10/1/13

Already October, the quarter ends October 18th.

The new unit on cell membrane and homeostasis is a quick one, just over a week.  There is a test scheduled for next Tuesday.

On Wednesday you have the opportunity to get back up to ten points on the test we took last week.  We will have a re-take of a few of the main points of the unit.

Extra credit is due not later than the 12th of October for this quarter, please be sure to check in with me if you have some ideas beyond what is advertised in the packet.

Here's a link to the video "Secret Universe of Cells"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GZXRMG5i_w

Monday 9/23

We'll be finishing the lab tomorrow, then doing the test review on Wednesday.

Unit test and packets due on Thursday.  Please be sure to finish ALL pages in the packet.  The crossword puzzle will be 7 points extra credit if completed.

 

Friday 9/20

Homecoming rally today, rally schedule.

Vocabulary quiz part two, same words as listed in previous post.

We will be doing a lab Monday and Tuesday, review Wednesday, and the unit test will be next Thursday.  Please be sure your packet is completely done by that day.

Have a great weekend!

Vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Here are the words you need to know:

1. Cell                                                         h. golgi apparatus
2. cell theory                                               i. eukaryote
3. nucleus                                                    j. endoplasmic reticulum
4. prokaryote                                               k. organelle
5. cell membrane                                         l. mitochondria
6. cytoplasm                                                m. chloroplast
ribosome                                               

You should also be able to list the three parts of the cell theory.

¡1.  All living things are made of cells.

¡2.  Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living organisms.

¡3.  All cells come from pre-existing cells.

Tomorrow we'll be finishing the lab we started, therefore the vocabulary quiz is postponed until Monday.

Have a great weekend!

9/11/13

Tomorrow we'll be starting a two day lab on enzyme reactions.

The main focus this week has been on BIO-MOLECULES, enzyme reactions, and nucleotides

you should know the 4 molecules we're focusing on.

1) Lipids
2) Carbohydrates
3) Nucleic acids
4) Amino acids


Enzymes are specialized proteins that help to make bio chemical reactions for efficient (they serve as a catalyst)

A nucleotide  is one base of DNA consisting of one sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous group

Remember that there will be a vocabulary quiz on Friday, be sure to complete your vocabulary before coming to class tomorrow and study.

Week 4

Week 4 already!   Great job on the unit 1 packets, most of you scored 80% or above.

Today is an early release day because of back to school night.

I will offer extra credit if you show up with your  parents (which I'm excited to meet)

This week we start the exploration into the structure and organelles of cells.  It's truly remarkable that each of our individual cells (we have trillions of them) is a "universe" of its own.

This Friday there's a vocabulary quiz.  Please study your vocabulary all year.  If you know the terms you will increase your understanding of the subject matter (and success in the class.) 

See everyone tomorrow, and hopefully tomorrow night as well.

Thursday 9/5/13

Test tomorrow and the packets are turned in.  Please remember to go through the packet and complete ALL pages. 

For the "characteristics of life" lab we did in class you need to have at least 6 of the stations done.  If you could not complete all six use something from home and do it tonight.

You also should have done at least 2 of the stations today, I realize that the precision scale took some time.

Please remember to answer all the questions that go with the labs.

The class is weighted as the following :

60% packets/lab/class work/notebooks
30% Tests
10% Benchmark/participation/merit (behavior)

Do your best!!

Tuesday

Welcome back, I hope everyone had a nice three day weekend.

Today we're doing a lab observation activity getting back to the characteristics of life.

Tomorrow we'll be going over the SI or "System International" based on the metric system.

The unit test will be Thursday so please be sure to go over the information listed on the second page of your packet.

Here's an interesting video of lab grown human brains.  WOW!

http://msnvideo.msn.com/?channelindex=4&from=en-us_msnhpvidmod#/video/7b829a8a-7d8e-421d-9815-89385c0718ca