Monday in honors we:

• Got instructions for the biology game project, due Monday 16th
• Work time for game today and Wednesday
• Got the rat dissection packet to prep for rat dissection on Tuesday

Friday

Friday in Honors we:

• Took the human body systems test
• Turned in our individual systems packets
• Reminder- arm practice problems and wooden arm lab due on Monday

Wednesday in Honors

Today we:

• Took a chapter reading quiz on 36-1 and 36-2
• Work time for your packets AND to finish up calculations and graphing for the lab
• Body systems review packet
• Body systems test on Friday-eeek!

Tuesday in Honors

Tuesday in honors we:

• Took notes on muscles and bones
• Had a little refresher course about math relating to torque, forces and levers
• Did the muscle and bone attachment lab (will finish the first 15 minutes of class on Wed. hopefully that is all the time we will need!!!)
• Reminder: Individual packets due on Friday in binders or folders, good work, complete sentences, not messy.
• Reminder: Please read chapter 36-1 and 36-2 by Wednesday
• Reminder: Human body systems test on Friday

NEWS FLASH! WE WILL BE MOVING THE 4TH PACKET WORK-DAY TO WEDNESDAY RATHER THAN TUESDAY IN ORDER TO AVOID MATERIAL OVERLAP WITH MR. MORAN'S 4TH PERIOD BIOLOGY CLASS AND OUR LAB.

Monday in Bio

Monday in Biology we:

• Packet work time in the LRC all period for web labs relating to our specific body systems

Friday in Biology

We:

• stamped two stamps for the tissues coloring sheets
• packet work time for task #2!

Wednesday In bio

Wednesday:

• We took the nervous system notes
• Did the reflex arc lab (see Miss H for details)
• Supplemental reflex arc reading page (see Miss H)

Tuesday in honors

Today in biology we:

• Took the human tissues notes
• We were given the body packets- you all have one specific set of work ready for you with your name on it, so come see me for yours
• Were given two human tissues coloring pages to complete by wednesday
• Had a little bit of work time :)

Go here!

Go here for the alternate assignment for the earthworm dissection

Day 1 in honors

Today we started our presentations on the animal phyla. These will resume on Wednesday. Tuesday we will be dissecting earthworms, so please complete the earthworm prep work before class on Wed.

We also signed up for learning modules for human body systems. See Miss H! :)

Tuesday

Tuesday in Honors we:

• Reminder- Cellular respiration coloring diagrams are due tomorrow
• Assigned the Animal Phylum PowerPoint assignment- your groups are assigned, so see me if you were absent to get your partner!
• Book projects are due on Monday

Monday in Honors

Book Work Time

Book Project due May 19th, Monday! :)

Day 3 in Honors

Hello! Day 3 in honors we:

• Metabolic pathways coloring (part of it as a class)- NOT online see Ms. H for details. Due Next Wednesday.
• Last bit of the period to work on the book project (Due Monday May 19th)

Tuesday

Today in class we:

• Read 9-1 and 9-2 by Friday please
• Took notes on cellular respiration
• Did the "chemistry assignment"-finish up at home
• Introduced the book project
• Reminder: You NEED TO BRING your colored pencils or pens for Wednesday. Almost the whole period will be diagramming.

Monday

Monday in class we took the Plants and photosynthesis test. Also, if you did your test review, be sure you come see me for an extra credit stamp on your assignment log!

Friday in Honors

Friday in biology we:

• Stressed out about the test
• Waterweed simulation lab in LRC
• Introduced photosynthesis/respiration book project

Wednesday 2nd try

• Stamp Chemiosmosis coloring and questions
• Chapter 8 reading quiz
• Work time to review for the test MONDAY!

Wednesday in Biology

Tuesday in Biology

We...

• Took mondo photosynthesis notes
• Colored the Chemiosmosis (light reactions) coloring sheet together
• Reminder for Ch. 8 Reading quiz on Wed.
• Reminder for test on Mon!

Monday

Monday in honors we:

• Finished our tree transpiration lab
• turned it in
• Stamped leaf coloring
• Passed out test review

Friday in Honors

On Friday we:

• Worked on leaf coloring
• Set up the leaf transpiration lab- due at the end Monday- you will have time to work on the calculations most of the class period

Wednesday

On Day three in Honors we:

• Turned in our flower and seed dissection lab to the box
• Took notes on roots and stems
• Watched part of "Private life of plants-putting down roots"

For Friday, be prepared to go outside for a little bit (i.e. don't wear high heels, have a sweatshirt handy...we will only be outside for 20 min max)

Tuesday

In Honors Bio on Tuesday we:

• Stamped the flower coloring on our assignment logs
• Turned in the moss and fern investigation lab to the box
• Worked on the Flower and Seed dissection lab (see Ms. H, this needs to be made up after school this week due to the perishable nature of the materials)
• Please read 23-4 and 23-5 for Wednesday.

Monday

On Monday in Honors we:

Kept working on our Moss and Fern Life Cycle lab-due in the box at the end
I passed out the flower coloring- due tomorrow

:)

Extra Credit Opportunites

YAY! Here are some extra credit opportunities.
If you have a current A or B: go to www.ted.com and watch one of the following lectures:
1. Michael Pollan gives a plants-eye view
2. E.O. Wilson on saving life on Earth
3. James Watson on discovering DNA
4. Deborah Gordon: How do ants know what to do?
Write a one-page response including examples from the lecture that will demonstrate to me how this information has enriched your views on Biology and life as we've learned it.

If you have a current C, D, or F: Complete "The Great Plant Escape" assignment and return to me.

BOTH extra credit assignments are due by no later than May 2nd.

Friday

On Friday we used the little bit of time we had to work on the moss and fern life cycle lab. This will be due at the end of the period on Monday.

On Monday we will do the fern section (part 2) of the lab.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Day 3 in honors

Day 3 in honors we started the moss and fern life cycle lab. If you miss Friday, plan to spend a little bit of time after school on Monday (20-30 min) to finish up.

:)

Monday 4-14

Today in honors bio we:
- got back science fair documents graded
-got back formal lab reports (milk bacteria lab) graded

Skim Ch. 24 for tomorrow

Took "plant intro" notes- concept map form. See a friend to get the notes, big maps will be in the make-up work bin.

:) Happy WASLing!

Practice WASL?

If anyone is nervous about the science WASL and wants some practice, take a look in assignments.

Science Fair Results

Jon Haas: third place ribbon
Chelsea Lindemulder: third place ribbon
Glynis Bawden: Second Place Ribbon
Bessie Ish: 1st place ribbon and trophy, scholarship to Ohio Wesleyan University!


GREAT job to all who participated! It was a nice trip even though our hotel was a little iffy. Jon watched the discovery channel all night before the fair to prepare...or just to relax!

Wednesday

Today we took the micro test: Bacteria, Virsuses and Protists

If you need to make this up, see me to set up a time before school or after school. The test will take you about 45 minutes.

Tuesday

Study for test tomorrow, protist pond water lab (see Miss H for both)

Monday

On Monday, we took notes on Protists and were given the paramecium coloring. Notes online, see Ms. H for coloring sheet.

Friday

On Friday we watched the coolest movie: "The Unknown Universe" highlighting microphotography (an intrest of mine) and really showing you what modern microscopy can do! Enjoy!Absent? Come check the movie out from me on Monday if you are interested!

Mon, Tue, Wed

The first three days in class this week we worked on our milk lab. On Monday we took data and then worked on learning how to determine if bacteria are gram + or gram -. On Tuesday we took the whole class period staining our bacterial sample. It was really messy and some kids are still stained with crystal violet (can't say I didn't warn ya!).

On Wednesday we presented our data to the class. Use this data and the new modified formal lab rubric to put together a formal lab write up, due next Friday!

Test for you guys on Wednesday. I passed out a test review-see make-up work box.

:)

Friday

On Friday we took the Chapter 19-20 Vocab quiz. See me to schedule a make-up time before/after school or duing advisory. It will take about 20 min.

We aslo stamped the HIV coloring and turned in the vocab assignment to the box.

Collected data on plates growing bacteria and milk temp/level of coagulation.

Wednesday

On Wednesday we:
Took our third day of data for the milk bacteria lab
Innoculated plates with bacterial growth from the milk AND chose a special place to swab and innoculate from the school building (drains, sinks, Senor's microwave)
Bacteria are growing and hopefully we will have colonies by Friday.

Passed out:
HIV coloring page (see Ms. H, not online)
Applications for honors science next year (again, see Ms. H)

Reminder: Vocab due and a vocab quiz on Friday!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday

On Tuesday we continued with the bacterial milk lab, took notes over viruses, and finished a survey for the science department on the science fair (see Ms. H for yours!)

Monday

On Monday we began the bacterial milk lab

Friday 3-14

Friday we are taking the test over chapters 16 and 18 and the work that we did in class on phylogenetics and cladistics. The latter is NOT in your science book but it will be a major portion of the test.

Best of luck!
Ms. H

PS- Absent? You have one week to make up a test or quiz. Appropriate times are before school or after school

Work for Wednesday

Hello Honors!

On Wednesday we:
1. Stamped the bacteria coloring from Tuesday
2. Finished up the bacteria notes
3. Passed out the vocab assignment, due 3-21 (next Friday)
4. Reminder for the test Friday (here is the review)
5. Please read Chapter 19 by mid-next week
6. Took a look at our Jugdges comments from science fair-see me for yours!