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Weekly Activities
    and Topics for
      2011-2012
(Below) Blue (Regents) is completed or current; 
black is upcoming; subject to change, depending on how far we get each week. 
 

Date

Regents

(periods 1-2, 4-5, 5-6, 7-8)

Week of
Sept. 5
 lab safety;safety contract; reading comprehension skills; Characteristics of life; worksheets on life processes; 
 

Week of Sept. 10

 book distribution; continue work on characteristics of life;start mealworm lab;  

Week of Sept. 19

finish mealworm lab; metric measurement; metric lab;

 

Week of

Sept. 24   

 

Graphing; Scientific method ; worksheets; Lab on scientific method; assignments in yellow booklet on scientific method;

 

 

Week of       

Oct. 1

Review; test on scientific method; Basic chemistry; pH lab;  text assignment on pH;  text assignment on carbon compounds; carbohydrate notes;  practice sheets; 

 

Week of       
Oct. 8
chemistry of carbohydrates lab; lipids and worksheet; protein notes and  worksheet; vitamins; minerals and water; review and test on carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water, pH

 

Week of

 Oct. 15

enzyme notes from powerpoint; practice regents questions;
text - homework sheet to fill in on enzymes; enzyme lab; review sheets;

Week of   

Oct. 22 

test on enzymes; ecosystems homework sheet to do with text; start ecology; energy flow through ecosystem; symbiosis;

Week   of   
Oct 29

school closed due to hurricane

Week of   

Nov. 5

  quiz on ecosystems; notes on succession, biomes,predator-prey interactions,

Week of   

Nov.12

ecological cycles; human impact/environmental issues; review for quarterly exam; 

Week

of   

Nov.19

Quarterly exam; shark lab;
 classification reading

Week

of   

Nov. 26

classification; cell theory; cell parts and functions; Cell HW  with text;  flashcard vocabulary; review
Week of
Dec. 3
test on  cells;  microscope use; microscope techniques lab; onion lab; measuring through the microscope lab

Week

of   

Dec.10

complete measuring through the microscope lab; notes on transport across cell membrane; diffusion worksheet; State lab on osmosis;
  

Week

of   

Dec.17  

state lab on diffusion;test on transport across the cell membrane; photosynthesis notes; photosynthesis homework (to do with text); leaf lab;
    

Week

of Jan. 2

chromatography lab;photosynthesis notes; test on photosynthesis

 

 

Week

of   

Jan. 7

cellular respiration notes; homework on cell respiration; state lab on muscle fatigue; practice regents questions; review for midterm exam 

Week

of  Jan.14

midterm exam on 1/15 and 1/16; more on cellular respiration 

Week

of   

Jan.21 

 Period 7 - finish cellular respiration; How Cells Know When to Divide lab; mitosis notes and review sheets;   

Week of
Jan.28

Mitosis Lab;meiosis notes; worksheet comparing meiosis and mitosis; quiz on mitosis and meiosis;

Week of

Feb.4

period 7 finish meiosis; asexual reproduction;  protist labs

Week of

Feb. 11

human reproductive systems;menstrual cycle lab and worksheet;

 

Week of Feb.20 

 

development notes and lab; twins; test on reproduction and development;

Week of

Feb.25

flower reproduction; pollination and fertilization sheet;flower lab; seed lab;practice regents questions;

 

Week of
March 4
DNA; DNA replication; quiz on DNA and replication; RNA; protein synthesis; students work in ivory colored workbooklet; protein synthesis lab

Week of

Mar. 11

mutations; mutation lab; hereditary  disorders;  review and test on protein synthesis, mutations and hereditary disorders

 

Week of

Mar. 18

genetic  engineering; selective breeding; environmental effects on gene expression;
review and quiz on genetic engineering; Heterotroph hypothesis & worksheet;

 

Week of

Mar. 25

Regents review; text assignment on evolution due Monday 

Week of

April 1

evidence for evolution;  lab on evidence for evolution; quiz on evidence for evolution; Darwin vs. Lamark; review for third quarter exam

Week of
April 8

review for third quarter exam; State lab on Bird Beaks; modern theories of evolution; Third Quarter Exam on April 10

 

Week of

April 15

review and test on  evolution ; Start biodiversity lab

 

Week of

April 22

Finish biodiversity lab; quick quiz on lab; start digestion; digestion notes; text homework on digestion;

  

Week of

April 29

 complete digestion booklet;review and quiz on digestive system;  notes on blood; 

Week of

May 6

  circulatory system;  quiz on blood; notes on heart; state lab on heart rate and exercise; quiz on circulation;  locomotion packet;

Week of

May 13

immunity notes; immunity review book homework ; review and quiz on immunity; regents practice test; human respiration; mechanics of breathing; excretory system notes;

 

 

 

Week of

May 20

period 7 finish immunity, respiration and excretion; Homeostasis revisited: dvd on homeostasis; notes on nervous system; disorders of the nervous system; reflex arc notes;  endocrine system; notes; regents review; regents practice test

 

 

Week of
May 27

Regents review; all books must be returned by Friday, May 31 (texts to bookroom; review books to classroom).

Week of June 3

regents review

 

Regents 
Exam:
 
 Tuesday June 11 ;  Bring blue or black ink pens, #2 pencils, erasers, photo ID;
DO NOT bring electronic devices;
text and review books MUST be returned to bookroom.
Room Assignments:
 
period 1- 
period 3- 
period 5 -
period 7 -

 

 

 

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 Last updated on
May 10, 2013