BIOLOGY 11 DAILY AGENDA
| DATE | LESSON |
| Feb 2 | - reviewed course outline - reviewed classroom expectations - biology review challenge - branches of biology worksheet - language of science worksheet |
| Feb 3 | - corrected language of science worksheet - textbook tour - characteristics of life worksheet - started characteristics of living things notes |
| Feb 6 | - finished characteristics of living things
notes - what is life? reading and questions (#'s 1a, 2b, 3b, 4ac, 6b, 8c, 10ad) - land mammals in the ocean adaptation activity (period 4 only) |
| Feb 7 | - corrected what is life? reading
questions - triumph of life video and questions |
| Feb 8 | - corrected triumph of life video
questions - origins of life notes - biogenesis and spontaneous generation reading and questions (#'s 1, 2a, 3a, 4) |
| Feb 9 | - corrected biogenesis and spontaneous generation
reading questions - spontaneous generation experiments activity - cell theory notes - reviewed for living things probe tomorrow |
| Feb 10 | *living things probe - the history of the cell article and questions - levels of biological organization notes - animal and plant cell labeling activity |
| Feb 13 | - cell biology pre-test - biological drawings rules and activity - calculating scale worksheet - introduction to microscopes notes (period 4 only) |
| Feb 14 | - continued introduction to microscopes
notes - microscope types notes - metric conversions review |
| Feb 15 | - corrected metric conversion practice
problems - microscope calculations notes - microscope calculations practice worksheet |
| Feb 16 | *introduction to compound light microscope lab |
| Feb 20 | - corrected microscope calculations practice
worksheet - parts of a cell worksheet *cell analogy assignment |
| Feb 21 | - corrected parts of a cell worksheet *cell analogy assignment - started cell structure and function notes |
| Feb 22 | - finished cell structure and function notes - cell structure and function review questions - reviewed for upcoming Microscope Mini-Test |
| Feb 23 | - cytoplasm and cytoskeleton notes - the cell-how it works video - invent a creature activity |
| Feb 24 | - energy and life notes - correct cell structure and function review questions (from Feb 22) - started plant and animal cell colouring activity |
| Feb 27 | *microscope test - finished plant and animal cell colouring activity - life and energy review questions |
| Feb 28 | SNOW DAY |
| Feb 29 | - stem cell video *stem cell analysis assignment - started nano revolution: more than human video |
| Mar 1 | *cheek cell lab |
| Mar 2 | - continued nano revolution: more than human
video - reviewed for test |
| Mar 5 | - textbook reading assignment and
questions carbohydrates: p.36-37 #'s 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 lipids: p. 39 #'s 1, 3, 4, and 5 proteins: p. 42 #'s 1, 2, and 4 nucleic acids: p. 47 #'s 1, 2, and 3 |
| Mar 6 | *life, cell structure, and energy test
(postponed from Mar 5) - continued textbook reading assignment from yesterday |
| Mar 7 | - corrected textbook reading assignment
- chemistry of life notes (completed carbohydrates) - organic compounds review chart |
| Mar 8 | - carbohydrates learning check
- continued chemistry of life notes (completed lipids and proteins) - organic compounds review chart - biochemistry crossword puzzle |
| Mar 9 | - lipid and protein learning check - continued biochemistry crossword puzzle - life substances worksheet - started macromolecule cut-out activity |
| Mar 12 - 13 | MARCH BREAK |
| Mar 19 | - finished macromolecule cut-out activity - organic compounds concept map |
| Mar 20 | -corrected organic compounds concept map - cell chemistry review (structural diagrams) PowerPoint - enzymes notes |
| Mar 21 | *organic compounds probe - enzyme reading and questions - toothpickase activity |
| Mar 22 | - reviewed toothpickase activity - textbook reading and questions; pages 47-53 and question worksheet - cell membrane notes |
| Mar 23 | - cell transport (passive) notes - corrected textbook reading and questions; pages 47-53 and question worksheet - textbook questions page 57 #'s 4, 5, and 6 (PERIOD 4 ONLY) |
| Mar 26 | - cell transport lab: day 1 - cell transport (active) notes - textbook questions page 57 #'s 4, 5, and 6 |
| Mar 27 | - cell transport lab: day 2 - cell transport study worksheet - diffusion and osmosis crossword - cellular transport and the cell cycle worksheet |
| Mar 28 | - cell transport lab: day 3 *cell membrane and transport assignment |
| Mar 29 | - cell transport lab: day 4 *cell membrane and transport assignment - correct diffusion and osmosis crossword - correct cellular transport and the cell cycle worksheet |
| Mar 30 | - cell transport lab: day 5 - correct textbook questions page 57 #'s 4, 5, and 6 - started classification of living things notes |
| Apr 2 | - review for unit test - finished classification of living things notes - started using a classification key activity (whales): text pgs. 332-333 |
| Apr 3 | - finished using a classification key
activity (whales): text pgs. 332-333 - using a classification key questions; pg. 333 a-d - text reading and questions; pg. 331 #'s 1-6 - reviewed cell membrane and transport assignment |
| Apr 4 | *cell chemistry, cell membrane, cell
transport test - norns dichotomous key activity |
| Apr 5 | - dichotomous keys notes - designing a dichotomous key activity |
| Apr 6 | HOLIDAY |
| Apr 9 | HOLIDAY |
| Apr 10 | - modern basis for taxonomy notes - Ruth Kiew article and questions |
| Apr 11 | - kingdoms overview notes - kingdoms review worksheet |
| Apr 12 | - continued kingdoms review worksheet - understanding bacteria video and questions |
| Apr 13 | - continued understanding bacteria video
and questions - bacteria characteristics notes - review for classification probe |
| Apr 16 | *classification probe - finished/reviewed bacteria characteristics notes - text questions pg. 344 #'s 1-7 and pg. 346 #'s 8-10 |
| Apr 17 | *bacterial diseases assignment |
| Apr 18 | - bacteria classification notes - bacteria shape and arrangement worksheet - killer microbe video clip - text questions pg. 344 #'s 1-7 and pg. 346 #'s 8-10 (period 3 only) |
| Apr 19 | - viruses video and questions - bacteria review questions (period 3 only) |
| Apr 20 | *bacteria lab |
| Apr 23 | - bacteria classification learning check - finished virus video and questions (period 4 only) - bacteria review questions (period 3 only) - 1918 flu video clip (period 3 only) |
| Apr 24 | - pass it on virus activity - viruses - the basics notes |
| Apr 25 | - smallpox : to be or not to be activity - text questions: p.338 #'s 1-6, p.340 #'s 1 & 6 |
| Apr 26 | - finish viruses - the basics notes - viruses - the basics learning check - continue/review text questions: p.338 #'s 1-6, p.340 #'s 1 & 6 |
| Apr 27 | *virus lab |
| Apr 30 | - virus classification notes - bacteria and virus probe as worksheet - virus worksheet questions |
| May 1 | *research project |
| May 2 | - review virus classification notes - correct bacteria and virus probe as worksheet - test review |
| May 3 | *research project |
| May 4 | *classification, bacteria, and viruses test |
| May 7 | - kingdom protista notes - protists video clip - text questions p.356 #'s 1,2,3, 5, 6, 7, 9, & 10 |
| May 8 | - collected pond water samples - finished text questions p.356 #'s 1,2,3, 5, 6, 7, 9, & 10 |
| May 9 | - malaria notes - malaria video clip - amoeba and paramecium colouring worksheet |