Semester I Calendar 2007-2008
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see you in late August!!
ecology Aug 21-test over ecology terms
Sept
1 off-Labor Day |
ch 50-55
Intro to Exploring Life ch 1-themes! Ecology and the Biosphere Behavioral Ecology Population Ecology Community Ecology Ecosystems Conservation and Restoration
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population estimation climate graphs/biomes dissolved O2 lab
test-ecological concepts will be tested throughout the year in conjunction with other topics, as well as at the end of this unit look over "key terms" at the end of each chapter handouts/AP website
for each chapter:
are due the school day before the section test |
powers of ten see the size of everything! how big? from CellsAlive size and biology -The Biology Projectvarious topics -The Biology Project
nitrogen cycle -animation Nova-The World in Balance Human Numbers/Time The Earth in Peril Be a Demographer Population Trend quiz interesting ecology simulations including: |
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Sept 10-Oct 1
test Oct 1
CAMP KERN (but you are
responsible for everything!!) |
ch 2-5, 8
Chemistry of Life Water/ environment Carbon/molecular diversity Structure and function of macromolecules Metabolism
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Buffer Lab Water Lab Enzyme Lab
for each chapter:
are due the school day before the section test |
dehydration synthesis -animation the biological basis of life for condensation dissociation of water water movement click on animations water movement ions, simulations of pH solutions acid-base explained the biological basis of life buffers molecules -animated (rotate) interactives catalysis, enzyme inhibition BBC guru this is the enzyme site we used in class BBC guru condensation and structure of molecules central dogma protein folding animation |
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Sept 25-Oct 12
test Oct 12 |
ch 6-7, 11-12 Cells Membrane structure and function Cell communication Cell cycle
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these are the links that we used in class- virtual cell -virtual cell textbook cell comparison -check yourself the cell -ThinkQuest problem sets and tutuorials -The Biology Project, includes: studying cells tutorial and cytoskeleton among others-best site diffusion and osmosis lab cell mobile membrane structure -simple pathways in and out of the cell antibiotic resistance Online Onion Tips -The biology Project more animations -BSC Courseware for each chapter:
are due the school day before the section test
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microscopy -CellsAlive eukaryotic vs pro, quizzes on plant and animal cell how big is? (cell biology) -CellsAlive inside the cell -NIH/NIGMS cell parts -cells.de link of the month drop/drag organelles plant and animal cells -structure and function cell similarity -GeoCities-fun stuff click on animations -HHMIbinary fission movie lysogenic cycle -animation drop/drag membrane ZeroBiomembrane structure power point tutorial-advanced cell signaling Access Excellence osmosis tutorial Cornell BioG101-104 osmosis simulation Colorado osmosis animation Oklahoma State osmotic pressure sanger reverse osmosis gearfiltration ion channels (cell biology, myocyte) CellsAlive membrane animation HHMI cell transport animation Na/K pump Brookscole membrane tutorial The Biology Project cell cycle -The Biology Project cell cycle animation, myocyctes, cytoskeleton, apoptosis (cell biology, cell models, cell gallery) -CellsAlive mitosis review -Nebraska Wesleyan interactive mitosis (cell biology)-CellsAlive mitosis -The Biology Project modeling mitosis -Cornell BioG101-104 click either random or assignment...... mitosis/meiosis animations -About: homework help cancer growth -WGBH (PBS) metastasis -animation |
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Oct 15-Nov 2 Oct 19 off-teacher in-service
Oct 26-end of Q1 early dismissal
test Nov 2
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ch 8-10
Metabolism Cellular respiration Photosynthesis
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cell respiration -tutorial overview -respiration electron transport chain and ATP synthesis -movies glycolysis and fermentation -excellent molecular animations plant pigments and photosynthesis lab cell respiration lab
for each chapter:
are due the school day before the section test |
glucose
catabolism U. Alberta-overview intro to metabolism animation metabolic process location animation citric acid cycle animation oxydative phosphorylation electron transport chain animation cellular respiration -Kimball's pages cellular respiration -showing molecular models glycolysis explained in animations oxydative phosphorylation explained inanimations photosynthesis light rxn -The Biology Projectphotosynthesis carbo formation -The Biology Project photosynthesis sites -Arizona State University photosynthesis animation oxygenic photosynthesis animation U. Alberta photosynthesis -Maricopa bio181
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Nov 3-20
Thanksgiving Break Nov 21-23
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ch 13-15 Meiosis Mendel and the gene idea chromosomal basis of heredity
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meiosis lab eye pigment lab
edu/genobc/animations/ for each chapter:
are due the school day before the section test
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mitosis and meiosis tutorial -Cornell BioG101-104 meiosis vs mitosis -WGBH (PBS) mendelian genetics -The Biology Project human karyotyping -The Biology Project genetics -University of Utah harlequin chromosomes -J. Kimball drop/drag genetic cross ZeroBio |
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Nov 25-Dec 14
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ch 16-20 Molecular basis of inheritance From genes to protein Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria Eukaryotic genomes: organization, regulation and evolution DNA technology and genomics
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molecular biology labs
Sequence for Yourself Create a DNA fingerprint
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translation animation ZeroBio protein synthesis animation Beginner's Guide to Molecular Biology -Molecular Biology Notebook DNA from the Beginning -DNA from the Beginning Central Dogma animation nucleic acids -The Biology Project Hershey/Chase -AccessExcellence DNA basics -The Biology Project DNA replication animation Cracking the code (PBS) DNA structure -subunit animation gene regulation -Indiana State University RNA splicing -movie cloning animation developement -The Biology Project gene expression -The Biology Project gene expression in prokaryotes -The Biology Project signal transduction animation Blackett family -The Biology ProjectDNA profiling -The Biology Project Western Blot -The Biology Project recombinant DNA -The Biology Project PCR animation human genome project -National Human Genome Research Institute bacterial genetics/recombinant DNA tutorial -Cornell BioG101-104 forensics -The Biology Project |
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Dec 17-Jan 7
Winter Vacation starts at end of day Dec 21 test Jan 7
semester I final exam week Jan 8-11
Jan 12-end of Sem I early dismissal |
ch 22-26 Descent with modification Evolution of populations Origin of species Phylogeny and systematics
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population genetics and evolution lab
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are due the school day before the section test
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dating techniques -Geology Labs on-line
Darwin's life and works -Cal. State University, Dr. C. Urbanowicz population drift -simulation genetic drift -simulation burgess shale -resources early life -Burgess Shale
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