March 2011 Archives

The spring break HW and study guide is attached below:

AP Practice Guide.pdf

http://www.wolfescience.com/byojeopardy/play.php?id=13526

Good Luck Studying tonight.  The review guides are due tomorrow (Thursday).

The Animal Physiology test is on Thursday and Friday.  The multiple choice will be on Thursday and the essay that may cover the cardiovascular system & respiratory sysem (Chapter 42) will be on Friday.

Here is the first jeopardy board review: (Andrew and Rebecca WON!!! Yeah!)

http://www.wolfescience.com/byojeopardy/play.php?id=13501

Here is the Review for the Test Tomorrow

http://www.wolfescience.com/byojeopardy/play.php?id=13423

You can also use USATestPrep.com to review.  Check the domains Organisms and Evolution for practice multiple choice questions.

Some students asked for blank handouts that I passed out recently on bacteria and viruses.  Here they are:

CW Viruses.pdf

prokaryote_color.doc

Mar 23 - Dizzy Fever Activity HW: Study for Test  Make sure you have finished reading and taking notes on chapter 17 and 18.

Mar 24 - Review for Test, Record Data from Plates HW: Study for Test, Review Session after school

Mar 25 - Chapter 17 and 18 Test on Classification, Cladograms, Viruses and Bacteria.  USATestPrep.com does have some good question for this test, but they are in mixed domains (evoloution and organisms). HW: Work on your Dichotomous Key PA

Mar 28 - Make a dichotomous key practice. HW: Read 19.1 and 19.2 

Mar 29 - Intro to Protists and Fungi.  HW: Announced in Class

Mar 30 - Examine fixed protist.  HW: Finish Dichotomous Key

Mar 31 - Dichotomous Key Due.   Mushroom Dissection.

Apr. 1 - Peer Review of Dichotomous Keys / Mushroom Hunt  HW: Review for your EOCT

A brochure and application are attached below for the 2011 Natural Resources Conservation Workshop in Tifton, GA. This program is available to rising 10^th, 11^th, and 12^th grade students.

2011_NRCW_in_state.pdf

2011NRCWflyer.pdf

All NRCW applications should be sent back to the USDA/NRCS office in Marietta. The address is located below. The office will complete page 2 of the application and work on assigning a sponsor for the $150.00 fee.

Valerie Pickard

District Conservationist

USDA/NRCS Marietta Field Office
678 South Cobb Drive, Suite 150
Marietta, GA 30060
770-792-0594 phone
770-528-2212 fax

Invertebrate Phyla Per 6 2011.pdf

Invertebrate Phyla Per 7 2011.pdf

Here is the evolution jeopardy board that you should review tonight.

http://www.wolfescience.com/byojeopardy/play.php?id=13067

Also, I wanted to remind you to go to USATestPrep.com.  Choose EOCT Biology in the menu.  Then choose the Practice tab and finally, choose Evolution as the domain.

Good Luck Studying!

The Protist, Fungi and Plant test is on Thursday.   It covers chapters 28, 29, 30 and 31.

Here is an outline of the main topics. 

Outline Protists Fungi and Plants Test.pdf

We will do practice questions on Wednesday.  Your labs will be due at the beginning of class Wednesday.  Make sure to do practice questions on the textbook website.