We spent today reviewing DNA information with this DNA Jeopardy Game

DNA Transcription and Translation Web Activities   What is not finished from this worksheet during class time will also be homework.

Homework for Periods 2, 6 and 8.    Period 3, this will be your homework for Wednesday.

Students should write a paragraph describing how the activity we used in the classroom of building sentences with the cards in the back of the room is analogous to DNA transcription and translation.   Your paragraph should include what is happening at the teacher's desk and what is contained there.   What the job of all three pieces of RNA is ( the mRNA, rRNA, and the tRNA),  where the codons and anticodons are found and how they work to build a sentence in the activity or a protein in the cell, and what the amino acids are in the activity and how they are organized to build a sentence in the activity and  a protein in the cell.

Students finished their DNA packets.

HOMEWORK:   Read 7.2 and 7.3 and do end of the section questions.

Notes were given on the history of DNA and we started building DNA models out of pipe cleaners.

HOMEWORK:   See Assignments Section

Seminars were given in two of the biology classes...everyone worked with their plants to take the first measurement for growth data.

Students were given notes on nucleic acids and DNA. Students then did a DNA extraction lab with wheat germ.

Homework: Read Section 7.1 and do questions 1-6: for question #6, draw a picture to represent your answer.

Students started the data collection on the aribidopsis plants and started the plant stress experiment.

Cell Test Today.

Homework: DNA Article - Directions for the homework are on top of the article.

Students finished their "Sell your Cell" presentations today. Cell Test is on Monday!

Homework: Finish Review Sheet and study for test!

Cell Models were graded today.

We also started the data collection on the aribidopsis plants and started our plant stress experiment.

It was also announced that there will be a test over cells that will cover all of Chapter 5 in the book along with the notes.   Review guide for the test  

Along with the review guide, students can also use the Cells Alive website to review for the test.  Here is a link to a cell biology practice quiz.

Homework: Students should complete the rest of the cells packet by Tuesday and use this to help review for the test.

Cell Presentations began today. Cell Test will be on Monday 2/22.

Homework: Finish up your cell models, brochures, and presentations. Complete the Review Sheet in a method that would help you study (i.e. flash cards, pictures, or just writing the answers down). Finish Chapter Review (All of page 110).

FRIDAY is the last day for presentations! Presentation Order

Students took a formative (practice) test. Students continued to work on their Sell Your Cell projects. Presentations begin on Wednesday.

Homework: Finish up your cell models, brochures, and presentations. Review the scoring guide and make sure you include all the components that are required.

Presentation Order

Periods 2,6, and 8

Cell Notes from today

Students continued working on Cell Model Ideas Assignment.   This should be completed and emailed to Mr. B. by Friday evening 2/12.   Be sure to include your name and your period number in the subject line.

Students should come prepared to work on their cell models in class next class period (Tuesday).

Homework: Finish up through 5.3 in your cell packet if you have not done so already.  Work on cell models

We learned marketing techniques today in order to sell your cell with this PowerPoint: How to Sell Your Cell

We also went over the scoring guide for the Sell Your Cell Project.

Homework: Work on your cell models, brochures, and presentations. Presentations will begin next Wednesday.

Students continued working on ICell Model Ideas Assignment   Remember, your analogies have to be accurate and make sense. 

Afterwards students worked on The Cell Packet.   Students should complete up through 5.3 by Thursday.

Period 3   

Sell your Cell Project was introduced.

Time will be given during the class to start on this project.

Cell Model and Poster Assignment was introduced.

In order to help you think through your cell analogy this Cell Model Ideas Assignment was started today in class.  Time will be given during the next class period to finish this assignment and email it to Mr. B.

Period 3   

Sell your Cell Project was introduced.

Time will be given during the class to start on this project.

Homework: Read 5.1 - Answer Section Questions 1-3; Read 5.4 - Answer Section Questions 1-3.

Notes: Cell Transport Continued

Homework: If you haven't finished your cell transport homework, complete it.

Period 2 Seminars:   Salmon and Dams   and Shark Finning

Period 3 Seminars:  Invasive Species   and Stem Cells

Period 6 Seminars:  Endangered Tigers  and Whaling

Period 8 Seminar:  Genetically Modified Organisms   and Fertility Clinics

Period 3   Notes  Eggsperiment Follow up and Cell transport notes  and homework

Period 2, 6, and 8

Movement In and Out of a Cell  notes

HOMEWORK for Periods 2,6, and8

Read Section 5.4  (section covering cell transport) and answer questions 1-3

Period 3: We discussed our results on the Plant and Animal Cell Lab and turned the questions in. We did the Eggsperiment Lab Part 2 and then talked about Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic cells with this PowerPoint: Cell Lab, ProkaryoticvsEukaryotic, EdibleCell. Afterwards, we did the Edible Cell Lab.

Homework: Cell's Alive Website Activity: Do questions 3, 5, and 19 for animal cells and 1,2,5, and 6 for plant cells. Email it to buiv2@onid.orst.edu or turn it in class on Friday. Also, finish your Edible Cell Data Sheet and turn that in Friday.

We started the Eggsperiment Lab today along with a Plant and Animal Cell Lab

Homework:   See Assignments Section

HOMEWORK:   Questions on page 80 

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We started our discussion of the 4 major macromolecules in biology  (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and nucleic acids).   All classes made it through slide 22 of this Big 4 Presentation

Homework:  See Assignments section

Water Quiz today

Afterwards time was given to work on the Current Issues PowerPoint.   Detailed instructions for the PowerPoint can be found here:   Current Issues Seminar Assignment.   PowerPoints will be due on Friday, Dec 18th.   You will not be giving your presentations on this date....those will be scheduled for after break.

Many students were informed that they need to fix their references and in text citations.    You can use the following three resources to help with your references:

APA in text citations and references   APA electronic references    APA citation maker

Today was spent reviewing for the Water Test which will be this Wednesday and Thursday.

Water Quiz Review Sheet

Students studied the difference between acids (H+ ions) and bases (OH- ions) and how these are measured using a pH scale.  Students were able to “taste test” a sample of an acid, (a lime), and a sample of a base, (baking cocoa), to aid in determining properties of acids and bases, (sour versus bitter).  Students the estimated the pH of 6 common household substances, (ammonia, vinegar, limes, dish soap, baking soda, and Coke), and then measured the pH of each using pH strips and corresponding color chart.

All of the information covered in the water unit so far is explained in this Water basics PowerPoint.   Today we covered the pH portion

It was also announced that there will be a quiz covering the water unit on Wednesday 12/09/09.   Students will not be allowed to use notes on this quiz.   Students should know all of the concepts and terms on this Water Quiz Review Sheet

HOMEWORK:

For Periods 2 and 3:

1.       Each student will use the pH strip/color chart distributed at the end of class to test at least one other household item at home.  Student will record type of substance, estimated pH and actual pH and will turn in during next class period.

For Periods 4 and 6

Each student will use the pH strip/color chart distributed at the end of class to test at least one other household item at home.  Student will record type of substance, estimated pH and actual pH and will turn in during next class period.

Reading   Section 4.1   Questions 1-5

Students studied how different substances, (salt, sugar and sand), affect the density of water.  Students observed an egg and water demo in which an egg was placed in a cup of salt water, fresh water, and a layering of the two.  Students observed the egg sunk in fresh water, floated in the salt water, and was suspended halfway down in the third cup.  Students then performed a lab in which they measured the relative density of salt/water, sugar/water and sand/water and shared their results with their classmates.

Students studied four properties of water: cohesion, adhesion, surface tension and capillarity by performing a variety of lab exercises which each demonstrated one or more of these properties. Students performed these same exercises with rubbing alcohol and compared the results. Students watched the following YouTube video as a pre-lab introduction to these properties.

Students were given a pre-test to determine their understanding of water chemical and physical properties.  As an introduction to the water unit, students watched the following videos showing some of water’s unique properties.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hafgHp64GL4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Mrp__ZEYE&feature=related

Students were shown single and double replacement reactions along with combustion reactions.  After which students worked on a chemical reactions lab where they made observations on all of these types of reactions.

Checklist for seminar presentation and paper.   The paper will be turned in first both electronically and hard copy

The following links will help you with the reference section of your seminar paper.....your papers will need to have proper citations in APA format.

APA in text citations and references   APA electronic references    APA citation maker

Students started a chapter 3 study guide today.   For homework, students should finish up through section 3.1 of the study guide.

The remainder of the period was used to work on the Current Issues Seminar Assignment.  Summary papers are due on Wednesday the 24th.   There will be more time given to finish the PowerPoint presentations.  Each group will need to turn in a hard copy of their paper and email a copy to Mr. B with your period number and the group members names in the subject line.

Checklist for seminar presentation and paper.   The paper will be turned in first both electronically and hard copy

Physical properties, states of matter, and physical and chemical changes were discussed using these lecture notes.

Students started a physical and chemical changes lab.     Physical and Chemical Changes Lab Page 1  Page 2  Page 3  Page 4

For homework  students should finish the questions to this lab

Afterwards students were given time to finish the Flame Test Lab

The remainder of the class was used to work on the "hot topics" Current Issues Seminar Assignment.

The following links will help you with the reference section of your seminar paper.....your papers will need to have proper citations in APA format.

APA in text citations and references   APA electronic references    APA citation maker

Afterwards students started this Flame Test Lab

HOMEWORK:   See Assignments Section

HOMEWORK:   See Assignments Section

• Students took the essay portion of the Ecology exam today.
• Afterwards time was given to work on their "hot topics" Current Issues Seminar Assignment.   Students should have the introduction completed by today and will need to send it by email to Mr. Beran.  A Word document of your groups' introduction section should be emailed to Mr. B at david.beran@corvallis.k12.or.us by the end of the period with the names of your group members and your class period in the subject line
• Current Issues Groups and Topics

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

There will be a salmon watch field trip on Thursday 11/5/09.    All Biology students who are currently passing Biology are welcome to go,  However, there are only thirty spots available on the bus.   I will take the the first 30 students who are passing and have this signed permission slip returned to me by Wednesday 11/4.     Parent Permission Slip

The bus will be leaving from Mr. Beran's room at 7:50 am Thursday morning.  Dress warm and bring a bag lunch.

• Students watched a video on the re-introduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park.
• Students were given four possible essay questions to think about before the next class period.   Students will answer three of these essay questions in class during the next class period to finish the ecology exam.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

There will be a salmon watch field trip on Thursday 11/5/09.    All Biology students who are currently passing Biology are welcome to go,  However, there are only thirty spots available on the bus.   I will take the the first 30 students who are passing and have this signed permission slip returned to me by Wednesday 11/4.     Parent Permission Slip

The bus will leave from Mr. Beran's room at 7:50 am.  You will also need to bring a bag lunch.

• no school today....parent teacher conferences

• Ecology Test today.......Students will finish the essay question portion of the test during the next class period.
  

• Today we talked about Intra and Inter-species competition and invasive species.
• Afterwards students watched some of this Silent Invasion Video about invasive species here in Oregon
• The reminder of the class was spent reviewing for the upcoming ecology exam on Wednesday.
  

• We discussed this Population PowerPoint
• Students were also reminded of the test next Wednesday.  They will be allowed one page of hand written notes for the exam.  
• HOMEWORK:  Read the ECOLOGY EXAM STUDY GUIDE  and start making your page of notes for the test.  Your notes for the test must be hand written and only on one side of a regular piece of notebook paper.
  

• Students took data on the protist population
• Afterwards we watched another segment of the Living Together Video.
• For the remainder of the period students were given time to work on Current Issues Seminar Assignment   Groups should have started on the Introduction portion of the paper
• Current Issues Groups and Topics
• HOMEWORK:  see Assignments Section
• ECOLOGY EXAM STUDY GUIDE
  

• We discussed this Community Interactions PowerPoint and then started watching a video called Living Together that looks specifically at the symbiotic relationships of parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism.
• HOMEWORK:  see Assignments Section
  

• Students spent today working on an Oak Gall Lab
• Homework:    see Assignments Section
  

• Students worked on this Soil Organism Data Exercise
• Protist notes
• After briefly discussing what protists are students made a prediction of what would happen to the protist populations left in a grass infusion for a week or two. 
• Students then used microscopes to investigate and count the protists they were seeing after making wet mount slides from these beakers.
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• Students worked on this Soil Organism Data Exercise
• Protist notes
• After briefly discussing what protists are students made a prediction of what would happen to the protist populations left in a grass infusion for a week or two. 
• Students then used microscopes to investigate and count the protists they were seeing after making wet mount slides from these beakers.
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• Students took notes on ecological succession
• A formal introduction to the Current Issues Seminar Assignment was given and groups and topics were chosen.
• Students were then given time in the computer lab to begin their research for their topic.  By the end of the period today each student should have at least 4 good references (not wikipedia) for their topic.  Copy the web address for each reference onto a Word document and write two to three sentences describing what the reference is and specifically what information regarding your topic it provides.  This means that if you are in a group of two you will have 8 references total.
• Everyone will need to send a copy of their references to both your group members and Mr. B...with your name and Period and hot topics research in the subject line.  If you do not do this you will lose the points for today.
• If you did not have time in class to find your references you will need to do this as homework

• BIOLOGY REFERENCES
  

• HOMEWORK:    5 Hot Topics in Biology    You will need to conduct some research (online, books, knowledgeable people) to find 5 different issues that you think are current "hot topics" in Biology.   You will need to defend why you think that each of your 5 are hot topics or controversial issues in Biology by writing 2 to 3 sentences for each issue stating why this is an important issue

• HOMEWORK:  For the lab, you will need to bring in a bag of leaves from home.  You will need enough leaves to fill a regular sized plastic grocery shopping bag.   You can bring it on Friday and leave it in my room for next week.
• See Assignments Section below