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Good luck on all of your exams! Thanks for a great semester and have a safe and fun summer :)


 * June 6, 2012 **

Earthworm info:

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Dissection is tomorrow, in Mr. Belyea's lab :)


 * June 4, 2012 **

Started intro to animals (last unit!)


 * June 1, 2012 **

Went over lab and wrote Protist Test


 * May 31, 2012 **

Protist lab


 * May 30, 2012 **

Went over protist notes, protist summaryand got ready for lab tomorrow.

Tomorrow we will be in Mr. Swift's lab to do the Protist lab. Protist test will be Friday.


 * May 29, 2012 **

Viruses and Bacteria test. Intro to Protists


 * May 28, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students received updated marks today.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We went over the taxonomy test, finished up bacteria and reviewed for test.<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Study! your virus and bacteria test is tomorrow!!


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 25, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Went over bacteria questions and notes

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Test on viruses and bacteria will be Tuesday


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 24, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Bacteria reading from textbook:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 23, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Finished viruses

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Finish questions on vaccines and HPV


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 22, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Continued with viruses.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Finish virus questions


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 17, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Taxonomy Test

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Have a great long weekend!!

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Reviewed for testand started viruses.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 16, 2012 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Taxonomy Test TOMORROW! **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 15, 2012 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Due tomorrow if not finished in class. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 14, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Finished Kingdom and Domains

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Test on taxonomy will be Thursday.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 11, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Kingdom and domain textbook reading and questions.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 10, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Dichotomous key activity


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 9, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We finished the notes on phylogeny and cladistics and did a dry-lab.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 7, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We went over the genetics test and review taxonomy so far.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 2, 2012 **

Worksheet 18-1, Read in textbook, second worksheet

Homework: Have the worksheets done to be handed in tomorrow

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Textbook reading and questions, then notesand worksheet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">May 1, 2012 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 30, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Genetics Test.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 27, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Reviewed for test (which is Monday).


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 26, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we went over the pedigree sheet and did a "making babies" activity :) (don't worry, just with fake chromosomes!)

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">GENETICS TEST WILL BE MONDAY


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 25, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We went over the dihybrid crosses and looked at pedigrees.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Finish Cystic Fibrosis pedigree sheet.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 24, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">More dihybrid crosses.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Finish spongebob dihybrid cross questions **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 23, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We discussed the GATTACA questions, reviewed genetics so far and learned dihybrid crosses.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 19, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Finished GATTACA, questions due Monday.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We went over the Blood Type sheet and started GATTACA :)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 18, 2012 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 17, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Blood Type Crosses


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 16, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Codominance and Multiple Alleles


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 13, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Incomplete dominance

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">No homework, have a great weekend :)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 12, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Continued with genetics

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Finish Spongebob sheet


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 11, 2012 **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 10, 2012 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 4, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Cell cycle test.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Happy Easter :)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">April 2 & 3, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mitosis Dry Lab and reviewing for test.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Dry lab due tomorrow, Cell Cycle test tomorrow!

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 29, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms',helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Homework: Tanning bed article questions due Monday.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 27, 2012 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">[[file:Bio-CellCyleNotes.pdf]](full cell cycle notes) **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 26, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we went over the cell membrane test, went over the worksheet from Friday and started DNA replication.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 23, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We looked at why cells divide:

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Have a great weekend!


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 22, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we wrote the cell membrane test.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 21, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We went over the review from yesterday and finished the rest of it.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: study for your test (it's TOMORROW)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 20, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We went over the Cytology test, reviewed a little and then worked on review sheets.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Finish first sheet (both sides) TEST THURSDAY


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 16, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Egg Osmosis Lab in Mr. Belyea's lab

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students received updated marks today. We went over facilitated diffusion and active transport and finished the worksheets.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 15, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tomorrow we will be in Mr. Belyea's lab to do the Egg Osmosis lab. Monday we will review and Tuesday will be the test on The Plasma Membrane.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we reviewed yesterday's lesson and went over the notes until questions 8-11, and did this worksheet (1-5):
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 13, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Welcome Back!!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 12, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we are starting The Plasma Membrane .<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 1, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Cytology Test


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 29, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We finished the Plant and Animal Cell lab and went over the review sheet.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Test on Cytology unit tomorrow (all structures and functions, DNA triplets, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, diagrams)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 28, 2012 **

Day 1 of animal/plant cell lab. We will finish it tomorrow, over the review and the test will be Thursday.

Keep studying!

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we finished cell Jeopardy, tied up some loose endsand did some review. (lab got pushed back until tomorrow and Wednesday)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 27, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Test on Cytology will be Thursday - STUDY FOR IT!

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we continued with the differences between animal and plant cell structures and their functions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 24, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Monday and Tuesday we will be in the lab to do the plant and animal cell lab. Wednesday we will do some review and Thursday will be your test on the cytology unit.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we finished the animal cell drawing and learned about aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 23, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We wrote the microscope quiz, finished the organelle presentations and started drawing a cell.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 22, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Read through all of your organelles and start learning their functions. If you do a little each night, it won't be overwhelming at the end.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 21, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we continued with cytology and got the microscope pre-lab back.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Study for your microscope test (it's tomorrow) - labeling, proper use, SEM, TEM and field of view / magnification questions.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 20, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we started the cytology unit (covered cell membrane, cytoplasm, the nucleus and DNA structure).


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 16, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">We finished the microscope lab and had the job fest assembly.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Enjoy your long weekend!!

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today was day 2 of the microscope lab. Tomorrow we have an assembly for 1/2 of the period and we will finish during the other 1/2.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 15, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we started the microscope lab :) We will be back in Mr. Belyea's room tomorrow and Thursday (if necessary).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 14, 2012 **

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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we went over the quiz and did a prelab for our microscope lab
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 13, 2012 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Finish the pre-lab[[file:Biology 112 Microscope PreLab.doc]] **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">*we're in Mr. Belyea's lab tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we finished the acid rain lab and learned about field of view calculations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 10, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Finish the 3 field of view questions.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Quiz 1, cell theory, and intro microscope
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 9, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Back to Mr. Belyea's lab tomorrow to finish seed germination lab.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we did the acid rain laband looked at Pasteur's experiment.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 8, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Homework: Study for quiz (scientific/research method, abio/biogenesis and the scientists)

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we presented and critiqued our group "pretend" experiments, talked about the theory of abiogenesis and looked at some scientists experiments that tried to support and reject that theory. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 7, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">TOMORROW: GO STRAIGHT TO MR. BELYEA'S LAB FOR THE ACID RAIN LAB :)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">February 6, 2012 **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we reviewed the scientific/research method.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we are meeting at the gym to watch the girls basketball game. Don't forget to come find me near the door so that I don't mark you absent!
 * February 3, 2012**

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Have a great weekend :)


 * February 2, 2012**

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Welcome to Biology 112!

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we had some group discussions about our new course and did a textbook search activity.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Homework:** Please go over the letter home / course outline with your parents or guardians.<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">