WELCOME to BIOLOGY
WELCOME BACK! HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL SUMMER!
Plans for the week of August 26th
8/26- Welcome to Biology! I look forward to meeting each of you during our class time today!
8/27 - During today's meeting, we will discuss high school expectations, the Keystone Exam in Biology and other topics of a general nature. We will review the WELCOME LETTER which includes the Class Procedures and Expectations in class. Your first homework assignment will be to take the Welcome letter home and explain it to your parents. The bottom half is to be signed and returned to me no later than August 31, 2018. You will learn how to set up your binders today. Due date for binders and dividers is September 6, 2018. If you are unable to get these materials, please ask me about it BEFORE the due date!
8/28 - Today, we will make up our first Daily Quiz sheet. This is a 5 point quiz, given at the beginning of class which will cover homework material or vocab. Occasionally, a Bonus question may be asked covering a current event in Science. We will also take our first quiz today! We will take a Learning Styles Inventory to determine how you learn best - are you a Visual learner? an Auditory learner? a kinesthetic learner? Or, perhaps you are a combination of two or all three?
8/29 - Today, we will begin a short course of learning how Latin and Greek words influence the Science Vocabulary. We will create a study guide of basic prefixes/ suffixes to begin. As we progress through the course, we will add to this study guide. Then, students will receive a handout with word prefixes and suffixes and practice using the prefixes/suffixes in class. HMWK: Students will use the h/o Analyzing terms and make 10 words of their own choosing and then define each word. This will be a graded assignment and will be collected tomorrow.
8/30 - Last day the Signed Welcome letter slips will be accepted for credit. First, Homework assignment will be collected. Then we will have 2 - Daily Quizzes using the prefixes/suffixes. Next we will add to the Prefix/Suffix foldie and students will be instructed to keep this foldie in their binders as we will be adding to the list throughout the year. We will then go over yesterday's classwork and students will correct their own papers. HMWK: NoneStudents are reminded to review class notes and Vocabulary on a daily basis.
VOCAB list can be found on QUIZLET (click here). Check out the Vocab Tab for a complete list of Vocab words.9/02- LABOR DAY HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL!
9/03 - The GRADE RECORD SHEET will be given to students and they will be instructed on its use. Our first homework assignment will be returned to students and they will enter the grade on this sheet. The GRADE RECORD SHEET is to be kept in the front of the binder throughout the year. Students are reminded to check their Sapphire account and report any discrepencies to me as soon as possible. Students will then work on a Science World assignment. This will be a graded assignment and will be due at the end of the period.
9/04- There will be an inclass assignment: What's in my textbook? This assignment will be a graded assignment and students have until tomorrow to turn in their assignment.
9/05- The "What's in my textbook?" assignment is due today. Students will be instructed on how to set up the Vocab Foldie and how to use this valuable tool. Our first set of Vocab words will be given. Students will define words and be ready for the Daily Quiz tomorrow. In addition, students will learn how to outline the Main Ideas covered on pages 4 - 6 in their text. HMWK: Complete definitions for Vocab words # 1-7 and outline pages 4 - 6 in their texts on separate, lined paper.
Pep Rally today - all classes may not meet.
Daily Quiz today covering Vocab words # 1-7. Then we will go over Outline #1 and add additional board notes from pages 456 - 457. Time for discussion on material in the outline will be available. Students will submit their outlines for grading. Outlines will be collected and graded for completeness. HMWK: None
Plans for the week of September 9 th
Students are reminded to review class notes and Vocabulary on a daily basis.
VOCAB list can be found on QUIZLET (click here). Check out the Vocab Tab for a complete list of Vocab words.9/ 9 - Students will copy down and then complete definitions for Vocab words #8 - 12 in their Vocab Foldie. Students will then be reading and outlining pages 7 - 11. There are 4 Main Ideas to this section. Outline #2 is due tomorrow. HMWK: study the new vocab words for a Daily Quiz tomorrow and complete Outline #2.
TODAY THE FRESHMAN CLASS WILL MEET TO RECEIVE FUND RAISER INFORMATION. ALL ORDERS AND MONEY WILL BE DUE TO CLASS ADVISORS NO LATER THAN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd.
9/10 - Daily Quiz today covering Vocab words # 8 - 12. We will go over the information from pages 7 - 11 in class. Students are encouraged to add class notes to their outlines. Outlines will be collected and graded. Vocab words # 13 - 20 should be added to the Vocab Foldie and defined for homework. Daily Quiz tomorrow.
9/11 - Daily Quiz on Vocab # 13 - 20 in class first. Students will then work on Outline #3 on pages 386 - 71, the origins of life. There are two Main Ideas. HMWK: Outline #3
9/12 - MEET THE TEACHERS TONIGHT FROM 6 - 8 PM
First we will review Outline # 3, pp. 368-371. Students are encouraged to add class notes to their outlines. Outlines will be collected and graded. HMWK: Students will complete the worksheet "The Concept of Life" and copy Vocab #21 - 25 into their foldies and define them for homework [NOTE: the definitions will be on the handout]. The Daily Quiz on Vocab #21 - 25 as well as the Worksheet will be due tomorrow.
9/13 - We will take Daily Quiz on Vocab #21 - 25 first and then we will begin reviewing the worksheet "The Concept of Life". A discussion and notes will follow.
Plans for the week of September 16 th
Students are reminded to review class notes and Vocabulary on a daily basis.
VOCAB list can be found on QUIZLET (click here). Check out the Vocab Tab for a complete list of Vocab words.9/16 - Today we will watch a DVD- Bill Nye's Astrobiology. There will be a discussion period afterwards. Students will then complete a 3 - 2 - 1 Exit worksheet to be turned in at the end of the period - this is a graded assignment.
9/17 - We will continue our discussion and notes. Next, students will receive a Periodic Table of the Elements and we will color in those elements essential for life. Each student will also receive a plastic cover for their Table; this should be kept in their binders so that it is available for future reference and quizzes and tests. In addition, students will need to complete a worksheet using the Periodic Table in the textbook.
9/18 - Homework will be collected and graded. Students will add Vocab # 26 -33 into their Vocab Foldies and define these words. HMWK: Read about atoms and compounds and outline Main Idea #1 only on pages 36 - 37 in textbook. This is Outline #4.
9/19 - First we will have our Daily Quiz on Vocab #26-33. Then we will go over Outline #4 on pages 36 - 37 and add notes to the outline. Outline#4 will be collected and graded.
9/ 20 - ALL ORDERS AND MONEY WILL BE DUE TO CLASS ADVISORS NO LATER THAN 3 PM MONDAY!
There will be a Science World assignment today. This will be a graded assignment and will be due at the end of the period.
HAPPY AUTUMN!! The autumnal equinox—also called the September or fall equinox—is the astronomical start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. This year it occurs on 3:50 AM on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 3:50 AM EDT.
Why is it called an equinox? The word comes from the Latin aequus, meaning “equal” and nox, meaning “night.” During the equinox, the Sun crosses what we call the “celestial equator.” Imagine a line that marks the equator on Earth extending up into the sky above the equator from north to south. Earth’s two hemispheres receive the Sun’s rays about equally. The Sun is overhead at noon as seen from the equator, so at this point, the amount of nighttime and daytime (sunlight) are roughly equal to each other. After the autumnal equinox, the nights will get longer and the days shorter until the winter solstice near Christmas.
Plans for the week of September 23 th
Students are reminded to review class notes and Vocabulary on a daily basis.
VOCAB list can be found on QUIZLET (click here). Check out the Vocab Tab for a complete list of Vocab words.9/23 - ALL ORDERS AND MONEY WILL BE DUE TO CLASS ADVISORS NO LATER THAN 3 PM TODAY!
CCTI will be meeting with classes today at 9 AM. Not all classes will meet.
Today we will be working on the concept of the Atom and the Periodic Table. There will be a handout to be completed in class as well as marking key points on student's copy of Periodic Table.
9/24- Today we will explore the Bohr Model. There will be a handout to complete in class. Then, for HOMEWORK, students will select ANY 2 elements from Periods 1 - 4 and Families 1,2,13-18 and construct a Bohr Model. This is to be done on notebook paper, one per side. This will be a GRADED assignment and it will be collected on 9/26.
9/25- TODAY IS AN ACT 80 DAY - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS!
9/26 - Two Bohr Model homework assignment will be collected at the beginning of class. Then students will receive a honadout, Counting Atoms. We will read aloud and highlight important concepts. Students will complete the assignment in class. Then students will add Vocab words #34 -39 to their foldies and define them. HMWK: Daily Quiz on Vocab words #34 -39 tomorrow.
9/27- There will be a Science World assignment today. This will be a graded assignment and will be due at the end of the period.
Plans for the week of September 30 th *
Please see October 2019 for rest of weeks plans.
Students are reminded to review class notes and Vocabulary on a daily basis.
VOCAB list can be found on QUIZLET (click here). Check out the Vocab Tab for a complete list of Vocab words.
9/30 - Today, students will read about Bonding uting pages 38 - 39 in their text. In addition, they will Outline the material. This is Outline #5.
