy, video  
     

03/15/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Ch. 14 Crossword, Go over Ch. 13 Test  
Tuesday Notes on Scientific Classification  
Wednesday Continue with Ch. 14 notes  
Thursday Shark ID Lab  
Friday Ch. 14 Review Packet  
     

03/22/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Go over Ch. 14 Review Packet Ch. 19 Notes, Hand out Ch. 19 crossword and Vocab. review  
Tuesday Ch. 19 notes, collect crossword  
Wednesday Finish Ch. 19 notes, Pass out Ch. 19 Review Packet and chart for test  
Thursday Finish and correct Thursdays assignments  
Friday Ch. 14 and 19 Test  
   

 

03/29/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Ebola Virus  
Tuesday Viruses and Bacteria  
Wednesday Viruses and Bacteria  
Thursday Protist Lab  
Friday No School  
     

04/05/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School  
Tuesday Ch. 23 Notes, crossword  
Wednesday Ch. 23 Notes, Directed Reading/Active Reading  
Thursday Finish Ch. 23 Notes  
Friday Chart for Ch. 23  
     

04/12/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Plant Reproduction, Seedless Plants; Ch. 25 Directed Reading  
Tuesday Go over Ch. 25 Directed Reading, Seed Plant Reproduction, Science Skills wkst.  
Wednesday Seed Plant Reproduction, Science Skills wkst.  
Thursday Shortened classes, Correct Ch. 25 Science Skills wkst.  
Friday Flower Dissection  
     

04/19/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Flower dissection  
Tuesday Start Ch. 25, Planet Earth clip  
Wednesday Ch. 25 crossword  
Thursday Continue with Ch. 25 notes  
Friday Microscope Lab/Plant tissues  
     

04/26/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Finish Ch. 25  
Tuesday Jeopardy!  
Wednesday Planet Earth  
Thursday Plant Test  
Friday Intro. Photosynthesis and Respiration  
     

05/03/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Intro. Photosynthesis and Respiration, crossword  
Tuesday light reactions, vocab. review wkst.  
Wednesday critical thinking wkst.  
Thursday review light reactions and light independent reactions  
Friday photosynthesis lab  
     

05/10/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday respiration  
Tuesday comparing photosynthesis and respiration wkst, hand out Ch. 5 Review Packet  
Wednesday hand out Ch. 5 study guide, correct Ch. 5 Review Packet  
Thursday Ch. 5 Test  
Friday Intro. body systems  
     

05/17/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday cardiovascular system notes, crossword  
Tuesday Blood and its components, vocab. wkst.  
Wednesday collect Friday assignment (coloring), The Heart, Ch. 38 Review Packet  
Thursday Finish and correct Ch. 38 Review Packet  
Friday Ch. 38 Test  
     

05/24/10

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Review for Semester Test  
Tuesday Review for Semester Test  
Wednesday Semester Test Per. 1, 2, 6  
Thursday Semester Test Per. 3, 7, 4  
Friday Semester Test Per. 8, 5  
     

05/31/10

What we do in class

Due Today

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