Biology 2011.2012

Hi All,
School starts in a few days and this blog is showing an increase of viewers.  I plan to use the Genesis program for posting homework assignments this year, NOT THIS BLOG.

We are currently being told by the district that parents, students and teachers will have paper work sent to them during the first two weeks of school for logging into and using the Genesis program.   If the district is not able to make the program available to us by September I will create a new Biology home work blog and have it linked to the school webpage. 

You will have homework assignments given in class by the second week of school in any case.  For the first week come prepared to learn with a writing utensil. 

I'm very excited to start our second year together.  See you SOON.
Ryan

Final Post

Thank you all for a fantastic school year.  I look forward to our second year together in Biology.   I hope this blog has been useful; it was viewed 10,020 times over the 9 months of use. 

Next year we should be using an integrated online attendance and grading program that will replace teacher blogs.  I may post some basci info on this blog page in August before school starts. 

When you are surfing the net or tv channels look to expand your biology knowledge.  Important topics next year will include:  the origin of life, DNA/genetics, evolution, biotechnolgy and cells. 

If you are bored, come join the community service work in the OHS garden.  Workdays are scheduled for Saturday June 11th & 18th, July 16th & 23rd and every Thursday from June 9th - August 4th; 9AM -3PM.  For more information go to http://www.oceanagarden.org/

Energy Resource Project: research

Use your textbook (& Internet) to finish research your group's E resource.  Use the text to research any other E resources (found in the book) that are being presented by other groups.  If the other group's E resource is not in the book you will do research on those groups next week.  Take some notes on each other group's E resource from the text into your notebook; I'll check these next class.

Come to class next period with copies of any research notes and images; each group will only have one library printer pass the entire project.

Have a group WCP of 4 internet sources and the text book completed by the end of poster production next class.  Required for poster to be graded:  use the golden page format, alphabetize the sources, one color font with no URL underline and hanging indents.

Rock Record and Geologic Time Quiz

Next class!

Study all homework readings, assignments and notes on rock dating, fossils and geologic time. 

last reading was p 577-588

Amnesty Day and quiz

Amnesty day is 5/12 for one second semester assignment.  I provided requirements and advice in class.

Quiz on rock record and geologic time at the end of next week (most likely) or start of the following week. STUDY!

Absolute Age dating

read p 562-569 and do the radioactive decay mini lab passed out during class.

Due 5/6 Even and 5/9 Odd

Rock Record: Relative age dating

1. Read p 553-561,
2. finish the problem solving lab questions,
3. do the relative age dating handout
4. and if you did not have time during the test record five material things that represent teen culture into your notebook.

Due on 5/4 Even and 5/5 for Odd