| CALENDAR (September 2006 - January 2007) |
| SBI3C: SEPTEMBER 5 Reading Assignment "Whale Watch" 6 Reading Assignment " Bald Eagles Forever" 7 Taxonomy; Wacky People Dichotomous Key Activity 8 Amazing Race 11 Taxonomy Note; Dichotomous Keys 12 History of Environmental Movement; Shark ID Activity due Sept 14 13 Phylogeny and Cladograms 14 Alien Invaders Video 15 Biodiversity and Importance 18 Chapter 15 Review 19 Ecosystem Connections and Response to Change 20 Energy Flow; 17-2 Active reading 21 Geochemical Cycles 22 Quiz: Taxonomy; Chapter 17 Directed reading worksheets 25 Types of Species; News articles and Questions 26 Species Ineractions; Symbiosis Problems, Section 18-1 27 Competition Activity: Paramecium 28 Predator-Prey Simulation 29 How Populations Change in Size; Section Questions 16-1 OCTOBER 2 Osprey Presentation 3 r and K strategists; Changing population size (J and S curves) 4 Estimating Population size (Mark and Recapture) 5 Human Impacts on Environment; Section 19-1--->19-4 6 pep rally 9 THANKSGIVING 10 Review 11 Review: Study Sheet 12 Unit 1: Test 13 Introduction to Biological Chemistry 16 More Biological Chemistry 17 Carbohydrates 18 Osprey NEST Field Trip 19 Carbohydrates 20 Lipids 23 Nucleic Acids and Proteins 24 Proteins / Model Building 25 Model Building 26 Lab: Identifying Molecules in Foods 27 Work period 30 Enzymes 31 Chapter 2 directed reading NOVEMBER 1 Factors Affecting Enzyme Function; Lorenzo's Oil 2 Lorenzo's Oil 3 Lorenzo's Oil: Review 6 Cell Theory; Pretest 7 Biological Chemistry Quest 8 Plasma Membrane (page 60 #1-5) 9 Cell Organelles: Plant/Animal Cells; Worksheet 10 Cell City Analogy and Cell Structures Vocabulary and Interpreting Graphics 13 Passive Transport: Diffusion and Osmosis: (page 80#1-5) 14 Osmosis-Diffusion Inquiry and Connections Worksheet 15 Active Transport: (page 86 #1-4) 16 Cell Transport Recap 17 Cell Transport Quiz; Microscopy: Magnification 20 Cell Lab part 1 21 Cell Lab part 2 22 Cell Lab DUE DEC 1 23 Respiration 24 PD DAY 27 Photosynthesis 28 Review 29 Viruses page 459#1-6 30 Cell Structure and Function Test DECEMBER 1 Viruses, Lytic Cycle: West Nile Virus Worksheet 4 PD DAY 5 Lysogenic Cycle; Bacteria: Directed Reading Chapter 21 6 Protists 7 Fungi 8 Impact of Microorganisms Research 11 Impact of Microorganisms Research 12 Impact of Microroganisms 13 Activity: Microorganisms on Microslides 14 Introduction to Human Systems 15 Circulatory System 18 Circulatory System 19 Summative Project 20 Summative Project 21 Summative Project 22 Summative Project 25---January 5 MERRY CHRISTMAS JANUARY 8 Respiratory System 9 Digestive System 10 Digestive System 11 12 15 16 Pig 17 Pig 18 Pig 19 22 Importance of Plants 23 Plant Reproduction 24 Exam Review 25 Exam Review 26-Feb1 Exams |
| Homework for each night: WS= Worksheet HW=Homework Quizzes, and Tests are typed in BLUE and Project Due Dates are typed in RED and links to Assignments are in Orange |