Wednesday, December 18th

Biology

• Chapter 10 Review questions: p. 288-289 (1-8,10-26) p. 293 (8-11,13,15)
• Ex-credit Assignment

Chemistry

• Chapter 7 Test

Tuesday, December 17

Biology

•  Finished REEBOP Genetics and Created a DiHybrid Cross
• Test is Friday

Chemistry

• Reviewed for the Chapter 7 Test.
• Collected the Chapter Review
• Test Tomorrow

Friday, December 13th

Biology

• Dihybrid cross practice problems

Chemistry 

• Chapter Test Review Problems p. 232  46-49, 51-55, 58-63, 65-75, 77, 79-88, 91, 94, 96, 99, 100, 104, 107, 111, 115.

Thursday, December 12th

Biology

• Practice with Dihybrid crosses
• Example Problems

Chemistry

• Metallic Bonding
• Notes on 7.4

Wednesday, December 11th

Biology

• Quiz over 10.1 and 10.2
• Learn how to use Punnett squares to solve genetic crosses

Chemistry

• Quiz over Ionic Bonding
• Finish Chapter 7 Study Guide

Tuesday, December 10th

Biology -

• Mendelian Genetics 10.2
• Chapter 10.2 study guide
• Quiz Tomorrow Visit Quizlet!!!

Chemistry -

• Writing correct formula for ionic compounds WS is due.
• Notes on 7.3 - Naming Ionic Compounds
• Quiz Tomorrow on 7-1 to 7.3

Thursday, December 5th

Biology

• Notes from page 273 in the book (Meiosis)
• 10.1 study guide due tomorrow

Chemistry

• Notes on 7.2 Ionic Bonds and Compounds
• Finished 7.2 Ionic Bonds Transparency

Wednesday, December 4th

Biology -

• Make-up Test is Due
• Start Chapter 10.1 Meiosis

Chemistry

• 7.1 Notes Ionic Bonding
• 7.1 Transparency review

Tuesday, December 3rd

Biology/Chemistry -  I am out of school today.  Students are reading science world magazine articles and reflecting.

Monday, December 2nd

Biology

• Chapter 10 Notes
• Pass back and Review Chapter 10 test

Chemistry

• Chapter 7 Notes
• Chapter 7 Test Corrections

Monday, November 25th

Biology

• Chapter Review (p. 261):  1-9,11, 13-25, 28-40,43-45 (Due tomorrow)
• Cell Cycle and Mitosis packet due today.
• Chapter 9 Test tomorrow

Chemistry

• Chapter Review: ( p.198)  25-33, 36-38, 40-50, 52, 54, 56-67, 69, 73, 87.
• Chapter 6 Test tomorrow

Friday, November 22nd

Biology

• Concept Map on Chapter 9.
• Test Tuesday

Chemistry

• Finish notes on 6.3
• Chapter Review
• Test on Tuesday

Wednesday, November 20th

Biology

• Cell Division Project
• Vocab. Quiz Tomorrow

Chemistry

• Studied the trends on the periodic table that relate to atomic radius, ionic radius, and ionization energy. 

Tuesday, Nov 19th

Biology

• Grade 9.2 study guide
• Concept mapping 9.2
• Notes on 9.3
• Quiz on Thursday (look at my quizlet site!!!

Chemistry

• Finish Periodic Tables answer questions
• Quiz

Monday, November 18th

Biology

• Finish 9.2 notes
• 9.2 Study guide
• Interphase and Mitosis Packet due Friday
• Vocabulary Quiz Thursday 
• Chapter 9: Vocabulary Review

Chemistry

• Periodic table trends activity 
• Quiz Tomorrow 

Tuesday, November 12th

Biology

• 10 min Pod Cast on Cell Division
• Notes on 9.1
• 9.1 Study Guide
• Chapter 9 Notes

Chemistry

• 10 min Pod Cast on Periodic Table
• Notes on History of the periodic table

Monday, November 11th

Biology

• Chapter 8 Test
• Define Chapter 9 vocabulary terms on page 244 and 248.

Chemistry

• Finish chapter 5 Test
• Finish periodic table fun
• Reading Quiz over 6.1

Thursday, November 7th

Biology

• Test on Monday
• Chapter 8 Test Review p.237 1-26, 28-42, 45-47  p.240 4,7,10,12,15,18

Chemistry

• Learning the trends of the periodic table.  (10 problems)

First day of November (End of first marking period)

Biology

• Short podcast on Cellular Respiration
• Finish notes on 8.3 (Cellular Respiration)
• (Hand-out) 8.3 Study Guide

Chemistry 

• Spectra Analysis of some common elements.

Thursday, October 31st

Biology

• Quiz over Photosynthesis
• Start notes on Cellular Respiration

Chemistry

• Learned short-cut to electron configuration by using noble gas configuration.

Wednesday, October 30th

Biology

• Finish Photosynthesis Drawing
• Lecture Review on Photosynthesis
• 5 Reflection question 

Chemistry

• Construct electron configuration of elements 

Tuesday, October 29th

Biology

• Finished 8.2 notes
• Photosynthesis Drawing

Chemistry

• Electron Configuration (Hand out)

Monday, October 28th

Biology

• Study Guide 8.1 Due
• 15 min pod cast (Bozemanscience.com) Photosynthesis
• Start 8.2 Notes 

Chemistry

• Finish Flame Lab Questions
• Talk about waves and their relationship with wavelength and frequency.
• Wave worksheet pass out.

Friday, October 25th

Biology - Notes on Chapter 8.1 and handed out 8.1 study guide.

• Chapter 8 Notes

Chemistry - Lab (Flame testing of different salts)

Thursday, October 24th

Biology

• Passed back Chapter 7 Test and started on Chapter 8 Reading Packet.

Chemistry

• Read some short articles on radiation around us.  Reflected on each article.

Wednesday, October 23rd

Biology - Chapter 7 Test

Chemistry - Quiz over Half-life and Radioactive decay.

Tuesday, October 22nd

Biology

• Game show Review for the Test Tomorrow.

Chemistry

• ACT practice questions
• Reading packet over Chapter 24.

Monday, October 21st

Biology - Chapter Review:
 p. 211- 213  Questions 1-17, 19-29, 31-38, 42, 44, 45.  pp. 214-215 1, 2, 9, 16, 19. (Due Tuesday)

*Chapter 7 Test  Wednesday*

Chemistry - Chapter 24 Notes

Friday, October 18th

Biology - "Battle of the Organelles"  debate on why one organelle is more important than another.

Chemistry - Chernobyl Video

Thursday, October 17th

Biology - Quiz over organelles
              - Finish notes on 7.4 Cellular Transport
              - Finish 7-4 Study Guide

Chemistry - Practice problems (Half-life and Radioactive decay)

Wednesday, October 16th

Biology - Lab on Diffusion

Chemistry - Finished questions from yesterdays lab.  Comprehension test on radioactivity around you.

Tuesday, October 15th

Biology - Notes on 7.4 Cellular Transport
              - Quiz on Organelles Thursday

Chemistry - Radioactivity Lab (Half-Life)

Monday, October 14th

Biology -  Students read and reflected on Science World Magazine articles.

Chemistry - Chapter 3 review over mixtures and substances and Average atomic mass.

Thursday, October 10th

Biology

• Quiz over 7.1-7.2
• Completed 7.3 study guide

Chemistry

• Finished questions 1-16
• Assigned an identifying isotopes worksheet (Due Monday) 

Wednesday, October 9th

Biology

• Graded 7.2 Study Guide
• Review of 7.3 Organelles found in Plants and Animals
• Made flash cards of function or organelles in Plant and Animal cells
• Quiz over 7.1 and 7.2 tomorrow

Chemistry

• Problems with calculating Average atomic mass and the number of neutrons in an isotope.
• Worksheet on Getting familiar with the periodic table is due today.

Tuesday, October 8th

Biology

• Went over Chapter 6 Test
• 15 min pod cast on Cellular Organelles

Chemistry

• Notes on atomic structure
• WS on calculating protons, neutrons, electrons, and avg. atomic mass.

Reminder:  No School for Student on Friday, October 11th.

Monday, October 7th

Biology

• Notes on 7.2 Plasma Membrane
• 7.2 Study Guide
• What is the role of Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Cholesterol within the Plasma Membrane?

Chemistry

• Turned in Chapter 3 take home test.
• Reviewed the make-up of an atom and how to calculate average atomic mass.

Tuesday, October 1st (Good luck Bowhunters)

Biology

• Notes on 7.1: Cell Discovery and Theory
• Chapter 7 Biology Notes 

Chemistry

• Notes on Chapter 3.1 and 3.2
• Chapter 3 Chemistry Notes

Monday, September 30th

Biology

• Chapter 6 Test
• Start Chapter 7.1 Vocab

Chemistry

• Introduce Phase changes and Physical vs. Chemical Properties

Friday, September 27th (TGIF)

Biology

• Macro-Packet is Due Today
• Chapter 6 Test Review - p. 175  14-20, 23, 24, 33-44
• Chapter 6.4 hand-out
• Ex-Credit Assignment handed out Due Monday.
• Chapter 6 Test on Monday

Chemistry

• Worked on take home test over chapter 1 and 2
• Due at end of hour for 4th hour 
• 6th hour's is due Monday.

Thursday, September 26th

Biology

• Fill-in back page of Chapter 6 Reading Packet (Polymers and Monomers)
• Macromolecule packet Due Tomorrow!!! 

Chemistry 

• Percent Error Calculations 
• Chapter 1 and 2 Section Review (Due Tomorrow 4th hour and Monday for 6th hour)

Wednesday, September 25th

Biology - Lab (Enzymatic Browning of an Apple)

Chemistry - Chapter 1-2 Review (Handout)

Tuesday, September 24th

Biology

• Quiz over 6.2
• Finished notes over 6.4
• Worked on Marcro-molecule handout 

Chemistry

• Quiz on Dimensional Analysis and Sci. Notation
• Continued learning about significant figures

Monday, September 23rd

Biology

• Turned in Chapter 6 Reading assignment
• Notes on 6.4 Macromolecules (Building blocks of life)
• Passed out informational packet over Macromolecules

Chemistry

• Reviewed how to determine significant figures

Friday, September 20th

Biology -  Reading Packet for Chapter 6 Due Monday!!!

Chemistry -  Finish Dimensional Analysis sheet for Monday

Have an enjoyable Homecoming!!!

Thursday, Sept. 19th

Biology

• Graded 6.2 study guide
• Reviewed Balancing Chemical Equations
• Passed out Chapter 6 Note Packet

Chemistry

• Turned in scientific notation W.S.
• Dimensional Analysis

Wednesday, September 18th

Biology

• Finished the notes on 6.2: Chemical Reactions
• 6.2 Study Guide (Due tomorrow)
• Balanced 5 Chemical equations

Chemistry

• Quiz over 42 elements
• Worksheet on scientific notation (Due tomorrow)

Tuesday, September 17th

Biology -  Classroom Discussion on Chapter 6.2:  Chemical Reactions

Chapter 6 Biology notes

Chemistry - Density Lab (Finding Volume using water displacement method)

* Chemistry students don't for get about your element quiz tomorrow!!!

Monday, September 16th

Biology

• Discussed 1.3 worksheet
• Quiz over 1.3
• Identified the vocabulary words from Chapter 6.2 on page 156.

Chemistry

• Lab on Density (Density is a characteristic property of a substance) 

Friday, September 13th

Biology

•   Finish graphing exercise.
• 1.3 study guide on scientific method.
• Quiz on Monday over section 1.3

Chemistry

• Finish graphing exercise
•  Element review
• Introduce Density (WS passed out)

Have a great weekend!!!  GO LIONS!!!

           

Wednesday, September 11th

Biology -  Turning in our scientific method write up.  Passing out two assignments on independent and dependent variables and a graphing exercise.

Chemistry -  Turning in our scientific method write up.  Identify independent and dependent variables on two handouts.

Tuesday, September 10th

Biology/Chemistry -  Post lab Conversation.  Start Chapter 1.3: Scientific Investigation.

Monday, September 9th

Biology classes are finishing up their paper towel lab.

Chemistry classes are doing the baggie lab that we started Friday.

Chemistry Chapter 1 notes

Attention Biology Students

 Don't forget about our Quiz over section 1.1!!!

Biology Chapter 1 Notes

Chapter 1 notes

Question to think about....

Please think about this question before you come to class on Tuesday.

What characteristics do all living things have in common?  (Hint there are 8)