Thursday, June 13th
– hand in labs
– Taxonomy Test
HOMEWORK:
– return textbook
– wear proper footwear and clothing for our walk in the woods next class!
Tuesday, June 11th
– Review (get worksheets in order!)
HOMEWORK:
– MAKE SURE ALL WORKSHEETS & LABS ARE COMPLETED!
– Taxonomy Test – June 13th! (open notebook – ok to use “worksheets” for test)
– return textbook
Friday, June 7th
– Review: Plant flowchart & terms
HOMEWORK:
– MAKE SURE ALL WORKSHEETS & LABS ARE COMPLETED!
– Taxonomy Test – June 13th! (open notebook – ok to use “worksheets” for test)
– return textbook
Wednesday, June 5th
– Presentation: Phylum Chordata (P1 – Class Aves; P2 – Class Mammalia & Reptilia; P4 – Partner Research & Share)
HOMEWORK:
– MAKE SURE ALL WORKSHEETS & LABS ARE COMPLETED!
– Taxonomy Test – June 13th! (open notebook – ok to use “worksheets” for test)
– return textbook
Monday, June 3rd
– Presentation: Plants – Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)
– Lab: Observing Reproductive Organs (Flowers) of Angiosperms
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
– Taxonomy Test – June 13th!
Thursday, May 30th
– Video: “Private Life of Plants – Growing” – watch 4:30 – 16:15 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x218sr0
– Traditional Ecological Knowledge/Smudging/Pine Needle Tea (powerpoint posted in Class Notebook)
– Video: “Medicine in Your Backyard – CBC” watch video: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/indigenous-medicinal-walk-1.4235900
– Group Research: Indigenous Use of Local Plants
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
– Taxonomy Test – June 13th!
Tuesday, May 28th
– Presentation: Plants – Gymnosperms – Conifers
– Nature Walk: Identifying Conifers (Dichotomous Keys)
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
Friday, May 24th
– Presentation: Plants – Filicinophyta (Pterophyta) or Ferns
– Lab: Observing Ferns
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
Wednesday, May 22nd
– Presentation: Plants – Bryophytes
– Lab: Observing Moss
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
Thursday, May 16th
– Presentation: Kingdom Fungi
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
– Invertebrate Comparison Chart (start reviewing!)
Tuesday, May 14th
– Presentation: Phylum Arthropoda
– Lab: Grasshopper & Crayfish Dissection
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
Friday, May 10th
– Presentation: Phylum Echinodermata / Phylum Mollusca
– Lab: Sea Star / Squid Dissection
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
Wednesday, May 8th
– Aquarium Field Trip
– Alternate In-class Assignment
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
– complete today’s assignment (due next class)
Monday, May 6th
– Presentation: Phylum Mollusca / Phylum Echinodermata (Period 4)
– Lab: Squid / Sea Star Dissection
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
Thursday, May 2nd
– Presentation: Phylum Annelida (segmented worms)
– Lab: Earthworm Dissection
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
Tuesday, Apr. 30th
– Presentation: Phylum Nematoda (roundworms)
– Lab: Ascaris Dissection
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– finish questions from the lab handout
– Aquarium field forms + payment due tomorrow!!!
Thursday, Apr. 25th
– Presentation: Phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
– Lab: Observing Hydra & Planaria
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– Aquarium field forms + payment (8 more spots!)
Tuesday, Apr. 23rd
– Presentation: Phylum Cnidaria (jellyfish, coral, hydra, anemone)
– Video: Blue Planet II (Coral Reefs)
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– read notes & complete worksheet from presentation
– Aquarium field forms + payment
Wednesday, Apr. 17th
– Presentation: Phylum Porifera (Sponges)
– GREAT VIDEO to watch!: Sponges: Origins
HOMEWORK:
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– Aquarium field forms + payment
Monday, Apr. 15th
– Taxonomy Research Project & Presentation (see criteria/instructions handout)
– use EBSCO or GALE (for peer reviewed academic journals or online books)
– create headings for your Reference List (websites, academic journals, books, images, videos, etc.)
***EMAIL PowerPoint, Notes, and Worksheet 2 days before presentation date!***
– Aquarium field trip spots are limited to the first 75! Submit form and payment ASAP!
Thursday, Apr. 11th
– Taxonomy Research Project & Presentation (see criteria/instructions handout)
– use EBSCO or GALE (for peer reviewed academic journals or online books)
***BE READY TO PRESENT APRIL 17th!***
– Aquarium field trip spots are limited to the first 75! Submit form and payment ASAP!
Tuesday, Apr. 9th
– Taxonomy Research Project & Presentation (see criteria/instructions handout)
– use EBSCO or GALE (for peer reviewed academic journals or online books)
– POWERPOINT (RESEARCH) & REFERENCE LIST SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY NOW!
***YOU MAY BE PRESENTING APRIL 17th!***
– Aquarium field trip spots are limited to the first 75! Submit form and payment ASAP!
Friday, Apr. 5th
– Taxonomy Research Project & Presentation (see criteria/instructions handout)
– use EBSCO or GALE (for peer reviewed academic journals or online books)
– Aquarium field trip spots are limited to the first 75! Submit form and payment ASAP!
Wednesday, Apr. 3rd
– Taxonomy Research Project & Presentation (see criteria/instructions handout)
– Aquarium field trip spots are limited to the first 75! Submit form and payment ASAP!
Monday, Apr. 1st
– Project Sign-up & Research
– Aquarium field trip spots are limited to the first 75! Submit form and payment ASAP!
Thursday, Mar. 14th
– Hand in Protist Posters & Labs!
– HW Check (notes)
– Notes: Plant-like Protists & Fungi-like Protists
– Group Activity: Protist Dichotomous Key
Tuesday, Mar.12th
– Lab: Protists!
HOMEWORK:
– complete Lab drawings, calculations, & questions (NO CONCLUSION!)
– Protist Profile
– Protist Notes (large info sheet)
Friday, Mar. 8th
– HW Check!
– Notes: Protista Characteristics, Endosymbiosis, Animal-Like Protists
HOMEWORK:
– Protist Profile Poster due next Thursday!
– Protist Notes (large info sheet) due next Thursday!
Wednesday, Mar. 6th
– Notes: Protists Info Sheet
HOMEWORK:
– Protists Info Sheet (complete the first side and the table for Animal-Like Protists)
Monday, Mar. 4th
– finish documentary “It Takes Guts”
– Group Review on Microbiology (Viruses, Bacteria, Immune System)
– Jeopardy!
Thursday, Feb. 28th
Period 1 – Term 2 Self-Assessment
Period 2 – Term 2 Self-Assessment
Period 4 – Term 2 Self-Assessment
Hand sanitizers only work for a few minutes after application:
https://www.thoughtco.com/chlorine-bleach-shelf-life-3976002
Bleach (6% hypochlorite) begins to degrade after 3 months and may need to be replaced after a year:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-long-do-hand-sanitizers-really-work/
– Hand in lab reports!
Tuesday, Feb. 26th
– Lab continued: make observations & measurements on zones of inhibition
– continue working on formal lab report (checklist in online Class Notebook)
HOMEWORK:
– formal lab report due next CLASS!
Thursday, Feb. 21st
– Lab #3: Effectiveness of Antibacterial Agents
HOMEWORK:
– complete Purpose, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure, & table for recording results
– full lab report due next Thursday!
Tuesday, Feb. 19
– Lab #2: Isolating Bacteria (Day 2 Observations)
– Video: Eyes Of Nye (Antibiotics) + worksheet
– Lab #3 brainstorm + variables
Thursday, Feb. 14th
– Hand in Lab #1 (Formal Report)
– Notes: Bacteria (side 2 of large handout)
– Lab #2: Isolating Bacteria
Friday, Feb. 8th
– Notes: Bacteria (side 1 of large handout)
HOMEWORK:
– Lab Report due Tuesday!
– complete side 2 of large Bacteria handout using Textbook
Wednesday, Feb. 6th
– Formal Lab Criteria
– Lab: Collecting Bacteria DAY 2
HOMEWORK:
– Lab Report due: Tuesday, Feb. 12th (you get half of next class to work on it)
Monday, Feb. 4th
– Review: Total Magnification & Actual Size Calculations
– PowerPoint: Bacteria or Not? Intro
– Lab: Collecting Bacterial Samples
HOMEWORK:
– complete first side of the large “Bacteria” handout
– Read pg.360-364 to help complete the handout
Thursday, Jan. 31st
– Quiz: Virus & Diseases
– Mini-Lab: Observing Bacteria
HOMEWORK:
– finish questions from lab
– read 17.2 (p.360-362)
Tuesday, Jan. 29th
– HW Check
– Review: Vaccines, HIV & AIDS
– Immune System Project Share (& hand in!)
– Quiz Learning Goals & Review
HOMEWORK:
– Virus & Disease Quiz next class!
Thursday, Jan. 24th
– Herd Immunity Simulation
Herd Immunity Animation
– Worksheet – Immunity & Vaccines (read text)
HOMEWORK:
– Immune Response project due Tuesday, Jan. 29th
– Quiz Thursday, Jan. 31st (Viruses, Immune Response, Vaccines, Autoimmune Disorders)
Tuesday, Jan. 22nd
– Extreme examples of infection:
– Project: Illustrating the Players in Our Immune System
HOMEWORK:
– Immune Response project due Tuesday, Jan. 29th (manage time wisely!)
– Quiz Thursday, Jan. 31st (Viruses, Immune Response, Vaccines, Autoimmune Disorders)
Friday, Jan. 18th
– Project: Illustrating the Players in Our Immune System
HOMEWORK:
– Immune Response project due Tuesday, Jan. 29th (manage time wisely!)
Wednesday, Jan. 16th
– Notes: The Body’s Lines of Defense
– Project: Illustrating the Players in Our Immune System
HOMEWORK:
– Finish reading Ch.45 (pg.969-973, +975) and fill in the rest of the worksheet
– Bring any materials needed for your project next day! (due Tues, Jan.29th)
Monday, Jan. 14th
– hand in HW (Ch.44 textbook Q’s)
– Biological Warfare discussion & Q’s
History & Threat of Anthrax:
https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/bioterrorism/threat.html
Return of Smallpox?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2016/08/28/smallpox-could-return-years-after-eradication/#761c083032bf
– WS: Modes of Disease Transmission
– Powerpoint Notes: Body’s Defense (Nonspecific Responses of the Immune System)
HOMEWORK:
– complete the first page of handout on Players of Our Immune System (Nonspecific Defense) – use Ch.45 pg.969-971
Thursday, Jan. 10th
– Viruses worksheet (complete second side)
– Read Ch.44 (Human Diseases) pg. 952-963
– Complete ALL Section Reviews (9 questions total – pg. 955, 959, 963)
HOMEWORK:
– Textbook Section Reviews will be marked next class (must be in COMPLETE SENTENCES & NEAT, otherwise it will not be accepted)
Tuesday, Jan. 8th
– Group Activity: Facts vs. Myths about Colds & Flus
– Viruses worksheet (Read pg. 355-360 and complete the first side of handout)
Friday, Dec. 21st
– Virus presentations
– Hand in audience participation handout
– Christmas Kahoot
HOMEWORK:
– complete the Lytic & Lysogenic Cycles cut & paste
*HAVE A FANTASTIC WINTER HOLIDAY!*
Wednesday, Dec. 19th
– Virus presentations + audience participation handout
HOMEWORK:
– complete the Lytic & Lysogenic Cycles cut & paste
Monday, December 17th
– Virus presentations + audience participation handout
HOMEWORK:
– complete the Lytic & Lysogenic Cycles cut & paste
Thursday, Dec. 13th
– Virus Research Project
HOMEWORK:
– Virus Presentation Day (Mon, Dec. 17th & Wed, Dec. 19th)
– make sure you have your visuals & references ready (ex. on USB, printed, etc.)
Tuesday, Dec. 11th
– Virus Research Project (make sure you keep a list of all your sources!)
HOMEWORK:
– Virus Presentation Day (Mon, Dec. 17th & Wed, Dec. 19th)
Friday, Dec. 7th
– Discussion: Intro to Microbiology handout
– PowerPoint: Viruses
– Project: Virus research
HOMEWORK:
– Virus Presentation Day (Mon, Dec. 17th & Wed, Dec. 19th)
– Lytic vs. Lysogenic Cycles (cut & paste)
Wednesday, Dec. 5th
– Ch.15 Classification Quest
HOMEWORK:
– Worksheet: Introduction to Microbiology (Viruses) – complete both sides
Monday, Dec. 3rd
– 3 Domains/4 Kingdoms worksheet
– Review: Learning Goals & Practice Q’s
HOMEWORK:
– Ch.15 Quest next day!
Thursday, Nov. 29th
– Activity: Organisms Sort
HOMEWORK:
– Worksheet: complete chart for 3 Domains, 4 Kingdoms (Ms. Lam will fill in gaps next day)
– Ch.15 Quest next Wednesday, Dec. 5th!
Tuesday, Nov. 27th
– HW Check (15.1 & 15.2)
– Notes: 15.3 (Phylogeny)
– complete Dichotomous Key and HAND IN today
HOMEWORK:
– Read 15.3, Do #1-3 on pg.325
– Ch.15 Quest next Wed, Dec. 5th
*Ch.15 textbook pdf posted in Class Notebook*
Thursday, Nov. 22nd
– Activity: List/Group/Label (Read “Labelling Life” handout)
– Notes: Taxonomy
HOMEWORK:
– Read text 15.1 & 15.2 (digital copy in Class Notebook)
– Do pg.320 #1-3 & pg.323 #1-3
– Develop a mnemonic memory device for the 8 taxa
– Dichotomous Key (complete the branched map) – will make the “list” as a class next day
Tuesday, Nov. 20th
– Cells Quiz
– Dichotomous Key Activity (in pairs ok)
HOMEWORK:
– Final Dichotomous Key and handout due next Tuesday
Friday, Nov. 16th
– Review: Organelles match-up
– Lab: Plant vs. Animal Cells
HOMEWORK:
– Cells Quiz next class (Living Characteristics, Cell Theory & Evolution, Cell Organelles, Cell Reproduction)
Online Quizzes for Review:
http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/cells/quiz.html
https://quizlet.com/58966678/cell-organelles-quiz-flash-cards/
http://www.biology4kids.com/extras/quiz_cellorgan/index.html
Wednesday, Nov. 14th
– Review: Organelles match-up
– Analogy: A Cell is Like Santa’s Workshop
– WS: Asexual & Sexual Reproduction (can be used for quiz)
HOMEWORK:
– Cells quiz: Tuesday, Nov. 20th
– complete Reproduction notes for the quiz
Friday, Nov. 9th
– Office 365 Assignment: Investigating Types of Cells
HOMEWORK:
– finish Office 365 assignment if not done
– start Identifying Organelles review worksheet
– Cells quiz postponed until Tuesday, Nov. 20th
Wednesday, Nov. 7th
VERY GOOD CELL VIDEO
Interactive Cell
– hand in Characteristics of Living Things assignment from last class!
– Critical Thinking Q: White Walkers & Apple Seeds
HOMEWORK:
– complete Cells Review handout for open notebook quiz next Friday!
Monday, Nov. 5th
– Hand in DNA/Protein Synthesis Mutation Assignment
– Powerpoint: Characteristics of Living Things
– Assignment: Characteristics of Living Things (on Office 365)
– Notes/Worksheet: Levels of Biological Organization/Characteristics of Living Things
HOMEWORK:
– finish the Office 365 assignment (or do by hand)
– Read pg. 26-31 and complete back of notes/worksheet
Thursday, Nov. 1st
– HW Check (DNA Mutation worksheet, text Q’s)
– Review: HW (Protein Synthesis & DNA Mutations)
– Assignment: Effects of Mutations during Protein Synthesis
HOMEWORK:
– complete assignment to hand in next class!
Tuesday, Oct. 30th
– Review: DNA powerpoint
– Notes: Genetic Code & Protein Synthesis
HOMEWORK:
– complete worksheet on Effects of Mutations (Transcription/Translation activity)
– Read pg. 146-153
– Do pg.148 #1-3, pg. 153 #1-4
Period 1 Reflection
Period 2 Reflection
Period 4 Reflection
Friday, Oct. 26th
– Evolution Test
HOMEWORK:
– Read pg. 141-145
– Do #3-6 on pg. 145
– complete reflection online by clicking the links above for your specific period (username: student#@edu.burnabyschools.ca , password: same as computer log-in)
Wednesday, Oct. 24th
– Review for Evolution test next class
– Extra Text Q’s p.288 & p.316 (M/C, T/F, Word Relationships) – KEY POSTED
Monday, Oct. 22nd
– DNA Structure Notes
– Activity: Building a DNA Molecule
HOMEWORK:
– Review Worksheet
– Evolution Test Friday
Wednesday, Oct. 17th
– Powerpoint Notes: 14.5 (Gradualism vs. Punctuated Equilibrium)
– Activity: The Fit Bird Gets The Worm
HOMEWORK:
– Evolution Test next Friday (Ch.13 & 14)
– complete WS (Speciation & Evolution)
Monday, Oct. 15th
– Investigating Variation: height distribution in the classroom
– Traits Class Survey
– Powerpoint Notes: 14.4 (Development of a New Species)
HOMEWORK:
– Read 14.4
– complete “Read-Sketch-Draft” worksheet
– make definitions list of key terms in 14.4 if necessary
– Evolution Test Friday, Oct. 26th
Thursday, Oct. 11th
– hand in Peppered Moth lab!
– Articles roundtable sharing activity
– Powerpoint Notes: 14.3 (Genetics & Evolution)
HOMEWORK:
– read 14.3 in textbook
– complete 14.3 worksheet (2 boxes + last question on super pests)
Tuesday, Oct. 9th
– hand in Darwin Video worksheet
– Homework Check: 14.1 Reading Guide
– Powerpoint Notes: 14.1 – 14.2 (Evolution Theory & Natural Selection)
– Peppered Moth Activity
HOMEWORK:
– complete Peppered Moth Activity for next day (complete sentences!)
– read 14.2 in textbook
Thursday, Oct. 4th
– HW Check! –> answers posted in Class Notebook
– New “Textbook” section now in Class Notebook
– Embryology video
– The Origin of Species: The Making of a Theory (Video)
HOMEWORK:
– HAND IN Video worksheet questions
– Ch. 14-1 Reading Guide worksheet (scanned digital text in Class Notebook)
Tuesday, Oct. 2nd
– Scientific Method & Microscopes quiz returned
– Geological Time Scale SONG! http://www.trollart.com/fossils1a.html
– Evidence of Evolution booklet
TRY THIS (EXTRA PRACTICE): Homologous & Analogous Structures Interactive Lab
HOMEWORK:
– complete Evidence of Evolution booklet
– read 13.3 – 13.4 for more detailed information
Friday, Sept. 28th
– recapping Geological Time activity from last class
– Relative Dating group activity
– Ch.13 Reading Guide + Reading Geological Time Scale worksheet
HOMEWORK:
– finish worksheet (make sure you have read 13.1-13.3)
Wednesday, Sept. 26th
– HW Check (Intro to Evolution WS)
– What is Diversity?
– Group Sort: Order events in the history of the Earth
– Group Activity: Geological Timeline
HOMEWORK:
– Read sections 13.1 & 13.2 (textbook)
– do Section Reviews pg. 271 & 276
Monday, Sept. 24th
CBC Radio – Researcher Brian Wansink discredited after 13 papers retracted
– Quiz
– Intro to Evolution worksheet
HOMEWORK:
– complete Intro to Evolution worksheet (do NOT need textbook)
Wednesday, Sept. 19th
– Microscope Lab (More Practice)
HOMEWORK:
– finish Lab Q’s
– review worksheet (Sci. Method + Microscopes)
– Quiz on Monday (Sci. Method, Microscope parts + usage, actual size, drawing magnification)
Monday, Sept. 17th
– Review Scientific Method (check answers in Class Notebook)
Controlled Experiments Video
Controlled Experiments (Simple)
Independent vs. Dependent Variables Video
– Complete and hand in Scientific Drawing
– Textbooks distributed
– Microscopes activity and worksheet (parts, usage, types)
HOMEWORK:
– finish Scientific Method booklet
– finish Microscopes worksheet
– Scientific Method & Microscopes quiz MONDAY!
Thursday, Sept. 13th
– Using a dissecting microscope to search for Tardigrades!
– Making a Scientific Drawing
Tuesday, Sept. 11th
– Scientific Method Review
– Searching for Tardigrades!
HOMEWORK:
– complete up to and including “Identifying Variables” (check answers in Class Notebook)
Friday, Sept. 7th
– Course Outline Quiz
– Biology Stations Ice Breaker
Wed, Sept. 5th
– Introductions & Stations Activity
– Course Outline