Biology 2011-2012 Calendar 0 Hour
Quarter 1
Th8/25Introduction/Characteristics of Life
F8/26Introduction/Characteristics of Life
M8/29Hierarchy of Life/Themes of Biology
T8/30Seminar: Death
Th9/1Seminar: Death/Private Eye
F9/2Private Eye
T9/6Private Eye
Th9/8Check for Understanding
F9/9Diversity Indices
M9/12Diversity transects
T9/13Diversity transects
Th9/15Diversity transects
F9/16MAPs testing ???
M9/19Systematics/Dichotomous keys
T9/20Tree Walk
Th9/22Food Webs
F9/23Plant Structure
M9/26Pyramids/10% Rule
T9/27Skull Lab
Th9/29Skull Lab
F9/30Skull Lab/Owl Pellets?
M10/3Assessment/Lab Practical
T10/4Nutrient Cycles/Limiting Nutrients/Elodea-Snail
Th10/6Elodea-Snail
F10/7Soil analysis
T10/11Climate
Th10/13Habitat/Niche
F10/14Competitive Exclusion
M10/17Soil Organisms
T10/18Soil Organisms
Th10/20Predation/Symbioses
F10/21Thinking Like A Mountain
Quarter 2
M10/24Succession
T10/25Pop Growth/Carrying Capacity
Th10/27Pop Regulation: Density Dep/Indep
F10/28Human Impacts/Invasive Spp
M10/31Human Impacts/Invasive Spp
T11/1Guest Speaker: Local Issues
Th11/3Biome Project: written assessment
F11/4Biome Project: written assessment
Quarter 2 (cont.)
M11/7Atoms/Molecules/CHNOPS/Water
T11/8Water
M11/14Water
T11/15Intro to Macromolecules: Dehydration synthesis/hydrolysis
Th11/17Carbohydrates
F11/18Carbohydrates Lab
M11/21Carbohydrates Lab
T11/22Carbohydrates/Lipids
M11/28Lipids Lab
T11/29Lipids Lab
Th12/1Proteins Lab
F12/2Proteins: Structure
M12/5Proteins: Structure
T12/6Proteins: Structure
Th12/8Nucleic Acids
F12/9Enzymes Lab
M12/12Enzymes Lab
T12/13Enzymes Lab
Th12/15Assessment: Lab Practical
F12/16Assessment: Lab Practical
T1/3Microscope Lab
Th1/5Cellular Organisms: Bacteria and Protist microscope labs
F1/6Cellular Organisms: Bacteria and Protist microscope labs
M-Th1/9-12Cells and Organelles
Quarter 3
T1/17Cell Boundaries: Osmosis/DiffusionLab
Th1/19Cell Boundaries: Osmosis/DiffusionLab
F1/20Cell Boundaries: Osmosis/DiffusionLab
M1/23Check for Understanding
T1/24ATP
Th1/26Cell Respiration: Song, Story, Lab
F1/27Cell Respiration: Song, Story, Lab
M1/30Cell Respiration
T1/31Fermentation Lab
Th2/2Check for Understanding
F2/3Photosynthesis
M2/6Photosynthesis Lab
T2/7Photosynthesis Lab
Th2/9Cell SA/V
M2/13Cell SA/V/Mitosis
T2/14Cell Cycle: Mitosis
Th2/16Unit 2 Assessment: Molecular/Cellular Biology
F2/17Unit 2 Assessment: Molecular/Cellular Biology
Quarter 3 (cont.)
M2/27Introduction to Genetics, problems
T2/28Solving Genetics Problems
Th3/1Solving Genetics Problems
F3/2NonMendelian Genetics
M3/5Meiosis
T3/6Linked Genes and Gene Maps
M3/12Check for Understanding
T3/13Human Genetics and Chromosomal Inheritance
Th3/15Human Genetics Disorders Project
F3/16Human Genetics Disorders Project Assessment
M3/19Molecular Genetics: DNA Structure
T3/20Molecular Genetics: DNA Structure
Th3/22Molecular Genetics: DNA Extraction
F3/23DNA Replication
M-Th3/26-29(CSAPs)Protein Synthesis
F3/30Protein Synthesis
Quarter 4
M4/2Protein Synthesis
T4/3Mutations
Th4/5Mutations
F4/6Forensic DNA Fingerprinting
M4/9Forensic DNA Fingerprinting
T4/10Forensic DNA Fingerprinting
Th4/12Forensic DNA Fingerprinting
M4/16Forensic DNA Fingerprinting
T4/17Check for Understanding
Th4/19Rules of Science
F4/20Day the Universe Changed: Darwin’s Revolution
M4/30Day the Universe Changed: Darwin’s Revolution
T5/1Evolution and Natural Selection
Th5/3Evolution: Predator and Prey
F5/4Evolution: Predator and Prey
M5/7Evolution: Predator and Prey
T5/8History of Life
Th5/10History of Life/Check for Understanding
F5/11Fossil Layer Cake
M5/14Fossil Layer Cake
T5/15Fossil Layer Cake
Th5/17Classification of flower parts
F5/18Classification of flower parts
M5/21Coevolution: Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind
T5/22Coevolution: Sexual Encounters of the Floral Kind
Th5/24Cladistics and Caminicules
F5/25Final Exam Part I Ceremony/Evolutionary Classification: Caminicules
T5/29Caminicules
Th5/31Caminicules
F6/1Adaptations, Niches, and Ecology
M-Th6/4-7Final Exam: Parts II and III
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