Period 3 - 2007
Inquiries Due Tuesday January 8, 2008.
Turnitin.com (Click here.) - Enter your e-mail address & your personal password, then find IB Biology. Be sure to copy and paste any diagrams as well as your tables and any graphs into your document before you send it to Turnitin.com ! *****I will need a printed copy of your inquiry (either turn it in to me in class on Tuesday or e-mail to me before Midnight Tuesday!).*******
Friday December 21, 2007
Homework: a) Review the microscope notes and reviews presented for this date below so we can begin using microscopes on our 1st day back from vacation!
b) Begin write-up of Enzyme Inquiry: Homework Suggestions for Inquiry Writeup!
c) See the following links for help with writing individual sections of your inquiry: [Planning a], [Planning b], [Data Collection], [Data Preparation and Presentation], [Conclusion & Experiment Analysis]. Equations and Formula to Manipulate your Data With. See the following website for further information on writing up IB lab inquiries: Lab Write-ups .
Standard Deviation:
a) An Example of how to set up the data table from the water pollution lab.
b) Directions on how to calculate mean and standard deviation using Microsoft Excel.
c) Directions on how to place standard deviation error bars on your graph using Microsoft Excel .
1) Inquiry data analysis & conclusion & evaluation.
2) Begin notes on Introduction to Microscopes.
3) Do the following Online Reviews:
a) First Review of Microscopes
Wednesday December 19, 2007
Homework: Homework: Begin write-up of Enzyme Inquiry: Homework Suggestions for Inquiry Writeup!
See the following links for help with writing individual sections of your inquiry: [Planning a], [Planning b], [Data Collection], [Data Preparation and Presentation], [Conclusion & Experiment Analysis]. Equations and Formula to Manipulate your Data With. See the following website for further information on writing up IB lab inquiries: Lab Write-ups .1) Enzyme Inquiry (Run as many tests and trials as possible.)
Monday December 17, 2007
Homework: Begin write-up of Enzyme Inquiry: See the following links for help with writing individual sections of your inquiry: [Planning a], [Planning b], [Data Collection], [Data Preparation and Presentation], [Conclusion & Experiment Analysis]. Equations and Formula to Manipulate your Data With. See the following website for further information on writing up IB lab inquiries: Lab Write-ups .
Due: a) Effect of pH on Catalase Reaction Rates lab.
b) Pre-inquiry planning sheet filled out. You should have a rough draft of your procedure planned out to share with your group today.
1) Each student registers with "turnitin.com".
2) Finish planning for your Enzyme Inquiry.
3) Set up student portfolios and review results of previous inquiry attempts.
Thursday December 13, 2007
Homework: Begin write-up of Enzyme Inquiry: Planning a (Background info, Question/Hypothesis, & variables), Planning b (materials list & Procedure), Data Collection (Tables), and Graph/s. We will deal with further analysis of your results and the conclusion next week! See the following website for further information on writing up IB lab inquiries: Lab Write-ups .
1) Review Factors affecting enzyme reaction rates.
2) Lab teams choose one variable to investigate that affects enzyme reaction rates.
3) Lab teams plan their question, hypothesis, variables, materials and proposed procedure. Protect yourself and do not let someone on your team copy your papers!
Tuesday December 11, 2007 (2 hour late start - Staff meetings)
Due: a) Happy Meal Lab (Table of Results & Questions from Lab Handout)
1) Lab: The Effect of pH on Enzyme Reaction Rates
Thursday December 6, 2007 (This is the last day of the 12 weeks grading period.)
Chemistry Unit Exam: Review Online for Chemistry Exam. Play the review game if that helps (See online reviews for game.).
Tuesday December 4, 2007
Due: a) Happy Meal Lab (Table of Results & Questions from Lab Handout)
b) Protein Review WS
Homework: Review Online for Chemistry Exam. Play the review game if that helps (See online reviews for game.).
1) Enzyme Reviews
Dehydration Synthesis & Hydrolysis (RM Chute) (See examples concerning proteins & carbos at bottom of that page too!)
Denaturation of a Protein (Cooking an Egg)
How Do Enzymes Work? (McGraw Hill)
Competitive Enzyme Inhibition (EduMedia Science)
Noncompetitive Enzyme Inhibition (Allosteric Enzymes)
Biochemical Pathways (McGraw Hill)
Feedback Inhibition of Biochemical Pathways (McGraw Hill)
2) Review for Chemistry Exam (Review Game & Answer Sheet)
Friday November 30, 2007
Homework: a) Happy Meal Lab: Create a table (on computer) to show your final data, in other words, where monosaccharide, starch, lipid and protein were found within the Happy Meal. Write a good title for this table. No copied tables will be accepted!
b) Finish Protein Review WS if not completed.
c) Begin preparation for Chemistry Unit Exam (Thursday December 6): Review Online: [All Reviews] [First Review of Enzymes] [Review of Enzyme Reactions]
1) Enzymes
2) Enzyme Inhibition: [Competitive Inhibition] [Noncompetitive Inhibition]
3) Enzyme Simulation Lab (Toothpickase)
4) Protein Review WS for Students on Field Trip (Due Tuesday!)
Wednesday November 28, 2007 - Missing Work is Due Today (by afterschool)!
Homework: a) Begin Reviewing Online for Chemistry Unit Exam Next Week! [All Reviews] [ Lipids], [Proteins] & [Carbohydrates]
1) Happy Meal Lab
Monday November 26, 2007 - Last Day! Bring your cans or food packages today to help those who are less fortunate! (limit of 10)
Homework:
Due: a) Water Pollution Lab Data Tables, Graph and Conclusion (Click here for further directions.)
b) Carbohydrate Quiz
1. Notes: Protein Structure
2. Protein Basics Clicker Quiz (Review Online.)
3. Lab: Positive & Negative Controls for Testing Foods for Various Organic Molecules
Tuesday November 20, 2007 - Bring your cans or food packages today to help those who are less fortunate! (limit of 10)
Homework: a) Online Reviews: Lipids, Proteins & Carbohydrate
b) Carbohydrate Quiz (Due 1st thing on Monday!)
Due: a) Tables, Graph & Conclusion from Friday's lab. (See Homework Section from Friday Nov. 16 for directions on using Excel to calculate standard deviation and create error bars on your graphs.)
b) Bring cans or packages of food today. Write your name atop each can or package.
1. Lipid Clicker Quiz
2. Carbohydrate Quiz (finish in class or take home) - Due first thing on Monday!
3. Lipids
4. Condensation Reactions (Joining several amino acids together to form proteins.)
Friday November 16, 2007
Homework: a) Read Textbooks: 5th Ed. (pp. 40-47) or 6th Ed. (pp. 50-58)
b) Online Reviews: Proteins & Carbohydrate Basics
c) Example of the data table from the lab.
d) Directions on how to calculate mean and standard deviation using Microsoft Excel.
e) Directions on how to place standard deviation error bars on your graph using Microsoft Excel .
2. Review Ecology Test Results
3. Finish Water Pollution Testing Lab (Error Analysis & Standard Deviation) - Each student creates a table & graph of class data to turn in.
Wednesday November 14, 2007 (Special assembly for some students at end of 4th Period. )
Homework: a) Read Textbooks: 5th Ed. (pp. 37-39 & 48-51) or 6th Ed. (pp. 35-41)
b) Online Reviews: Proteins Basics
1. Water Pollution Testing Lab (Error Analysis & Standard Deviation) - Each student creates a table & graph of class data to turn in.
2. Notes: Intro to Organic Molecules (See Handout). Organic Molecules thru Proteins.
Friday November 9, 2007
Homework: a) Finish Water Chemistry Notes
b) Review Online: Characteristics & Properties of Water (Quiz on Wednesday)
c) Read Text Books: (5th Edition: pp. 19-33 & 35) (6th Edition: pp. 19-34)
1. Clicker Review of Basic Chemistry
2. Notes: Water chemistry & importance of water.
3. Water Pollution Testing Lab (Error Analysis & Standard Deviation)
Wednesday November 7, 2007
Homework: a) Review Online: Basic Chemistry
b) Finish Water Chemistry Notes
c) Read Text Books: (5th Edition: pp. 19-33 & 35) (6th Edition: pp. 19-34)
1) CIM Science Testing (This is required, and a grade is earned for taking this!)
Bring homework or something to read when finished testing!
2) Review of basic chemistry (Most Common Elements of Living Things) & Water Properties
Monday November 5, 2007
Homework: a) Review Online: Basic Chemistry
b) Read Text Books: (5th Edition: pp. 19-33 & 35) (6th Edition: pp. 19-34)
1. Review of basic chemistry: atoms, ionic & covalent bonding.
2. Basic Chemistry Review Worksheet - See handout.
Thursday November 1, 2007
