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Sem 2 2024

Somers Bay

Flathead Lake Montana



Week 19 Semester tests

5/20 Monday-Review for Final

5/21 TUESDAY- Test 1-0805, Test 2-1010, Test 3-1245

5/22 WEDNESDAY- Test 4-0805, Test 5-1010, Test 6-1245

5/23 THURSDAY- Test 7-0805

5/24 FRIDAY-Make Up Exams

Week 17

5/6  Monday Lab-CVS Artery/Vein, Blood, Tissues 

5/7 TUESDAY- Reproductive Stars

5/ 8 WEDNESDAY- MHS Day of Giving

5/9 THURSDAY- Movie Osmosis Jones part 1

5/10 FRIDAY-Movie Osmosis Jones part 2 Semester Exam Review

WEEK 18

5/13 Monday-Movie: Our Planet High Seas Ed Puzzle

5/14 TUESDAY- Movie: Our Planet Earth Day 2025

5/15 WEDNESDAY- Movie: Nova Miracle of LIfe

5/16 THURSDAY- Contraception Methods

5/17 FRIDAY- Review Reproductive System


Week 16

4/29 MONDAY- EDPUZ. ANATOMICAL DIRECTIONS,

or River Watch and 26.4 Read 888-891 891[1-5] Online- Sci Skill 26.4 Regulating Body Heat. 26.2 CVS 915-918.

4/30 TUESDAY-

CV System Lecture  

HW:  Read 910-922 922[1-8] due MON

5/ 1WEDNESDAY- PIG HEART DISSECTION, PLACE PINS & CHECK

5/2 THURSDAY- CONTINUE PIG HEART, WORKSHEET CVS/ANATOMICAL DIRECTIONS

5/3 FRIDAY-  PIG HEART PRACTICAL & ANATOMICAL DIRECTIONAL TERMS

Monday May 6 0900 Dr. Appointment

Week 15

4/22-MONDAY- 20.2-.3 LAST EVOLUTION LECTURE

4/23- TUESDAY-REVIEW EVOLUTION, LAB- 

4/24- WEDNESDAY- TEST CH19-20, 

26.1 870-875, 875[1-5], READ 27.1 903-909 909[1-5]- DUE FRIDAY

4/25- THURSDAY- CH 26/27-HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS: CVS STEP LAB

4/26- FRIDAY- STEP LAB discussion Questions

Ch-26.1/27.1 Lecture

HW Read 26.1 870-875, 875[1-5], Read 27.1 903-909 909[1-5]- due WED.


Week 14

Monday 4/15- Test Recap, Chapter 19 introduction, Birding Slides

W: Interactivity Classifying Organisms, 

Honors: Quiz 19.1

TUESDAY 4/16-CLADOGRAM 19.1 618[1-6]  NAILING CLADISTICS LAB

WEDNESDAY 4/17- 19.2 INTERACTIVITY CLADOGRAM & 5 SHARKS, 

628 [1-6], CH-19 REVIEW

THURSDAY 4/18-CH 20.1 651[1-7]- WHAT DOES T-REX TASTE LIKE?

FRIDAY 4/19- 20.2 658[1-7]-ICE OUT? SPRING WALK OR LAB: TIMELINE EARTH, Birding Slides DUE

Week 13

4/8- MONDAY-18.3 SPECIATION. 595[1-3]  ED PUZ/  ONLINE ACTIVITY

ONLINE GENETIC CHANGE, FOUNDER EFFECT, SKILL ALLELE FREQUENCY

ONLINE: HHMI ANOLE LIZARDS, SPECIATION

4/9- TUESDAY- 18.4 MOLECULAR EVOLUTION. 599[1-6]

ONLINE: MOLECULAR CLOCK

4/10- Wed. bird day- Standard deviation 

4/11-Thursday- ch review

5/12-friday- chapter 18 exam

W

4/24 Monday- Step Lab Discussion Questions, Notes Chapter 26 Homeostasis CVS- Pig Heart Prelab, EdPuz. Anatomical Directions, 

4/25 Tuesday- PIg Heart Dissection, Place Pins & Check

4/26 Wednesday- ND STATE TESTING SCIENCE

4/27 Thursday- Finish ND testing, continue Pig Heart, Worksheet CVS/Anatomical Directions

4/28 Friday- Test CVS, Pig Heart Practical & Anatomical Directional Terms

W14 Q4

4/17-MONDAY- 20.2-.3 Last Evolution Lecture

4/18- TUESDAY-Review Evolution, Lab- Hominid Skull Index

4/19- WEDNESDAY- TEST Ch19-20, 6:30pm MOVIE MCC Bonus.

26.1 870-875, 875[1-5], Read 27.1 903-909 909[1-5]- Due Friday

4/20- THURSDAY- Ch 26/27-Human Body Systems: CVS STEP LAB

4/21- FRIDAY- STEP Lab

WEEK 13 Q4

Tuesday 4/11-Cladogram 19.1 618[1-6]  

Wednesday 4/12- 19.2 Interactivity Cladogram & 5 Sharks, 

628 [1-6], Ch-19 Review and Nailing Cladistics LAB

Thursday 4/13-Ch 20.1 651[1-7]- What does T-rex taste like?

Friday 4/14- 20.2 658[1-7]-Ice Out? Spring Walk or Lab: Timeline Earth

WEEK 12 Q4

4/3-MONDAY- 18.2- EVOLUTION AS GENTIC CHANGE 591[1-6] CASE STUDY WILL BE QUIZ FRIDAY! ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

ONLINE GENETIC CHANGE, FOUNDER EFFECT, SKILL ALLELE FREQUENCY

4/4- TUESDAY-18.3 SPECIATION. 595[1-3]

ONLINE: HHMI ANOLE LIZARDS, SPCIATION

4/5- WEDNESDAY- 18.4 MOLECULAR EVOLUTION. 599[1-6]

ONLINE: MOLECULAR CLOCK


Week 12

4/3- Wednesday- Chapter 18 Population Evolution 18.1- Antibiotic Resistance- Case Study Fleming Experiment. 584[1-6]

4/4-Thursday-18.2- EVOLUTION AS GENETIC CHANGE 591[1-6] CASE STUDY WILL BE Assessed FRIDAY! ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

4/5-Friday- Quiz 


Week 

Week 11

3/25- Monday-State Science Testing- Chapter 17 Review Questions Due Wed.

3/26- Tuesday- Chapter 17.3 and Chapter review-574[1-40]EVEN regular Bio

Text, Skulls, Lab:Wallace/Darwin, Dots Lab,  Video: Inner Fish, Rock Pocket Mouse, 

3/27-Wednesday- TEST Darwin Natural Selection

3/28- Thursday- Game Day or Guest Speakers- Charlie and Meg

3/29- Friday NO School

4/1- Monday NO School

4/2- Tuesday NO School

week 10

3/18-  Monday-Video  Neil Shubin, project lead for the team that discovered the transitional fossil Tiktaalik  

3/19- Tuesday-17.2 554[1-7] Online: Variation in Peppers, Processes that shape Earth

Lab Day 1 Modeling Natural Selection HW: Bar Graphs

3/20- Wednesday-Lab Day 2 Discussion Paragraphs

3/21- Thursday- 17.4- Evidence for Evolution HW 567[1-7]

3/22- Friday- Effective Learning Environments Observation Tool (ELEOT)-Pocket Rocket Mouse HHMI video and worksheet.


Week 9

3/11-Monday- NEW SEATS,Unit 5 Evolution-Scales - Ch17 Darwin, Ch18 Pop., Ch19 Biodiv./Classification, Ch 20-History of Life

HW: Read 17.1 548[1-5] Online-interactive[Darwin's obs], video Galapagos

3/12-Tuesday- Enrichment: Voyage of the Beagle- HHMI video and Worksheet,Online: Reading Primary Sources Darwin and Wallace

3/13- Wednesday- Reading Break and Quiz- Homework: Make a timeline of Darwin and Wallace in your journal

3/14- Thursday- Funeral 1pm. 7.2 554[1-7] Online: Variation in Peppers, Processes that shape Earth

3/15- Friday -END 3rd 9 Weeks- Mr. Super at Wrestling tournament

Evolution Video with Worksheet

3/18- Monday -Mr. Super riding train home:  Video with worksheet.

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Week 8

2/26- Monday-  16.1 508{1-5}, 16.2 515{1-5} Artificial Selection, Transgenic Organisms, Interactivity: 16.1 Selective Breeding

2/27- Tuesday- Movie Dogs and More Dogs 16.3 523{1-5} Golden Rice

2/28-Wednesday- Reading Break 16.4 527 {1-6} GMO, Interactivity: 16.4 Impact and Ethics of Biotechnology

2/29-Thursday-Unit TEST Genetics 47 mx, 2 essay

3/1-Friday- Game Day- make up day.

WEEK 7

2/19- Monday-  15.1-15.3 485-493[1-5] PCR/Gell electrophoresis

2/20- Tuesday- Case Study To test or not? Chapter Review 500 [1-40 Regular Bio Even, Honors Bio ALL] Essay on 42-45 Randomly Assign one Question.

2/21-Wednesday- Reading Break EARLY RELEASE Performance Based Assessment: Tracking Royal Blood 498-499 HW: HONORS CRISPR EDpuzzle

2/22-Thursday-WORK TIME FOR CASE STUDY

2/23-Friday- ACT PRACTICE TEST   

Week 6

2/12- Monday-  Ch-14.4 Mutations 14.4 451-456[1-6] 457-461[1-6] Vocab: mutation, point mutation, frameshift mutation, mutagen, polyploidy, Sickle Cell457-461[1-6], ONLINE: interactivity/quiz 14.3 Gene Regulation Vocab: operon, operator, differentiation, homeotic gene, homeobox gene, Hox gene

2/13- Tuesday- Happy Mardi Gras:  Chapter Review, Case Study, Covid 19 Vaccine, Mutation WkSh, Case Study To test or not? Chapter Review 500 [1-40 Regular Bio Even, Honors Bio ALL] Essay on 42-45 Randomly Assign one Question.

2/14-Wednesday- Reading Break TEST 14 Start Ch 15

2/15-Thursday-Lab Activity: Human Genetics Traits.  15.1 473-479[1-5 Regular Bio. 1-7 Honors Bio]

2/16-Friday- Happy LENT 15.2 480-484 [1-5] Online: 2 activities/2quizzes

Week 5

2/5- Monday- Finish PBA Ch13,  Ch-14.1 444[1-5]3 types of RNA VENN diagram RNA vs DNA

2/6- Tuesday- Protein Synthesis- 14.2 450[1-6]Translation Vocab: polypeptide, codon, translation, anticodon, tRNA. rRNA

2/7-Wednesday- Reading Break Quiz 14.3 456[1-5]Transcription

2/8-Thursday- Protein Synthesis : 

Watch PEPTIDE rules
Reading Break - Honors: 14.4 451-456[1-6] Vocab: operon, operator, differentiation, homeotic gene, homeobox gene, Hox gene

2/9-Friday- Play Peptide game

14.4 461[1-6]  DNA mutation Vocab: mutation, point mutation, frameshift mutation, mutagen, polyploidy, Sickle Cell


Week 4

1/29- Monday- LEGO nucleotide LAB, 13.1 417[1-5]

1/30- Tuesday- Sub. ACT practice test.  Corrected, write in reasoning on missed questions.

1/31-Wednesday- Reading Break Quiz Nucleotide: 13.2 423[1-6]

2/1-Thursday- New Seats- 13.3 DNA Replication 427[1-5]

2/2-Friday- PBA- 432-8 Hour Task DNA Replication 433[1-7]

Week 3

1/22- Monday-CAREER Mrs. Meyer- Meeting 3:17 MCC Science Bowl.

1/23- Tuesday- CAREER Mrs. Meyer

1/24-Wednesday- MEIOSIS

1/25-Thursday-Review Chapter 12

1/26- Friday- Test Chapter 12 World of 8 Billion Video

Envirothon Meeting at Minot State University- NW Arts Center- Library Basement 3:45

Week 2

1/15- Monday-MLK DAY no school

1/16- Tuesday- LAB- Corn DiHybrid Genetics Lab, Online 12.2 punnett square, two factor cross.

1/17-Wednesday- Reading Break and Quiz- Trading Traits-Review terms Punnett square Mono/Di hybrid

1/11-Thursday- 12.3 NonMendelian Laws 392[1-5], online: Human Blood Types, Other Patterns of inheritance, Beyond Dom/Rec.

1/12- Friday- 12.4 Meiosis- LAB

Week 1

1/8- Monday-Genetics Scales, Coin Toss Lab, HW: Read 

12.1- Gregor Mendel [Father of What?]. Why Peas? 384[1-4], 

ONLINE Inter Activity: Mendel Pea Flowers

1/9- Tuesday- World of 8 Billion introduction, Mendel's Principles 12.2, Video [Partner&Topic]

1/10-Wednesday- Reading Break and Quiz- Trading Traits-Review terms Punnett square Mono/Di hybrid

1/11-Thursday- Punnett Square Practice

1/12- Friday- LAB- Corn DiHybrid Genetics Lab, Online 12.2 punnett square, two factor cross.

Week 

1/22- Monday-

1/23- Tuesday- World of 8 Billion introduction, Mendel's Principles 12.2, Video [Partner&Topic]

1/24-Wednesday- Reading Break and Quiz- 1/11-Thursday- Punnett Square Practice

1/25- Thursday- LAB- Corn DiHybrid Genetics Lab, Online 12.2 punnett square, two factor cross.

1/26-Friday-

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