[IB Biology: Chemistry Unit]

Period Eight IB Biology

Chemistry Unit

2005-06


Updated Sunday October 30, 2005 - Next update this week!


Wednesday November 2, 2005 (Bring Lab Books this Week!)

Homework: a) Enzyme Inquiries Due Friday!

b) Read: Psychodelic Tasmanian Wolf Texts: pp 68-74, 77-83

c) Online Reviews: a) Using the Microscope

b) Cell Theory & Microscopes

c) Review of Prokaryotic Cells (Bacterial) and Animal & Plant Cells - BBC Science Website

1. Eukaryotic Cells

2. Diagram of Eukaryotic Cells

3. Begin Microscope Lab

4. Begin Cell Lab?

Monday October 31, 2005 (Bring Lab Books this Week!)

Homework: Enzyme Inquiries Due Friday November 4, 2005!

1. Questions about lab writeups?

2. An Introduction to the IB Scoring Guide

3.Cell Theory Notes - See Handout.

4. Prokaryotic Cells

 

Wednesday October 26, 2005

Homework: Enzyme Inquiries Due Wednesday November 2, 2005! Work on them and bring in questions for Monday's Class!

1. Catalase Lab

2. Questions on lab writeups?

Moday October 24, 2005 (35 minute period due to assembly)

1. Microscope Notes (continued)

 

Wednesday October 19, 2005

Prep for Catalase Lab (Choose your independent variable to study and team design)

Introduction to Microscope Notes

 

Monday October 17, 2005

Introductory Catalase Lab

 

Wednesday October 12, 2005

Chemistry Exam

 

Monday October 10, 2005 - (79 minute periods today)

Homework: ****** Chemistry Test on Wednesday October 12, 2005 (Begin Online Reviews) - Review now to maximize the extra credit you earn from Monday's Test Review Game.

1) Correct Protein Review. If you have problems with this, see Mr. Slichter in the morning before school.

2) Review for Chemistry Exam.

3) Exam Review Game

 

Thursday October 6, 2005

Homework: a) Read pg. 152 on "Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity" (See Figures 8.8& 8.9), pg. 156-157 & Figures 8.15 & 8.16, & pg. 159 (Chapter 8 Summary).

b) ****** Chemistry Test on Wednesday October 12, 2005 (Begin Online Reviews) - Prepare for extra credit review game!

c) Finish Protein Review - Due Monday Oct. 10.

d) Work on lab writeups for the Enzyme Activity Lab

1) Finish collecting data from computers: Enzyme CD-ROM assignment: The effect of pH, temperature and enzyme concentration on enzyme activity.

2)Notes: Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity, Chapter 8 Notes: Biochemical Pathways, Competitive Inhibtion of Enzymes (See diagram on handout.), Noncompetitive Inhibition (See diagrams on handout.)

3) Protein Review WS - To be corrected Monday in class!

 

Tuesday October 4, 2005

Homework: a) Read pp. 52-53 & pp. 147-159. Look at Figures 8.4-9 too!

b) ****** Chemistry Test on Wednesday October 12, 2005 (Begin Online Reviews)

1. Finish Toothpickase Lab

2. Control of Enzyme Reactions

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.

 

Friday September 30, 2005

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

 

Friday September 30, 2004

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

1. Quiz: Dehydration Synthesis & Forming Peptides

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

3. Energy in Cells & Enzyme Notes

4. Toothpickase: Model of Enzyme Action

5. 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.

 

Wednesday September 28, 2005

Correct & turn in the Chemistry Review

Quiz today on material covered through September 26

Formation of Dipeptides and Tripeptides through Dehydration Synthesis

 

Monday September 26, 2005

Homework: a) Written review of Chapters 2 &3.

b) Review online for quiz: [Review #1] [Review #2] [Review #3]

1. Finish Carbohydrates & Lipids

2. Nucleic Acids

3. Diagrams of key organic molecules to know for test.

4. Dehydration Synthesis and Formation of Peptides

 

Thursday September 22, 2005

Homework: Writeups for Organic Molecules / Food Testing Lab Due on Monday!

Read any of the reading assignments listed below that you haven't finished. We will be having a quiz next week!

1. Writeups for Lab and Answering any Questions!

2. Review of Chapter 2 & Beginning of Chapter 3 via Powerpoint.

3. Proteins, Carbohydrates & Lipids - Finish Notes

 

Tuesday September 20, 2005- 2 hour Late Arrival Schedule (53 min. periods)

*******Bring Lab Books Today*******

Homework: Answer questions from Food Test Lab Handout- Write out question & give a complete sentence response.

Complete Organic Molecules/ Food Testing Lab

 

Friday September 16, 2005

*******Bring Lab Books Today*******

1. Lipids

2. Organic Molecule Lab from Labbooks

 

Wednesday September 14, 2005

Due: Chemistry Review WS

1. Introduction to Organic Molecules

2. Proteins: Forming polypeptides from amino acids (dehydration synthesis) & Importance of

3. Carbohydrate Notes (& Importance of)

4. Review. Homework if not finished in class.

4. Homework: Read in textbooks: pp. 38-44, 48-49. In Lab Books, preread: pp. 41-48. Set up Tables 5.1, 5.2 & 5.4 for data collection. Don't worry about questions from the book yet! We will be doing the Benedict's Test for Reducing Sugars (monosaccharides), Iodine Test for Starch, Biuret's Test for Protein, and Grease Spot Test for Lipids.

 

Monday September 12, 2005 (79 minute Periods Today)

1. Handout: Course Overview

2. Handout: Assignment Ethics

3. Drawing Lewis dot and Couper models of atoms and molecules.

4. Review water chemistry & importance of water.

5. Homework: Read pp 26-33 & pg 35, and Chemistry Review WS.

 

Thursday September 8, 2005

1. Checkout textbook, lab book from book room.

2. Review of basic chemistry: atoms, ionic & covalent bonding.

3. Homework: Read Textbooks pp. 19 - 20 (don't read about Atomic Mass or Isotopes), 21-25 (beginning with Electrons).


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