December
12/21/12
Up, up and away...
Have a healthy and restful holiday break. Enjoy your time with family and friends.
12/20/12
What do cells do?
Cell Simulation
12/19/12
Cells
You should know function of:
~nucleus
~mitochondria
~cell membrane
~cytoplasm
HW: #26ActsOfKindness
Need inspiration? follow the #26ActsOfKindness hashtag in real time:
You can be nice, without letting the person know you did it: Print this and leave behind or leave a handwritten note.
While not really homework: just something to think about. You should not be doing something nice because you have to do to it or because you expect something in return (Spartan note, prize, money, etc) You should be committing 26 random acts of kindness because it's the right thing to do.
12/18/12
Info: tinyurl.com/cellfunction
HW: tinyurl.com/cellexitticket
Remember you'll need a copy in class on Wednesday, either print a copy or write down your answers before submitting.
12/17/12
Intro to cells (tomorrow's HW is on the last slide)
12/14/12
Classification & Naming quiz
12/13/12
Quiz outline
Review sheets answers
HW: quiz tomorrow
12/12/12
Domain & Kingdom notes
HW: directed reading (at least front and back of first paper: #1-24)
Quiz on Friday, start studying tonight, so you can ask question on Thursday
12/11/12
Group organisms into different categories, then give it a genus name.
Naming organisms (again)
Remember the names should be unique and not describe a different organism.
Shape Island Part Two (You do not have to do dichotomous key on the back)
HW: read page 170-175
Quiz on Friday
12/10/12
Shape Island
Shape Island organisms
HW: finish front and back (you don't have to do question #4)
12/7/12
Answered part of directed reading
New Books today
Read pages 164-169
HW: finish directed reading
Book covered by Tuesday (if you don't know how to, bring in brown paper bag and Mr. Sinusas will show you on Monday during lunch)
12/6/12
Experimental procedure packet
HW: if you didn't finish it last night, you got an extra night.
12/5/12
Classification Notes
Dichotomous key example
Dichotomous key candy example
HW: Directed Reading, only numbers:
1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25
12/4/12
Intro to bio questions as a class. This is a great way to test yourself as we go along. You should print up a new copy and give complete answers to each question as we cover it in class.Notes from each class:
~COURAGE
~KIND
~RESPECT
~RESPONSIBLE
~HONEST
Started Classification notes. No more neat worksheets with blank lines. You'll be responsible for taking your own notes in class. They'll be posted after we finish them in class.
12/3/12
Clean out binder: new month, new trimester, new unit, newly organized binder.
What are you going to learn from trimester #1 to have a successful trimester #2?
Intro to bio questions (we'll finish discussing all questions in class tomorrow)
Up, up and away...
Have a healthy and restful holiday break. Enjoy your time with family and friends.
12/20/12
What do cells do?
Cell Simulation
12/19/12
Cells
You should know function of:
~nucleus
~mitochondria
~cell membrane
~cytoplasm
HW: #26ActsOfKindness
Need inspiration? follow the #26ActsOfKindness hashtag in real time:
You can be nice, without letting the person know you did it: Print this and leave behind or leave a handwritten note.
While not really homework: just something to think about. You should not be doing something nice because you have to do to it or because you expect something in return (Spartan note, prize, money, etc) You should be committing 26 random acts of kindness because it's the right thing to do.
12/18/12
Info: tinyurl.com/cellfunction
HW: tinyurl.com/cellexitticket
Remember you'll need a copy in class on Wednesday, either print a copy or write down your answers before submitting.
12/17/12
Intro to cells (tomorrow's HW is on the last slide)
12/14/12
Classification & Naming quiz
12/13/12
Quiz outline
Review sheets answers
HW: quiz tomorrow
12/12/12
Domain & Kingdom notes
HW: directed reading (at least front and back of first paper: #1-24)
Quiz on Friday, start studying tonight, so you can ask question on Thursday
12/11/12
Group organisms into different categories, then give it a genus name.
Naming organisms (again)
Remember the names should be unique and not describe a different organism.
Shape Island Part Two (You do not have to do dichotomous key on the back)
HW: read page 170-175
Quiz on Friday
12/10/12
Shape Island
Shape Island organisms
HW: finish front and back (you don't have to do question #4)
12/7/12
Answered part of directed reading
New Books today
Read pages 164-169
HW: finish directed reading
Book covered by Tuesday (if you don't know how to, bring in brown paper bag and Mr. Sinusas will show you on Monday during lunch)
12/6/12
Experimental procedure packet
HW: if you didn't finish it last night, you got an extra night.
12/5/12
Classification Notes
Dichotomous key example
Dichotomous key candy example
HW: Directed Reading, only numbers:
1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25
12/4/12
Intro to bio questions as a class. This is a great way to test yourself as we go along. You should print up a new copy and give complete answers to each question as we cover it in class.Notes from each class:
~COURAGE
~KIND
~RESPECT
~RESPONSIBLE
~HONEST
Started Classification notes. No more neat worksheets with blank lines. You'll be responsible for taking your own notes in class. They'll be posted after we finish them in class.
12/3/12
Clean out binder: new month, new trimester, new unit, newly organized binder.
What are you going to learn from trimester #1 to have a successful trimester #2?
Intro to bio questions (we'll finish discussing all questions in class tomorrow)