Biology+2011-2012

=**Biology 2011-2012**=

HELPFUL LINKS: For flashcards and games: www.quizlet.com/subject/biology For Brightstorm videos: www.brightstorm.com =**Jun 5 (Tues):**=
 * The last day of classes. We reviewed the bones and discussed more about what will be on the final exam. Don't forget to bring your book to the final!**

=**Jun 4 (Mon):**=
 * HW: Study for the final exam.**
 * Dissection Practical. Started to review for the final exam.**

=**May 31 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Finish Dissection Book (Due tomorrow).**
 * Pig dissection. Brain, kidneys**

=**May 30 (Wed):**= =**May 29 (Tues):**= =**May 25 (Fri):**=
 * HW: Finish Dissection Book, study for the lab practical on Monday.**
 * Pig dissection. More on diagramming the heart, lungs, circulation and then the digestive system.**
 * Pig dissection. Initial cuts and diagrams of: pig (before cuts, with labels), mouth, respiratory system.**
 * Digestion Quiz. Finished Bill Nye on the Brain.**

=**May 24 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Start to study for the final exam.**
 * Learned about parts of the brain. Reviewed for the digestion quiz (tomorrow).**

=**May 23 (Wed):**= =**May 22 (Tues):**=
 * We did the excretory system and started the dissection.**
 * We took the Respiratory System Diagram Quiz. Then finished the GI tract and accessory organs.**

=**May 21 (Mon):**=
 * Notes on the GI tract and other accessory organs. We will finish this tomorrow and start Excretory. [[file:The Digestive System.key]][[file:The Digestive System.ppt]]**

=**May 18 (Fri):**=
 * HW: Respiratory Quiz tomorrow.**
 * Heart and Blood Quiz. More on the respiratory system.**

=**May 17 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Respiratory Quiz (Monday?)**
 * Reviewed for the Heart and Blood Quiz. Then got into the respiratory system.**

=**May 16 (Wed):**=
 * HW: Respiratory System Quiz (Monday?)**
 * Bones quiz. Blood.**

=**May 15 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Heart diagram Quiz on Friday**
 * Review Bones and more on muscles. Then we started the circulatory system.**

=**May 14 (Mon):**= =**May 10 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Study for the bones quiz (tomorrow)**
 * More on Bones and Muscles.**
 * More on Anatomy.**

=**May 9 (Wed):**=
 * HW: NONE [[file:Week 1.ppt]]**
 * Animal Presentations. Start anatomy.**

=**May 8 (Tues):**= =**May 7 (Mon):**= =**May 4 (Fri):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Animal Presentations**
 * Animal Presentations**
 * Final day in the computer lab to finish animal presentations.**

=**May 3 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: work on animal presentations so they are ready for your time slot.**
 * Computer lab on animal presentations. (Last day tomorrow).**

=**May 2 (Wed):**=
 * HW: work on animal presentations so they are ready for your time slot.**
 * In the computer lab to work on Animal Presentations.**

=**May 1 (Tues):**=
 * HW: work on animal presentations so they are ready for your time slot.**
 * We started the research on the animals we are going to present for the Animal Presentation.**

=**Apr. 30 (Mon):**=
 * HW: Work on your animal presentations so they are ready for your time slot.**
 * Animal Phyla**

=**Apr .27 (Fri):**=
 * HW: Figure out which 3 animals they want to investigate for tomorrow.**
 * Plant Test**

=**Apr. 26 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Reviewed for the Plant Test**

=**Apr. 25 (Wed):**=
 * HW: Review for Plant test (tomorrow)**
 * Reviewed for the Plant Test on Friday.**

=**Apr. 24 (Tues):**= =**Apr. 23 (Mon):**= =**Apr. 20 (Fri):**= =**Apr. 19 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Review for Test**
 * Finish Plant Lab. Start reviewing for Plant test (Friday?)**
 * Plant Lab.**
 * Emergency Evacuation. No Classes!**
 * Plant Lab.**

=**Apr. 18 (Wed):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Plant Lecture**

=**Apr. 17 (Tues):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Bacteria, Protist, Fungus Essay Test**

=**Apr. 16 (Mon):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Review for the Test.**

=**Apr. 13 (Fri):**=
 * HW: Review for the Test**
 * Finished Fungus Lab and started to review for the test (Tuesday).**

=**Apr. 12 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Review for Test**
 * Fungus Lab**

=**Apr. 11 (Wed):**=
 * HW: Review for Bacteria, Protist, Fungus Test (Tuesday)**
 * Fungus Lab.**

=**Apr. 10 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Fungus Lab and review for Bacteria, Protist, Fungus Test (Tuesday)**
 * Fungus Lecture**

=**Apr. 5 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Protist Lab.**

=**Apr. 4 (Wed):**=
 * HW: Protist Lab (Due Mon):**
 * Protist Lab**

=**Apr. 3 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Protist Lab (Due Mon)**
 * Finish Protist Lecture, Protist Lab**

=**Apr. 2 (Mon):**=
 * HW: Protist Lab (Due Mon)**
 * Protists Lecture.**

=**Mar. 30 (Fri):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * We learned about viruses.**

=**Mar. 29 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Bacteria Lab.**

=**Mar. 28 (Wed):**=
 * HW: Finish Lab (hand in tomorrow)**
 * We started the bacteria lab.**

=**Mar. 27 (Tues):**= =**Mar. 26 (Mon):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * More on bacteria and discussed the bacteria lab.**
 * We reviewed the kingdoms of life and then started in on bacteria.**

=**Mar. 16 (Fri):**=
 * HW: NONE (will start the Bacteria Lab tomorrow)**
 * Ch. 21 on Human Impact**

=**Mar. 15 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Ch. 20 on Species Interactions.**

=**Mar. 14 (Wed):**=
 * HW: Discussion Questions.**
 * Ch. 19 on Populations and growth.**

=**Mar. 13 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Discussion Questions (at the end of the presentation)**
 * Chapter 18 Intro to Ecology, just a few things from ecology (such as interdependence and keystone species).**

HW: 18.1 Section Review (Due tomorrow) =**Mar. 12 (Mon):**=
 * Work on Dichotomous Keys**

=**Mar. 9 (Fri):**=
 * HW: Dichotomous Keys WS (Due tomorrow)**
 * Taxonomy and Dichotomous Keys**

=**Mar. 8 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Dichotomous Keys WS**
 * Primates and Journey of Man Essay Test**

=**Mar. 7 (Wed):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Worked on essays...**

=**Mar. 6 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Have a good idea of what to put on the essays.**
 * Finished hominids.**

=**Mar. 5 (Mon):**=
 * HW: Draft up essays.**
 * We focused on the hominids.**

=**Mar. 2 (Fri):**=
 * HW: 43.4 WS (Due Tues)**
 * Primate Characteristics and types of primates.**

=**Mar. 1 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: 43.4 WS (Tuesday)**
 * Journey of Man video... start primates...**

=**Feb. 28 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 43.4 WS (Due Tuesday, pushed back...)**
 * Journey of Man video**

=**Feb. 27 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 43.4 WS (Due Monday)**
 * Chapter 16 Quiz. Journey of Man video**

=**Feb. 24 (Fri):**=
 * HW: None**
 * We quickly went through topics on the Chapter 16 Quiz. Journey of Man video.**

=**Feb. 23 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Chapter 16 Packet (Monday), Chapter 16 Quiz Monday**
 * Prezygotic, Postzygotic and Rates of Evolution. Journey of Man video.**

=**Feb. 22 (Wed):**=
 * HW: Chapter 16 Packet (Monday), Chapter 16 Quiz Monday**
 * 16.2 on Genetic Disequilibrium.**

=**Feb. 21 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Chapter 16 Packet**
 * 16.1 on Genetic Equilibrium.**

=**Feb. 17 (Fri):**=
 * HW: Chapter 16 Packet**
 * Chapter 14-15 Test**

=**Feb. 16 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Start reading Chapter 16**
 * We reviewed for the Chapter 14-15 Test tomorrow.**

=**Feb. 15 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 15.2-15.3 Packet (due tomorrow), Chapter 14-15 Test tomorrow!**
 * We talked about speciation and watched a video on the platypus and how they are undergoing evolutionary processes right now.**

=**Feb. 14 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 15.2 - 15.3 Packet (Due Friday), Chapter 15 Test Friday.**
 * We worked on 15.3 on different types of evolution.**

=**Feb. 13 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 15.2 - 15.3 Packet (Friday), Chapter 15 Test Friday**
 * We finished 15.2 on the Evidence for Evolution. Then we had some time for the Natural Selection Lab.**

=**Feb. 10 (Fri):**=
 * HW: 15.2 - 15.3 Packet (Friday), Chapter 15 Test Friday**
 * We had a day for work on a 15.2 - 15.3 Packet and the Natural Selection Lab.**

=**Feb. 9 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: 15.2-15.3 Packet (Due Friday)**
 * We started 15.2 and learned about fossils and biogeography. We also had some time to work on the Natural Selection Lab. EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: CREATE AN APPARATUS THAT ONLY SAVES THE BLACK BEANS.**

=**Feb. 8 (Wed):**=
 * HW: Start 15.2**
 * Another day with the Natural Selection Lab.**

=**Feb. 7 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Start 15.2**
 * We started the Natural Selection Lab!**

=**Feb. 6 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 15.1 (Wed)**
 * We reviewed natural selection. Then we started in on 15.2 the evidence for evolution.**

=**Feb. 3 (Fri):**=
 * HW: 15.1 (Wed)**
 * We started Chapter 15.**


 * HW: Read Chapter 15 (15.1 due soon)**

=**Feb. 2 (Thurs):**=
 * Chapter 14 Quiz. Finished Earth video.**

=**Feb. 1 (Wed):**=
 * HW: Read Chapter 15**
 * We reviewed Chapter 14 in anticipation of the Chapter 14 Quiz tomorrow.**

=**Jan. 31 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Study for the Chapter 14 Quiz, Read Chapter 15**
 * We discussed how we got from the first early cells to a eukaryotic cell, then watched the movie on the early earth.**

=**Jan. 30 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 14.3 (Tomorrow), Chapter 14 Quiz on Thursday**
 * We discussed the very first cells and the early earth!**

=**Jan. 27 (Fri):**=
 * HW: 14.2 (Tues), 14.3 (Wed)**
 * We discussed the very beginning of creating "life" in labs; from Oparin and Haldane to Sydney Fox creating microspheres and coacervates. We also finished the 1/2 Life Lab.**

=**Jan. 26 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: 14.1 Section Review, 1/2 Life Lab (Monday), 14.2 Section Review (Tues), 14.3 (Wed)**
 * We discussed how old the earth is and radiometric dating. We started the 1/2 - Life Lab and watched a video on the formation of the earth.**
 * We will continue those tomorrow.**

=**Jan. 25 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 14.1 Section Review (Mon), 14.2 Section Review (Tues), 14.3 Section Review (Wed)**
 * We worked through 14.1 and the experiments on spontaneous generation. We will talk about the formation of the earth and its early conditions.**

=**Jan. 24 (Tues):**=
 * Welcome to second semester! We covered the syllabus, seats and procedures. Tomorrow we will start in on learning about evolution (the last characteristic of life)!**

= = =**Jan. 13 (Fri):**=
 * More Review. We walked through a word map for plants.**

=**Jan. 12 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Study for Final Exam**
 * Discussion of the Chapter 9 and 12 Test. More review with videos from brightstorm and then Jeopardy.**

=**Jan. 11 (Wed):**=
 * We handed in the Chapter 11 Packet.**
 * We started to review for the final exam by watching videos from brightstorm.com/biology. Then we also played Jeopardy!**

=**Jan. 10 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Chapter 11 Packet**
 * We finished talking about 11.1 and then quickly went through 11.2.**

=**Jan. 9 (Mon):**=
 * HW: Chapter 11 Packet**
 * We dove into 11.1.**

=**Dec. 12 (Mon):**=
 * HW: Chapter 11 Packet**
 * We reviewed for the 9, 12 Test.**

=**Dec. 9 (Fri):**=
 * HW: Packet, study.**
 * Quick talk on PSAT scores from the counseling department. Then we worked on setting up sex-linked traits in Punnett Squares. We also discussed that the test would be about 20 multiple choice questions and the a few genetic crosses.**

=**Dec. 8 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Packet (Due Monday), Chapter 9, 12 Test (Tuesday)**
 * We discussed sex-linked genes, codominance, incomplete dominance and dihybrid crosses.**

=**Dec. 7 (Wed):**=
 * HW: Packet! (Due Monday), Chapter 9, 12 Test (Tuesday)**
 * Genetic Crosses! We learned how to do Punnett Squares to predict the probability of offspring genotypes and phenotypes.**

=**Dec. 6 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Packet! (Due Monday)**
 * We covered 9.1 on Mendel and his experiment.**

=**Dec. 5 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 9.1 (Wednesday)**
 * Chapter 8 Test!**

=**Dec. 2 (Fri):**=
 * HW: Read 9.1, 9.1 (Wednesday)**
 * We reviewed for the Chapter 8 Test which will be on Monday.**

=**Dec. 1 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Study for the Chapter 8 Test**
 * We worked on understanding the difference between mitosis and meiosis.**

=**Nov. 30 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 8.3 (tomorrow), Chapter 8 Test Monday**
 * We reviewed mitosis and talked about the cell cycle.**

=**Nov. 29 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 8.2 (tomorrow), 8.3 (Friday) Chapter 8 Test Monday**
 * We started 8.2. We discussed more about reproduction of cells with mitosis and got into groups to "jigsaw" the process of mitosis.**

=**Nov. 28 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 8.1 (tomorrow), 8.2 (Thurs), 8.3 (Fri)**
 * 8.1 on Chromosomes. We did not receive the quizzes back due to students still needing to take them.**

=**Nov. 23 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 8.1 (Wed) Possible Chapter 8 Test on Friday**
 * Chapter 7 Quiz**

=**Nov. 22 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Get ready for Chapter 8!**
 * Cellular Respiration Video Filming. Handed in Chapter 7 Packet and reviewed for the Chapter 7 Quiz tomorrow!**

=**Nov. 21 (Mon):**=
 * HW: Study for the Chapter 7 Quiz tomorrow. The Cellular Respiration Videos should be handed in before you leave for Thanksgiving Break!**
 * Cellular Respiration Video Filming. We also handed in 7.1.**

=**Nov. 17 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Chapter 7 Packet (Tuesday), Chapter 7 Quiz on Wednesday**
 * I was out to the Chicago Mission Trip.**
 * We worked on the Cellular Respiration Video Project / homework.**

=**Nov. 16 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 7.1 (Monday), Chapter 7 Packet (Tuesday), film on Monday.**
 * We worked on the Cellular Respiration Video Project. We will continue this tomorrow as well as work on other homework from this class.**
 * We will do this same thing tomorrow since I will be on the Chicago Mission Trip.**

=**Nov. 15 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 7.1 (Monday), Chapter 7 Packet (Tuesday), We will only film Monday and Tuesday, so have your presentations ready to go!**
 * We did the cellular respiration diagram and then started the Cellular Respiration Video Project.**

=**Nov. 14 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 7.1 (Monday), Chapter 7 Packet (Tuesday)**
 * We started outlining all of cellular respiration.**

=**Nov. 9 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 7.1**
 * Chapter 6 Test**

=**Nov. 8 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Read 7.1**
 * We reviewed for the Chapter 6 Test.**

=**Nov. 7 (Mon):**=
 * HW: Study for the Chapter 6 Test (Wed)**
 * We switched the test to a different day due to Junior Retreats. The test was moved to Wednesday and 7.1 was moved to today.**

=**Nov. 4 (Fri):**=
 * HW: Start 7.1 (TBD), Study for Chapter 6 Test (Wed)**
 * We discussed C3, C4 and CAM plants. We also discussed how abiotic factors such as CO2 levels and light affect photosynthesis.**

=**Nov. 3 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: 6.2 (Mon), Ch. 6 Test Tuesday[[file:Chapter 6 Test Prep.doc]]**
 * We worked on the Photosynthesis Video Project. Last day!**

=**Nov. 2 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 6.2 (Monday), Chapter 6 Test on Tuesday**
 * We went through the process of the Calvin Cycle. Then we worked on our Photosynthesis Video Project.**

=**Nov. 1 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 6.2**
 * We discussed chemiosmosis and worked on our Photosynthesis Video Project.**

=**Oct. 31 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 6.2**
 * Short classes due to Girl's Soccer. Good luck at STATE!**
 * We reviewed and discussed photosynthesis. Then we started our Photosynthesis Video Project.**

=**Oct. 28 (Fri):**=
 * HW: 6.2**
 * We focused on questions like: How do pigments work? How do we get energy from light? How do plants synthesize food? Where do the electrons that hold our food together come from? Where does the oxygen that we breathe come from?**

=**Oct. 27 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: 6.1 (Monday)**
 * We started Chapter 6! We discussed the two phases on photosynthesis in broad detail. We will start to learn the mechanics of light reactions tomorrow.**

=**Oct. 26 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 6.1 (Monday)**
 * Chapter 5 Test**

=**Oct. 25 (Tues):**=
 * HW: Start 6.1**
 * We reviewed chapter 5.**

=**Oct. 24 (Mon):**=
 * HW: Chapter 5 Packet (Due tomorrow), Chapter 5 Test tomorrow**
 * 5.2 on Active Transport**

=**Oct. 21 (Fri):**=
 * HW: Chapter 5 Packet (Wed), Chapter 5 TEST (Wed., shorter test for a late start!)**
 * No School**

=**Oct. 20 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: 5.1 (Monday), Chapter 5 Packet (plan for Wednesday), Chapter 5 Test (plan for Wednesday)**
 * We finished 5.1.**

=**Oct. 19 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 5.1 (Monday), Chapter 5 Packet (plan for Wednesday), Chapter 5 Test (plan for Wednesday)**
 * We started discussing Chapter 5 on homeostasis. We focused on passive transport today.**

=**Oct. 18 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 5.1 (Monday)**
 * We were able to talk about the Organelle Presentations and then work on finishing them throughout the classtime.**

=**Oct. 17 (Mon):**=
 * HW: NONE (Read 5.1)**
 * Ch. 4 Test**

=**Oct. 14 (Fri):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Cell Lab!**

=**Oct. 13 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Cell lab (Due Monday)**
 * CHAPTER 4 TEST MONDAY**
 * Cell Lab!**

=**Oct. 12 (Wed):**= =**Oct. 11 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 4.4**
 * CHAPTER 4 TEST (MONDAY! MOVED!!!!)**
 * NO SCHOOL**
 * Cell Lab!**

=**Oct. 10 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 4.3 (Thurs), 4.4 (Fri)**
 * Ch. 4 Test FRIDAY**
 * We reviewed 4.1 through the bell work. Then 4.4 Unique Features of Plant Cells lecture.**

=**Oct. 7 (Fri):**=
 * HW: 4.3 (Thursday), 4.4 (Friday).**
 * Chapter 4 Test on Friday!**
 * Last day on Organelle Video Projects.**

=**Oct. 6 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: 4.3 (extended due date)**
 * We continued with the Organelle Video Projects.**

=**Oct. 5 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 4.3 (extended due date)**
 * We started with the Organelle Video Projects.**

=**Oct. 4 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 4.3 (Friday)**
 * We continued with the presentations on organelles.**

=**Oct. 3 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 4.3 (Friday)**
 * We had 15 minutes to solidify our group presentations. Then we started our presentations.**

=**Sept. 30 (Fri.):**=
 * HW: 4.2 (Tues.)**
 * We finished 4.2 lecture. Then we worked on our group presentations on organelles. We will start our presentations Monday.**

=**Sept. 29 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: 4.1 (Mon), 4.2 (Tues)**
 * We started 4.2 and then had some time to work in groups on organelles.**

=**Sept. 28 (Wed.):**=
 * HW: 4.1 Section Review (Monday), 4.2 Section Review (Tues)**
 * 4.1 on the history of the cell.**

=**Sept. 27 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 4.1 Section Review (Monday)**
 * Chapter 2, 3 Test**

=**Sept. 26 (Mon):**=
 * HW: Start reading 4.1**
 * Review for Ch. 2, 3 Test (Tomorrow)**

=**Sept. 22 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: Study! 3.1, 3.2**
 * HOMECOMING PEPFEST DAY**
 * We looked at the homework (2.3) and then had a quick review game.**

=**Sept. 21 (Wed.):**=
 * HW: 3.1, 3.2 (Tues.), Chapter 2-3 Test Tuesday**
 * We finished 3.2 lecture.**

=**Sept. 20 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 2.3 (Thurs). 3.1, 3.2 (Tuesday), Chapter 2-3 Test Tuesday**
 * We finished 3.1 on building polymers. We pretended to be a polymer by holding hands and walking! Then we learned about carbohydrates.**

=**Sept. 19 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 2.3 (Thurs). 3.1, 3.2 (Due Tuesday)**
 * Chapter 2, 3 Test next Tuesday!**
 * 3.1 on carbon compounds. We discussed the properties of carbon and then some consequences from its properties. We will learn about how large carbon molecules form tomorrow.**

=**Sept. 16 (Fri):**=
 * HW: 2.3 (Thurs). 3.1, 3.2 (No due date yet)**
 * We looked over the homework due today. Then we worked on the Acids / Base Lab!**

=**Sept. 15 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: 2.3 Due next Thursday**
 * We finished our video projects and then worked on our Water Goals.**


 * 1.) Find how many drops of water can fit on a penny, then draw and explain what / why it happened.**


 * 2.) Transfer about 40 mL of water from one beaker to another without pouring directly over the other beaker. (Hint, use the string in your kits). Draw and explain what happened.**


 * 3.) Dip a capillary tube into water. Draw and explain what happened.**

=**Sept. 14 (Wed):**=
 * HW: 2.1, 2.2 (Due tomorrow), 2.3 (Due Next Thursday)**
 * We covered some of the ideas in 2.4 (solutions, acids / bases, pH and buffers). Then finished our Video Projects.**

=**Sept. 13 (Tues):**=
 * HW: 2.1, 2.2 (Due Friday) 2.3 (Due Next Thurs)**
 * We briefly talked about water and its properties during bell work. Then we worked on finishing our Video Projects or our homework for the rest of the hour.**

=**Sept. 12 (Mon):**=
 * HW: 2.1, 2.2 (Assigned Sept. 12, due Friday)**
 * We discussed intermolecular forces (how molecules stick together). Then we were able to work on our Video Projects.**

=**Sept. 9 (Fri):**=
 * HW: 2.1, 2.2 (Fri)**
 * We took the Chapter 1 Quiz. Then we spent the rest of the time working on our Video Projects on the 7 characteristics of life.**

=**Sept. 8 (Thurs):**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * We finished 2.2 and worked on the homework that is due tomorrow.**

=**Sept. 7 Wed:**=
 * HW: 1.1, 1.2 (Due tomorrow)**
 * Ch. 1 Quiz Tomorrow!**
 * We worked on Chapter 2 and reviewing chemistry!**

=**Sept. 6:**=
 * HW: 1.1, 1.2 (Due Friday)**
 * Ch. 1 Quiz Friday**
 * We discussed the 7 characteristics of life and then started Chapter 2 on chemistry.**

=**Sept. 2:**=
 * HW: 1.1, 1.2 Section Reviews (Due Friday, try to get them done by Thursday so we can discuss them)**
 * CHAPTER 1 QUIZ (1.1 AND 1.2 ONLY) ON FRIDAY!!!**
 * (Extended Liturgy Schedule)**
 * We worked on filming our scenes of the 7 characteristics of living things. Students could go anywhere on campus to film!**

=**Sept. 1:**=
 * HW: Video Presentations**
 * We covered 1.2 (on the major themes in biology). Then we worked on video presentations.**

=**Aug. 31:**=
 * HW: Video Presentation Script**
 * We learned about the 7 characteristic of living things (1.1). We will be doing video presentations on these things in the next week.**

=**Aug. 30:**=
 * HW: NONE**
 * Welcome to the first day of classes! We got out seats, books and the syllabus for the class. There is no homework, but you should cover your textbook.**