Student Blogs

Honors Biology
- We will be starting the frog dissection next week. Have your anatomy vocab done by that point.
- Any missing work is due on Friday, April 27.

Chemistry
- Continue moving through the thermochemistry packet. Quiz next week on the last three podcasts.
- You will be calculating specific heat in a lab next week. Be prepared for that on Wednesday.

Biology
- All missing work is due on Friday, April 27.
- Return signed progress reports (if you got one).
- People with no missing work will begin the frog dissection next week.

All Biology
Review sessions will be held twice a week beginning next week after school. The schedule is as follows:

These are optional and you may come for as long as you would like each day.

Honors Biology
- Finish diagram of anatomical relative positioning vocabulary. Upload the final picture or diagram to your blog.

Chemistry
- Re-take the first thermochemistry quiz if you need to.
- Continue to self-assess as you move through the notes.
- Practice worksheets are linked on the website.
- Coffee cup design needs to be moving forward based on heat capacity of different substances.

Biology
- Origin stories need to be finished by Wednesday.
- Finish the diagram of anatomical relative positioning vocabulary.

Honors Biology
- Blog post on the Big Bang Theory and two other “origin” stories.

Chemistry
- Continue to self-assess your learning in Thermochemistry
- Calorimetry lab tomorrow. Read the protocol and be ready in class. We will be using flames, so bring hair ties and no loose clothes.
- Quiz on podcasts 7.1 – 7.5 in class on Friday. Use the CTQ’s at the end of the packet to prepare.

Biology
- Writing (on paper or your blog) on the Big Bang Theory and two other “origin” stories.

Honors Biology
- Finish the rabbit natural selection simulation if you haven’t yet.
- Write a blog post comparing three “origin” stories.
– One should be the Big Bang Theory (not the TV show)
– Choose two other origin stories and summarize their main ideas.

Chemistry
- Finish Greenhouse Gas assignment from Monday, April 9.
- Quiz Friday over energy calculations and enthalpy change with stoichiometry (7.1 – 7.5)

Biology
- Finish the rabbit simulation if you didn’t finish it in class.

All Classes
- Egg drop tomorrow!
- Any missing/late work is due by Friday.

Honors Biology
- Read and respond to the smoking ban articles posted on the website.
- Attempt the MC test on genetics to get a picture on your learning in this chapter.
- Write a blog post reflecting on what you learned in this chapter. See the instructions post here.

Chemistry
- Finish the Gases test ASAP.
- Read the article on the high-altitude sky diver and write your response.

Biology
- Read and respond to the smoking ban articles posted on the website.
- Attempt the MC test on molecular genetics to get a picture of your learning in this chapter.
- I am still missing some DNA projects…get those turned in!

Honors Biology
- Read the second two smoking articles and post your reply on your blog.
- Genetics multiple-choice test needs to be taken by the end of class on Tuesday.

Chemistry
- If I don’t have your lab from last week, make sure I get it.
- The Gases test is ready. Have it turned in by the end of class Tuesday.

Biology
- Your third DNA project is due TODAY!
- Read and respond to the smoking articles. Use the question in class for your response.

Happy Pi day!

Honors Biology
- Transcription and Translation lab is due on Thursday if you didn’t finish in class.
- Parts 2 and 3 of the DNA project are due on Friday.
- Molecular genetics test on Friday.

Chemistry
- Lab write up due on Thursday.
- Gases chapter test on Thursday and Friday.

Biology
- Parts 2 and 3 of the DNA project are due on Friday.
- Transcription and Translation lab is due on Friday if you didn’t finish it in class.
- Molecular genetics MC test on Friday.

Honors Biology
- Parts 2 and 3 of the DNA project are due on Friday!

Chemistry
- Lab tomorrow
- Chapter 6 test on Thursday/Friday.

Biology
- Parts 2 and 3 of the DNA project is due on Friday!
- Chapter 9 test this week (Thursday)

Honors Biology
- Parts 2 and 3 of the DNA project are due this Friday.

Chemistry
- Finish your chapter 6 notes if you haven’t yet.
- Gases test this week.

Biology
- Parts 2 and 3 of the DNA project are due this Friday.

Honors Biology
- DNA project is due today!
- Your next two blocks are due next Friday, 3/16.
- Molecular Genetics test will be next week.

Chemistry
- All of your Chapter 6 self-assessments are due today!
- Gases test next week.

Biology
- DNA project is due today!
- Your next two blocks are due on Friday, 3/16.
- The Molecular Genetics test will be next week.

Monday is the first day of Quarter 4!

Honors Biology
- Your DNA Project with a self-assessment is due tomorrow.
- All of your notes should be completed at this point.

Chemistry
- Finish chapter 6 notes.
- Test next week.

Biology
- Your DNA project with self-assessment is due tomorrow.
- Any missing work or makeup work is due today!
- All of your notes should be completed at this point.

Honors Biology
- Your DNA tic-tac-toe project is due on Friday. Make sure you have your reflection posted on your blog.
- Make sure all of your notes are completed.

Chemistry
- Finish your chapter notes and CTQ’s for the gases.
- Test next week.
- No quiz on Friday.

Biology
- Your DNA tic-tac-toe project is due on Friday. Make sure you have your reflection written as well.
- Make sure all of your notes are completed.

The grading period ends on Friday!

Honors Biology
- Make sure all of your notes are finished (through 9.6)
- Human Genome article is due on Wednesday.
- Your tic-tac-toe project (one block) is due with your reflection on Friday.

Chemistry
- Remember to be self-assessing on each standard!
- Any late/missing/makeup work is due on Thursday for the end of the grading quarter.
- Plan on a Gases test sometime next week.

Biology
- Make sure you have note sections 9.4 and 9.5 completed.
- Your tic-tac-toe section (one block) is due with the reflection on Friday!
- Any makeup/missing/late work is due on Thursday for the end of the grading period.

Honors Biology
- One section of your tic-tac-toe project is due on Friday.
- Be able to discuss DNA replication, transcription, and translation this week.

Chemistry
- Quiz Monday on the combined gas law and the ideal gas law.
- Chapter 6 test next week.

Biology
- You should have notes completed through podcast 9.3 at this point.
- One project from the tic-tac-toe grid is due on Friday.
- Get notes from 9.4 and 9.5 this week.

The grading period ends on Friday. Make sure any missing work is turned in by Thursday!

Honors Biology
- Make sure you have 9.1 – 9.3 done in your notes.
- Select a sequence from the Think-tac-toe project selected.

Chemistry
- Quiz Friday over podcasts 6.1-6.4
- Gas laws lab due on Friday.

Biology
- Podcast 9.3 notes
- Begin working on your Think-tac-toe project.

Honors Biology
- Self-assess your skill in molecular genetics using the form posted on the website.
- Watch podcast 9.3 on DNA replication tonight.

Chemistry
- Quiz Friday on 6.1 through 6.4. Make sure you can perform calculations with Avogadro’s Law as well as the Ideal Gas Law.
- Gas law simulation. Directions are posted on the website.

Biology
- Quiz tomorrow on DNA structure.

Honors Biology
- Podcast 9.2 notes if you haven’t done them already.
- Quiz tomorrow on DNA structure.

Chemistry
- Quiz on 6.1 through 6.4 this Friday. Make sure you work on your notes and CTQ’s at the end of the packet.
- The Gas laws lab is due on Friday as well. Clicking the link will download the directions. The simulation can be found here

Biology
- Podcast 9.2 notes.
- DNA structure quiz on Wednesday this week. NO NOTES!

Honors Biology
- Finish 9.2 notes if you haven’t done so.
- Quiz Tuesday over DNA structure.

Chemistry
- Next week’s quiz is over 6.1 through 6.4. Get the new notes done and work on the CTQ’s at the end of the packet.

Biology
- 9.2 notes if you didn’t finish them in class on Friday.
- DNA model will be finished on Monday.

Honors Biology
- Get your DNA history notes (9.1) and DNA structure notes (9.2) before class tomorrow.
- If you haven’t finished your timeline slide, finish that as well.

Chemistry
- Study for the quiz over 6.1 and 6.2 tomorrow.
- Remember to self-assess as you move through the chapter!

Biology
- Complete 9.1 notes and questions if you didn’t finish in class.

Honors Biology
- Finish DNA history slide if you didn’t in class.

Chemistry
- Quiz over 6.1 and 6.2 on Friday. Use the critical thinking questions (CTQ’s) in the packet to get ready.
- Remember to assess yourself on the form as you go through the chapter.

Biology
- Finish DNA history slide if you didn’t in class.

Honors Biology
- Finish the meiosis lab if you didn’t in class.

Chemistry
- Quiz Friday, February 24 over the empirical gas laws and the Kinetic Molecular Theory.

Biology
- Meiosis quiz 1 on Tuesday, February 21
- Finish the meiosis lab if you didn’t in class.

Have a nice weekend!

Honors Biology
- Meiosis quiz tomorrow, Friday 2/17
- Meiosis dry-lab (if not finished in class).

Chemistry
- Begin working through the Gases unit.

Biology
- Meiosis lab started in class.