2012-2013 Biology Homework
Extra Copies of handouts not available here are in the Extra Paper Box in class until they run out.
Any emails to Ms. Barge MUST include "bio" at the beginning of the subject line
| HW# | Assignment | Date Assigned | Due Date |
| 1 | Parent Survey, Science Contract, Student Survey | 9/04-06/12 | 9/07-10/12 |
| 2 | Extra Credit for the month of Sept - 1 roll of paper towels, box of tissue or container of wipes | 9/04/12 | 9/28/12 |
| 3 | Extra Credit - Visit the exhibit about the Mars Rover Curiosity at the Museum of Science and Industry. Take a picture with it and submit a reflection about what you learned about the rover | 9/7-10/12 | 10/1/12 |
| 4. | Extra Credit - not for me but for you - Adobe has a contest going on for students using their software Creative Suite (the online version) to create a teeshirt design. $5000.00 winner. Deadline 10/7/12. Read the rules. Someone is going to win, could be you! | 9/18/12 | 10/7/12 |
| 5. | Email Ms. Barge ( jcbarge@cps.edu )from your CPS google email account. Put your class (Biology) and period | 9/21-24/12 | 9/25/12 |
| 6. | Mealworms Experimental Design - Write up your observations of your testable question - Incude: 1. What is your testable question? 2. What evidence do you need to answer the question? 3. What is your test? What do you have to control so your test is fair? What variable do you control? (Independent) What variable changes because of the test? (Dependent) 4. What were your results? |
9/24/12 | 9/27/12 |
| 7. | Simpsons Experimental Design worksheet - Finish the worksheet so we can talk about it in class | 9/27/12 | 10/1/12 |
| 8. | Finish wksht Model 1 - Experimental Design Exercise 2 | 10/1/12 | 10/4/12 |
| 9. | Complete the graphing worksheet using this website | 10/4/12 | 10/8/12 |
| 10. | Excel Graphing #1- Finish making your excel graph (the 2nd one) and answer the questions at the end of the worksheet - If you need to use excel at school, you can access your server space in the library or most school computers and with the computers in 322. You can also work on it at home if you email yourself the document we created in class. If you need a free version of Excel, you can download Open Office which works just like Microsoft Office. | 10/11/12 | 10/15/12 |
| 11. | Excel Graphing #2 - Look at the travel data from our class (you should have gotten an email to your cps email with a link to the google doc with the data - if you didn't get it look at #5 above!). Pick two variables, ask a testable question about them and test your answer by graphing them. If you need a free version of Excel, you can download Open Office which works just like Microsoft Office. Have your graph or graphs ready for Monday. | 10/11/12 | 10/15/112 |
| 12. | Read through your handout titled "Data from Investigation" either Case Number 0439-a or 0439-b. Then fill out the Report Form for that particular case. | 10/17/12 | 10/19/12 |
| 13. | Study for test on experimental design. Test is Tuesday 10/23/12 * Study Guide Answer Key | 10/17/12 | 10/23/12 |
| 14. | Fill out the Model #1 Wrap-up | 10/25/12 | 10/29/12 |
| 15. | Ask your family for their definition of living things. How does it compare with what we came up with in class? How does it compare with the researcher's definiton in our reading about viruses? | 10/30/12 | 11/1/12 |
| 16. | Compare & contrast different Kingdoms - worksheet | 11/1/12 | 11/5/12 |
| 17. | Test Corrections - Experimental Design Test - Schedule an appointment with Ms. Barge to go over the test. You can get up to 1/2 the points you missed if you show understanding. | 11/5/12 | 12/3/12 |
| 18. | Extra Credit - Go see Payton Play - The Odyssey - write a reflection of what you thought of it and turn that in to Ms. Barge | 11/6/12 | 11/19/12 |
| 19. | Read article about Species; Complete Interpreting Graphics - Taxonomy questions | 11/5/12 | 11/14/12 |
| 20. | Using Keys - Complete either the Salamander or Shark Key | 11/9/12 | 11/14/12 |
| 21. | Read History of Classification article | 11/14/12 | 11/16/12 |
| 22. | Study for Test on Life Unit - Study Guide | 11/16/12 | 11/20/12 |
| 23. | Taxonomy Project - Description | 11/20/12 | 12/3/12 |
| 24. | Field trip money & permission slip - Field to MSI on Wed Dec 12 | 11/19/12 | 12/10/12 |
| 25. | Field Trip Survey Questions- Complete the Field Trip Survey | 12/13/12 | 12/13/12 |
| 26. | What did T Rex taste like - Finish worksheet | 1/10/2013 | 1/14/2013 |
| 27. | Whales Reading | 1/16/2013 | 1/18/2013 |
| 28. | Finals Review | 1/23/2013 | 1/29/2013 |
| 2nd Semester 2012-2013 |
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| 1. | Finish Excel document showing energy transfers in marine ecosystem | 2/20/2013 | 2/21/2013 |
| 2. | Research one interesting food chain that you find in the real world. Be ready to share it with the class | 2/20/2013 | 2/22/2013 |
| 3. | Read through the NOAA report Our Waters | 2/22/2013 | 2/26/2013 |
| 4. | Finish Food chain handout, back page | 2/22/13 | 2/26/13 |
| 5. | Finish Exercise #1 questions. Be ready to whiteboard. | 2/22/13 | 2/16/13 |
| 6. | Research how and what an earthworm eats | 2/26/13 | 3/1/13 |
| 7. | Finding answering questions about earthworm dissection | 3/1/13 | 3/6/13 |
| 8. | Research how and what a grasshopper eats - get details; no book to read this time! | 3/1/13 | 3/6/13 |
| 9. | MSI m.stories Booklet - Use your notes from the musuem to create your booklet. Put some color into it! | 4/5/13 | 4/12/13 |
| 10. | Marathon Muscles worksheet - Use the images for the mouse you were assigned and count the number of mitochondria before the experiment and after the experiment. Be ready to share your data with the class. If you want, watch the movie again. Mouse 1; Mouse 2; Mouse 3; Mouse 4 | 4/5/13 | 4/8/13 |
| 11. | Science Summer Interships - New things always being added so check back often | 4/5/13 | 4/5/13 |
| 12 | Read Mitochondria Article - 1. Read article; 2. Make note of the BIG IDEAS; 3. Make note of what you don't understand or you find confusing | 4/8.13 | 4/10/13 |
| 13. | Extra Credit - Fermenatation - Making Bread - Find a recipe for bread with yeast; make the bread; take a picture; fill out the worksheet. Turn in the completed worksheet and a picture of you with your bread for extra credit points. | 4/12/13 | 4/26/13 |
| 14. | Extra Credit - Formal report about Energy Drinks. Research how these drinks "give your more energy". What is going on in cell? Are they affecting cellular respiration? Do all energy drinks work the same way? Are some worse than others? Write up a 2-3 page report. Include a bibliography. | 4/12/13 | 4/26/13 |
| 15. | Energy TEST FRIDAY April 26, 2013 - Did you find the mistake in our class notes? We left off an important part of the photosynthesis equation!! I marked it on the answer key for the study guide. Study Guide - Answers *** Cellular Respiration Worksheet answers - Cellular Respiration Powerpoint - CR Video1, Video2, Video3, Video4 *** Photosynthesis Powerpoint - PS Video1, Video2, Video3 - Video about Photosynthesis with a recipe included |
4/22/13 | 4/26/13 |
| 16. | Complete the handout on oraganelles. Have your letter for the Cell Body Corporation ready. | 4/30/13 | 5/2/13 |
| 17. | Complete the problems on diffusion, osmosis and active transport. Then read this article and answer the questions. | 5/2/13 | 5/7/13 |
| 18. | Go to our class webpage for CELLS - Browse through the links with images of cells: Scanning electron microscope, Examples of cells (at bottom of page). | 5/9/13 | 5/13/13 |
| 19. | Online practice with mitosis - Vocabulary handout - Notes from class - Powerpoint from class - Modeling Mitosis Simulation Instructions & Questions | 5/13/13 | 5/16/13 |
| 20. | Homework: online animations - Powerpoint from class - Modeling Meiosis Simulation Instructions & Questions | 5/16/13 | 5/20/13 |
| 21. | Mr Potato Head genetics - complete exercise 1, pg 2, 3 & 4 - Questions involving class data will be answered in class | 5/20/13 | 5/22/13 |
| 22. | Exercise 5 - comparing Mitosis & Meiosis (we only did pages 1-2) - Answer Key | 5/22/13 | 5/24/13 |
| 23. | Finish watching PBS DNA - 1st episode The Secret of Life, answering the questions on the viewing guide handout. Then choose another episode to watch and write a reflection. Check the last page of handout for discriptions of each episode. Series from 2003 Episode 2 - Playing God; Episode 3 - Human Race; Episode 4 - Curing Cancer; Episode 5 - Pandora's Box (Warning - this last episode can be distrubing as it deals with Eugenics) |
5/24/13 | 5/30/13 |
| 24. | Study for meiosis quiz - See # 22 above Quiz on 5/30/13 | 5/24/13 | 5/30/13 |
| 25. | Practice punkett square problems - Handout - Answer Key | 5/24/13 | 5/30/13 |
| 26. | Genetics Science Learning Center - Internet Lesson - Use the handout to explore DNA at this website | 5/24/13 | 5/30/13 |
| 27. | DNA to Disease - use the strip of DNA you got in class and the handout to transcribe it, translate it, then find the protein that matches your list of amino acids using the BLAST website. Then use the Genetics Home Reference website to learn about that protein. | 6/3/13 | 6/5/13 |
| 28. | Plasmids - Transcribe the plasmid, then translate it. Remember, transcribing is the language of nucleic acid to nculeic acid (A, T, G, C, U) and translating is changing the language (nucleic acid to amino acid. Only plasmids are round, not mRNA or protein. | 6/7/13 | 6/11/13 |
| 29. | Finals Study Guide - Answers ******* Protein Synthesis Worksheet - Answers | 6/14/13 | 6/17/13 |
