Thursday, August 30, 2007

Today in 301 the bellwork was to read over the Fungi Lab Procedure. In 305 it was to explain why certain choices were wrong for a multiple choice question. In room 301 most classes went to lab and completed the Fungi lab. In room 305 we created commericals for different types of Fungi or finished the Presentation for Fungi.The link for the Review guide answers is below. Remember the Test is tomorrow and Monday is a holiday!

Fungi Review Guide

Wednesday August, 27 2007

Today in class the Bellwork in both rooms was an acrostic of Micorrhiza. Some classes saw Exotic Fungi and harmful fungi and finished the power point. Others will finish those tomorrow. In all classes the WB pgs (151-156 CP and 162-166 TC) will be due tomorrow and the review guide was given out. Answers to the OK Chart and SRQ's are below.

Remember the test is on Friday.
CP Class- Also remember that your article is due online by Wednesday. If you have problems posting e-mail me and I will try to help you with them.

OK chart for Fungi

CP SRQ's for Fungi
TC SRQ's for Fungi

Protist Review Questions

Here are the answers to the review guide over the Protist Test

Protist Review Guide Answers

Good luck tomorrow!

Remember the Meet the Microbes project is due on Tuesday.

Protist OK Chart answers

I have attached below the OK chart answers for Protists (TC CH 22, CP CH 26&27)

TC CH 22 OK chart with answers

CP 26 OK Chart with answers

CP 27 OK Chart with answers

Remember there is a test on Monday and a Project due on Tuesday.
I will be putting the rest to this chapter work up on Sunday. It is in your best interest to use these answers to check the ones that you have come up with, not to simply copy my answers down.

If you have problems or questions leave them here I will be able to check this in case you have problems.

Have a great weekend,
Ms. Smith

TC SRQ's for bacteria

This is the link for the TC CH 21-2 SRQ's. Ignore the one below.

Bacteria Review Guide and SRQ answers

Bacteria Review Guide Answers

TC SRQ answers

CP SRQ answers

Today in 301 you were to write one paragraph about how bacteria are harmful while in 305 yo were to write a paragraph about three ways that bacteria are helpful. All classes finished the PowerPoint and received their review guides. The agenda for the week was also given out, check the link below.
AGENDA week 3

IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!!!!
If you want to re-take a test you MUST stay for a tutoring session over the test you want to re-take. In order to sign up for a tutoring session you must sign up with Ms. Leslie Smith one of three ways. You may request a session here by commenting with your name, topic, and date or you may e-mail me you name, topic, and date via School Loop, or you may sign up in person by giving me your name, topic and date. I will place all requests on a spreadsheet that will be available from a link here. Remember a few key points: I will tutor on the last three topics only (so currently I am tutoring on Lab Safety, Taxonomy, and Viruses, after Thursday I will be tutoring on Taxonomy, Viruses, and Bacteria). If you miss the time period for tutoring you may not re-test. Also if you break a tutoring appointment without prior permission you will not be allowed to re-take that test.
I will be happy to clarify any of these rules if need be. And if they need to be changed I will notify everyone in class and here.

Remember- Tutoring takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and you do not have to have failed a test to come to tutoring. If you need help on projects or otherwise you are welcome to come, but an appointment is requested.
Re-testing takes place on Mondays when there are no faculty or department meetings and on all Wednesdays.

Bacterial OK Chart Answers

Here are the OK chart answers for Bacteria.
Remember tomorrow SRQ's are due in class. Be working on your Meet the Microbes display, I'm looking forward to seeing some really great projects!

TC 21.2 OK chart with answers

CP 24 OK chart with answers

Work hard remember the test is Tuesday!

Meet the Microbes Rubric

Below is the rubric for the meet the microbes project. This project is due Tuesday August 28th.

Meet the Microbes Rubric

Wednasday, August 15, 2007

Today most classes got notes on viruses and got their tests back and corrected. The Bellwork in 301 was to answer the following question in a paragraph: If viruses are not considered living things, why do we study them in biology? Give examples to support your reasoning. The bellwork in 301 was to draw the HIV picture in your chaper and to label it.

Below you will find all of the virus links with answers:

Review Guide

21-1 OK chart with answers
21-1 SRQ's with answers

CH 25 OK chart with answers

Tuesday, August ,14 2007

Today in class we listened to the script, CP classes got started on their new portfolio project, and some classes saw a short video about vaccines.

OK charts and SRQ's for 21-1TC and OK charts for 25CP.
Copies of the blank worksheets are below.
21-1 OK chart
21-1 SRQ's

Ch 25 OK chart

Remember The test over viruses is on THURSDAY!!!!!! Start Studying!

Blog Project Post

this is the document you need for the Blog Project

Open this document up and copy it into an e-mail once you have signed up for a google account.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Today in class we took the Taxonomy test. The bellwork in all classes was the concept map fro CH 15 and 20. Links to the Agendas below.
Week 2 Agenda
High points- there is a test on Thursday over viruses!
Tonight's homework is to finish all of the virus Vocabulary. TC 21-2 and CP 25.
Comment with any questions or problems.
Ms. Smith

Taxonomy Links GALORE!!

Here is where you can find that correct answers to the OK charts, SRQ's, and the review guide.

CH 15 OK Chart TC
CH 20 OK Chart TC

CH 18 OK Chart CP

CH 15 SRQ's TC
CH 20 SRQ's TC

CH 18 SRQ's CP

REVIEW GUIDE for Taxonomy

This will be updated all day long so check back.!
Study Hard
-Ms. Smith

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Today in most classes we saw the presenation for taxonomy in 301 and listened to the script for CH 15 TC or CH 18 CP. We also started the OK charts for the respective chapters. Those were to be completed for homework. The bellwork in 301 was to write a paragraph describing early classification sysyems and the bellwork in 305 was completing the Leaf classification activity on pg 334 TC and 354 CP.

The answers to the OK charts will be up Thursday night for you to check them. Remeber to be working on your Taxonomy poster project that is due Monday. The test for taxonomy is also on Monday.

Comment with questions or requests.
Thanks,
Ms. Leslie Smith

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Today in class we took a lab tour and the lab safety test. Some classes took the Pretest. Some classes lisened to the CD for their chapter (15 TC, 18 CP). The bellwork in 301 was a LAB SAFETY Acrostic. The bellwork in 305 was a what if situational excersize that dealt with lab safety rules.

The taxonomy poster project (RUBRIC HERE) was introduced. That project wil be due Monday, August 13, 2007.

The taxonomy test will be on Monday as well.

The Vocabulary for Classification is due tomorrow. Make sure you include clue words.

Monday, 08/06/07

Today we watched the lab saftey video and did a Lab safety activity where you chose one of five products to make. You could make a table of symbols with rules, a list of 10 do's and 10 don'ts with two pictures of rule following, a script for a skit, an illustrated children's book or make a list of ten rules and the consequenses of not following them.

The bellwork in 305 was listing five lab safety rules and the bellowk in 301 was a word splash (microscope, goggles, fire blanket, neutralize, acid, sharps, waft, apron).

The calendars for the week are below.
There will be changes to these as the week continues.
TC Agenda
CP Agenda

Check back for more tomorrow. Remember Extra credit for individually wrapped candy for lab is due by Wednesday.

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