BIOCHEMISTRY

MACROMOLECULES

CELL MEMBRANE & TRANSPORT MECHANISMS

CELL STRUCTURE

DNA STRUCTURE & GENE EXPRESSION

GENE REGULATION (Prokaryote & Eukaryote)

DNA Technology

Cellular Respiration

Photosynthesis

Cell Replication

Inheritance

Evolution

Test Link

9th Grade Biology

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LEGEND:

Black letters - Discussion Topic for the day

Bold Black Letters - Assignment due that day

Bold Red Letters - Test Quiz dates, Due dates for questions, problem sets, papers, projects etc

 APRIL 2008

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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Welcome Back!

2 more months left...finish off strong!

Review Cellular Respiration (Read 6.12)

Fermentation (anaerobic respiration) (Read 6.13)

1. Lactic Acid Fermentation

2. Alcohol Fermentation

*Answer Key to Essay Questions*

 

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Cellular Respiration Review Sheet

Begin Photosynthesis (Ch:7)

Slides

 

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Read 6.10-7.5

- After reading, watch the Photosynthesis video again...does it make sense now?

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Read 7.6 -7.9

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Read 7.10-7.12

3rd Quarter finishes

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Start Studying for Energetics Test

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Start Studying for Energetics Test

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15 pts Quiz: Cellular Respiration & Photosynthesis

Finish up Photosynthesis

- Calvin Cycle

- Plant adaptations

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Read up on Rubisco (Molecule of the month)...why is it so special?

* I want to see something written down!*

Read the following on Photosynthesis - I want to see highlights and/or notes...you this to supplement your notes!

Cellular Respiration Post-Lab Questions

- Graph must be emailed

- Graph and questions must be in lab notebook.

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Finish up Energetics poster connecting Celluar Respiration & Photosynthesis

Make sure your graphs has those equations (3)

Test 3 Essay Questions

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Start Genetics! NEW UNIT

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Good Friday

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Lab notebooks & EMAILED graph due

Read 10.1-10.3...then check out www.dnai.org - Explore Site & look up Hershey & Chase, Watson & Crick...

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Energetics Test: In-Class Essay

Energetics Test: Online Test

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Energetics Test: Online Test

DNA Replication

- Catch up on readings you haven't done (Monday's HW)

- Read 10.4-10.5

- Check out the videos on DNA Structure & Replication to help you understand the readings (It is under the DNA Structure & Gene Expression link)

*Union City Kids take Essay at DROP*

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Wrap up DNA Replication

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6th Grade Field Trip - I will not be here....Do Review Packet: Replication (supplement those notes) and Intro to Transcription & Translation

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Earth Week's Activity:

2pm Faculty Lounge, John Parke of the NJ Audubon Society

Quiz - on last week's material

Transcription & Translation

- Read 10.6-10.9

- Check out those videos..which are the good ones, bad ones?

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Finish up Transcription & Translation...then Gene Hunting!

- Read 10.11-10.15...Use the readings to SUPPLEMENT your notes.

- Gene Hunting Activity

- Check out those videos

Slides:

DNA Replication

Transcription

Translation

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Earth Week's Activity:

2pm Film Room $482, Screening of Trashed (Documentary on landfills in the US)

Gene Hunting - go over...Did you find those 2 genes?

- Keep up with readings

Answer Key for Gene Hunting Actitivity

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Go over MC Test #3 & Essays

Go over Worksheets from Friday

- Complete worksheets for today!

Answer Key Test 3:

Essay #1

- Christine

- Ben

Essay #2

-Mai-Lee

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Faculty-in service Day

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Quiz - on last week's material (re-take on FRIDIAY!)

Transcription & Regulation: DNA Packagaging

RNA Splicing Operons

 

- Read 10.10 and 11.1-11.9

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Earth Week's Activity:

Period 7 and 3, Film Room #482 - Rebecca Feranec (from JC) a visiting environmentalist artist presents talks and workshops...check it out!

Hemoglobin Activity (Introns & Exons)

Reading frames

- Read 10.16

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Discussion on the Swine Flu

- Read 10.16-10.21

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Form III trip to Cloisters

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Re-Take of Quiz - on last week's material (15pts)

Finish up Eukaryotic Gene Regulation...talk about mutations.

- Make sure you are up to date with ALL readings and videos

   

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Mutations - Which sunblock protects you the best?

- Read 11.1-11.9

*Bring in sunblock!*

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Check Results

pGLO Lab- Watch video lab...really important!

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Check Results

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Guest Speaker

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