B. Review Notes

C. Study the On-line Reviews

D. Study quizzes or worksheets.

E. Check-out the IB Biology CD-ROMs from the book room, install on your home computer and review applicable sections.

F. Read the Following Chapters in Your Textbook (look at the figures too!):

Chapter 2: The Nature of Molecules & The Importance of Water pp. 19-35

Chapter 3: The Chemical Building Blocks of Life pp. 37-59

Chapter 8: Energy & Metabolism ( Enzymes ) pp. 145-159

A. Review for Chemistry Test (See above.)

B. Protein Quiz

C. Review Game?

 

Friday October1, 2004

Homework: Finish Graphing CD-ROM Enzyme Assignment & Results

A. Finish Enzymes (Importance) & Nucleic Acid Notes

B. Finish Collecting Enzyme Data & Graph Data, Write out Results (See Handout.)

C. Begin Review for Chemistry Test (See Above!)

Homework:

A. Begin CD-ROM Enzyme Assignment.

a. Make good data tables and graphs for the CD-ROM enzyme assignment (Write a good title for each table, include all labels and units!). List specifc results (enzyme concentration, temperature, &pH) for each enzyme. Explain results. More explanations of why enzymes behave the way they do may be found at the Enzyme Factors Page

A. Finish Notes on Enzymes

 

Monday September 27, 2004

Homework: Read pp. 148-159. Look at Figures 8.4-9 too!

1. Handout & Notes: 4 categories of protein shapes.

2. Energy in Cells & Enzyme Notes

3. Toothpickase: Model of Enzyme Action

4. 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.

Thursday September 23, 2004

Homework: Finish write ups of lab Exercise #5

1. Nucleic Acid Notes

2. Finish lab Exercise 5 Write up due on Friday.

Tuesday September 21, 2004

Due: Organic Molecule Review WS

Homework: Read pp. 48-55 if you haven't.

1. Protein Notes

2. Begin lab Exercise 5 (Read pp 41-48).

a. See Handout: Biologically Important Molecules (Lab 5) for specific directions.

Please write all lab question answers in complete sentences on pain of extreme torture!

Friday September 17, 2004

Homework: Read pp. 48-55.

Lab Exercise 5 is due at the beginning of the period on Monday Sept. 16.

Reviews: Chemistry Review #1 ----- Chemistry Review #2

Due: Chemistry Review WS (Correct in class).

A. Handout: Diagram of Organic Molecules to know (Identify & Draw from memory).

B. Example of Dehydration Synthesis in Proteins (Handout needed.)

C. Finish Carbohydrate Notes (Importance of)

D. Lipid Notes.

E. Organic Molecule Review WS (Use notes & diagrams).

Wednesday September 15, 2004

Homework: Chemistry Review WS & Read pp 45-47 from text book on Lipids.

1. Forming polypeptides from amino acids (dehydration synthesis)

2. Carbohydrate Notes (& Importance of)

3. Chemistry Review WS

 

1. Checkout textbook, lab book from book room.

2. Finish review of basic chemistry.

3. Review water chemistry & importance of water.

4. Homework: Read pp 20-33 & pg 35, and 38-44 in your text book.

 

1. Handout: Course Overview

2. Handout: Assignment Ethics

3. Review of basic chemistry: atoms, ionic & covalent bonding, drawing Lewis dot and Couper models of atoms and molecules.