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Bio 1 - 24-25
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Mr. Zerr
Email: MIKE.ZERR@K12.SD.US
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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | Welcome Back to School! | | |
Do | | | Welcome Back! Download Semester 1 Book How do we…? Intro to Class | Syllabus Assignment It’s ALIVE! Slides | Our Planet. Intro to Biology! |
HW | | | | It’s ALIVE! Slides Due Friday End of Class | |
Class: Bio 1
Teacher: Zerr
Week: 8/19-8/23
Week: 8/26-8/30
Class: Bio 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | IT’S ALIVE! Due | Let’s Experiment Form | | Example Experiments Due Friday |
Do | Intro to PearDeck/ Test Taking in our Classroom SLO Process Goal Pre-Test #1 | PRESENT ITS ALIVE How do we take notes? What is an Experiment? Let’s Experiment WS | Go over Let’s Experiment WS Example Experiments Introduction Work time on Example Experiments | Work time on Example Experiments | How “Smartie” are you with the Scientific Method? Example Experiments Work |
HW | None | Let’s Experiment WS | Ex. Experiments Due Friday | | |
Week: 9/2-9/6
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | Mr. Zerr Gone |
Do | No School Labor Day | Share Example Experiments Microscope Focusing Practice Microscope Safety in Class | Quiz over Parts of an Experiment Tools of Science Parts of a Microscope Quiz Friday | Parts of a Microscope Work on Microscope Labs Microscope Slide Making | Parts of a Microscope Quiz Final Day - Microscope Labs Graphing Practice Worksheet |
HW | | Study Parts of a Microscope | | Study Parts of a Microscope | |
Week: 9/9-9/13
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | Personal Data Assignment Due | | |
Do | Graphing Practice Introduce Personal Data Research for Personal Data | Intro to Living Things Notes Personal Data Graphing Day | In Class Review Unit 1 | Test over Unit 1 - Introduction to Biology | Intro to Ecology Personal Biosphere |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 9/16-9/20
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | Personal Biosphere Due | | | Symbiosis Assignment Due |
Do | 2.1 Ecology Notes 2.1 Essential Questions Work time on Personal Biosphere | Planet Earth: Jungles Relationships between Organisms | Finish Video Symbiosis Notes Assignment | 2.2 Populations 2.2 Essential Questions Due Monday Work time on Symbiosis Assignment | Bunny Population Lab |
HW | | | Symbiosis Assignment Due Friday | | |
Week: 9/23 - 9/27
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | Symbiosis Assignment Due | | | Food Web Review Due | |
Do | 2.4 Notes Relationships Between Organisms | 2.5 Ecosystems/ Food Webs Food Web Reviews | Work on Food Web Reviews Prep for Outdoor Ecology Lab | **We will be outside this day!** Outdoor Ecology Lab | HOMECOMING FRIDAY |
HW | Begin Food Web Review | | | | |
Week: 9/30-10/4
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Class Review Games - Unit 2A | Ecology 2A Test | Succession Simulation Intro to Ecological Succession Story | Ecological Succession Story Work Day | BioGeoChemical Cycles Intro Succession Story due Before Midnight |
HW | | | | | Succession Story Due Before Midnight |
Week: 10/7-10/11
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | HS Conferences | | | QUIZ OVER Biogeochemical Cycles | |
Do | Share Succession Stories BioGeoChemical Cycles Notes/Photos ‘Art’ of Biology | BioGeoChemical Cycles Finalized Nitrogen Cycle Game | What’s your Plastic Footprint? Study for BGC Quiz | Quiz over BGC Pollution Info/Research Pollution Socratic Tuesday | Comp Day No School |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 10/14-10/18
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | Pollution ?’s Human Plastic Impact WS | | Presentation for Environmental Project | |
Do | No School Inservice | Pollution Socratic Research and Discussion | Finish Pollution Discussion World Environmental Project - Work on Presentations | Final Workday and Practice for Presentations for World Environmental Project | Finish Save the World Projects Unit 2B Study Guide Work Time |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 10/21 - 10/25
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Present Save the World Projects Fill out Listening Guide Work on Study Guide | Review Study Guide Review for Unit 2b Test | Unit 2b Test | Intro to the Periodic Table Ptable.com | Intro to Chemistry of Life Notes: Section 1 - Matter and Properties of Matter |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 10/28 - 11/1
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | Mr. Zerr Gone | | |
Do | Ionic and Covalent Bonds Discussion How do molecules bond together to form compounds? | The most dangerous chemical compound on Earth. | SLO #2 | Begin DHMO Lab | Wrap up DHMO Lab |
HW | Bonds Practice | | | | DHMO Lab Due Monday |
Week: 11/4 - 11/8
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | Water Lab Report | | Organic Compound Activity | Adj. Schedule | |
Do | Elements in the Body Presentation | Work on Organic Compounds Activity | Organic Compounds: What makes a compound organic? Macromolecules | What are Enzymes? How do they affect reactions? Enzymes Reading | Table Elements Quiz |
HW | | | Organic Compound Activity Due | | |
Week: 11/11- 11/15
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | No School Vet’s Day | Acids and Bases Notes pH Lab | Finish pH Lab Review Terms for Test Extra Study Questions in Lab Tables | Classwide Review for Test | Test Over Unit 5 |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 11/18 - 11/22
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Cells Intro What are Cells? | Cells Initial Notes Cell Project Ideas | Notes over Cell Parts Review Cell Parts - Quizlet/Bioman | Work on Cell Project Study Cell Parts | Cell Parts Quiz Share Cell Projects |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 11/25 - 11/29
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Review Cell Parts Why are cells small? Cell Size Worksheet | Thanksgiving’s Effect on our Cells Tryptophan, Love, and Shopping | No School Happy Thanksgiving | No School Happy Thanksgiving | No School Happy Thanksgiving |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 12/2 - 12/6
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | Mr. Zerr Gone | | | | Cell Theory Quiz |
Do | Cell Transport Game 4.3 Cell Transport Notes | Finish Cell Transport Notes Plant vs. Animal Cell Lab | Finish Plant/Animal Cell Lab CELL THEORY! Schleiden… Virchow… Schwann.. Oh MY! | Cell Size Demonstration Review Cell Theory/Transport Pro vs. Euk | Extra Study Questions - Cells |
HW | | | Cell Theory Worksheet | | |
Week: 12/9 - 12/13
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Extra Study Questions - Cells | Cells In Class Review - Gym | Cells Test | 5.1 Notes - Energy 5.1 Study Guide Filled out | Semester Study Guide Hand Out and Work Day |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 12/16 - 12/20
Class: Biology 1
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | 5.2 Information Plant Reading Guide | Respiration Equation Day Respiration Lab | Review Cell Respiration and Photosynthesis CR/PS Posters | Finish Respiration/ Photosynthesis Posters Cell Respiration and Photosynthesis GimKit Due Friday | Holiday Joy |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 12/30-1/3
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | CR/PS GimKit Due |
Do | No School Winter Break | No School Winter Break | No School Winter Break | Photosynthesis Equation Day Stomata Lab | SLO #3 Semester Study Guide Work |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 1/6 - 1/10
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Semester Exam Review Day | Semester Exam Review Day | Semester Tests | Semester Tests | Semester Tests |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 1/15 - 1/19
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | DNA Structure Lab Due | Mr. Zerr Gone |
Do | No School | Why are we the way that we are? DNA/RNA Genetics Intro | DNA Structure Lab Finish DNA Basics | DNA Replication | DNA/RNA Review |
HW | | DNA Basics Practice Due Fri | DNA Structure Lab | | DNA Replication WS Due Wed. |
Week: 1/22 - 1/26
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | No School MLK Day | Protein Synthesis Interactive Central Dogma Notes | Snorks! | Review Transcription/ Translation Skills Check on DNA Basics - in Class | Bomb Squad Protein Synthesis Story Intro |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 1/27-1/31
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Protein Synthesis Story Work Day | Share Protein Synthesis Stories Protein Synthesis Practice | Protein Synthesis Race and Practice | Notes on Mutations Genetic Conditions Research | Genetic Conditions Research Work Day |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 2/3-2/7
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | SUPER BOWL PICKS! |
Do | Share Genetics Research Projects GimKit - DNA/RNA | Review Molecular Genetics | Unit 6 Test | Mitosis Review Mitosis Posters | Mitosis Microscope Slide Examples Mitosis Slides and Posters Due Monday |
HW | | | | | Mitosis Slides |
Week: 2/10-2/14
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | Mr. Zerr Gone | | |
Do | Mitosis Review Mitosis Slides | Cell Cycle + Cancer | Meiosis Notes Beautiful Baby Creation | Mitosis Quiz Science of Love Online Karyotyping Lab | No School |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 2/17-2/21
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | No School | GimKit Mitosis + Meiosis | Beautiful Baby Judging Review Mitosis/ Meiosis | Test over Mitosis/Meiosis | Mr. Mendel and his Punnett Squares Introduction to Mendelian Genetics |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 2/24 - 2/28
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Genetics Basics Setting Up Punnett Squares | Monohybrid Cross Practice #1 and #2 | Monohybrid Cross Practice #3 - In Class Pairs Review Paper Quiz over Monohybrid Crosses | Other Patterns of Trait Inheritance Co/Incomplete Dominance | Work on Other Patterns of Trait Inheritance Blood Types |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 3/3 - 3/7
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Work on Other Patterns of Trait Inheritance Sex-Linked Traits | Finish Packets (EXCEPT for Dihybrid Crosses) Pedigree WS Finished? Vocab Review: Gimkit or Quizlet | Dihybrid Crosses | Punnett Review #2 | Test over Unit 8 Genetics |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 3/10 - 3/14
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | HS Conferences | Mr. Zerr Gone | | |
Do | BioGenetics Case Study Projects Introduction | Work on Case Studies | Discuss Case Studies - Small Group How can Bio Genetics help? Problems we see? | No School Snow Day | No School Comp Day |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 3/18 - 3/22
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | Mr. Zerr Gone | | Mr. Zerr Gone End of 3rd Quarter |
Do | BioGenetics Project | Finish Bio Genetics Project | Present Bio Genetics in Small Groups Myths About Evolution | Natural Selection Notes Puppy Portrait | Peppered Moth Lab |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 3/25 - 3/29
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Finish Peppered Moth Lab Darwin Videos Darwin and his Finches | Lizard Evolution Activity Notes 9.1-9.2 | Pre-Lab Bird Beak Begin Bird Beak Lab | Finish Bird Beak Lab Work on Post-Lab | Quiz Over 9.1-9.2 Notes over Macro Evolution |
HW | | | Notes Due | | |
Week: 4/1 - 4/5
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Modeling Natural Selection African Elephant Case Study | 9.3 Notes Evidence for Evolution | 9.4 Notes Evidence for Evolution Assignment | Thumb Lab | Evolution Study Questions |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 4/8 - 4/12
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Class Review Evolution | Test over Unit 9: Evolution | State Testing! | State Testing! | NOVA Labs Intro-Day 1 |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 4/15 - 4/19
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | 2-Hour Early Out | |
Do | NOVA Labs Missions 2-4 | NOVA Labs Missions 2-4 | Survival of the Fittest | Hand out Semester Study Guide | No School |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 4/22 - 4/26
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | No School | Intro to Classification What/Why do we Classify? | 10.1 Notes What is Taxonomy? 10.1 Skills Check | 10.2 Notes Organism Comparison Finish Self-Classification | 10.3 Notes 10.3 Practice |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 4/28 - 5/2
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Table QUIZ over 10.1-10.3 Review Quizlet/Gimkit | Bacteria Info Begin Bacteria Exploration Lab Day 1 | Bacteria Exploration Lab Day 2 - Swab Plates/Run Tests | Review Bacteria Exploration View Plates Finish Lab Questions | Bacteria and Viruses Group Work |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 5/5 - 5/9
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Animal Phyla Posters | Animal Phyla Posters | McHardy Park/Split Rock Creek Pre-Lab Dichotomous Key Practice | Travel to McHardy Park | Work on Dichotomous Keys |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 5/12 - 5/16
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Review for Taxonomy Test | Dakota State Mobile Roadshow **Sophs to commons 2nd Period | Taxonomy Test Dissection Intro | Dissection Day! | Review #1 for Semester Exams |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 5/19- 5/23
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Review #2 for Semester Exams | Semesters 2nd Period: 11:05-12:30 | Semesters 3rd Period: 11:05-12:30 | Semesters Happy Summer! | |
HW | | | | | |
Week: 5/29 - 6/2
Class: Biology
Teacher: Zerr
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Due | | | | | |
Do | Memorial Day | | | | |
HW | | | | | |