Mr. Wiese

1/27 - 1/30

1/27

Today we watched Discovery magazine "Genetics" and then completed directed reading A ch. 5 sec. 2.  After that students worked on completing the vocabulary word maps for genotype, phenotype and probability.

Homework this weekend is to finish your directed reading and/or your vocab words.

At this point you should have 8 words completely done....

 

1/30

Today we went over a powerpoint for sections one and two from chapter 5.  After that we worked on pages 1 and 2 in our genetics packet (Spongebob genetics).  If time permitted after that students worked on completing the vocabulary maps for homozygous, heterozygous and punnet square.

Homework tonight is to finish pages 1 and 2 in your packet and the 3 vocab. maps

1/25

Today we complete the strawberry DNA extraction lab.  After that we completed the post lab questions and turned them in.  Once students completed that, they began working on answering the section review questions on page 119 in their textbook (1-10).

For homework tonight please complete your post lab questions (if not done in class) and pg. 119 (1-10).

1/24

Today we took our Human Anatomy test.  After that we watched a short video and then I passed out the lab sheets for tomorrow. 

Homework tonight is to read pgs. 114-125 in your textbook and to complete the two pre-lab questions for your lab tomorrow.

1/23

Today we finished presenting our posters to our peers and then we reviewed for the test.  We began reviewing by working with a partner to compete against another group to test our knowledge and then if time permitted we played another review game.

Homework is to study for your Human Anatomy test tomorrow.

1/20

Today we went over the study guide and the legal paper.  Both of these were checked as grades.  After that we learned about the immune system and watched the "FLU" video to learn about how our immune systems react when foreign invaders enter our body. 

Homework this weekend is to study for your human body test that will be on Tuesday Jan. 24th.

1/19

Today we learned about the muscles and skeletal system.  After that we completed pgs. 4 and 16 in our packet and worked on completing the rest of legal size paper. 

Homework tonight is to make sure you have everything we have been working on over the past 3 weeks completed.  This includes: Completed study guide, completed legal size paper, and your packet should be completed.  You can omit page 13 from the packet. 

If you did not do well on your quiz from yesterday, tomorrow you will have the chance to make it up.  Please come in tomorrow morning at 8:15 for this opportunity.  This grade will be averaged with what you  made on the quiz the first time around.  Please study!

1/18

Today we took our quiz over the circulatory, respiratory, digestive and excretory systems.  After that if time permitted we watched Brainpop on the skeletal and muscular systems which we will cover tomorrow.

Homework tonight is to read pages 584-591 in your textbook tonight.

1/17

Today we checked over the homework from the weekend and then we began learning and talking about the endocrine system.  We watched Brainpop for the endocrine system and then completed pg. 3 and pages 19 and 20 in our packet as well as the endocrine system row on our legal size paper.  Students worked on their study guide for their test on January 24th (Next Tuesday) if they finished early. 

Homework tonight is to finish up these pages and to make sure that you are working on your study guide which is due on Friday.

If you lost or misplaced your study guide you can print off another one here ---> Download Human Anatomy Study Guide 2011

1/13

Today in class I checked the homework from last night and then we finished up our Health Awareness posters.  Groups that did not complete their posters today need to come in Tuesday morning at 8:15 to finish.  After that we watched the Brainpop over the urinary system and briefly talked about the Excretory system.  After that we worked on completing pages 6, 17 and 18 in our packets and filling out the row on our legal size paper for the Excretory system.

Homework this weekend is to complete pages 6, 17, 18 and the excretory.

1/12

Today we checked the homework from last night and then we reviewed the nervous system and began working on posters for the first 4 systems we have learned about (Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, and Nervous).  We will finish this up tomorrow if we need to.

Homework tonight is to complete page 5 and 17 in your packet and then please read pages 642-645 in your textbook.