Monday, December 14th

Biology

• Concept Map to Review for tomorrow's test
• Chapter Review: p. 261-263 1-40, 43-45
• Chapter 9 test TOMORROW!!!

Conservation

• Environment Act's (Presentations)

Friday, December 11th

Biology

• Quiz on Chapter 9
• Debate on Stem Cell Research

Conservation

• Finish Pollution Act Presentations

Thursday, December 10th

Biology

• Embryonic Stem Cell Research
• Debate tomorrow
• Quiz tomorrow on Vocab in Chapter 9 (Quizlet is on my blog)

Conservation

• Research Pollution Acts

Wednesday, December 9th

Biology

• 9.3 Notes
• 9.3 Study Guide (Due Tomorrow)

Conservation

• Finish Top 10 Startling Pollution Facts
• Start Pollution Acts

Tuesday, December 8th

Biology

• Hands on Cell Cycle activity that shows the movement of the chromosomes within the cell cycle.  Draw and label each stage of the cycle.

Conservation

• Finish notes on pollution
• Make a list of top 10 most disturbing facts about pollution.

Monday, December 7th

Biology

• Finish Art Project on stage of the Cell Cycle.

Conservation

• Pollution notes and talk about facts about pollution

Friday, December 4th

Biology

• Cell Cycle Packet Due
• 9.2 Study Guide Due
• Art Project of one of the phases of the Cell Cycle

Conservation

• Large Mammal Test

Thursday, December 3rd

Biology

• Notes on Mitosis
• Study guide 9.2
• Cell Cycle Packet due tomorrow

Conservation

• Quiz on Chapter 1 (Blood on the Prairies)
• Play Kahoot (Review for Mammal Test)

Wednesday, December 2nd

Biology

• Cell Diffusion Demo
• Mitosis Video
• Finish Cell Cycle Packet by Friday

Conservation

• Review of Mammal (Test on Friday)
• Finished Chapter 1 (Blood on the Prairies)

Tuesday, December 1st

Biology

• Finish 9.1 Cellular Growth
• Assigned Cell Cycle and Mitosis Packet (Finish pages 1-6)

Conservation

• History of Conservation (Chapter 1

Monday, November 30th

Biology

• Introduce 9.1 Cell Cycle
• Talked about why cells divide

Conservation

• Finished Large Mammal Presentations

Tuesday, November 17th

Biology

• Photosynthesis Review
• Notes on cellular respiration
• Grade 8.3 Study Guide

Conservation

• Complete animal behavior 
• Complete pesticide case study

Thursday, November 12th

Biology

• Quiz on 8.1 & 8.2
• Introduction to Cellular Respiration

Conservation

• Quiz on Aging Deer

Wednesday, November 11th

Biology

• Peer review over photosynthesis
• Mock Quiz
• Time to work on Chloroplast and Mitochondria Packet
• Quiz Tomorrow (8.1 and 8.2)

Conservation

• Aging Deer using their jaw
• Scoring Whitetail Deer

Tuesday, November 10th

Biology

• Chloroplast and Mitochondria Note Guide (Due Thursday)
• Quiz over 8.1 and 8.2 (Thursday)

Conservation

• Guest Speaker (Colten Lubben)  Wildlife Technician
• Aging Whitetail Deer

Monday, November 9th

Biology

• 8.1 Review
• 8.2 Photosynthesis Video/Notes (on my Blog

Conservation

• Learn how to age deer using their jaw bone.

Friday, October 30th

Biology

• Finish review from yesterday
• Play Kahoot!!!

Conservation

• Ecological Succession Drawing

Thursday, October 29th

Biology

• Finished Diffusion Lab
• Osmosis Worksheet
• Review Questions: p. 210-213 #1-42, 44,45

Conservation

• Succession Drawing

Wednesday, October 28th

Biology

• Organelle debates

Conservation

• Finished Small Mammal Presentations

Tuesday, October 28th

Biology

• Quiz on Section 7.3
• Diffusion Lab

Conservation

• Guest Speaker:  Roy Dahlgren (Furs and Trapping)

Thursday, October 22nd

Biology

• Organelle skit
• Organelle packet is due
• Assign Organelle for debate

Conservation

• Continue with presentations

Wednesday, October 21st

Biology

• Quiz on 7.1 and 7.2
• Discussed organelle activity for tomorrow

Conservation

• Small Presentation need to be completed
• Start Presentations

Tuesday, October 20th

Biology

• Review of 7.2 
• Started 7.3 Organelles
• Assigned supplemental packet on organelles

Conservation

• Small Mammal presentations

Monday, October 19th

Biology

• 7.2 Notes/Video on plasma membrane
• Assigned 7.2 study guide

Conservation

• Work on small mammal presentations

Friday, October 16th

Biology

• Finish up on preparing wet slides
• Develop a concept map on Section 7.1

Conservation

• Make-up Test for Tree Identification
• Mammal packet due
• Isle Royale Study

Thursday, October 15th

Biology

• Learn how to prepare a wet slide 

Conservation

• Continue with Mammal Packet
• Video on Mammals

Wednesday, October 14th

Biology

• Learned how to use a microscope and looked at some dry slides

Conservation

• Introduction to mammals packet

Tuesday, October 13th

Biology

• Finished Video on History of Cells
• Talked about the Cell Theory
• 7.1 Study Guide

Conservation

• Guest Speaker (Mike Zuidema, Forester)

Monday, October 12th

Biology

• Review Chapter 6 Test
• Start chapter 7 (Chapter 7.1 Video)

Conservation

• Introduction to Mammals
• Notes on Chapter 30 (blog)

Thursday, October 9th

Biology

• Chapter 6 Test
• Notes are due from chapter 6
• Hand out Chapter 7 Note Packet

Conservation

• Final Leaves of the UP Test

Wednesday, October 7th

Biology

• Play a Review Game (Kahoot)
• Graded 6.4 study guide
• Test Tomorrow
• Notes due tomorrow

Conservation

• Leaf Test tomorrow
• 4.1 study guide
• Leaf Review

Tuesday, October 6th

Biology

• Finish 6.4 notes 
• 6.4 study guide (Due Wednesday)

Conservation

• Play Kahoot (Review Trees)
• Leaf Review 

Monday, October 5th

Biology -

• Video on 6.4 Macromolecules (blog)
• Finished Macro-packet

Conservation

• Finished Isle Royale Population Study
• Leaf Projects Due

Friday, October 2nd

Biology

• Macromolecule supplemental packet.
• Finish Chapter 6 notes

Conservation

• Work on leaf projects.

Thursday, October 1st

Biology

• Enzymatic Browning Lab is Due
• Quiz over 6.2
• Introduce Macromolecules (6.4)

Conservation

Wednesday, September 30th

Biology

• Enzymatic Browning of Apples (Lab)
• Questions 14-24 p. 175
• Quiz Tomorrow over 6.2

Conservation

• Ecology Review
• Open book quiz on chapter 2

Friday, September 24th

Biology

• Extra Credit Assignment (Balancing Chemical Equations)

Conservation

• Finish Essay or Quiz

Thursday, September 23rd

Biology

• Chemical and Physical Changes
• Balancing Chemical Equations

Conservation

• Leaf Quiz
• Start Tree Essay

Wednesday, September 23rd

Biology

• Quiz over 1.3
• Note Packet to start Chapter 6

Conservation

• Review Leaves for Quiz Tomorrow
• Share an essay on "Why Trees are important to the UP"

Tuesday, September 22nd

Biology

• 1.3 study guide
• Variables Review
• Quiz tomorrow on 1.3

Conservation

• Leaf Review 
• Ecology notes

Monday, Sept 21st

Biology

• Graphing Exercise 
• 1.3 study guide

Conservation

• 15 leaves DUE
• Ecology Lesson (Handout)

Thursday, September 17th

Biology

• 1.1 study guide due today
• Reintroduced independent and dependent variables 
• Independent and dependent assignment handed out (Due Tomorrow)

Conservation

• Practice Quiz over 12 leaves
• Worked on leaf presentation

Wednesday, September 16th

Biology

• Conduct paper towel lab
• Discussion on proper lab write - ups.

Conservation

• 5 leaves were due today
• Walked around the school grounds and ID leaves.

Tuesday, September 15th

Biology

• Design a lab to test different types of paper towel and their absorbance.
• 1.1 study was given as homework.

Conservation

• Design google presentation of leaves in the Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Monday, September 14th

Biology

• Writing scientific procedures (building a paper airplane)
• Applying Scientific Methods assignment due

Conservation

• Design google presentation of leaves of the U.P.

Friday, September 10th

Biology

• Applying Sci. Method (Homework due Monday)

Conservation

• Trees of the UP Slide show

Thursday, September 9th

Biology

• Assessment Test

Conservation

• Leaf Identification

Wednesday, September 9th

Biology

• Identify characteristics of living things
• Procedural information (books, fire drill, code red, etc)

Conservation

• Assessment Test

First day of School 2015-16

Biology and Conservation:

             Ice Breaker Activity and Syllabus Review.

Welcome to the beginning of a new year. I look forward to meeting all my new students on September 8th. Enjoy the rest of your summer.

Wednesday, May 27th

Biology

• Practice Quiz on Skeletal System
• Muscular System Packet (Due Friday)
• Quiz tomorrow on Skeletal System

Tuesday, May 26th

Biology

• Skeletal system video
• Notes on Skeletal System

Conservation

• Scoring deer antlers

Monday, May 11th

Biology

• 35.3 study guide due
• Quiz tomorrow over glands and hormones
• Test Thursday
• Chapter Review Questions: p. 1040-1044 - #1-19, 21,25-31,33,34,36-38

Conservation

• Finish Presentations
• Final Written Assessment (due tuesday, May 19th)

Thursday, April 30th

Biology

• 35.1 study guide due.
• 15 min video on Nutrition
• Quiz tomorrow on Digestive System

Conservation

• Informational reading and answer questions
• "Greener Pastures" and "Zoo Futures"

Monday, April 27th

Biology

• Digestive System Video (9 min)
• Digestive system reading packet

Conservation

• Population Estimate Lab

Thursday, April 23rd

Biology

• Chapter Review:  p. 1013  1-36, 39-41
• Test Tomorrow on Chapter 34.

Conservation

• Population Estimates
• Bird ID Test Tomorrow

Wednesday, April 22

Biology

• Lung Capacity Lab
• 34.3 Study Guide is due
• Test Friday on Chapter 34

Conservation 

• EARTH DAY FACTS
• FINISH EARTH DAY POSTER

Monday, April 20th

Biology

• 34.3 notes
• Video on Excretory System
• 34.3 Study Guide

Conservation

• Class trip to Whitefish river to harvest eggs from walleye.

Thursday, April 16th

Biology

• Finish Lab 
• 34.2 study guide is due
• 34.2 Notes
• Quiz Tomorrow on Respiratory system

Conservation 

• Birds Quiz #2

Tuesday, April 14th

Biology

• Respiratory Notes Packet
• 34.2 Study Guide

Conservation

• Bird ID review

Monday, April 13th

Biology

• Quiz over Circulatory System
• Video on Respiratory System (8 min)

Conservation

• Review of the next 13 birds.
• Video on Nesting (20 min)

Friday, April 10th

Biology

• 34.1 study guide due
• Practice Blood Circulation Quiz
• Bill Nye Video

Conservation

• Bird systems study guide due 
• Quiz on Classification and Birds of Prey

Thursday, April 9th

Biology

• Circulatory notes
• Blood Travel Key chain
• Chapter 34.1 study guide (Due Tomorrow)

Conservation

• Birds of Prey Review
• Notes on Birds
• Quiz Tomorrow

Wednesday, April 8th

Biology

• Circulatory System Notes and video (on blog)

Conservation

• Study the birds of prey

Tuesday, April 7th

Biology

• Chapter 34.1 -  Circulatory System note packet
• Diagram of the heart to be colored to designate oxygen rich blood from oxygen poor blood

Conservation

• Taxonomy Review
• Introduction to Birds of Prey

Thursday, March 26th

Biology

• Chapter 15 test

Conservation

• Fish ID test (retake)

Monday, March 23rd

Biology

• Finish 15.3 notes (lecture)
• Study Guide 15.3 (Due tomorrow)
• Test Thursday

Conservation

• Taxonomy

Friday, March 20th

Biology

• Natural Selection (Lab)

Conservation

• Careers in Science Fields (Presentations)

Thursday, March 19th

Biology

• 15 min to work on 15.3 note packet.
• Lecture on 15.3
• No Homework

Conservation

• Career in Science (Presentations)

Wednesday, March 18th

Biology

• Quiz over 15.1-2
• Notes on 15.3

Conservation

• Careers in Environmental and Conservation 

Tuesday, March 17th

Biology

• Pocket Mouse study:  Natural Selection at work
• Quiz tomorrow over 15.1 and 15.2

Conservation

• Occupation Research

Thursday, March 12th

Biology

• 15.1 Study guide (Due Friday)
• Start 15.2 notes (Evolutionary Trends)

Conservation

• Fish of the Great Lakes Test

Wednesday, March 11th

Biology

• Activity to demonstrate Natural Selection

Conservation

• Review characteristic of the fish of the Great Lakes

Tuesday, March 10th

Biology

• Notes and Review sheet over 15.1 Natural Selection

Conservation

• Finish presentation on Freshwater fish of the Great Lakes

Monday, March 9th

Biology

• DNA Model are due.  (Graded in class)

Conservation

• Fish presentations

Thursday, March 5th

Biology

• Chapter 12 Test

Conservation

• Finish Fish Presentation

Wednesday, March 4th

Biology

• Chapter 12 Test Review
• Codon Bingo
• Test tomorrow
• Note Packet Due Tomorrow

Conservation

• Continue on Fish presentation

Tuesday, March 3rd

Biology

• 12.2 and 12.3 Quiz
• 12.4 Notes on Mutations

Conservation

• 2 Fish Species (Presentation)

Monday, March 2nd

Biology

• Quiz over 12.2 and 12.3 tomorrow
• 12.4 note packet on Mutations (due thursday)
• Chapter 12 test Thursday

Conservation

• Finished Invasive Species Talk
• Start on Freshwater species of the Great Lake Region 

Thursday, February 26th

Biology

• Transcription and Translation Activity (No homework this weekend)
• Try to think about what you want to make your DNA model out of (materials).

Conservation

• Quiz on invasive species
• Finish Graphing zebra mussel data
• Video on zebra mussels effect on Great Lakes

Wednesday, February 25th

Biology

• Transcription and Translation WS is due.
• Assign DNA Model (Due March 9th)

Conservation

• Plot some data that shows the effects of zebra mussels on phytoplankton.

Tuesday, February 24th

Biology

• Transcription and Translation Worksheet (Due Tomorrow)

Conservation

• Finish Research on 3 Invasive Species

Reminder!!!

12.3 (Transcription and Translation) study guide is due tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 18th

Biology

• Watch short video on Transcription and Translation (on Blog)
• Assigned 12.3 study guide (Due Tomorrow)

Conservation

• Research Invasive Species

Tuesday, February 17th

Biology

• 12.2 study guide is due.
• Start 12.3: Central Dogma Theory 

Conservation

• Examples of Invasive species in Michigan
• Video on Asian Carp

Monday, February 16th

Biology

• 12.2 Catch up (Review from my absence on Friday)
• 12.2 study guide is due tomorrow

Conservation

•  Introduction into Invasive Species

Thursday, February 12th

Biology

• Informational Packet on DNA 

Conservation

• Movie "Promise Land"

Wednesday, February 11th

Biology

• 12.1 Quiz
• Finish Chapter 12 Reading Packet

Conservation

• Develop a crossword with a list of words provided

Tuesday, February 10th

Biology

• Finished Genetic Presentations
• Reviewed for Quiz Tomorrow!!!

Conservation

• Evaluate "Fracking" has a national issue.
• Picture or Slogan to promote green energy. 

Monday, February 9th

Biology

• DNA Model is Due
• Genetic Disorder Presentations (Group 2)
• Notes 12.1

Conservation

• Pro's and Con's of "Fracking"

DNA Model Picture

Picture of model on my biology tab!!!!

Friday, February 6th

Biology

• Genetic Disorder Presentations
• 12-1 Study Guide is Due
• Assign DNA Strand (Due Monday)

Conservation

• Finish Green Energy Presentation
• Video on Fracking

Thursday, February 5th

Biology

• 12 min Video on History of DNA
• 12.1 notes
• 12.1 Study Guide (Due tomorrow)

Conservation

• Green Energy Presentations

Wednesday, February 4th

Biology

• Quiz on Chapter 11
• Chapter review question are due

Conservation

• Computer Lab (Green Energy Debates)

Thursday, January 29th

Biology

• Computer Lab working on Genetic Disorders Presentations

Conservation

• Quiz on Electric Savings 

Tuesday, January 27th

Biology

• 11.3 notes and 11.3 study guide
• Talk about Genetic Disorder Presentation

Conservation

• Green Energy Video (10min)
• Calculations of cost for use of electrical devices

Monday, January 26th

Conservation -

•  Go over Semester Exam.  
• Start a Unit on Green Energy

Biology

• Go over Semester Grades and Exam
• Finish up Chapter 11.3 Genetic Disorders

Friday, January 26th

Grades are done!!!!

Your Semester Grade can be viewed on PowerSchool.

Have a Great Long Weekend!!!!

Tuesday-Thursday, January 20-22

EXAMS  (GOOD LUCK)

Friday NO SCHOOL

Monday, January 19th

Biology

• Exam Review

Conservation

• Exam Review

Friday, January 16th

Biology

• Exam Review Packets handout

Conservation

• Exam Review Packets handout

Thursday, January 15th

Biology

• Karyotype of Non-Disjunction genetic disorders

Conservation

• Review for Exam

Wednesday, January 14th

Biology

• Pedigree Quiz
• Grade 11.2 study guide
• Finish Blood lab question

Conservation

• Chapter 9: Building the Framework for Wildlife Conservation:  Questions are due.
• Review for Semester Exam (Photos of leaves and mammals)

Tuesday, January 13th

Biology

• Blood typing lab

Conservation

• Guest speaker from Bay College (Waste Water Treatment)

Thursday, January 8th

Biology

• Finish Pedigree problems then develop a pedigree.

Conservation

• Test on Pollution
• Finish Top Ten List

Wednesday, January 7th

Biology

• 11.1 study guide is due.
• Pedigree problems

Conservation

• Review on Pollution
• Top 10 List of the most disturbing pollution.

Welcome Back!!! Tuesday, January 6th

Biology

• Start Chapter 11: Human Heredity
• 11.1 Study Guide

Conservation

• Finish Erin Brochvich Video.
• Pollution Review Questions