1st Semester 86 - BIOLOGY JUNCTION

BIOLOGY SAFETY CONTRACT

BIOLOGY SAFETY CONTRACT

I, ____________________________ have read the safety rules for the biology classroom and lab and agree to follow all of the safety rules set forth in this contract. I realize that I must obey these rules to ensure my own safety, and that of my fellow students and instructors. I will cooperate to the fullest extent with my instructor and fellow students to maintain a safe lab environment. I will also closely follow the oral and written instructions provided by the instructor. I am aware that any violation of this safety contract that results in unsafe conduct in the laboratory or misbehavior on my part, may result in being removed from the laboratory, detention, receiving a failing grade, and/or dismissal from the course.

I do/do not wear contact lenses.

I do/do not have a medical condition that could result in the need for emergency medical attention (explain here if you do).

Signed (student) ________________________________Date ___________

Dear Parent or Guardian:

We feel that you should be informed regarding the school’s effort to create and maintain a safe science classroom/laboratory environment. With the cooperation of the instructors, parents, and students, a safety instruction program can eliminate, prevent, and correct possible hazards.

You should be aware of the safety instructions your son/daughter will receive before engaging in any laboratory work. No student will be permitted to perform laboratory activities unless this contract is signed by both the student and parent/guardian and is on file with the teacher.

Your signature on this contract indicates that you have read the Student Safety contract, are aware of the measures taken to ensure the safety of your son/daughter in the science laboratory, and will instruct your son/daughter to uphold his/her agreement to follow these rules and procedures in the the laboratory.

Signed (parent) ________________________________Date ___________

Day phone ________________________ Convenient hours _______________________

Evening phone _______________________ Convenient hours _____________________

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Build a Cell

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BUILD -A-CELL GAME
Students review by answering questions AND
by practicing what parts look like and their
location as they build their cell.

AHEAD OF TIME:
1. Make a copy of the question cards. and cut them apart
You will need a set of question cards for each group of 4
I make the sets different colors so the cards don’t get mixed up.

2. Print out the Build a cell game parts sheets.
Copy the blank cell page onto colored paper (1 for each student)
Copy off the cell parts pieces onto clear transparency sheets, cut out, and place in
paper lunch bags. (1 lunch bag per game group with enough parts in it to make 4 cells.)
Using clear transparencies allows some cell parts to build on top of each other.
(Ex: nucleolus goes inside nucleus, ribosomes sit on top of Rough ER)

PLAY THE GAME:
Students play in groups of 3-4. Each group has a lunch bag with cell parts pieces and a deck of question cards. Each student has his/her own blank cell score sheet. Students play by taking turns answering questions. If they answer correctly, they get to pick a cell part from the lunch bag and place it on their cell scorecard in the correct place. If they get it wrong they don’t get a part and the next student gets a turn.

First student to get all 9 cell parts into their cell is the winner.

Biology Class Notes – Graphing Practice

C. Massengale
Textbook: Modern Biology by HRW

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Introduction
Safety Safety Worksheet Safety Quiz Equipment Safety Board Game Safety Contract Safety Contract (Espanol)	Scientific prefixes/suffixes (BI) Scientific prefixes/suffixes (PreAP) Worksheet	Scientific Method Scientific Method Steps & vocabulary Krusty Krab & Other Bikini Bottom Experiments Designing an Experiment Sponge Bob Science variables Theories, Laws, & Hypotheses
Microscopes How to use a Microscope Microscope activity Microscope Lab Parts of a Light Microscope Label a Light Microscope Microscope Coloring Worksheet Microscope lab BI	Metrics Online Calculator Biology Career Brochure	Graphing Practice Graphing Examples Understanding Graphs & Tables Graphing Examples Quiz Graph Paper Create a Graph Bar Graph Problems How to Make a Line Graph on Paper Practice Making Line Graphs
Chemical Aspect of Life
Introduction – Study of Life MRS Nerg Characteristics of Life Worksheet Study of Life Worksheet Levels of organization Review	Chemistry Periodic Table Knowing Elements Activity Water Properties Handout	Biochemistry Examples of Organic Models BioChem Quiz Handout: Macromolecule Chart Handout: Macromolecule Chart (blank) Handout: Enzyme Properties
Cells & Metabolic Processes
Structure & Function of Cells Edible Cells Project Cell Organelles Photos of Cells Review of Cell Organelles Generalized Cell Cell Quiz Cell Size Limits	Homeostasis & Transport Effect of Solutions on Cells Web Tutorial Passive Transport Web Tutorial Active Transport	Photosynthesis Web Tutorial Photosynthesis Web Tutorial Electron Transport Chain Illuminating Photosynthesis web Tutorial Calvin Cycle web Tutorial Citric acid Cycle Web Tutorial Problem Set 1 Problem set 2 Photosynthesis Quiz
Cell Respiration Do you understand Cellular Respiration? Web Tutorial Glycolysis Cell Respiration Quiz	Nucleic Acids & Protein Synthesis Do you understand nucleic acids & protein synthesis? DNA Animation mRNA Codon Table Codon Table worksheet	Cell Growth & Division Cell Growth & Division Lecture Guide Mitosis Activity Animal Mitosis (whitefish) Plant Cell Mitosis (onion) Cell Division PowerPoint Labeling Meiosis Stages (web) Labeling Meiosis (Word) Phases of Meiosis Worksheet
Fundamentals of Genetics Genetics Tutorial Mendel Quiz Dihybrid Cross Quiz Probability Practice Test SpongeBob Crosses Genetic Cross template Alien Genetics	Chromosomes & Human Genetics	DNA Technology
Evolution, Taxonomy, & Organisms
Darwin & Natural selection Population Genetics Evolution Myths Hardy Weinberg Problems	Classification Dichotomous Keying Keying activity Animal Cladogram Practice	Bacteria Aseptic Techniques
Viruses Examples of Virus Models	Protozoans Protist Key Online Protist Quiz	Algal & Fungal like Protists Six Divisions of Algae
Fungi More Notes on Fungi Online Fungi Identification	Mosses & Ferns	Classification of Seed Plants
Structure & Function of Seed Plants Leaf Cross section Leaf Coloring worksheet	Reproduction of seed Plants Flower Coloring Worksheet Flowering Plants Online	Introduction to Animals General Notes on Animals Animal Symmetry Worksheet Introduction to Animals Worksheet Invertebrate Notes Invertebrate Worksheet Chordates
Sponges & Cnidarians Sponge Coloring Worksheet	Flatworms, Roundworms, & Rotifers Practice Test	Mollusks Annelids Earthworm Coloring Worksheet
Arthropods (non-insects) Arthropods (Notebook Copy) Insects Insect (Notebook Copy) Insect Key Pictorial Order Key	Echinoderms Chordates Vertebrate Notes	Fish Fish & Amphibian Review
Amphibians	Reptiles	Birds Bird Orders
Mammals Orders of mammals Table	Vertebrates Vertebrate Traits Vertebrate Worksheet	Ecology Ecology Quiz Biomes of the World

Pre AP Biology I

Biology First Semester

BiLogy I
Updated May 2007

Week of August 20 assignments:
Issue textbooks class rules, needed materials; Start answering chapter 1 worksheet; PowerPoint: Introduction to Biology; Set up notebooks

Week of August 27 assignments:
Explain website & work on & complete chapter 1 worksheet ; PowerPoint on scientific method; Scientific Method & Safety; Safety & equipment worksheet and TEST; Handout: Writing lab report

Week of September 3 assignments:
Lab: Volume of an Irregular Object; *Chapter 1 Test; Read & outline chapter 2 on Chemistry

Week of September 10 assignments:
PowerPoint: Chemistry; Symbols & Formula handout; chapter 2 outline due; Worksheet on atoms & molecules; *Symbol & Formula TEST

Week of September 17 assignments: Interims

Lab: Chromatography of Inks; Chapter 2 Chemistry TEST; Read & outline chapter 3 on Biochemistry; start PowerPoint: Biochemistry

Week of September 24 assignments:
Lab write up due!; Chapter 3 outline due; Assign nucleotide model; complete Biochemistry ppt

Parent-Teacher Conference – 3 to 7 pm!

Week of October 1 assignments:
Video: Organic Compounds; Lab: Building Organic Molecules; chapter 3 study guide; TEST on chapter 3 Biochemistry; Read & outline chapter 4 on Cells; Organic Model due!

Week of October 8 assignments:
Lab: Water Properties; Assign Chapter 4 Cell drawings; chapter 4 outline due; start PowerPoint on Cells

Week of October 15 assignments:
Continue ppt on Cells; Work on cell drawings

End of First Nine weeks

Biology I

Week of October 22 assignments:

Assign Cell Model; Cell drawings due; chapter 4 study guide; TEST on chapter 4 Cells; Lab: McMush; Read & outline chapter 5 on Homeostasis & Transport

Week of October 29 assignments:

Cell models due; PowerPoint: Homeostasis & Transport; McMush lab write up due

Week of November 5 assignments:

Chapter 5 outline due; study guide for chapter 5 test; Lab: Egg Osmosis; TEST on chapter 5 Homeostasis & Transport; Read & outline chapter 6 on Photosynthesis

Week of November 12 assignments: Interims
PowerPoint: Photosynthesis; Video Photosynthesis; Chapter 6 outline due

Week of November 19 – 23:

Thanksgiving Break! Thanksgiving Break! Thanksgiving Break!

Week of November 26 assignments:
Lab: Chromatography of Plant Pigments; chapter 6 study guide; Chapter 6 TEST on Photosynthesis; Read & outline Chapter 7 on cellular respiration, Start Cellular Respiration PowerPoint: Chromatography lab write up due

Week of December 3 assignments:
Lab: Making Root beer; Complete chapter 7 cell respiration PowerPoint; study guide for chapter 7 test; *TEST on Chapter 7 Cellular Respiration; Read & answer chapter 9 worksheet

Week of December 10 assignments:
Cover cell cycle, chromosomes, mitosis & meiosis; chapter 9 worksheet due; TEST on Chapter 9 Cell Division; Review for Semester Test