Biology for Life
Skyline High School IB Biology
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Units of Study
September
October
November
December
January
February March April May June
February
March
April
May
June
DATE
IN CLASS
HOMEWORK
02 Sep 09
Check summer practice problems
Answers to summer problems (front or back)
Quiz on summer assignment
Review class expectations
Alleles and Monohybrids WS
03 Sep 09
Pea genetics 1/2 sheet review
Review alleles and monohybrids WS
Monohybrid genetics PowerPoint
Penny genetics mini-lab
Complete the penny lab
Statements 4.1.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2
04 Sep 09
Check assessment statements
Chi-square M&M activity
Chi-square of penny lab
Chi-square practice problems
Chi-square your penny lab
08 Sep 09
Chi-square penny lab due
Variations on monohybrid crosses notes
Practice problems
Complete practice problems
09 Sep 09
Assessment statements 4.3.3-4.3.11 & 10.2.2
Assessment statements
10 Sep 09
Dihybrid cross notes
Dihybrid cross practice problems
11 Sep 09
Assessment statement 10.2.1
Trihybrid practice
A simpler way notes and practice problems
A simpler way practice problems
14 Sep 09
Corn genetics lab
15 Sep 09
Daily journal
More complex genetics notes
Complete corn genetics lab
16 Sep 09
Corn lab due
17 Sep 09
Assessment statement
Complex genetics practice problems
18 Sep 09
Pedigree notes
Pedigree practice problems
21 Sep 09
Genetics unit quiz
22 Sep 09
Go over quiz
Chromosome socks analogy
23 Sep 09
Meiosis notes
24 Sep 09
Complete Meiosis notes
Modeling meiosis
25 Sep 09
Independent assortment & crossing over
Assessment statement 4.2.3
Crossing over WS
Complete the crossing over WS
28 Sep 09
Stamp crossing over WS
Linked genes notes
29 Sep 09
Linked genes assessment statements
Completed linked gene notes
Linked gene practice problems
30 Sep 09
Non-disjunction notes
01 Oct 09
Assessment statement 4.2.4
Karyotyping notes
assessment statements
02 Oct 09
Internet karyotyping activity
05 Oct 09
Complete the "lost assessment statements"
Review IB Bio 1: prokaryote structure
Discuss Nobel Prize: telomeres
Introduction to "reproduction week"
Here are the graphics in color, if preferred
06 Oct 09
"reproduction week"
07 Oct 09
08 Oct 09
09 Oct 09
12 Oct 09
Reproduction week- video!
13 Oct 09
14 Oct 09
No class: PSAT schedule
15 Oct 09
Go over reproduction quiz
16 Oct 09
Notes: sources of genetic variation
Video: why sex?
Complete last section of notes
based off Why Sex? website
two assessment statements
19 Oct 09
Bird variation lab
20 Oct 09
Human variation lab
From Atoms to Trait reading
From Atoms to Trait questions
Extra credit: Movie
21 Oct 09
22 Oct 09
Social and historical context notes
23 Oct 09
Puzzle of evolution readings
Complete the evolution webquest
26 Oct 09
Puzzle of evolution notes
Notebook check
Study for quarter test
27 Oct 09
Substitute
Mastery packet
28 Oct 09
Evening review session
29 Oct 09
Quarter test paper I
30 Oct 09
Quarter test paper II
02 Nov 09
Human variation lab due
Notes: antibiotic resistance
Video clip: evolutionary arms race
Reading:
evolution in the everyday world
with associated questions
03 Nov 09
Natural selection of antibiotic resistance lab
04 Nov 09
05 Nov 09
antibiotic resistance lab
06 Nov 09
Antibiotic resistance lab due
Evidence of evolution notes
Homology vs. analogy web quest
09 Nov 09
Stamp Homology vs. analogy web quest
Complete Evidence of evolution notes
10 Nov 09
Fossil notes from HHMI (Dr. Carroll)
Fossil notes
Modeling radioactive decay mini-lab
5.4.2, D.5.6 and D.3.1-3
12 Nov 09
Origin of life reading -
create outline or concept map
Have you completed all unit assessment statements?
13 Nov 09
Determining a fossils age lab due
Origin of life notes
Ponder the meaning of life.
16 Nov 09
Origin of life reading
17 Nov 09
What is a species class notes
What is a species reading
Species assessment statement
18 Nov 09
Speciation class notes
19 Nov 09
Speciation posters
20 Nov 09
Speciation quiz
Convergent vs. Divergent evolution
Reading and worksheets
Complete worksheets
23 Nov 09
additional notes on convergent/divergent
Pace of evolution notes
24 Nov 09
Modeling Hardy Weinberg activity
25 Nov 09
Hardy Weinberg notes and problems
30 Nov 09
Effect of selection on Hardy Weinberg
Complete assessment statements
Complete modeling lab questions
01 Dec 09
Balanced polymorphism modeling
Explanation of this activity
Complete lab. Check to make sure all questions are answered and all tables have titles.
Pop 1, Pop 2, Pop 3
02 Dec 09
Lab due
Polymorphisms readings
03 Dec 09
Quiz
04 Dec 09
Hardy Weinberg lab
Be sure you look at the
lab guidelines as you write
07 Dec 09
Characteristics of Primates notes
08 Dec 09
Tape down the opposable thumb!
Audio segment about song bird speciation
What makes us human reading jigsaw
- What makes us different?
- The 2% Difference
- What makes us human
09 Dec 09
Introduction to paleontology notes
Human Evolution webquest
10 Dec 09
11 Dec 09
Hominid skulls lab
14 Dec 09
Hardy Weinberg lab due
Human Evolution webquest due
15 Dec 09
Hominid skulls lab due
Begin human evolution notes
Hominid skulls lab (class data)
16 Dec 09
Complete human evolution notes
17 Dec 09
Unit Quiz
Intro to winter break assessment statements
Complete Hominid skulls lab
skulls lab class data
18 Dec 09
Video: the minds big bang
1. Assessment statements
2. Winter break assignment
(with related notes)
3. Complete Hominid skulls lab
04 Jan 10
Quiz on Winter break assignment
05 Jan 10
Circulatory system packet
Notes 1: an overview
complete key term note cards
06 Jan 10
Notes 2: human heart structure
07 Jan 10
Working model hearts
08 Jan 10
Probably for sure a pop quiz
Notes 3: human heart function
11 Jan 10
12 Jan 10
Complete notes 3
Start Heart dissection
13 Jan 10
Heart dissection
14 Jan 10
Work time for:
1. heart dissection
2. notebook check
3. updating circulation note packet
4. circulation lab
notebook check
15 Jan 10
Circulation lab
mastery packet
19 Jan 10
Paper 3 Quarter Test
20 Jan 10
Complete circulation lab
Study session
21 Jan 10
Paper 1 Quarter Test
Paper 2 Quarter Test
25 Jan 10
Go over old quizzes and exams
Turn in lab book (skulls lab / pulse lab)
Discuss group 4
26 Jan 10
Blood circulation notes
27 Jan 10
28 Jan 10
Plumbing problems pod cast
Blood pressure lab
29 Jan 10
Cardiovascular disease
complete lab
01 Feb 10
Goldfish lab
02 Feb 10
Heart videos
Notes 5: Blood
03 Feb 10
Blood cell lab
Complete blood assessment statements
04 Feb 10
Notes 6: Lymphatic system
Complete blood cell lab
05 Feb 10
Circulatory System Quiz
Group 4 project proposal due
Begin respiratory system notes
Fish respiration lab
Fish lab due Friday
09 Feb 10
10 Feb 10
11 Feb 10
12 Feb 10
22 Feb 10
23 Feb 10
BERC visit
24 Feb 10
25 Feb 10
26 Feb 10
