Biology+(alpha,+epsilon,+and+eta)

Homework Assignments

//Due Fri Aug 28//
 * Signed Syllabus and Safety Contract

//Due Tues May 20 (alpha & eta) / Wed May 21 (epsilon)//
 * Alpha: Watch both pancreas videos and answer questions
 * Eta: Finish all of pancreas and small intestine videos and questions
 * Epsilon: Watch both pancreas videos and answer questions; **be prepared for Wed's ecology quiz**
 * [|What does the pancreas do?]
 * [|The Role and Anatomy of the Pancreas]
 * [|Small intestine 1: Structure]



//Due Mon May 19 (all)//
 * Complete day 3 reflection (front page of dissection packet)
 * In your notebook, record the function of all the organs listed on back of dissection packet
 * Thymus
 * Thyroid
 * Heart
 * Lungs
 * Liver
 * Gallbladder
 * Stomach
 * Spleen
 * Pancreas
 * Small intestine
 * Large intestine
 * Kidney

//Due Fri May 15 (all)//
 * Reflections (front page of packet) on pig dissection

//Due Wed May 13 (eta) / Thurs May 14 (alpha & epsilon)//
 * Ecology study guide for Monday's quiz



//Due Tues May 12 (alpha & eta) / Wed May 13 (epsilon)//
 * Invasive species graphing and food web practice



// Due Mon May 11 //
 * Alpha & Epsilon: Complete graph and questions 1-8 of Kaibab population exploration
 * Eta: Complete questions 1-8 of Kaibab population exploration



//Due Fri May 8//
 * ALPHA: Finish ecology worksheet


 * EPSILON and ETA: Finish food webs worksheet

//Due Thurs May 7 (epsilon)//
 * Finish ecology worksheet



//Due Wed May 6 (eta) / Thurs May 7 (alpha)//
 * Answer all questions on seed germination lab packet
 * Share graphs via google drive

//Due Tues May 5 (alpha & eta) / Wed May 6 (epsilon)//
 * Read and annotate "[|Dead Fjord Brought Back to Life With Oxygen Pumps]"

//Due Mon May 4// //(all)//
 * Create a neat, clear diagram/drawing of how eutrophication leads to dead zones. Include captions.

//Due Fri May 1 (alpha & epsilon)//
 * Read and annotate "[|More Pollution entering the Chesapeake Bay than expected]"

//Due Thurs April 30 (alpha & epsilon)/Fri May 1 (eta)//
 * Read and annotate "Reactive Nitrogen" article



//Due Mon April 27//
 * Study for Evolution and Natural Selection Test (will be taken Mon April 27)

//Due Tues April 21 (alpha & eta) / Wed April 22 (epsilon)//
 * STUDY for Evolution Test on Fri April 24
 * Complete study guide if have not already done so (see below)

//Due Mon April 20 (all)//
 * Study guide for Evolution Test on Fri April 24



//Due Wed April 15 (eta) / Thurs April 16 (alpha & epsilon)//
 * Watch another [|whale evolution video]. Complete fill-in-the blank guided notes (attached). Alpha come see me if want hard copy.



// Due Tues April 14 (alpha & eta) / Wed April 15 (epsilon) //
 * Read Ch. 15.2 and complete guided notes



//Due Mon April 13 (all)//
 * Watch Rock Pocket Mice: Natural Selection and Adaptation (HHMI) and Sickle Cell and Malaria: Natural Selection in Humans (HHMI) and complete accompanying questions
 * Epsilon: Also watch //[|Your Inner Fish]// (PBS) and answer accompanying questions.





// Due Thurs April 9 (epsilon) //
 * Watch [|"How does evolution really work?" (PBS)] and fill in notes on back of the guided notes from Wed's class



//Due Wed April 8 (eta) / Thurs April 9 (alpha)//
 * Evolution concept map. Use Ch. 15 if need help.



//Due Fri March 27 (all)//
 * All: If have not done yet, do [|Q3 Reflection] (Google Form)
 * Epsilon: Questions 1, 2 (graph), 3, and 6 of Birds on an Island Simulation

//Due Thurs March 26 (alpha)//
 * Graph for Birds on an Island simulation

//Due Tues March 24 (alpha & eta) / Wed March 25 (epsilon)//
 * Read, annotate, and answer questions on "Evolutionary Arms Race" article (back of "Why does evolution matter now?)



//Due Mon March 23 (all)//
 * [|Q3 Reflection] (Google Form)

//Due Fri March 20 (epsilon)//
 * Back page of "Reproduction Want-to-Knows." Include sources!

//Due Wed March 18 (eta) / Thurs March 19 (alpha & epsilon)//
 * Answer "Reproduction Want-to-Knows." Include sources!
 * Epsilon front page only



//Due Tues March 17 (alpha & eta) / Wed March 18 (epsilon)//
 * ALL: Complete quiz corrections if didn't in class
 * Alpha and Epsilon: finish reproductive system packet and reading IVF overview
 * Eta: Finish reproductive vocabulary and marijuana and infertility article



//Due Fri March 11 (all)//
 * Study for Friday's quiz on pedigrees, meiosis and nondisjunction

//Due Thurs March 10 (alpha)//
 * Meiosis Vocabulary Chart

//Due Wed March 9//
 * EPSILON:
 * Meiosis Vocabulary Chart


 * ETA:
 * Study for Friday's Quiz; finish study guide and vocab chart if have not done so before

//Due Tues March 8 (alpha & eta)//
 * ALPHA:
 * Study guide for Friday's quiz
 * ETA:
 * Meiosis vocabulary chart

//Due Mon March 9//
 * ALPHA:
 * Study image of and read about nondisjunction (pg. 312-313 in textbook)
 * Read and take notes on at least two [|chromosomal disorders] (attached worksheet)




 * EPSILON & ETA
 * Study guide for Monday's quiz



//Due Wed March 4//


 * EPSILON: Mitosis and meiosis comparison worksheet
 * ETA: Read and take notes on five [|chromosomal disorders] (attached worksheet)





//Due Tues March 3 (eta)//
 * Mitosis and meiosis comparison worksheet



// Due Mon March 2 //
 * Genetic Testing Seminar Reflection. Write at least a paragraph for each prompt. Will need to turn in your notes as well.



//Due Fri Feb 27//


 * Alpha: Finish Meiosis animations if didn't already (see Thurs's assignments for links)
 * Epsilon: Read and annotate [|FAQs about genetic testing]
 * Eta: Review Mitosis/Intro to Meiosis



//Due Thurs Feb 26 (alpha)//


 * Finish Tuesday's work on reviewing mitosis/introducing meiosis (don't have to finish movie)
 * Animations needed:
 * [|Virtual cell's meiosis animation]
 * [|Meiosis: Crossing over and Variability 3D Animation]



//Due Mon Feb 23 (all)//
 * 1) Go to pg. 308 in textbook and read about hemophilia. Write down two facts from the paragraph.
 * 2) Examine Queen Victoria’s Pedigree (Figure 11.13, pg. 308) and answer the following questions:
 * 3) Which of Alexandra’s children inherited the disorder?
 * 4) Describe the passage of the hemophilia gene from Queen Victoria through the generation to Alexis.
 * //The gene passed from Queen Victoria to.....//
 * 1) Draw a pedigree of Alexis (part of the Russian royal family) if he had married a non-carrier and had two boys and two girls.



//Due Thurs Feb 19 (epsilon) / Fri Feb 20 (alpha & eta)//
 * Epsilon & Alpha: Finish pedigrees worksheet
 * Eta: finish front page of pedigrees worksheet



// Due Fri Feb 13 //
 * Study for the genetics quest!
 * Alpha: Complete CF worksheet through #11



//Due Thurs Feb 12 (alpha)//
 * Complete Tuesday's classwork (albinism and X-linked colorblindness) if didn't finish in class

//Due Tues Feb 10 (alpha & eta) / Thurs Feb 12 (epsilon)//
 * Evaluate and improve answers on the "Written Responses for Genetic Questions" worksheet. Be sure to read the examples.



//Due Mon Feb 9//
 * Complete study guide for Friday's genetics quest



//Due Fri Feb 6//
 * Front page of Dihybrid Crosses worksheet



// Due Wed Feb 4 (eta) / Thurs Feb 5 (alpha & epsilon) //
 * Finish all of [|Dihybrid Punnett Square Practice (SpongeBob)] Correct your first page work if need be.

//Due Tues Feb 3 (alpha & eta) / Wed Feb 4 (epsilon)//
 * First page of [|Dihybrid Punnett Square Practic (SpongeBob)]

//Due Mon Feb 2 (all)//
 * Monohybrid Punnett Square Practice



//Due Wed Jan 28 (eta) / Thurs Jan 29 (alpha & epsilon)//
 * Completed genetics vocabulary chart (eight words for epsilon)
 * Genetics word cloze (Eta only)





// Due Tues Jan 27 (alpha & eta) / Wed Jan 28 (epsilon) //
 * Read and annotate //"What are dominant and recessive?"// (Utah Genetics)



//Due Mon Jan 26 (all)//
 * If did not do yet complete the following:
 * [|Q2 reflection] (emailed to you via Google drive; please email if can't access)
 * Mutations practice worksheet



//Due Fri Jan 23//
 * ALPHA: [|Q2 reflection] (emailed to you via Google drive; please email if can't access)
 * ETA: Mutations practice worksheet



//Due Thurs Jan 22 (EPSILON)//


 * Connection/Relationship btwn DNA, chromo., gene, & proteins.



//Due Wed Jan 21 (ETA) / Thurs Jan 22 (ALPHA)//
 * Intro to mutations worksheet



//Due Fri Jan 16//
 * ALL:
 * Study for protein synthesis quiz

//Due// // Thurs Jan 15 //
 * ALPHA & EPSILON:
 * Complete study guide (see below)
 * Complete descriptions of pictures from protein synthesis story started in class
 * EPSILON:
 * Complete study guide (see below)

//Due Tues Jan 13//
 * ETA:
 * Protein Synthesis study guide for quiz on Fri Jan 16



 Summary PowerPoint for your reference:



Helpful videos to review DNA --> mRNA --> protein (aka central dogma):  Songs:
 * [|What is DNA and how does it work?]
 * DNA transcription (basic)
 * Why RNA is just as cool as DNA
 * mRNA translation (basic)
 *  DNA makes proteins (OSU) - very simple but easy to remember
 * Central Dogma Song

//Due Fri Jan 10 //
 * RNA vs DNA worksheet



//Due Wed Jan 8 (eta) / Thurs Jan 9 (alpha)//


 * DNA practice worksheet



//Due Tues Jan 6 (alpha & eta) / Thurs Jan 8 (epsilon - delayed start on Jan 7)//


 * Read, annotate, and answer questions on What is DNA? A genome? Chromosomes? Genes? worksheet



//Due Fri Dec 19 (all)//
 * Cancer Flyer (project grade)



//Due Wed Dec 17 (eta) / Thurs Dec 18 (alpha and epsilon)//
 * Read Sec. 9.3 in the textbook (pg. 253-257)
 * Answer questions 1-4 on pg 257

//Due Mon Dec 15 (ALL)//


 * STUDY FOR MONDAY'S CELL CYCLE (Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis) and CANCER QUIZ!
 * Videos to view to help you study:
 * [|Mitosis] (brief)
 * [|Mitosis and Cell Cycle] (more detail)

//Due Thurs Dec 11//
 * ALPHA & EPSILON:
 * Complete study guide for Monday's cell cycle quiz



//Due Wed Dec 10//
 * EPSILON:
 * Complete Cell Cycle Worksheet




 * ETA:
 * Complete study guide for Monday's cell cycle quiz



//Due Tues Dec 9//
 * ALPHA:
 * Complete Cell Cycle Worksheet
 * ETA:
 * Complete Cell Cycle Worksheet
 * Watch and answer questions on [|Mitosis: Splitting Up is Complicated Crash Course #12]



//Due Mon Dec 8//


 * ALPHA and EPSILON: Watch and answer questions on [|Mitosis: Splitting Up is Complicated Crash Course #12]




 * ETA: Describe what occurs in each step of the cell cycle. Use sections 9.1 and 9.2 in the textbook. Just do front page of worksheet given.



//Due Wed Dec 3 (eta) / Thurs Dec 4 (alpha & epsilon)//


 * NEATLY & ACCURATELY copy Figure 9.3 (pg. 246) in your notebook. Include the captions!
 * Answer the following questions in your notebook under the figure:
 * 1) Collectively G1, S, and G2 are known as _?
 * 2) Why is the G1 yellow arrow the longest of all the arrows?
 * 3) Why are all the arrows different lengths? What do the lengths represent?

//Due Tues Dec 2 (alpha & eta) / Wed Dec 3 (epsilon)//


 * READ "The Cell Cycle" portion of section 9.1 (pgs. 246-247 in textbook)
 * In notebook, write down highlighted vocab and definitions from section 9.1

//Due Fri Nov 21 (all)//


 * Study for Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Test

//Due Wed Nov 19 (eta) / Thurs Nov 20 (alpha)//


 * Complete exercise and cellular respiration lab



//Due Tues Nov 18 (alpha & eta) / Wed Nov 19 (epsilon)//


 * Study Guide for Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Test on Friday
 * Video we watched in class if want to re-watch: [|The simple story of photosynthesis and food]



//Due Mon Nov 17 (all)//


 * Typed and printed ryegrass lab report





// Due Wed Nov 12 (eta) / Thurs Nov 13 (alpha & epsilon) //


 * Complete worksheet about photosynthesis and cellular respiration diagrams



//Due Tues Nov 11 (alpha & eta) / Wed Nov 12 (epsilon)//


 * Write detailed captions for photosynthesis and cellular respiration diagrams.



//Due Mon Nov 10//


 * Alpha & Epsilon: Watch the first four minutes of "[|ATP & Respiration Crash Course Biology #7]" and take notes
 * Eta: Label the paths oxygen, glucose, carbon dioxide, and water take through the ecosystem on the worksheet given in class.



//Due Fri Nov 7 (all)//


 * Begin working on ryegrass lab report. Read and use rubric below.



// Due Wed Nov 5 (eta) / Thurs Nov 6 (alpha) //


 * Type up variables (independent, dependent, constants) hypothesis, materials, procedures for growing ryegrass lab. Share with me on the drive.



// Due Tues Nov 4 (alpha & eta) / Wed Nov 5 (epsilon) //


 * Explanation of floating disk photosynthesis lab



//Due Mon Nov 3 (alpha & epsilon)//


 * Finish LAB: Rates of photosynthesis packet (graphing, conclusion question s)



//Due Thurs Oct 30 (alpha) / Mon Nov 3 (eta)//


 * Read, annotate and answer questions for "How Plants Prepare for Winter"



//Due Wed Oct 29 (eta)//


 * Finish LAB: Rates of photosynthesis packet (graphing, conclusion question s)



//Due Tues Oct 28 (alpha & eta) / Wed Oct 29 (epsilon)//


 * [|Complete quarter one reflection (Google form)]

//Mon Oct 27 (all)//


 * Study for Monday's cell transport and endosymbiotic theory quiz.

//Fri Oct 24 (all)//


 * Watch and take notes on [|In Da Club - Membranes & Transport: Crash Course Biology #5]

//Wed Oct 22 (eta) / Thurs Oct 23 (alpha & epsilon)//


 * Cell Transport (Sec 7.4) Vocabulary Worksheet



//Tues Oct 21 (alpha & eta) / Wed Oct 22 (epsilon)//


 * Complete study guide for Mon Oct 27 quiz on cell transport and the endosymbiotic theory



//Mon Oct 20 (all)//


 * Four Lesser Known Kingdoms Project. Please look at [|partial example].



// T //// hurs Oct 9 (alpha & epsilon) //


 * Passive and active transport across plasma (cell) membrane worksheet. Use notes and section 7.4 in the textbook for help.



//Due Wed Oct 8//


 * Eta: Osmosis (drinking water) article


 * Epsilon: none

//Due Tues Oct 7//


 * Alpha: Complete Egg Osmosis packet and Passive transport lab results worksheet (drawing)




 * Eta: none

Link to fill in your group's egg osmosis data into the Google spreadsheet

//Due Mon Oct 6//


 * Alpha: Complete Passive transport lab results worksheet (won't be able to finish four box about egg osmosis - will finish in class Mon)
 * Epsilon: Complete Passive transport lab results worksheet




 * Eta: Finish Egg Osmosis Experiment packet



//Due Fri Oct 3 (alpha)//


 * Have Egg Osmosis Experiment packet finished through the procedures section



//Due Wed Oct 1 (eta) / Thurs Oct 2 (alpha & epsilon)//


 * Cell Membrane Worksheet. Need colored pen, pencils, etc.



//Due Tues Sept 30 (alpha & eta) / Wed Oct 1 (epsilon)//


 * Read Sec 7.4 and complete reading guide



//Due Mon Sept 29 (all)//


 * Study for Monday's quiz, use Memrise, notes, worksheets, etc. (see below for files)

//Due Wed Sept 24 (eta) / Thurs Sept 25 (alpha & epsilon)//


 * Read Sec 7.2 and complete reading guide



//Due Tues Sept 23 (alpha & eta) / Wed Sept 24 (epsilon)//


 * Complete study guide for quiz on Mon Sept 29th



//Due Mon Sept 22 (all)//


 * Learn 25 vocabulary on Memrise. Search "Cells (WLPCS)" for the course created by jkillingley (http://www.memrise.com/course/396149/cells-wlpcs/)

//Due Fri Sept 19 (all)//


 * Venn diagram between plants (eukaryotes), animals (eukaryotes) and prokaryotes



//Due Wed Sept 17 (eta) / Thurs Sept 18 (alpha & epsilon)//


 * Eta & Alpha: Organelles in Eukaryotic Cells POGIL through question 20
 * Epsilon: Organelles in Eukaryotic Cells POGIL through question 9

//Due Tues Sept 16 (alpha & eta) / Wed Sept 17 (epsilon): //


 * Complete cell organelle Frayer Model




 * Possible organelles (__cannot__ do the nucleus):


 * Endoplasmic reticulum
 * Mitochondrion
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chloroplast
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lysosome
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Vacuole
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Golgi apparatus

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Complete cell organelle story

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due Fri Sept 12 //


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">All: STUDY for Fri's quiz

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Alpha & epsilon: Complete back of microscope images worksheet (front was classwork)


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">All: STUDY for Fri's quiz

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due Wed Sept 10 (eta) / Thurs Sept 11 (alpha & epsilon) //


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete study guide for Friday's quiz

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//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due Tues Sept 9 (alpha & eta) / Wed Sept 10 (epsilon) //


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Complete Frayer Models for "Prokaryote" and "Eukaryote"

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//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due Mon Sept 8 (all) //


 * COMPLETE all of the Prokayotic and Eukaryotic Cells POGIL packet

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due Fri Sept 5 (all) //


 * Prokayotic and Eukaryotic Cells POGIL packet
 * Complete Model 1 questions 1-6 (1st page and top of 2nd)
 * Complete Model 3 question 13-17 (2nd half of 3rd page)

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due Wed Sept 3 (eta)/Thurs Sept 4 (alpha & epsilon) //


 * Go to [|http://www.nikonsmallworld.com][|/]
 * Click on "Galleries" tab on the left hand side of the page.
 * Scroll down and click on the orange "by Subject" section
 * Pick an image of a LIVING organism/part you find beautiful.
 * Write down why you thing the image is beautiful AND explain what the organism/part does and where it is found in the world.

If didn't finish conclusion questions for microscope lab please do so:
 * 1) Why is it important to do the exercise moving the //e// on the stage as you view it through the microscope?
 * 2) Explain at least two things you learned while working with microscopes and making a wet mount.
 * 3) If you were teaching someone how to use a microscope, what instructions would you give them?

//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due Tues Sept 2 //
 * Complete the senses ruler lab if did not finish in class.



//<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Due Fri Aug 29 //
 * Signed syllabus and Flinn safety sheet



http://www.flinnsci.com/media/396480/safety_contract_ms.pdf

//Due Wed Aug 27//
 * Paragraph describing what it means for an organism to be living