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January 2008*
(* subject to change)

 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

2

3


4

 

7

Gateway Practice

8

ch 15

Fossil record

Theories of evolution

9

DNA and evolutionary relationships

10

Lab: Modeling Selection

11

Convergent vs Divergent Evol.

Homologous vs analogous structures

14

Review

15

TEST ch 15

16

Ch 16 Variation in Traits of Populations

17
Selection Pressure

18
Predicting Phenotype;Hardy-Weinberg Principle

Conditions that affect Nat. Selection

21

MLK Holiday

22
Concept of species

Isolating Mechanisms

23

Lab: Simulating Natural Selection

24

Amino Acid Sequences and Evolutionary Relationships-ch17

25

Test ch 16

28

Ch18

Classification/

History of Taxonomy

 

 

29

Using a Dichotomous key

30

Systematics and Cladistics

31

2 Systems

6 Kingdoms

3 Domains

 
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February 2008*

 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

1

Test ch 18

4

ch 24

Bacterial evolution

5
Lab: Antimicrobial Properties of Spice Vapors

6

Lab:Gram Stain

7

Bacterial Structures and Diseases

8
ch 25

Characteristics of Viruses

11

Viral Diseases

12

Review

13

Test ch 24 and 25

14

Ch 26

Observing Protists and their characteristics

15

Lab:Observing protists

18

Presidents' Day


19
Ch 27 Algal diversity

20

Lab: Observing algae

21

Characterisitics of Algae

22

Test ch 26 and 27

25

Phyla of Fungi

26

Characteristics of fungi

27

Lab: Comparing Mold and Mushroom

 

28

Review

29

Test ch 28

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March 2008*

 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

3

Ch 29 Importance of Plants

4

ch 30 Alternation of Generations

5

Nonvascular vs Vascular plants

6

ch31 Plant anatomy

7

plant cells and tissues

10

leaves,stems, roots

11

leaves,stems, roots

12

leaves,stems, roots

13

9weeks test


14

Ch 32 Plant reproduction mosses and ferns


17

Spring Break

18

Spring Break

19

 

Spring Break

20

 

Spring Break

21

Spring Break

24

Plant reproduction in conifers and angiosperms

25

seed dispersal and propagation

26
Ch 33

plant hormones

27

Test ch 32-33

28

Ch 34 Intro. to animals


31

Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates

 

       
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April 2008*

 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday


1

Embryology

2

Ch35 Sponges & Cnidarians

3

Lab: Sponges

4


7

8


9


10


11

ch36Flatworms and Roundworms

14

Test ch 34-35



15

Ch 37 Mollusks and Annelids

16

Squid dissection

17

Review

18

Test ch 36-38

21

Arthropods

22

 

23

Insects

24

Crayfish lab

25

HIV

 


28

Echinoderms

29 

 

30

Invertebrate chordates

   
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May 2008*

 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

 


 


1

Lab: Feathers


2


5

Orders of Birds

6

Review

7

ch 45 Mammals

8

Biology Gateway Exam

9

Mammal Safari

12

Reptiles

13

Test ch 41-42

14

Lab: Fetal Pig

15

Lab: Fetal Pig

16

Circulatory system

19

Digestive system

20

Nine Weeks Test

ch 30-42


21

Review

22

Semester Exams

23

Semester Exams

26

27




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