Period One IB Biology
Chemistry Unit
Monday, November 4
Lac Operon: An example of gene regulation
in prokaryotic (bacterial) cells.
a) Examples of how to write an answer to an essay question.
b) CD-ROM Reviews and Laserdisk
c) Transcription & Translation Review
Read pp 320-323 on lac operons in bacteria.
Wednesday, November 6
1. Correct Worksheet on Transcribing & Translating DNA's code
2. Mutation WS
3. Read pages 306-313.
Monday, October 28
1. Chemistry of Life Test: Next Wednesday,
November 6? Begin reviewing the website: Chem Reviews
2. Correct Replication Review. You should finish the essay on replication
on your own. This might be an essay question on your up coming test!
4. Introns & Exons: Getting
the RNA out to the ribosome.
5. Worksheet: Transcribing & Translating DNA's code.
6. Read pages 300-305 in your book.
Wednesday, October 23
1. Review of Nucleic Acids.
2. Review CD-ROM on replication & Transcription.
Look in the Genetics section to find this.
3. Open-note Replication Quiz
4. Laser Disk presentation of Replication.
Monday, October 21
1. Review data collected during field trip. Fill out worksheet on determining
water quality in a creek.
2. Nucleic Acid Review
4. Review CD-ROM on replication. Look
in the Genetics section to find this.
5. Read pages 284-293 in your book.
Wednesday, October 16
1. Enzyme Inquiry Writeups due.
2. Results of Field Trip
3. Nucleic Acids
4. Read pages 284-287 and 290-293 in your text books.
Monday, October 14
1. Field Trip to Fairview Creek during periods 5 & 6
Wednesday, October 9
1. Writeups for Enzyme Inquiry due on Wednesday October 16.
2. Bring Field Trip permission forms ASAP.
3. Sample activities for Water Quality Testing Field Trip.
Monday, October 7
1. Enzyme Inquiry
2. Review for Test on Organic Molecules.
Thursday, October 3
1.Turn in Enzyme CD-ROM lab and Exercise 10.2 from the lab book.
2. Water Notes
3. Plan for the Enzyme Inquiry next time.
Tuesday, October 1
1. Protein Quiz Due
2. Write results for each enzyme on each graph for th Enzyme CD-ROM lab.
It is due now!
3. Complete Exercise 10.2 from lab book. Graph pH vs. Reaction Rate data
from test tubes #4-8. Answer question 2a-c & 2e-g on page 102-103 of lab
book.
Friday, September 27
1. Perform Lab Exercise 10.2 from lab book.
Wednesday, September 25
1. Happy Meal Lab Write-ups due today.
2. Enzymes
3. Enzyme CD-ROM assignment: The effect of pH, temperature
and enzyme concentration on enzyme activity.
a. Collect data and organize into titled and labeled tables.
b. Choose the best way to graph this data.
c. Analyze the data. Write what happens to each enzyme in regards to its
reactivity when the pH, temperature, or concentration are varied.
Monday, September 23
1. Happy Meal Lab Writeups due Wednesday.
2. Review IB Inquiry scoring guide and hints on writeup of the lab.
4. Enzyme simulation
5. Protein Review Quiz
Thursday September 19
1. Happy Meal Lab
2. Begin Write-up this weekend so you can ask sensible questions about problems
you are having next time!
Tuesday September 17
1. Write-up for Lab Exercise 5 is due.
2. Brief review of Happy Meal Lab to be performed next time.
3. Review of items needed for lab write-ups.
5. Review of Protein Structure.
6. How to build polypeptides given the amino acid structure and a list of
R-groups.
Friday September 13
2. Finish Lab Exercise 5. Write-ups are due next time.
3. Homework: Read Text Books- pp. 38-55.
Wednesday September 11
2. Lab Exercise 5 from Lab Books : Procedures 5.3 & 5.5 (Read pp 41-48
if you haven't!)
Monday September 9
1. Review basic chemistry.
4. Begin Lab Exercise 5.
a. Perform Procedures 5.1 (Benedict's Test for Reducing Sugars) & 5.2
(Iodine Test for Starch)
b. Answer Questions 2 a-d and 3 a-c. Either write the question and then
answer it or better, answer the question in complete sentences so the reader
(Mr. S) knows what the question is (Example: The solution that is the positive
control during the Benedict's test is........).
5. Organize your results in tables, providing clear labels, units, etc. Write
a paragraph summarizing the results of each test. Mention any controls (+ &
-).
6. Homework: Read pp 38-44 in your text book.
Thursday September 5
1. Checkout textbook, lab book, and CD-ROM from book room.
2. Review of basic chemistry: atoms,
ionic & covalent bonding, drawing Lewis dot and Couper models of atoms
and molecules.
3. Homework: Read pp
20-27 in your text and pp 41-44 in your lab book.
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