Applied Biology Lesson PlansInstructor Mike Machowek
Aberdeen High School2015-2016
For more detailed information about course and its content navigate to my staff webpage linked to Aberdeen High School webpage (www.asd5.org then select Aberdeen High school and select the link to staff pages). In addition to other resources, there you will find course syllabi and course frameworks.
Lesson Plans will be posted on my webpage usually each week
September 9-11
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Labor Day-No school Labor Day-No
schoolLabor Day-No school
Tuesday TRI Day TRI Day TRI DayWednesday Ice Breaker 1
Survey-most signatures wins
Ice breaker 2- Name chain-come up with a one word adj that begins with first letter of your first name and have your partner introduce you
Discussion: What are nat resources? Conserved? Preserved?exploited? Give examples
Natural Resource management & Stewardship Definition-discuss define
21st Century Skills Portfolio
Syllabus overview11
Ice Breaker 1 Survey-most signatures wins
Ice Breaker 2- Name chain-come up with a one word adj that begins with first letter of your first name and have your partner introduce you
Composition Notebook—due Monday
Syllabus overview
Ice Breaker 1 Survey-most signatures wins
Ice breaker 2- Name chain-come up with a one word adj that begins with first letter of your first name and have your partner introduce you
Horticulture & Stewardship Definitions-discuss define
Composition Notebook—due Monday
Syllabus overview
Thursday Name chain Ice Breaker
Syllabus Review Youtube video
from WSU on Nat Res
Natural Resource
Name chain Ice Breaker
Youtube video from WSU on Nat Res
Name chain Ice Breaker
Youtube video from WSU onHorticulture
Management & Stewardship Definitions-discuss define
Pet Peeves Discipline Student Survey
Natural Resource Management & Stewardship Definitions-discuss define
Syllabus Review
Pet Peeves Discipline Student
Survey
Syllabus Review
Horticulture & Stewardship Definitions-discuss define
Pet Peeves Discipline Student
Survey
Friday Syllabus Quiz FFA Slideshow Emblem and
Official Dress Officers Explain Job
Interview, Forestry/Natural Resources CDE
Sign-ups
Syllabus Quiz
FFA Slideshow
Emblem and Official Dress
Officers FFA
Worksheet (ffa.org)
Sign-ups
Syllabus Quiz
FFA Slideshow
Emblem and Official Dress
Officers FFA
Worksheet (ffa.org)
Sign-ups
September 14-18
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Continue
Intro to FFA Stewardship
& Natural Resource Management Definitions
Perception Survey Act 1.1.2
Assemble Interactive Notebooks
Continue Intro to FFA
Stewardship & Natural Resource Management Definitions
Assemble Interactive Notebooks
Continue Intro to FFA
Horticulture & Stewardship Definitions
Tuesday Ice breaker 3-I place location cards one at each table then Pass out cards with native trees plants names—find the match. That is your group. Discuss why they match.
Conserve, Preserve, Exploit word maps and power pt Act 1.1.3
Ice breaker 3- I place location cards one at each table then Pass out cards with male, female animal names and their young names—find the match. That is your group. Discuss why they match.
Begin Scientific Process—pretest—by self than group consensus
Correct
Ice Breaker 3-I place location cards one at each table then Pass out cards with hort terms—find the match. Discuss why they match. That is your group.
Begin Scientific Process-pretest-- by self than group consensus
Correct
WednesdayWrap up Word maps and Q1Water Cycle Review-Act 3.1.1
Scientific Process VocabularyHypothesis, MV, RV, CV, Validity, Conditions,
Scientific Process Vocabulary- Hypothesis, MV, RV, CV, Validity, Conditions, Reliability, exp group, control
Part One and Two Assign Essential Questions
1. What is the hydrologic cycle?
2. Define a watershed.
3. What are some of the various stages of the hydrologic cycle and what is their function (list three)?
4. What are various forms of water?
5. What causes water to change forms?
6. How does water move within the hydrologic cycle?
7. What are the main types of bodies of water?
8. How does climate influence a body of water?
9. How does topography determine the characteristics of a body of water?
10. Should we (government) regulate the use of water? Explain.
Reliability, exp group, control group, environmental conditions, conclusion, methods, quantitative data, qualitative data, Independent variable, dependent variableRecord in Notebook
Vocab Review Group Game
group, environmental conditions, conclusion, methods, quantitative data, qualitative data, Independent variable (tested), dependent variable(measured)Record in Notebook
Vocab Review Group Game
Thursday Work On Essential Questions 1-10Passport Assignment!
Question and Hypothesis Practice
Question and Hypothesis Practice
Friday Watershed Assessment Packet/Notes1-27
Quick Aqualab TourVocab “draw it”Hypothesis, Validity, Reliability, Methods
Hydroponics greenhouse Visit and worksheet to fill out.What is hydroponics?Pests that you see
September 21-25
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Finish Watershed
Assessment 28-57
Introduce LabQuest 2sTemperature probeDO probe% Staturation
Check Vocab “Draw it” (Hypothesis, Validity, Reliability, Methods)Begin Q/H Practice ANo yes/No or Choice ?sOpen ended only
Leadership: Survival in the Desert
Assign Vocab “Draw it” (Hypothesis, Validity, Reliability, Methods)Begin Q/H Practice A-place in NotebookNo yes/No or Choice ?sOpen ended only
Tuesday Continue LabQuest2spH, Nitrates, Turbidity
Review WQI
Leadership Survival in the Desert
Wrap up Survival in the Desert
Availability of Water Statistics
Define a Watershed-show examples
Board illustration-mouth, tributary, headwaters, ridge, estuary
Point and Nonpt Source pollution
Introduction to Poinsettias power point and questions 1-8
NotesHandout Poinsettia Care sheet and extrapolation sheets. Place in notebks
Begin Controlled Investigation“How does temperature influence germination?HypothesisMV—3 conditionsRV3 CVData sheetMaterials-bean seeds, petri dishs, incubator, refrigerator, thermometer, data sheet
Wednesday Hach PracticeDO, pH, nitratesLab Quest PracticeWQI Calculations A
Clean Water Act Eutrophication-
draw and label GH, Puget Sound, Lake, etc.)
Experiment Set-up
Thursday Hach PracticeLab Quest PracticeWQI Calculations B
Assign web “Clean Water starts upstream 1-16
Intro to Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reaction
Inputs-Outputs
Equation LCM Stomata,
Guard cells, Chloroplasts, chlorophyll, Glucose, xylem, phloem, roots, stem
Light E—Chem E
Illustration & LCM notes
Friday Lab QuestCalibrate DO Probe% Saturation ChartDetermine DO, temperature and Saturation of Sample
Calibrate pH probe
WQI practice—25 points
Wrap up Eutrophication illustration/discussion
Assign Eutrophication Reading
Q/H Practice B Measure
Poinsettias- Collect ht data and damage assessment info
September 28-October 2
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Correct WQI
Review Chemical Parameters-DO, pH, Nitrates, phosphates, BOD, % Sat,
Complete table
Go over readings and web activity
Assign web “Clean Water starts upstream” 1-16
Intro to Photosynthesis: Light Dependent Reaction
Inputs-Outputs
Equation LCM Stomata,
Guard cells, Chloroplasts, chlorophyll, Glucose, xylem, phloem, roots, stem
Light E—Chem E
Illustration & LCM notes
Tuesday Correct Chemical Water Quality Parameters
pH Probe calibration Riparian Zones Q 1-8 Hach-DO, pH,
Phosphate,
“Clean Water starts upstream” 1-16 continued
Based on Article Research:
What is a riparian area?
What are 6 benefits of a riparian area?
What is biodiversity?
What is aquatic hypoxia and how does it affect biodiversity?
Put the parts in order (index cards) or scrambled on board
Illustration of Photosynthesis define photosynthesis, auto, heterotrophs, xylem, phloem, stomata, chlorophyll, chloroplasts
Energy Flows, Matter cycles
Wednesday
Review Hach-DO, pH, Phosphate,
Fecal Coliform lecture/Review Notes
Quiz-pt/nonpt, watersheds, eutrophication etc.
Waterweed Simulator—make predictions by group
Review ws
Thursday Lab Demo Illustrate the steps-
Fecal Coliform Lab
Hypoxia Reading
Poinsettia Lab-GH Per 2
Per 5 Stomata Chloroplasts lab
Friday Fecal Coliform lab Intro Index of
Biological Integrity
Quiz Poinsettia Lab-GH Per 5
Period 2: Stomata Chloroplasts lab
October 5-9
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Assign Watershed Model--
Handout rubric
IBI Calculation
Discuss Mill CreekDiscuss Project(s):Brainstorm Ideas of Water Quality Studies
Establishing a Baseline for Mill Creek predam
Effect of a Riparian Zone on watershed health?
What is the WQI for Mill Creek?
What is the IBI for Mill Creek?
How do nutrient levels change over time (N,P)?
What is the hydrology of Mill Creek (discharge, flow, turbidity) over the course of the fall winter?
Salmon habitat Assessment-shade, LWD, Gravel, Streambank Stability
Preview Mill Creek Power Point on webpage and Soil Survey.Take note for an introduction: that should include the following: Introduction – a site description (use soil surveys and site data sheet) using climate, soil, surrounding land use, stream order, stream name and location, stream
YouTube: Battling the Bloom: Lake Eerie 7 minutes and questions 1-6
1. What is the issue2. The cause then
and now?3. ID 2 nutrients.4. Farmers’
solutions?5. How do cities
contribute?6. Solution?
Review Biomonitoring:Intro Index of Bio Integrity (IBI)—practice calculation
Chef Sign-up
Review Photosynthesis
Waterweed Simulator—make predictions by group
1. What three items are you manipulating?
2. How can you maximize the bubbles?
3. Minimize the bubbles?
4. What do the bubbles represent?
5. DO plants require CO2? Explain.
6. Do plants produce oxygen? Explain.
7. How do gases enter or exit the plant?
8. How does water leave the plant?
9. If the plant’s water needs are being adequately met, would you expect the stomata to open or closed? Explain.
bottom, LWD, surrounding dominant vegetation, elevation, Collect data:
Map InterpretationScaleLegal DescriptionOutline Mill Creek Watershed
Tuesday ContinuedMap Symbols
Freshwaters FlowingAnd worksheetMacroinv Intro ppt
Poinsettia labPick TomatoesPhotosynthsis Review ws
Wednesday Compass Pacing IBI Calculation—macro ID QuizMacroinv Prelab—Question & Hypothesis—(show them google earth where sample was collected)
Continued-correct
Quiz 1-11
Thursday Continued Macroinv Lab Electromagnetic Spectrum Lecture/notes---forms of energy-light, sound, chemical, mechanical, kinetic
Electromagnetic Spectrum ws
Friday Map/Compass Quiz Macroinv Lab Correct wsIntro to ChromatographyLab I
October 12-16
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Mapping
Warmup-scale, legal (find object)
Pre test for Native Plant ID-13RA, VM, BLM, BCW, Salal, Tuliptree, SF, Deer Fern, Mountain Ash, Salmonberry, Cascara, Oregon Grape, red Elderberry
Mill Creek Intro due
Macroinvertebrate Post-LabClassroom data analysisCalculate IBI, create graph, discuss how to write a conclusion
Entry task-Light Dep Ind Reaction Review—fill in blanks on board from Fridays illustration (1-10)
Waterweed post lab 1-9
Review worksheet 1-14-due Tuesday
Tuesday Plant ID continued
Field trip permission slip—due Friday
Macroinvertebrate Post Labs due
Macro ID Quiz
How else can we determine watershed health?Chemically!DO, %Sat. pH, BOD, PO4, NO3Drawback to Chm Data? Need to establish a trendNotes: On chemical WQ fill-in the blank 1-32
Correct Photosynthesis Review ws 1-14
Electromagnetic Spectrum—Notes worksheet 1-12
Wednesday Conifer SpeciesDF, SS, WRC, WH, GF, NF, SF, Yew, LPP (shorepine), WWP
Hach Kit practice—DO, percent Saturation
Chromatography Lab-
Thursday Plant ID ContinuedPlant WalkTake compass and practice pace
pH, BOD, PO4 practiceIntro WQI Calculation
Greenhouse-Poinsettia Lab
Begin Leaf Structure
Draw label
and bearing define leaf structure using 3 colors—Vascular Bundle (Xylem & phloem), spongy mesophyll, cuticle, stoma, epidermis, chloroplasts, upper palisade layer, guard cells
SMART Bd. Interactive practice quiz
Friday Disorders and Pests ID Lab—Provide word bank-match up do miniresearch on
WQI Practice Leaf Quiz
October 19-23—No School Friday
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Disorders and
Pests ID Lab—Provide word bank-match up do miniresearch on
Precision Exams Correct Photo Review wsWrap Up Leaf Part IDLeaf ID Quiz?
Tuesday Satsop Finish Optimal Water Quality Standards
What is Respiration?Compare contrast Resp-Photo page 237
Wednesday Mill Creek-Watershed Question and Power point
Benthic Macroinv
Introduce IBIPractice Calculations
Correct Optimal WQ StdsIntro WQI Calculation and Practice
Respiration Lab-yeast stopper flask
Thursday IBI Practice WQI Practice Poinsettia LabFriday Inservice-No
SchoolInservice-No School
Inservice-No School
October 26-30—Conference Week
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Finish
Macroinvertebrate Reading Q 1-10 Intro Index of Biologoical IntegrityPractice Calculations
WQI PracticeIntroduction to Fry Creek ppt and Introduction Notes
What is Respiration?Compare contrast Resp-Photo page 237-as a class
Photosynthesis Exam Outline
Tuesday More IBI practice
Assign: Watershed Scenario #1
Fecal Coliforms--notes
What is Respiration?Compare contrast Resp-Photo page 237-as a class
Photosynthesis Exam Outline
Wednesday Hach KitDO, pH, Phosphates, % Sat.,
Teams and DutiesFlow(Discharge) & Velocity, Hach, Fecal Demo
Respiration Lab-yeast stopper flask
Thursday Probe ReviewWatershed Scenario #1-correct
Teams and DutiesFlow(Discharge) & Velocity, Hach, Fecal Demo
Respiration Lab-yeast stopper flask
Friday Mill Creek Study Design-break up into teams and write out procedures –small group roundtables with Machowek
Teams and DutiesFlow(Discharge) & Velocity, Hach, Fecal Demo
Poinsettia Lab
November 2-6
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Practice Lab Quest
DO, pH, temp, turbidity, nitrates
Fry Creek StudyTeamsFecal coliform notes/demo
Yeast Lab with Graduated cylinder“How does temperature influence respiration?”Prelab
Tuesday Practice Lab QuestDO, pH, temp, turbidity, nitrates
Fry Creek Trip Exam Outlines
Wednesday Mill Creek Study WQI/IBI calculations
Practice Test
Thursday Data analysisFC labMacroinvWQIBOD% Saturation
Data Analysis Yeast Lab
Friday Data analysis continued…
Data Analysis cont…
Poinsettia LabYeast Lab due
November 9-13
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Watershed
ScenarioBOD run DO testWatershed Written Requirements and Rubric
Calculate IBI and WQI
Penny LabAdhesion CohesionOsmosis-Diffusion demo with dye and cold/hot waterDefine Osmosis/Diffusion and illustrate—using colorWe know water moves thru the xylem, but how does water move in a plant? Diffusion/Osmosis!
Tuesday Discuss Scenario activityWQI and IBI resultsBegin Write-up
Discuss rubric and hand out Begin Lab write-up
How does water move in a plant?
Discuss penny—adhesion/cohesionDiffusion Lab (teacher demo) —iodine/starch—Biology TextDefine diffusion p 155—see demo hot cold water discuss molecular motion of atoms—discuss breathingDefine osmosis p 195
Wednesday Veteran’s Day-God Bless Our Vets!
Veteran’s Day-God Bless Our Vets!
Veteran’s Day-God Bless Our Vets!
Thursday Work on write-ups--Title Page &
Lab Write-up--Introduction
Exam review—practice test
Purpose
Hach-BOD, pH, DO, % Sat and basic questions
Friday Work on Write-ups--MethodsHach-BOD, pH, DO, % Sat and basic questions
Lab Write-up--Methods
Exam
November 16-20
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Assessments--Hach-
BOD, pH, DO, % Sat and basic questionsWrite-ups—IntroductionWrite out methods in Para form not numbered
Fry Creek--Results Poinsettia SalesPoinsettia Extrapolation Practice Lab
Tuesday Assessments--Hach-BOD, pH, DO, % Sat and basic questionsWrite-ups—Results3 visuals minimumWQI/IBI/Nutrients/Hydrology/Salmon habitat/Photos/Optimal WQ standards
Fry Creek Conclusion/DiscussionResearch
Poinsettia Extrapolation Lab
Wednesday
Assessments--Hach-BOD, pH, DO, % Sat and basic questionsWrite-ups
GC/Library/COW Begin Propagation Unit-Demo Hardwood cuttings—take notes and illustrate
Thursday Watershed Models—brochure/pamphlet?
GC/Library/COW Propagation Lab—Euonymous, camellia, periwinkle
Friday Career DayWashington Grown
Career DayWashington Grown
Career DayWashington Grown
November 23-25 Thanksgiving Break
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Assessments--
Hach-BOD, pH, DO, % Sat and basic questionsWrite-ups—Conclusion &DiscussionCheck with me on Rough Drafts—one on one
Fry Creek write-upLibrary computer labDue Tuesday
Propagation Lab—Euonymous, camellia, periwinkleSanitize Poinsettias
Tuesday Assessments--Hach-BOD, pH, DO, % Sat and basic questionsWrite-ups—Conclusion &DiscussionCheck with me on Rough Drafts—one on one
Intro to Ecology Unit
Propagation: Units 7-8Questions 1-8 and 1-7
Wednesday Assessments--Hach-BOD, pH, DO, % Sat and basic questionsWrite-ups—Conclusion &Discussion-continued
Intro to Ecology Unit continued
Propagation: Units 7-8Questions 1-8 and 1-7
Thursday Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break
Friday Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving Break
November 30- December 4
NR II NR I Horticulture
Monday
Assessments--Hach-BOD, pH, DO, % Sat and basic questionsWrite-ups—Conclusion &DiscussionCheck with me on Rough Drafts—one on one
Ecology IntroDiscuss 1-7Finish 8-17
Correct Unit 7Begin Unit 8
Tuesday
Abstract & Literature Cited
Ecology Intro—discuss 8-17 Propagation Posters—Use fig 6-
1. The image represents a:a. pyramid of numbersb. pyramid of biomassc. pyramid of food webs
2. Which organism has the largest population?a. bluetit b. caterpillarc. sparrowhawk d. oak tree
3. A group of individuals that belong to a single species and live together in an area is a (n):a. community b. ecosystemc. population d. biosphere
4. The source of energy for all living things on Earth is:a. chemical energy b. sunlight c. wind energy d. autotrophs
5. A heterotroph is also called a(n):a. consumer b. autotroph c. producer d. decomposer6. An ecosystem can support more _______________ than _____________.a. producers, autotrophs b. producers, consumersc. carnivores, herbivores d. consumers, producers
1Present on whitebds how to do: Budding; hardwood cutting,softwood cuttings, root cuttings, layering, separation, trench or air layering, division, grafting(cleft) sowing
Wednesday
Final DraftWatershed Project
Quizlet-Ecology Terms
Owl Pellet prelab and lab
Posters
Thursday
Final DraftWatershed Project
Owl Pellet lab cont… Posters
Friday
Final Draft Due
Owl Pellet post labPosters
December 7-11
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Watershed
ProjectsWrap up Owl Pellet LabGraph and Questions 3-7Research Bioaccumulation-individual and Biomagnification-foodchainWatch as a class You tube video www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI2M97Gl5qMNotes-persistent, fat soluble, examplesProblems: Cancer, Low fertility, Weakened Immune, Neurological disorders
Posters
Tuesday Watershed Projects
Owl Pellet Lab DueContinue Bioaccumulation—assign Bioaccum and Killer WhalesStephen Palumbi: Hidden toxins in the fish we eat (15:35--Ted talk)
Poster Work—due Friday—last class day
Wednesday Watershed Projects Stephen Palumbi: Hidden toxins in the
fish we eat (15:35--Ted talk)
Strawberry Plant DivisionDemo layering (Wisteria) at GH continued
Thursday Watershed Projects Go over Killer Whale and Stephen Poster work
Palumbi: Hidden toxins in the fish we eat Create a marine food web include the terms biomag, bioaccum, contaminants, trophic level, producer, consumer, heterotroph, autotroph, phytoplankton, zooplankton, stickle back, salmon, osprey—must color and label and use flow arrows (directional)Vocab Review
Friday Watershed Projects
Ecology Quiz Introduction to Cells Posters Due
December 14-18
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Projects Ecology Quiz—
reteachCharacteristics of LifeBrainstorm on whitebdsNotes
Tuesday Projects Ecology Quiz redoIntro to Cells Parts A and B
Wednesday Project RD due Correct QuizDept of Health—Fish Advisories questions 1-11
Notes on Part AFinish Part B
Thursday Revise RDAbstracts
Wrap up Fish Health Advisories
Part B Due
Friday Abstracts-due Organelle X-word
January 4-8—Salmon eggs
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Power Points
and Poster Boards-divide and ConquerModel Watershed Projects
Carbon Cycle youtube—three videos-record questions and discuss
The Carbon Cycle - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzImo8kSXiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGV1Z72T6yc
NASA: Keeping Up With Carbon [720p] - YouTubeQuestions 1-8Beverly Biology and NASA Keeping up with Carbon
Cell Organelle x-wordCell Organelle Analogies and Cell Coloring Activity
Tuesday Power Points and Poster Boards-divide and ConquerModel Watershed Projects
Review on SMART Bd C cycle
Carbon Footprint Calculator-record results. Write a response to the activity
Google a Carbon cycle image/diagram and recreate it by hand—label the flow of Carbon using the following terms: fossil fuels, CO2, Respiration, photosynthesis, sunlight, producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, directional arrows and a paragraph explaining how carbon cycles thru the environment
Plant Cell Microscope Lab
Cell Organelle Analogies and Cell Coloring Activity cont…
Wednesday Power Points and Poster Boards-divide and ConquerModel
Intro to Biomes (common climate and dominant vegetationCan you identify examples of biomes and where they are located (use a map of the continents); Discuss Biome triangle image;
Share analogiesCompare Contrast Plant-Animal Cells-Venn
Watershed Projects
Assign-questions 1-14 Diagram Notes
Thursday Power Points and Poster Boards-divide and ConquerModel Watershed Projects
Biomes continued Diffusion-Osmosis-reviewSo how do cells obtain or get rid of materials? Diffusion!Active transport and Passive, facilitated DiffusionIllustrate a cell in a hypo, hyper and isotonic solution p 195-8
Friday Power Points and Poster Boards-divide and Conquer
Model Watershed Projects
Cells Quiz
January 11-15; 13th CLT early release
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Power
Points-be ready to rehearse on Wednesday
Begin Salmon Unit-handout and Powerpt worksheet (2 days)
Finish and Discuss Cellular transport assignment q 1-9Organelle KahootOrganelle QuizBegin Osmosis Pre-Lab
Tuesday Power Points
Day 2 continuedShow video clip on spawning behaviors from Kennedy Creek Chum
Egg Osmosis-Diffusion Lab A“How does the mass of a decalcified egg change over time in a hypotonic solution?”
Wednesday
Rehearsal Eggs hatching at Seymour creek youtubeObserve eggs in petri dishReceived 200 rainbow
Egg Osmosis-Diffusion Lab B“How does the mass of a decalcified egg change over time in a hypertonic solution?”
Thursday Rehearsal Packets Q 12-17ID Stages of salmon life cycleShow lifecycle image
Assign poster
Wrap up Egg lab and post lab QuestionsDemo pinchingGo to GH and pinch fuschias,Prep soil, set up yellowsticky
trapsMix fertilizer
Friday RehearsalBritish Col Video (Salmon Confidential) 1:09:15
Discuss Active & Passive transport and Facilitated Diffusion video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RB86AC0h5g
January 18-22 Herb Shipment
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday MLK Holiday MLK Holiday MLK HolidayTuesday Practice-Ranie,
DougBrianRachel—split your slides make graph bigger by placing on one slide
Salmon Egg Mini-LabPacket 12-17Look at Life cycle image and identify the 9 stages of the salmon lifecycleLifecycle Poster assignment
Review Active/Passive and FacilitatedShow youtube: In Da Club - Membranes & Transport: Crash Course Biology #511:45Research:
1. How many cells? 2. How long do the following live—blood, liver, brain, stomach lining, bone?
2. Do elephants have bigger cells than mice or more cells?Intro Mitosis p 206-07
Define mitosis, 2. Describe the 4 phases of mitosis, 3. Define cytokinesis, chromatin, centromere, sister chromatids, spindle fibers
Wednesday Watershed Seminar Prep
Aquarium Duties
Vitamin C-Chlorine
Assign p 207 create a colored illustration of
Lab “How effective is Vitamin C at neutralizing Chlorine?”3 conditions
mitosis using terms: pro, meta, ana, telo, cytokinesis, spindle fiber, chromosome, centromere, sister chromatids, chromatinContinue mitosis
Thursday Watershed Seminar! 8-11:30
Chlorine lab TrialsSalmon Anatomy—external
Mitosis ws
Friday Coffee and Doughnuts
AquaLab Data tracker
Mitosis Quiz
January 25-29 Ivy Shipment
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday All week
Complete resume and cover letterFinish watershed model and brochure
Chlorine Lab—Discuss answer and hypothesisDiscuss set-upFinish salmon packet 12-17Distribute test outlines
Go over mitosisMitosis youtubeMitosis wsDistribute test outlines
Tuesday Ditto Review—work on outlinesFish in the Web of Life Video and questions??
Review-work on outlines
Wednesday Finals Finals-finals review cont…
Finals-finals review
Thursday Finals Finals FinalsFriday Everything is due Finals Finals
February 1-5 Zonal Shipment
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Soils Unit-Assign
PacketsBegin Formation of Soils ppt Q: 1-7Soak Granite, Basalt, and Marble samples
Chlorine Lab—Discuss answer and hypothesisDiscuss set-upGrade contracts
Sow alyssumSow Geronimo in rock wool—moist news paperPlant Ivy GeraniumsGrade Contracts
Tuesday Soils lab 1:Mechanical Weathering Lab
Vocab 1-10
Run trials on Chlorine labChlorine Lab due FridayUnintended Consequences-add Vit C but DO drops!!!
Sow alyssumSow Geronimo in rock wool—moist news paperClean up Hydroponics housePlant Ivy Geraniums
Wednesday Mechanical Weathering Lab cont..Grade data (25 pts) and graph (50 pts)
AquaLab Intro—handout and Keep it!
Continue salmon packet 12-17
Mitosis Wrap-upYoutube videoMitosis ws
Go over vocab 1-10
Thursday Soil texture ppt Q: 1-6Soils Lab 2: Texture by Feel Analysis
Aqualab data trackerReview DO, pH,
Plant ZonalsDiscuss difference in habits of zonals and ivy geraniumsEdema in ivies
Friday Vocab 11-20 andComic Strip Assessment
Aqualab data trackerReview
Intro to DNA- Fact or Fiction? notes-4
nucleotides, double strand, order arrangement. Double helix,A=T, G-C
Paste double helix colored copy in lab book
Practice complementary strands with manipulatives DNA Replication ws
February 8-12 Basket Stuffers & Petunia Shipment
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Review Soil
texture Lab What is soil
texture and why is it important?
Correct Vocab 11-20
Assign EQ 5-6
Assign Soil Formation Comic StripNeed two 20 ounce bottles per lab group
Go Over Salmon Intro Packet
Begin Salmon Confidential
Go Over Utah Genetics 1-14Practice complimentary strands—before Mitosis the DNA needs to get copied
DNA Manipulatives-double helix
How is DNA replicated? Using biology text (p 286-87) draw and label
replication steps (1-4)
Paper AA; white bd is nucleus, desk is cell
Tuesday Soil Formation Comic Strip
AquaLab p4Salmon Confidential
P 286-87 continued
Wednesday Soil Formation Comic Strip—due Thursday
AquaLab p6Salmon Confidential
Greenhouse Plant/Tool ID Edema Hydroponics
PrepThursday Collect Soil
Formation Comic Strip
Salmon Anatomy (mostly external)
Greenhouse Plant/Tool ID Hydroponics
PrepFriday No School No School No School
February 15-19 Trixiliner Shipment
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday President’s Day-No
SchoolNo School No School
Tuesday TRI Day-No school for kids
TRI Day-No school for kids
TRI Day-No school for kids
Wednesday Soils Vocab-11-20 correct/recordSoils Crossword-correct recordSoils Filtration Lab 3—beginCreate Filtration Bottle setups and standards
Salmon Farming Poster work—due FridayDiscuss Unintended ConsequencesDefine 3 problems/3 solutions/3 Unintended Consequences for Salmon Farming-due Friday
Replication ReviewComplete p 286-287Replication Quiz
Thursday Soils Filtration Lab AquaLab GreenhouseFriday Soils Filtration Lab
cont…
Introduce Water Holding Capacity labReview texture and what info it provides
Salmon Farming Posters—due Monday
Greenhouse
February 22-26
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday WHC Lab
continuedCollect Salmon Farming posters
Salmon AnatomyNotes definitions-14 external plus kidney (separates waste from blood (Salts, NH3, CO2)
GreenhouseSet-up hydroponics finish fuschia baskets, 22 inch patio pots, oregano propagation, wiring, yellow sticky
Tuesday Soil Slope (CASE 2.2.1)-Mapping Topography
Review anatomyCellsCharacteristics of Life-notesIntro to Cells part A
Review DNAComplimentaryReplication-Mitosis Exam
Wednesday Calculate Slope using ClinometersReview on Board
AquaLabReview anatomy
Exam Review
the math5 various points: Slope of Sam Benn
Thursday Soil Erosion Lab AnatomyReviewIntro to Cells part BPlant Cell Handout
Exam
Friday Soils Review ws Chara of Life & Anatomy Quiz
Cleft graftingYou tube IntroDemoNotes
February 29-March 4
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Soils Review ws
due at end of period
Read over Soils Erosion labSoils Vocab 21-30-due Friday
Cell organellesGo over definitionsAssign cell coloring diagram and Cell Analogy
Cleft Grafting LabPull downs-pinch, waterFinish WiringSow seeds24 inch patio potsHydroponics set-upOutlines
Tuesday Set-up and conduct Soils Erosion Lab
Cell Analogy continued
Cleft Grafting LabSeed packet interpretationOutlines
Wednesday Actively listen and engage in the power point presentation on the Best Management Practices of Soils. Record your notes on the handout below.
1. What does BMP stand for?
AquaLab-p 4
Cellular transport ws Q 1-9 -p 6
Cleft Grafting lab
2. What is a water bar and how do they prevent erosion?
3. How does paving a logging road assist in soil management?
4. Describe “mass” wasting and identify two contributing factors (there are more than two).
5. You’re a field forester—explain how you might recognize “potential signs” of mass wasting before it happens.
6. When using heavy machinery—what are two strategies we can use to prevent soil damage?
7. Why is soil compaction a problem?
8. How does contour plowing help minimize soil loss?
Thursday Soil Survey 1-21 due Friday
AquaLab-p 6Cellular transport-intro Q 1-9- p 4
Exam review
Friday Correct Soils Vocab 21-30Correct Soil Survey 1-21
Wrap up cellular transport 1-9
Exam
March 7-11
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Correct Soils
Vocab 21-30Correct Soil Survey 1-21Tree Ht Calculations reviewSite Index Curves
Intro to cellular transport ws 1-9Notes on osmosis/diffusion/transport
Soak eggs
GreenhouseHB pulldowns-pinch waterSow seedsWater tablesGrafting
Tuesday Tree Ht Calculations review
Site Index Curves and NotesSite index Prelab
Begin Osmosis Pre-Lab
Osmosis/Diffusion lab A-“How does the mass of a decalcified egg change over time in a hypotonic solution?”
DNA Manipulatives-double helixStart-Transcription/Translation
Wednesday
Site Index lab Osmosis/Diffusion lab AOsmosis Diffusion Lab B-“How does the mass of a decalcified egg change over time in a hypertonic solution?”
Transcription/Translation cont..
You Tube Animations
Thursday Site Index Lab due AquaLab-p 4/6 Breaking the Code packet
FridayNRCS Web Activity“Hope in Healthy Soils” 19:31
Discuss Active & Passive transport and Facilitated Diffusion video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RB86AC0h5g
Packet cont…
March 14-18
NR II NR I Horticulture
Monday Continue the following web activity: NRCS Web Activity“Hope in Healthy Soils” 19:31Due Tuesday
Finish Diffusion Lab—due Tuesday
Mitosis-How long do the following cells live:Blood, Bone, Neuron, Stomach Lining, Skin, LiverDo elephants have bigger cells or more cells than a mouse?Assign Mitosis ws Q 1-6
Transcription Translation practice ws1-11
Tuesday “Hope in Healthy Soils” due
How a tree GrowsLecture notesHeartwood, summerwood, xylem, phloem, cambium, bark, springwood,
Wrap up DiffusionDiscuss Active & Passive transport and Facilitated Diffusion videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RB86AC0h5gTurn in Diffusin Lab
Continue Mitosis ws Q 1-6
GreenhouseHydroponics set-up
Transcription Translation practice ws
summerwoodIntro to Board foot calculations, Cordwood calculations, Tree Hts Calculations
Assign p 207 create a colored illustration of mitosis using terms: pro, meta, ana, telo, cytokinesis, spindle fiber, chromosome, centromere, sister chromatids, chromatinContinue mitosis
1-11 cont…
Internet--Intro to Mutations—Khan Academy 5 short videos with Questions
Wednesday
Site Index Lab PrepPractice tree HeightsBoard foot calculationsCordwood calculationsTree Hts Calculations ws
Aqua LabCorrect Salmon Review ws
Hydroponics in small groups?Mutations continued
Thursday Site Index Lab Begin Salmon Respiration Pre-LabMitosis ws
Intro to Evolution Q 1-6Berkley.edu
Friday Soil pH LabRead pages 1-3 (lab next week)Species ID-each Friday a quiz
Begin Salmon Respiration Pre-LabMitosis ws cont…
Cont…
March 21-25
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Soils pH lab Salmon
Respiration Lab-verify prelab
Tuesday Soil Nitrogen and Cycle Reading only (no lab)
Salmon Respiration Lab-conduct lab
Wednesday Introduce Invasive Species—notes from slide 1Intro to Invasive Species in WA
Salmon Respiration Lab cont…Due Thursday
Thursday Begin Performance task
Intro to DNA—Replication!
Friday Invasive Species ID Quiz Salmon Getting
SmallerSalmon Word Search
March 28-April 1—Conference Week. Early release 11:15 am daily
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Introduce Invasive
Species—notes from slide 1Intro to Invasive Species in WAShow my webpage—Invasive Species ID quiz friday
Finish Salmon Respiration Lab-due today
Intro to Evolution Q 1-6Berkley.edu
TuesdayGreenhouse
Wednesday Greenhouse
Thursday GreenhouseFriday Invasive Species Berkley Evolution
ID Quiz 1-6
April 4-8 Springbreak!
April 11-15
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Continue Invasive
Species Project—Part 3 due Friday &Part 2 is due Tuesday
Intro Pos/Neg feedback loops
Identify three loops in our aqualab
Review Pos/Neg Feedback
Continue on AquaLab data/graph
Due tuesday
Evolution cont…Go over 1-6
Peppered Moths Simulation
Tuesday Invasive Species Part 2 due
Intro to DNA- Fact or Fiction? notes-4
nucleotides, double strand, order arrangement. Double helix,A=T, G-C
Paste double
Peppered Moths Simulation-period 2
Period 5 to GH-duct tape stakes
helix colored copy in lab book
Legos analogy Practice
complementary strands with manipulatives DNA Replication ws
Wednesday Waste Management Unit: Activity OneGroup Discussion
DNA Manipulatives—create a 9 bp double helix
Put class strands together and fold into double helix
Peppered Moths Simulation-period 5
Period 2 to GH
Thursday Waste Mgt cont… Evolution Review: Biology Text Chpt 15 pages 393-411—31 points
Friday Review Bioaccumulation/Biomagnification?Cell Toxicology?It’s a Grave Mistake activity
Evolution Quiz
April 18-22—Business Week
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Waste Management
cont… How is DNA replicated? Using biology text (p 286-87) draw and label replication steps (1-4)
Paper AA; white bd is nucleus, desk is cell
Continue--Evolution Review: Biology Text Chpt 15 pages 393-411—31 points
Bunny and Wolves Lab
Tuesday Review
Mitosis/Replication GH period 2 Bunny Lab
cont…
period 5
Wednesday Mitosis Replication
Exam
GH period 5 Bunny Lab
cont… period 2
Thursday Bench Cards Image on
left with sun/watering spacing/uses on right. Need actual image. Landscape! (see example)
Friday continued Greenhouse
April 25-29 Plant Sale Week
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Turn in Waste
Mgt1-24As a class watch Bellingham Tech College youtube on Anaerobic DigestorsAnaerobic Digester - Bellingham Technical College - YouTube
▶ 17:51DiscussBegin Agricultureal Waste Mgt Parts I & II
Precision ExamsEvolution QuizPartner up with a junior—use q 1-14 to review evolution
Quiz in 25 minutes
Tuesday Parts I & II dueExplain Parts III & IV
Population Estimate calculations demo and practice ws-density calculations 1-7
Random Sampling ws (Biology Corner)
Population Estimate Lab Design—Virtual Lab
http:// virtualbiologylab.org/MarkRecapture.htm
Begin GeneticsVocabulary 1-23Use the definitions that I provide!
Wednesday
Waste mgt III & IV
Cont… Vocab continued
Thursday
Continued Cont… Genetics Vocab—Fill-in the Blank
Friday Continued Begin Punnett Squares-monohybrid Cross-Watch Amoeba Sisters youtube Monohybrids and the Punnett Square Guinea Pigs 6:27
May 2-6
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Part IV work all
weekShow Teanaway Community Forest Wildlife VideoReview Population Estimate Math:
Random Sampling
Transect data
Capture –
Genetics Vocab ReviewMonohybrid Cross Punnett SquareMonohybrid cross practice and ratios
MarkAssign worksheet
Tuesday Part IV Sam Benn Park Tree PopulationQuestion/Study Design Need 5 systematic randomly selected ¼ acre plots-pace and compass (200 x 200 foot grid)See photos
Review Monohybrid CrossAssign ws 1-14Due at end of period
Wednesday Part IV Sam Benn Park Field Study100 foot tape¼ acre radiusribbon
Intro. Dihybrid CrossPractice with peas
Thursday Part IV Sam Benn Park Field Study
More Dihybrid Cross Practice
Friday Part IV due—350 points
Write-up Due SpongeBob Dihybrid
May 9-13: FFA State Convention Week (Wed 5/11-Sat 5/14)
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Persuasive Essay
“Have gray wolves sufficiently recovered enough to no longer require the protection of the Endangered Species Act?”Background Q: 1-12 (50 points)
Correct populations Calculations Review
Introduction to EvolutionBerkley.edu Q 1-6
Dihybrid CrossesDemonstrate and practiceSpongeBob Practice ws
Tuesday Wolves cont… Peppered Moth Simulation
Coffee LabDihybrid Cross review
Wednesday Wolves cont… Peppered Moth Simulation
Coffee LabPrivate Life of
Due today Plants: Video 2: Growing
Thursday Wolves cont… Evolution Review: Biology Text Chpt 15 pages 393-411—31 points
Coffee LabPrivate Life of Plants Video 3: Flowering
Friday Wolves paper due?Identify 5 NR Issues/Current Events and state why
Q 1-14 due Monday
Coffee Lab
May 16-20
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Current Issue
Slide 1: title, name, dateSlide 2: IntroWhat is the issue/problem?Slide 3: Proponents statement forSlide 4: RebuttalSlide 5: Your stance/solutions and whySlide 6: SummarySlide 7: References
Discuss Evolution Q 1-14Evolution Quiz
IPMHydroponics+/- FeedbackLand est.Coffee labFert labelsSeed packet LabelsFlower Dissection
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May 23-27
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday
Tuesday
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ThursdayFriday No school No school No school
May 31-June 3
NR II NR I HorticultureMonday Memorial Day- No
schoolMemorial Day- No school
Memorial Day- No school
Tuesday
Wednesday
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