TAG Life Science

Topics Include:
* Lab Safety & Science Skills
* Classification
* Cells and Cell Processes
* Genetics
* Body Systems
* Evolution
* Ecology

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   Today's Work & Assignments:
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-- February 9:  Pre-Quiz - Ecology; Book Club Activity.  HW - Study
   vocabulary

-- February 6:  Warm-up - Change over Time; Review organizer:  "Enchanted
   Island" - Book Club.  HW - Study for test on Wednesday - Evolution.

-- February 3:  Warm-up - CRCT Prep; Review and Quiz - Natural Selection;
   Complete organizer - 3rd and final section;  HW - Study for upcoming test -
   Study guide.

-- February 2:  Warm-up Insect Adaptations; Review and Vocabulary Post-
   Quiz; Reading and oranizer - notes.  HW - Study for Quiz tomorrow - Natural
   Selection.  Test - Evolution next Wednesday - Study Guide.

-- February 1:  Natural Selection; Round 3 - Quiz tomorrow; HW - Study
   vocabulary and natural selection process.

-- January 31:  Vocabulary Round 2: Complete Lab - Discuss; Organizer -
   Evolution - 1st part; HW - Study vocabulary.

-- January 30:  Vocabulary Round 1; Complete lab and begin 1st portion
   of organizer - Notes on evolution & discussion.  HW - Study vocabulary

-- January 26: Review and practice round new vocabulary; Begin Lab -
   "Toothpick Fish".  HW - Orbital Studies brochure signed; Decide on 
    topic - Due Tuesday.

-- January 25:  Warm-up and Pre-quiz - Evolution; Introduce Change over
   Time.  HW - Orbital Studies brochure signed; Decide on topic - Due
   Tuesday.

-- January 24:  Review on ActivBoard and Quiz - Human Body Systems;
   Discuss Orbital Studies.  HW: Orbital Studies brochure signed

-- January 23:  Review and Vocabulary Post-quiz; Endocrine System and
   Review; HW:  Study for Quiz tomorrow on all systems.

-- January 20: Vocabulary - Round 3; Complete final presentations; Endocrine
   System; Reveiw  HW - Study vocabulary - Post Quiz on Monday.

-- January 19:  Vocabulary Review and Round 2; Check homework; 
   Presentations - Human Body Systems

-- January 18:  Vocabulary Review and Round 1:  Presentations -
   Human Body Systems and notetaking.

-- January 17:  Vocabulary Review --- HBS III:  Presentations -
   Human Body Systems and notetaking

-- January 16:  Martin Luther King Holiday

-- January 13:  Pre-quiz - Human Body Systems III; Complete Circulatory
   System presentation; Respiratory System presents; HW: Study vocabulary;    Enjoy the long weekend!

-- January 12:  Review and Vocabulary Quiz - Human Body Systems II;
   Presentation on Circulatory System and Blood;

-- January 11:  Mrs. Bennett out for Science Fair; Review and Vocabulary -
   Round 3.  Post-quiz tomorrow; Review activities on Human Body Systems
   from book.  HW - Study vocabulary for quiz tomorrow -- HBS II

-- January 10:  Review and Round 2:  Presentation - Muscular System and
   notetaking; HW - Study vocabulary

-- January 9:  Review and Vocabulary Round 1; Presentation - Skeletal 
   System and notetaking.  HW - Study vocabulary

-- January 6:  Vocabulary Pre-test and review new vocabulary -- Human Body
   Systems II; Work on posters.  HW - Complete posters and be ready to
   present assigned body system - Muscular and Skeletal Systems on
   Monday.

-- January 5:  Computer Lab to complete PowerPoint projects including
   organizers if necessary.  Select pictures for posters.

-- December 22: Design posters for project. Happy Holidays!!!

-- December 21:  Cumulative Vocabulary Test; Computer Lab for PowerPoint
   / Prezi presentations.

-- December 20:  Review and Quiz - Human Body Systems I; Computer Lab
   for PowerPoint - working in collaborative groups; HW - Study for cumulative
   vocabulary test tomorrow.

-- December 19: Practice vocabulary - Quiz tomorrow; Computer Lab - 
   Complete Organizer and begin PowerPoint presentations;  HW - Study
   vocabulary; Complete organizer if necessary.

-- December 16:  Vocabulary review and Round 3 - Post-test - Tuesday; 
   Server was down -- Worked on posters (draft with captions)

-- December 15:  Computer Lab - Organizer - Design and categorize topics;
   bulleted notes under categories.  HW - Study Vocabulary; Complete any
   notes not done from three sources.

-- December 14:  Computer Lab - Web Notes on the Human Body Systems
   project.  HW - Study Vocabulary

-- December 13:  Mrs. Bennett is out -- Media Center book notes on the
   Human Body Systems project.  HW - Study Vocabulary

-- December 12:  Warm- up - Review vocabulary and Round 2; Complete
   book notes and begin notes from Media Center books.  HW - complete
   book notes if you didn't.

-- December 9:  Warm-up - Review vocabulary and Round 1; Check CRCT
   On-line; Continue notetaking on Human Body Systems.

-- December 8:  Warm-up - Review vocabulary and practice; Begin research
   on Human Body Systems - Notetaking.

-- December 7:  Warm-up - Human Body Organization; Pre-Quiz -
   Human Body Systems I; Begin research.  HW - Study vocabulary

-- December 6:  Review and vocabulary Quiz; Check quiz; Human Body
   Systems Project -- discuss and make assignments HW - None.

-- December 5: Vocabulary review - Quiz tomorrow; Mutations - insertion,
   deletion and substitution; Genetic Engineering ; ActivVoting  HW - Study
   for quiz tomorrow

-- December 2:  Vocabulary review and Round 3; Check CRCT on-line;
   Review the structure of a DNA molecule; Lab - Create models;  HW -
   Study vocabulary and notes - Quiz Tuesday.

-- December 1: Vocabulary review and Round 2:  Complete note taking on
   DNA and DNA replication; Protein synthesis; HW - Study vocabulary,
   CRCT on-line.

-- November 30: ActivBoard activity on DNA and PowerPoint / Notetaking.
   Vocabulary - Round 1.  HW: Study Vocabulary

-- November 29:  Complete follow-up actvity and compare-contrast;  Pre-test
   on vocabulary - DNA Replication.  HW - Study vocabulary

-- November 28:  Complete Lorenzo's Oil and begin activity.

--- November 23 - 25:   HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  Have a nice fall break
    everyone!

-- November 22:  Lorenzo's Oil

-- November 21:  Lorenzo's Oil

-- November 18:  Review and Test - Heredity

-- November 17: Warm-up - Vocabulary Quiz; Pedigree Chart activities using
   ActivBoard & discussion with notes; HW - Study for test tomorrow.

-- November 16:  Review and Vocabulary Round 3:  Essay- Collaborative
   checking;  Pedigree Charts  HW - Study for Vocabulary test and unit test
   on Friday.

-- November 15:  Review and Vocabulary Round w:  Meiosis - ActivBoard;
   Compare and contrast Asexual and Sexual Reproduction HW - Essay

-- November 14:  Review and  Vocabulary - Round 1; Meiosis - Reading &
   Discussion; ActivBoard activity; HW - Study vocabulary; Study guide.

-- November 11 -- 11-11-11:  Polygenic Inheritance; Punnet Square
   practice - Bikini Bottom Genetics; Vocabulary Pre-test (quiz Thursday)
   Study guide given- Test on Heredity Friday.  HW:  Study vocabulary;
   Permission form signed for Lorenzo's Oil.

-- November 10:  Warm-up - Incomplete Dominance and Polygenic
   Inheritance -- Activity on incomplete dominance and discuss. HW - none.

-- November 9: Vocabulary Quiz; Complete Fruit Fly Crosses activity.

-- November 8:  Practice Vocabulary - Quiz tomorrow; Class Data on Chart
   and discuss / collect; Fruit Fly Crosses Activity.  HW - Study vocabulary
   for quiz tomorrow.

-- November 7:  Practice Vocabulary; Punnett Squares ActiveBoard activity
   and voting;   HW - Traits Activity with Parents - bring data to class
   tomorrow

-- November 4:  Warm-up - Vocabulary Round 3- Punnett Square activities;
   HW - Study Vocabulary - Vocabulary Quiz Wednesday.

-- Novermber 3: Mrs. Bennett out for GA Educational Technology
   Conference; Review and Round 2; Read pages 120-121 and do "quick lab",
   page 121.  HW:  Study vocabulary

-- Novermber 2: Mrs. Bennett out for GA Educational Technology
   Conference; Warm-up and Round 1; Section Review, page 119 -
   Questions and Answers 1-9.  HW - Complete Section Review if
   necessary and study vocabulary.

-- November 1:  Review vocabulary - Practice Round; Reading/ discussing
   Gregor Mendel's experiments.  HW - Study vocabulary; CRCT On-line -
   due Friday.

-- October 31:  Return, discuss and correct tests; Pre-test on new 
   vocabulary - Heredity;  HW - None

-- October 28:  Quiet Review and Test - Cell Processes; If time permits -
   pre-test on Heredity vocabuluary;  HW - NONE :-)!

-- October 27:  Review and Vocabulary Test - Cumulative; Review the Cell
   cycle and endo/ exocydosis.  HW - Study for test tomorrow - Cell 
   Processes.

-- October 26:  Warm-up - The Cell Cycle; Turn in organizers and essays; 
   Interphase, Phases of Mitosis and Cytokinesis - Practice on tables. 
   HW - Study for vocabulary - Cummulative test tomorrow.

-- October 25:  Warm-up - Review; Quiz- Vocabulary; Complete and review
   organizer on photosynthesis and respiration; Begin essay; HW - Study
   for cumulative vocabulary test Thursday; Test on Cell Processes
   Friday.
   
-- October 24:  Warm-up; Photosynthesis and Respiration - Complete 
   organizer - HW - Study for vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

-- October 21: Review and Round 3:  Collect Labs; Photosynthesis; HW -
   Study Vocabulary - Quiz Tuesday

-- October 20:  Warm-up - Passive and Active Transport; Round 2 - Post-test
   Tuesday; Observe record changes in carrots. Complete analysis questions
   HW - Completed Organizer, lab analysis if not finished, CRCT On-line.

-- October 19: Warm-up; Vocabulary Round 2:  Lab:  Carrots and Osmosis;
   HW - Study vocabulary.

-- October 18:  Warm-up - Vocabulary review - Round 1 tomorrow;  Lab -
   Observing cheek cells under the microscope; HW - Study vocabulary;
   Complete lab questions (in complete sentences).

-- October 17:  CONFERENCE DAY - Students Out.

-- October 14:  Microscope Quiz; Vocabulary pre-test and check; Reading
   notes - Cell processes.  HW - Study Vocabulary.

-- October 13: Review microscope - Quiz tomorrow; Lab: Wet- Dry Mounts - 
   Viewing hair and leaves; Debrief and collect.  HW - Study for microscope
   quiz; CRCT On-line.

-- October 12:  Test - Cell parts and Functions; Microscope activities
   completed;  HW - None

-- October 11: Check Chapter review; Microscope activities; Grades on
   Conference reports.  HW - Study for test tomorrow; Foldables due.

-- October 10:  Chapter Review - Cells; Mrs. Bennett out for meeting.

-- October 7:  Warm-up - Tissues;  Structure & function; Cell Analogy a
   activity; HW - Study for upcoming test - Cell Parts and Functions;
   Accordion Foldable - Cells  NOTE: Test changed to Wednesday, 10/12.

-- October 6:  Review and Vocabulary test; Cell labeling activity; From cells,
   tissues, organs, organ systems to organisms -- How they are related;
   HW - Accordion Foldable - Cells

-- October 5:  Warm-up; Accordian Foldables HW - Complete foldables.

-- October 4:  Review and Vocabulary Round 3: Accordion Foldable - Cells -
   Due Friday, 10/7.

-- October 3:   Edible Cell Project due; Vocabulary review: Edible Cell -
   Gallery Walk - Sharing projects; Sampling; HW - Study Vocabulary

-- September 30:  Prep for Edible Cell Project - Due Monday - complete
   cell illustration portion of the project.  Foldable; HW - Edible Cell project

-- Septemeber 29:  Review vocabulary; Accordion Foldable - Cells; HW -
   study vocabulary

-- September 28:  Vocabulary review:  Accordion Foldable - Cells project

-- September 27:  Vocabulary review; Begin Accordion Foldable project on
   cell parts and functions.  HW:  Study vocabulary

-- September 26:  Vocabulary review and Round 1; Introduce Edible Cell
   project and accordion foldable.  HW - Study vocabulary; Plan Edible
   Cell project - Due Monday - 10/3

-- September 23;  Warm-up - Vocabulary review; Practice Round; Check
   Web Study - Biology for Kids; HW - Study Vocabulary

-- September 22:  Check Virtual Cell lab; Complete Web Study - Biology
   for Kids; BrainPop - Cells;  HW - CRCT On-Line.

-- September 21:  Review and quiz on Cell Theory; Computer Lab - Web
   Study - Biology for Kids; HW - CRCT On-line Due Friday; Study
   vocabulary.

-- September 20:  Checked and reviewed homework; Computer Lab - Virtual
   Cell; HW - Study for quiz tomorrow; Study vocabulary.

-- September 19:  Warm-up - Cell membranes & Organelles; Reading and
   Discussion on cell organelles;  Vocabulary - Practice round. HW: Page 67
   #s 1-11.  Quiz Wednesday on the Cell Theory.

-- September 16: Warm-up and return papers; Cell Discoveries and 
   envelope match up in teams; Vocabulary review.  HW - Review vocab.

-- September 15:  Test - Classification;  Cell Vocabulary; HW - Project due
   tomorrow - Field Guide Dichotomaous Keys.

-- September 14:  Warm-up - Protist and Fungi; Complete Dichotomous Key
   Due Friday;  Introduce Cells; HW - Study for Classification test
   tomorrow.

-- September 13:  Warm-up - Taxonomy; Field Guide Dichotomous Key
   project - Due Friday.  HW:  Study for Unit Test on Thursday.

-- September 12:  Warm-up; Field Guide Dichotomous Key project 
   HW - Study for Unit Test on Thursday - Classification.

-- September 9:  Warm-up:  Dichotomous Keys:  Vocabulary Quiz -
   Classification; Begin Field Guide Dichotomous Key project  HW -
   Study for Unit Test on Thursday - Classification.

-- September 8:  Warm-up "Alien Taxonomy";  Dichotomous Key Lab; 
   Study Guide given for Unit Test - Classification on Thursday 8/15.  
   HW:  Study vocabulary for quiz tomorrow.

-- September 7:  Warm-up - review; Quiz on Taxonomy; Vocabulary practice
  - Round 3; Interpreting Dichotomous Keys  HW:  "Alien Classification";
    Study vocabulary - Vocabulary post-test on Friday.

-- September 6:  Warm-up - Eukaryotes vs. Prokaryotes; Review for quiz
   tomorrow;  Classification - Jellybean Lab;  HW - Study vocabulary; 
   Vocabulary post-test Friday.

-- September 2:  Warm-up: Classification and envelop match-up group 
   work; Vocabulary - Round 2; Organizer for notetaking; ActivBoard 
   activity.  HW - Study vocuabulary.  Enjoy your LABOR DAY!

-- September 1:  Warm-up - Classification & discussion - How do we define
   classify living organisms?; Vocabulary - Round 1;  ActivBoard activity 
   HW:  Study vocabulary

-- August 31:  Vocabulary practice: Complete and turn in Measurement Lab;
   Introduce Classification.  HW :- Study new vocabulary

-- August 30:  Warm-up; Scientific Measurements; Measurement Lab using
   various scientific apparatus.

-- August 29:  Check and correct Metric Mania; Use of Scientific Apparatus;
   Begin Measurement Lab.

-- August 26:  Vocabulary Quiz; Scientific measurement activity & lab
   introduction  HW - None!

-- August 25:  Vocabulary - Round 2: Review homework and Quiz; Introduce
   Scientific measurement;  HW - Sudy vocabulary for Post-test tomorrow.

-- August 24:  Vocabulary - Round 1:  Review and take up lab analysis; 
   Quiz - Scientific Method and variables. HW:  Scientific Method practice 
   sheet; Study vocabulary.

-- August 23:  Lab - Cabbage Juice and the Scientific Method; Practice
   vocabulary; HW - Complete lab analysis;  Study vocabulary - Vocabulary
   Quiz changed to Friday;Quiz on the steps of the Scientific Method and
   variables tomorrow. 

-- August 22:  Warm-up - Scientific Method; Vocabulary practice - Quiz on
   Thursday; The process (steps) of the Scientific Method  HW-   Study
   vocabulary.

-- August 19:  Review and Test - Lab Safety; Take up Decide from Three
   Lab Safety projects; Introduce Characteristics of Science - Vocabulary pre-
   test.  HW - None.
  
-- August 18: Decide from Three - Lab Safety project; Review for test using
   ActivVotes.  HW:  Study for Lab Safety Test tomorrow; Complete project
   if necessary.

-- August 17:  Complete ActivBoard Lab Safety activity; Safety symbols; 
   Begin Decide from Three - lab safety project.  HW:  Decide from Three
   project due Friday.

-- August 16: Complete expectations and collect papers and letters; Lab
   Safety contract; Discuss Lab Safety rules on contract.  HW- Lab Safety
   Contract signed

-- August 15:  1st DAY OF SCHOOL!  Welcome Back!! 
   Introduction activity; Expectations; Student Information Sheet and Interest
   Inventory;   HW: Complete Interest Inventory and Information Sheet;
   Signed papers; Complete reflection  letter (due tomorrow)



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                            Course Syllabus

                            On-line Textbook
                              TAG Website
                          Lab Safety Contract
                    Curriculum Night Presentation
                      
              QUIZLET Link for Vocabulary
                     Flash Card Practice:
                            Scientific Method
                              Classification
                                      Cells
                               Cell Processes
                                    Heredity
                            Heredity II - Meiosis
                                        DNA
                          Human Body Systems I
                          Human Body Systems II
                         Human Body Systems III
                                    Evolution

                     Major Due Dates

Evolution Test - Wednesday 2/8


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