Honors Biology- September 2015 (Ms. Kim)
Sun / Mon / Tue / Wed / Thu / Fri / Sat6 / Labor Day! 7 / 8 / Unit 1 Starts! 9 / 10 / 11 / 12
Labor Day- No School!! / First Day of School
Policy sheet, class rules, class procedures
Learning inventory survey / -Binder set up
-Website
-Bathroom pass and Safety Contract
Hw Cover sheet / Google Drive set up
-Lecture 1: Lab Safety and Equipment
-Lab Equipment/function sheet / Lecture 2: Metric PowerPoint
Metric Practice and Handout
Policy Sheet and Safety Contract DUE
13 / BINDER DUE! 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19
Lab 1: Scientific Processes: Tools and Measurements Lab / Lecture 3: Prefix, Root Word, & Suffix
Flashcards / Quiz 1: On safety, metric, prefix, root, and equipment
Gradebook talk / Lecture 4: Characteristics of life
Mini-Lab 1: “Is it alive?” lab / Mini-Lab 2: “Black Box Lab”
Cornell textbook practice
20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26
Lecture 5: Observations and inference
Mini Lab 3: “Shell We Observe?” Lab / Lecture 6: Scientific Method
Scientific and hypothesis handout / Variable (independent and dependent, control and experimental) handouts / More Variables
Lecture 6: Graphs
Practice: Graph Day / Graphing Exercises
Review for Quiz 2
27 / 28 / Bring Text Book 29 / 30 / 1 / 2 / 3
Quiz 2: Characteristics of life, observations & inference, scientific method, variables, and graphs / Procedural importance and procedure talk.
PB and J activity
Data Analysis: BRING TEXTBOOK / Lab 2: Melting Ice Lab Day 1 / Lab 2: Melting Ice Lab Day 2 (excel practice)
Computer lab = 132 / Analyzing Example Conclusions and lab reports
4 / 5 / Unit 2 Starts! 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10
Lab 2: Melting Ice Lab Report Writing Day 3
Computer lab = 132 / Lecture 1: Levels of Organization/Body Systems / ADVISORY
Cell Specialization Lab Day 1 / Cell Specialization Lab Day 2
Lecture 2: Homeostasis / ICE MELTING LAB DUE!
Homeostasis Lab
UNIT 1 HOMEWORK CHART: FOR ALL UPDATED HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: CHECK WEBSITE: www.mskimsbiologyclass.com
TEXTBOOK HOMEWORK: this does not include in-class assignments that are finished for homeworkALWAYS FINISH CLASSWORK FOR THE DATE TEACHER ASSIGNS / STAMP DATE:
· 1.4 Assessment #1-6
· 1.1 Assessment #1-5
· 1.3 Assessment #1-6 / September 18, 2015
· 1.2 Cornell Notes (Full page)
· 1.2 Assessment #1-7
· Data Analysis: Page 12: #1-2 / No Stamp needed
HOMEWORK PACKET DUE DATE: SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
Class Participation
· Good Attendance and No Tardies
· IDs (no reminders will give you the full participation here)
· Doing class work and paying attention: no sleeping, no phones, no eating, not talking to neighbors when not suppose to, no headphones unless told to, etc
· Works well with classmates (collaboration)
· Participates in class (It’ll boost you up to an A from that B)
Unit 1 Chart: Things may change (Please be flexible and responsible)
“Checked sheets”-IN BINDER / “STAMPED” sheets- IN BINDER / “TURN IN” sheets· Lab Equipment/Function Handout
· Metric Handout
· “Is it alive lab?”
· “Black Box lab”
· Teen Sleep Cornell Notes
· “Shell We Observe?” Lab
· Scientific method/hypothesis handouts
· Variable handouts (packet)
· Data Analysis Practice
· Analyzing lab reports/conclusion / · Bellringer/Exit Slip Sheets
· Lab 1: Scientific Processes
· Graphing Exercise Handout / · Policy sheet and Safety Contract
· Learning Style Survey
· Quiz 1 (Unit 1)
· Quiz 2 (Unit 1)
· Lab 2: Melting Lab Report
· Finished Homework Packet