Mrs. Linze
Biology I,
Biology II, General Science,
and Chemistry

FIRST
QUARTER ASSIGNMENTS:
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10/04/10 |
10/05/10 |
10/06/10 |
10/07/10 |
10/08/10 |
BIOLOGY
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Finish up 2-2 notes.
Begin 2-3: Carbon cmpds, pg. 44-48. Do 1-5, pg. 48. |
Go over 1-5, pg. 48.
Discuss/notes for 2.3: Carbon Cmpds, pg. 44-48. |
Continue/finish notes
for 2.3: Carbon Cmpds, pg. 44-48.
Assign: 2.3 study wksht. Quiz on 2.2,2.3
tomorrow! |
Grade 2.3 study
guide. Take QUIZ on 2.2 and 2.3. Begin 2.4: Chem Rex’s and enzymes, pg.
49-53. Do 1-5. |
Go over 1-5, pg. 53.
Begin discuss/notes for 2.4: Chem. Rex’s and enzymes. Pg. 49-53. |
CHEMISTRY
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Grade 2.3/2.4 review
packet. Go over review assessment, pg. 58-59 (35-72). TEST tomorrow!!! |
TAKE CH. 2 TEST!! MATTER AND CHANGE! |
Announce Big Element
TEST tomorrow (1-92)!! Introduce Ch. 3: Scientific Measurement. Assign Vocab,
pg. 95 (due Fri). |
TAKE ELEMENT TEST (1-92)!! Go over Ch. 2 Test together. Assign: Read 63-72, Do 1-8, practice problems, 9-15, pg. 72. |
Go over 1-15, pg.
72. Hand in Vocab. Discuss/notes for
3.1: Significant Figures, pg. 63-72. assign: 3.1 wksht. |
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Begin 25.2: The Earth-Moon System, pg. 796-801. Do 1-10,
pg. 801. National Geographic: “Asteroid: Deadly Impact”. |
Go over 1-10, pg.
801. Discuss/notes for 25.2. Phases of the moon and eclipses. Continue
video. |
Finish notes for 25.2:
Earth/Moon System, pg. 796-801.
Assign: 25.2 section wksht. Continue video. |
Grade 25.2 wksht. Begin 25.3: The Inner Solar System, pg. 803-809. Do 1-9,
pg. 809. |
Continue 25.3: Inner Planets, pg. 803-809. Assign: 25.3 section wksht. |
BIOLOGY
II
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Grade 3.2 wksht. Review 3.2 notes and discuss Food Web
Project. Assign: 1-5, pg. 73. |
Go over 1-5, pg. 73. COMPUTER LAB: FOOD WEB PROJECT |
COMPUTER LAB: FOOD WEB PROJECT |
Last class period to
work on projects: DUE OCT. 13TH!!
Assign: Read 3.3: Cycles of Matter, pg. 74-80, do 1-6. |
Go over 1-6,
pg. 80. Begin discuss/notes for 3.3: Cycles of Matter, pg. 74-80. Flow charts
for N and P cycles. |
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09/27/10 |
09/28/10 |
09/29/10 |
09/30/10 |
10/01/10 |
BIOLOGY
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1st hr: hall
decorating. 8th hr: Go over 2-1 quiz. Begin 2-2: Prop’s of Water,
pg. 40-43, Do 1-5, pg. 43. |
Go over 1-5, pg. 43.
Discuss/notes for 2-2, pg. 40-43.
QUIZ: Elements (17-32).
Assign: atomic strux. wksht. |
8th hr: pep
rally. Continue discuss/notes for 2-2, pg. 40-43. Assign: 2-2 study wksht.
Announce Ele. Test Thurs.! |
Take ELEMENT TEST
(1-32)!! Grade 2-2 study wksht.
Continue notes for 2-2: Properties of Water. |
8th hr: HC
activities. 1st hr: Extra Credit Activity: Atomic Structures. |
CHEMISTRY
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2nd hr: pep
rally. 4th hr:
assign: pg. 55 (28-34). Begin DVD, “The Corporation”. |
2nd hr:
assign: pg. 55 (28-34). Begin
discuss/notes for 2.4: Chem. Rex’s. Continue DVD, “The Corporation” |
Discuss/notes for 2.4,
pg. 53-55. Assign: 2.4 section wksht. Continue DVD, “The Corporation” |
Grade wksht. Finish outline for Chem. Rex’s. Hand out review wkshts for 2.3 and 2.4. |
Finish DVD, “The
Corportation”. Assign: Assessment Review, pg. 58-59 (35-72). |
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Introduce Ch. 25: THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Read pg. 790-794. Work on Vocab list, pg. 822 (27 terms). Watch “Planets”. |
Begin discuss/notes for
25.1: Exploring the Solar sys., pg. 790-94. Do 1-8, pg. 794. |
Continue discuss/notes
for 25.1, pg. 790-94. Go over 1-8 together. Assign: 25.1 section wksht. |
Grade 25.1 wksht. Take Quiz on notes for 25.1, grade together and go over in class. |
No Class: Homecoming Activities. |
BIOLOGY
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Continue DVD w/ Jane
Goodall. Introduce Ecology Unit, Ch.
3: The Biosphere. Read pg. 63-65, do
1-5. |
Go over 1-5, pg.
65. Discuss/notes for 3.1, What is
Ecology, pg. 63-65. Assign 3.1 study wksht. |
Grade 3.1 wksht. Begin 3-2: Energy Flow, pg. 67-73. Do 1-5,
pg. 73. Discuss Food Web Project. |
Continue discuss/notes
for 3-2: Energy Flow, pg. 67-73.
Assign: 3-2 study wksht. |
No Class:
Homecoming Activities. |
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09/20/10 |
09/21/10 |
09/22/10 |
09/23/10 |
09/24/10 |
BIOLOGY
I
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Introduce Ch. 2: The
Chemistry of Life. Read 2-1, pg.
35-39, do 1-6. assign: Vocab, pg. 56 (due wed). |
Discuss/notes for 2-1:
The Nature of Matter, pg. 35-39. go over 1-6, pg. 39, vocab due tomorrow. |
Continue 2-1: The Nature
of Matter. Hand out element list and
periodic table. Write in chem. symbols on list. |
Finish discuss/notes for
2-1, pg. 35-39. Review elements (1-16). QUIZ tomorrow!!! |
Take QUIZ on 2-1, Nature
of Matter and elements (1-16). Assign: 2-1 study wksht. hand in vocab (sections 3 & 4). |
CHEMISTRY
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Grade 2.2 section wksht.
Finish outline for 2.2: Mixtures. Do
review wkshts for 2.1 and 2.2. |
Grade wksht. Begin discussion of 2.3:
Ele’s and Cmpds, pg. 48-52. Do 20-27, pg. 52. Take VOCAB TEST #1!! |
Go over 20-27, pg. 52.
hand out element list, write in symbols. Finish 2.3 outline. Assign 2.3 study
wksht. |
4th period: Class meetings today for Homecoming agenda. 2nd per: work on 2.3 study wksht, vocab TEST tomorrow. |
Take VOCAB TEST
#2!! Grade 2.3 wksht. Introduce 2.4: Chemical Reactions, pg.
53-55. |
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Begin
discuss/notes for 1.4: Presenting Scientific Data, pg. 22-25. Do 1-6, pg. 25. |
Go over 1-6, pg.
25. Finish discuss for 1.4, pg.
22-25. assign: 1.4 section wksht. |
Grade 1.4 wksht. Do Chapter Review in
class, pg. 29 (1-22). Hand out and go
over study guide. TEST Thurs!! |
TAKE CH. 1 TEST!! SCIENCE SKILLS!! |
Discuss articles in our Scholastic Science Weekly. Assign crossword puzzle in magazine. |
BIOLOGY
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Continue discuss/notes
for 34-2: Patterns of Behavior. Assign: 34-2 study guide. |
Grade 34-2 wksht. Do
Chapter Review, 1-21, pg. 885. Test will be Thursday!! |
Grade Chapter Review
together (1-21), pg. 885. Hand out
and go over study guide together. |
TAKE CH. 34 TEST
TODAY!!! ANIMAL BEHAVIOR!! |
Watch DVD,
“Jane Goodall, If Animals Could Talk”.
Points for writing “what you know”. |
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09/13/10 |
09/14/10 |
09/15/10 |
09/16/10 |
09/17/10 |
BIOLOGY
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Finish discuss/notes for
1.3: Studying Life. Grade 1.3 wksht. Assign: 1-4, pg. 24-28,
do Analyzing data, pg. 27 and 1-5, pg. 28. |
Go over 1-5, pg. 28.
Discuss/notes for 1-4: Tools and Procedures, pg. 24-28. Assign: 1-4 study wksht. |
Grade 1-4 wksht. Do Chapter Review,
(1-25), pg. 31. Ch. 1 TEST will be
Monday! |
Go over chapter review,
pg. 31 together. Hand out study guide questions/ go over together. TEST Monday!!! |
TAKE CH. 1 TEST TODAY!!! THE SCIENCE OF LIFE! |
CHEMISTRY
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TAKE CH. 1 TEST!! INTRODUCTION TO
CHEMISTRY |
Go over Ch. 1 Test Introduce Ch. 2: Matter
and Change. Read 2.1, pg. 39-42, do 1-8, pg. 42. Work on vocab, pg. 57 |
Go over 1-8, pg. 42.
Discuss/notes 2.1: Prop’s of Matter, pg. 39-42. Assign: 2.1 section wksht. |
Grade 2.1 wksht. Begin 2.2: Mixtures, pg. 44-47. Do 9-17, pg. 46-47. |
Go over 9-17. Continue
notes/discuss of mixtures. Assign 2.2 section wksht. |
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Do Forensic Activity:
Tire tracks in clay. Grade scientific
notation wkshts for 1.3 and review. |
Continue 1.3:
Measurements, pg. 14-20. Review scientific notation and begin conversions.
Assign: conv. wksht. |
Grade wksht and review conversions. Discuss temp measurements. Do 1-7, pg. 20. |
Go over (1-7), pg. 20. Review scientific notation and conversions. Assign: 1.3 section wksht. |
Grade 1.3 wksht. Review sections 1-3 today for Chapter One: scientific method and measurements. |
BIOLOGY
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Finish DVD, “The
Evolution of Humans”, discuss and hand in Essays. |
Introduce Ch. 34: Animal
Behavior. Read pg. 871-76. Do 1-6. Vocab, pg. 884. |
Discuss/notes for 34-1:
Elements of Behavior, pg. 871-876. go over 1-6. Assign 34-1 study wksht. |
Grade 34-1 study
guide. Begin 34-2: Patterns of
Behavior, pg. 878- 882, do 1-6, pg. 882. |
Discuss
learning (classical, operant, etc) and complex behavior (courtship rituals,
behavioral cycles). |
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09/06/10 |
09/07/10 |
09/08/10 |
09/09/10 |
09/10/10 |
BIOLOGY
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LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL! |
Finish discuss/notes for
1.2, pg. 8-15. Assign: 1-2 study
wksht. |
Grade 1-2 wksht. Read 1-3: Studying Life,
pg. 16-22, Do 1-6, pg. 22. |
Discuss/notes for 1-3:
Studying Life, pg. 16-22. go over 1-6, pg. 22. Assign 1-3 study wksht. |
Grade 1-3 wksht. Read 1-4: Tools and
Procedures, pg. 24-28. Do 1-5, pg. 28 and Analyzing Data, pg. 27. |
CHEMISTRY
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LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL! |
Go over Vocab TEST 2.
Finish outline for 1.3 and 1.4. grade 1.4 section wksht. Do #33, pg. 32. |
Hand out and work on
section reviews for Ch. 1.3 and 1.4.
Assign pg. 34, content review, (34-61). |
Grade together wkshts and content review, pg. 34. Review for Ch. 1 TEST Monday! |
2nd Period:
worked on content review, pg. 34. 4th Period:
Class meetings/no class. |
GENERAL SCIENCE
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LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL! |
Finish notes/discuss on
1.2: Scientific Approach, pg. 7-11. Assign 1.2 section wksht. |
Class review of notes for sections 1.1 and 1.2. Take QUIZ on Ch. 1.1 and 1.2! |
Grade 1.2 wksht. Read/discuss pg. 12-13, Forensic Science. Watch “Cracking the Case” and wksht. |
Continue forensic science, go over wksht. for “cracking the case”. Begin 1.3, pg. 14-20: scientific notation. |
BIOLOGY
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LABOR DAY NO SCHOOL! |
Go over chapter 32 review,
pg. 845 (1-26). Hand out study guide for Ch. 32 TEST tomorrow! |
TAKE CH. 32 TEST! THE MAMMALS |
DVD: “The Evolution of
the Human”. Assign: Essay: “Personal
views on human evolution”. |
Continue w/
DVD and essays. Finish week with
discussion of essays. |
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08/30/10 |
08/31/10 |
09/01/10 |
09/02/10 |
09/03/10 |
BIOLOGY
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Continue
discussion/notes for 1.1: What is Science?, pg. 3-7. assign: 1.1 study wksht, vocab, pg. 30,
also due Wed. |
SUBSTITUTE: Work on vocab terms
today, pg. 30. Also read pg. 8-15,
and do 1-5, pg. 15. |
Grade 1-1 study
wksht. Begin discuss/notes for 1-2:
How Scientists Work, pg. 8-15. |
Discuss/notes for 1-2:
How Scientists Work, pg. 8-15. Go
over 1-5, pg. 15. |
Period 1: Science Class
Trivia Period 8: No class, SIP
Day. |
CHEMISTRY
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Work on 1.1/1.2 study
packet. Begin 1.3: Thinking Like a Scientist, pg. 20-25, do 16-25. |
Grade 1.1/1.2
wkshts. Continue discuss/notes for
1.3: Thinking Like a Scientist, pg. 20-25. Assign: 1.3 section wksht. |
Grade 1.3 section wksht. Review vocab for Test tomorrow. |
Take VOCAB TEST for Ch. 1 today! Begin 1.4: Problem Solving in chemistry, 28-32. Do 30-31, pg. 32. |
Go over 1.3, pg.
20-25. Continue discuss/notes for 1.4
and then assign: 1.4 study wksht. |
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Finish 1.1: What Is
Science?, pg. 2-6. Work on Vocab, pg. 28 (due Wed). Assign: 1.1 wksht. |
SUBSTITUTE: Work on vocab terms, pg.
28. Read Ch. 1.2, pg. 7-11, and do 1-8, pg. 11 |
Grade 1.1 wksht. Begin discuss/notes for
1.2, pg. 7-11. Using A Scientific
Approach. |
Continue discuss/notes
for Ch. 1.2: Scientific Approach, pg. 7-11. Go over 1-8, pg. 11. |
OUTDOOR OBSERVATION ACTIVITY |
BIOLOGY
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Grade 32-2 wksht. Begin
read/discuss 32-3: Primates and Human Origins, pg. 833-841. Do 1-5, pg. 841. |
SUBSTITUTE: Continue reading 32-3:
Primates and Human Origins, pg. 833-841. Assign: 32-3 study wkshts. |
Discuss/notes for 32-3:
Primates and Humans, pg. 833-841. go over 1-5, pg. 841. |
Grade 32-3 wksht. and finish
outlining section. Work on Chapter Review, (1-26), pg. 845. |
NO CLASS TODAY SIP: EARLY
DISMISSAL |
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08/23/10 |
08/24/10 |
08/25/10 |
08/26/10 |
08/27/10 |
BIOLOGY
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Finish lab safety rules
together; TEST on Lab Safety tomorrow. Index cards. Classroom rules &
consequences. |
Watch lab safety video
and then take Lab Safety TEST. Hand
out books, discuss general curriculum. |
Review microscope use
and parts, do worksheet, QUIZ tomorrow. Take Bio I pretest, then go over
together. |
Take microscope
QUIZ. Intro CH. 1: Science of
Biology. Begin 1.1: What Is Science?, pg. 3-7. do 1-6. Vocab, pg. 30 (due
Monday). |
Go over 1-6, pg. 7.
Discuss/notes for 1.1: What Is Science?
Work on vocab terms, pg. 30. |
CHEMISTRY
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Watch lab video, take
Safety TEST. Assign books. Go over
homework rules. Assign: Ch. 1 Vocab, do 1-7, pg.
11. |
Ch. 1: Intro to
Chemistry. Go over 1-7, pg. 11.
Discuss pg. 7-11. Hand out Sec. 1.1 wksht, due tomorrow. |
Grade 1.1 wksht. Begin 1.2: Chemistry Far
and Wide, pg. 12-17, do 1-15. Hand
out 1.2 section wksht. |
Grade 1.2 wksht. Continue discuss/notes
for 1.2, pg. 12-17. Hand out study
packet for 1.1 and 1.2. |
Finish outline for 1.2,
pg. 12-17. grade 1.2 sec wksht. assign: study packet for 1.1 and 1.2. |
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Watch lab safety video;
take Safety TEST. Begin Science
Trivia: work in pairs. |
Continue Science
Trivia/turn in by end of period. If
time, go over together. |
Finish Science Trivia,
go over and grade together. |
Introduce Ch. 1: Science
Skills. Read pg. 2-6, and assign questions (1-8). |
Begin discuss of 1.1: What Is Science?, pg. 2-6. go over 1-8 together. |
BIOLOGY
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Take Safety TEST. Take
bio II pretest and go over together. Introduce Ch. 32: Mammals, pg. 821-827. |
Watch Eyewitness Video,
“Mammals”. Assign vocab, due tomorrow. |
Begin discuss/notes for
32-1, pg. 821-827. Go over 1-6, pg. 827.
Hand in vocab definitions. |
Finish up
notes/discussion for 32-1: Intro to Mammals. Assign: 32-1 study wksht. |
Grade 32-1
wksht. Discuss/notes for 32-2: Diversity of Mammals, pg. 828-832. Assign:
32-2 study wksht. |