1. Honors Biology 2017-2018 1st Semester
Ben Mangrum
Periods 3, 4, 5
Room 406

2. 9/5/17 *15 minute class periods
Science News article—“Birds smell to navigate”: read, answer questions, discussion
Hand out Syllabus, Contracts

3. 9/6/17 Science Pre-test Syllabus talk, collect contracts
Scientific Method review: discuss questions for bird scent article (#1-3)

4. 9/7/17 Hand out Lab Safety Contracts
Lab Safety Video ( complete handout, collect/correct
Finish Scientific Method review: Review #1- 3, Complete and Discuss #4-5
*Lab Safety Quiz Tomorrow!

5. 9/8/17
Collect remaining Syllabus Contract Sheets, Hand out bathroom passes
Lab Safety Quiz, correct and discuss
Review Bird Article questions #4-5, answer #6 and discuss, write TQ’s and Hypotheses, discuss format of each

6. 9/11/17 Lab Safety Test Corrections, collect
Collect, review Hypotheses from Bird Article
Hand out Biology books
Skim through 2-1, 2-2, Share unfamiliar terms, explain
“Descriptive Outline” for 2-3 (see handout)

7. 9/12/17 Collect “Descriptive Outline” for 2-3
HOG RACER Notes, Carbon Compounds Lecture
Hand out Pre-lab for Identifying Organic Molecules Lab

8. 9/13/17 *Early Dismissal/Evacuation Drill Schedule
Discuss, work on Pre-lab for Identifying Organic Molecules Lab

9. Identifying Organic Compounds
1. Title: Identifying Organic Compounds
2. Purpose/Background: Include the Fundamental Question, discuss the “Biological Significance” and the “Content from Class”
3. Protocol:
Materials (copy from handout—you bring one food to test along with the food label)
Safety concerns (summarize from handout)
Flow chart (drawings of procedures)
4. Pre-lab Analysis: Answer all “Link to the Lab” questions. Also include Testable Questions and Hypotheses.
5. Data Table: Copy from handout (using full page)

10. 9/14/17
Identifying Organic Molecules Lab: Discuss procedures, conduct lab

11. 9/15/17
*Assembly Schedule
Finish Identifying Organic Molecules Lab

12. 9/18/17 Finish Identifying Organic Molecules Lab?
Work on Post-Lab (Post-Lab Analysis, Conclusion paragraphs—refer to handout)
WS 2-3?

13. Identifying Organic Compounds
5. Data Table: Completed table with all data filled in 6. Post-Lab Analysis: Discuss items listed under “Analysis” on Lab Report handout 7. Conclusion: Discuss items listed under “Conclusion” on Lab Report handout

14. 9/19/17 Collect Identifying Organic Molecules lab reports WS 2-3
Descriptive Outlines of 2-4 (on separate paper)
“Prevention Team” Presentation (last 10 minutes)
*Quiz Thursday on Carbon Compounds

15. 9/20/17 Discuss, hand out video consent forms
Hand back labs, discuss, explain “reliability” and “validity” and how they apply to this lab
Collect Outlines, Correct WS 2-3
Start Energy and Enzymes Lecture
*Quiz Tomorrow on Carbon Compounds

16. 9/21/17 Carbon Compounds Quiz
Review, Finish Energy and Enzymes Lecture
Pineapple/Gelatin Introduction
Discuss “Background” with partner

17. 9/22/17
Make up quiz?
Review Pineapple info, write Testable Question, Hypothesis on whiteboards, then later into notebooks
Make and pour gelatin cups
Start Pre-Lab: Title, Purpose (FQ, TQ, Hypothesis), Protocol (Materials, Safety, Flow Chart), Data Table

18. 9/25/17 Hand back quiz, discuss Measure, add pineapple puree to cups
Finish Pre-Lab: Title, Purpose (FQ, TQ, Hypothesis), Protocol (Materials, Safety, Flow Chart), Data Table
Science Olympiad presentation

19. 9/26/17 Make Final Measurements, Record data (compile class data)
Create a graph of average results
Write analysis paragraph and conclusion paragraph, collect labs if done

20. Enzyme Activity Lab Report
Title
Purpose: Fundamental Question, Testable Question, Hypothesis
Protocol (Materials, Safety, Flow Chart)
Data Table
Analysis (Graph of Results, Paragraph)
Summarize what was expected to happen and why
Summarize what actually happened
Identify the following from this lab:
1.manipulated variable (1)
2.responding variable (1)
3. controlled variables (2)
4. validity measure (1)
6. Conclusion (restate hypothesis, evaluate fundamental question, discuss 2 controlled variables)

21. 9/27/17 *Early Release Schedule
Finish analysis paragraphs, collect Labs
WS 2-4

22. 9/28/17 Discuss labs (hand back tomorrow) Correct WS 2-4
Descriptive Outlines 3-1, 3-2
*Enzyme/Experimental Design Quiz Monday!

23. 9/29/17 *Substitute (Ms. Le manages class today)
Hand back labs, discuss points
Collect outlines from 3-1 and 3-2
Food chain activity—conduct procedures, answer questions
*Enzyme/Experimental Design Quiz Monday!

24. 10/2/17 Enzyme/Experimental Design Quiz Begin Section 3-2 Lecture
Collect and discuss food chain activity

25. 10/3/17 Make up quiz? Food Web WS (complete and correct)
Pole-to-Pole Video (complete WS while watching video) BTh9U4

26. 10/4/17 Hand back Enzyme Quiz, discuss
Finish Pole-to-Pole Video, Collect, correct
WS 3-2
Discuss Field Study for Friday: appropriate clothing, small shovel/gardening tool
*Bio Chapter 2 Test tomorrow!

27. 10/5/17 Bio Chapter 2 Test Finish WS 3-2
Remind about tomorrow’s field study: appropriate clothing, small shovel/gardening tool

28. 10/6/17
Field Study—go outside, measure environmental conditions as a class, collect data from quadrant in groups of four, answer questions
Collect WS 3-2, correct
Outline 3-3 from book, draw all four cycles into notebook
Introduce 4-day Food Log (to be completed Friday-Monday)

29. 10/9/17 Make up test? Remind about food logs (day 4)
Collect field study sheets, discuss questions
Collect outlines/drawings
3-3 Cycles of Matter Lecture

30. 10/10/17
Hand back tests, discuss
Review food logs, discuss how to look up values and calculate 4-day average
Review, finish 3-3 Lecture
Carbon, Nitrogen Cycle, Limiting Nutrient WS
Homework:
Calculate caloric values for food from 4- day log using nutrition labels or spx (link located on lab handout)

31. 10/12/17 Correct Carbon, Nitrogen Cycle, Limiting Nutrient WS
Introduce Energy Loss Lab: read introduction, predict % of energy lost due to heat, measure heat loss, calculate total body heat loss in 24 hours, explain kCalories vs. calories
Calculate % of energy lost, write Conclusion Paragraph (on separate paper, stapled with food log and calculation sheet), turn in if done
Start WS 3-3

32. 10/13/17
*Assembly Schedule
Collect remaining Energy Loss Labs (food log, calculations, conclusion paragraph)
WS 3-3
Begin 4-2 Outlines
*Chapter 3 Quiz Tuesday!

33. 10/16/17 Collect 4-2 Outlines, correct WS 3-3
Hand back Energy Loss Labs, discuss
Begin Relationships, Succession Lecture
*Chapter 3 Quiz tomorrow!

34. 10/17/17 Chapter 3 Quiz Finish Relationships, Succession Lecture
Species Interaction WS
5-1 WS

35. 10/18/17
Make up quiz?
Acid Rain Lab Day 1: read handout, write flow chart, answer pre-lab questions, perform day 1 procedures (groups of 4)
Correct Species Interaction WS
Revisit Field Study and calculate population density of dandelions
Population Density WS
Population Simulation (link on webpage)— complete at home

36. 10/19/17 Hand back quizzes, discuss
Collect Population Density WS, Population Simulation
Acid Rain Lab Day 2: write hypothesis, compare hypotheses with another table, conduct day 2 procedures
Correct 5-1 WS, Population Density WS
5-2 WS

37. 10/20/17 Correct Population Simulation, 5-2 WS
Begin PBS Video (Lethal Seas): -seas.html

38. 10/23/17
Finish PBS Video (Lethal Seas): al-seas.html
Data Analysis WS—CO2 and Temperature trends, collect, discuss

39. 10/24/17 Read Great Barrier Reef article
Acid Rain Lab “Day 3”: make final measurements, calculate % for each group, compile class data, graph results, answer post-lab questions and write conclusion

40. 10/25/17 *Early Dismissal Schedule Collect Acid Rain Labs
Discuss main takeaways from Lab reports using student examples (discuss relationship between sulfates/nitrates and acidity)
Read Volkswagon article, respond to questions, share with 3 others in a group, discuss
Begin Human Impact Jigsaw: read assigned articles, answer related questions in journals

41. 10/26/17 Hand back Acid Rain Labs, discuss
Human Impact Jigsaw: Form homogenous groups (with others that read same article), review responses to questions

42. 10/27/17 Human Impact Jigsaw:
Return to homogenous groups (with others that read same article), finish group discussions, fill out half-sheet summary of topic
Meet in heterogeneous groups (with others that read other articles), present summaries to group, fill out summary table
Collect, Review summary table as a class

43. 10/30/17 Finish reviewing Human Impact Jigsaw summary table as a class
Guam Snake/Spider article, questions, collect
Begin Ecology Test Review—circle less familiar terms, look up definition and context within chapters 3-6
*Ecology Test Tuesday!

44. 10/31/17
Discuss Guam Snake/Spider questions, mention more current updates: way/2013/12/03/ /dead-mice-update- tiny-assassins-dropped-on-guam-again and /more-funding-eliminate-brown-tree-snakes- 0826/ /
Review list of topics on Ecology test: Create 10 questions that include two terms each, quiz neighbor and discuss
Begin Outlines on p , section 7-2 from book
*Ecology Test tomorrow!

45. 11/1/17
Ecology Test
Finish Outlines on p , section 7-2 from book