Monday, 27 February 2017

AM Bio 11 (week of Feb 27th-Mar3rd)

Monday: Notes: Mollusca, Classes information, Paper clam activity

Wednesday: Lab: Bivalve Dissection (submit today), homework: Squid Pre-lab (watch this video)

Thursday: Lab: Cephalopod dissection (due Tuesday - hand in at lunch), homework: watch Echinoderm video and answer questions (closes on Thursday)

Saturday, 25 February 2017

Week of Feb 27th-Mar 3rd (Blocks 2&3)

Monday: Trade & mark worksheet, Notes: Immune System & Viral Specificity, Pathogen Project (rubric found here), research in the LC


Tuesday: review, Notes: Vaccines & human health, research in LC



Wednesday: Notes: Viral Evolution, Scientific Method and Lab Safety
       Topics for quiz:

Thursday: Pathogen Presentation, Virus QUIZ, Microscopes, Worksheet: Microscope AS & DM 

Friday: Pathogen Presentation, Microsope work & biological drawings.

Test on Viruses & Microscopes on Thursday, March 9th

Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Blocks 2 & 3 (Feb 20th-23rd)

Monday: Unit 1 Test, worksheet on the language of science

Tuesday: (block 3 grade assembly)
- Is Sammy Alive?
- Notes: Characteristics of Living Things

Wednesday:
- Notes: Characteristics of Viruses
- The virus story

Thursday:
- Notes: Viral Reproduction
- worksheet: Virus reproduction (due Monday)

Tuesday, 21 February 2017

AM Bio 11: Week of Feb 20th-23rd

Monday - submit Annelid dissection lab (pick up marked labs on Wednesday)
Review options - game at front of class, Review sheet, quizlet

Thursday: TEST on Porifera, Cnidaria and worm phyla

Wednesday, 15 February 2017

Week of Feb 14th - 17th

Biology 11 Blocks 2 & 3:

Tuesday:
- Submit Egg lab
- Quiz corrections (discuss with me for half the marks you lost
- Notes: Natural Selection

Wednesday:
- Notes: Factors Affecting Variation
- Genetic questions (last slide in above presentation): use textbook from classroom (Miller)
- Homework: Use this presentation (Rate of Evolutionary Change) to copy notes for Friday so that we can discuss them before reviewing
- Reminders: Guest Speakers tomorrow & Unit 1 Test on Monday.

Thursday:
Guest speakers from Geneskool ... Thanks Sam!!

Friday:
- Discuss notes on Rate of Evolutionary Change
- review time for unit 1 test on Monday

AM Biology 11 class:

Wednesday
- Notes: Phylum Annelida
- pre-lab: for earthworm dissection (due tomorrow) and watch this dissection to help you for tomorrow.  This video will really help you for tomorrow (strongly advised to watch)

Thursday: arrive on time please!
- Show Ms. Paas your pre-lab
- Observational Lab: Earthworm dissection (send Ms. Paas video of your group identifying all the parts) ... lab and crossword due Monday.
- make sure you can lable this diagram:


Test next Thursday (Feb 23rd) on Phylum Porifera, Cnidaria, and Worms (all 3)

Friday, 10 February 2017

Friday, Feb 10th

Block 2 & 3
- Egg lab (day "3") - complete questions for homework and submit (one per person)
- Notes: Evolutionary theorists
- Activity (cont'd): Geological timescale (due Tuesday; one per group)
- Reminder: I am planning for the Unit 1 test to be Feb 20th (Monday)

Family day Monday so see you all on Tuesday.  Have a great weekend!

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Thursday, Feb 9th

AM bio 11 
- discussed nematodes & built our own little parasitic worm to replace the planaria that died.  RIP

Biol 11 blocks 2 & 3
- Notes: continued from yesterday
- geologic timescale activity

Wednesday, Feb 8th

AM bio 11 - not class today

Bio 11 Blocks 2 & 3:
- quiz
- egg lab (into syrup)
- Notes: Evidence of Evolution

Monday, 6 February 2017

Monday, Feb 6th



SNOW DAY!!!  LUCKY  YOU....


AM Bio 11: Please watch this video and complete these notes before Thursday's class.
- watch this video (create student account...no email needed ... join class with class code susozda)
Nematoda notes
- reminder: Quiz Thursday (see end of Platyhelminthes notes for topics)

Bio 11 - Blocks 2 & 3
I hope out poor little eggs are going to be ok for another day.  Yikes!!
We are still going to have a quiz tomorrow so please review a little bit after you play in the snow.

Friday, 3 February 2017

Friday, Feb 3rd.

Bio 11 Blocks 2 & 3:
- Continue notes: DNA, genes & inheritance 
- Worksheet: Mendelian Genetics (submit) ... for those of you at home, print and complete using the above notes.
- Egg lab (continued) .... from the vinegar into water today.

Thursday, 2 February 2017

Thursday, Feb 2nd

AM Bio 11
- Lab: Platyhelminthes (cont'd)
- Quiz on Porifera, Cnidaria & Platyhelminthes next Thursday (see Platy notes for topics)

Bio 11 Blocks 2 & 3:
- Notes: DNA, genes & inheritance 




Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Wednesday, Feb 1st

AM Bio 11:
Welcome back...hope all of your exams have gone well.  Today we will discuss Phylum Platyhelminthes (see notes here) to prepare for tomorrow's lab.

Biology 11 Blocks 2 & 3:
After some re-introductions and other housekeeping, we continued discussing the introductory concepts in biology 12 notes (see presentation here) and the set up our egg lab.