Kollarsbiologyclass

02/07 Quiz on Scientists related to Cells

2008-02-06T17:44:00.000-08:00

Students need to know contributions by scientients such as:
Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow and Hooke
They created a timeline that will help them prepare

Grade Recovery Program

2008-02-06T17:40:00.000-08:00

Any students who did not successfully pass the first semester but had 60% or higher are eligible for the grade recovery that Kecoughtan offers. Letters were sent home this week explaining the program and need to be signed and returned by Friday Feb.8th

Quiz on Water & Biochemistry

2008-01-04T08:28:00.000-08:00

1/7 first block white days
1/8 first & third block green days
1/9 6th & 8 th block white days

Extra Credit: students can watch World News Tonight on 12/19 at 6:30

2007-12-18T16:33:00.000-08:00

Students need to watch the segment called Soda Tax and write a brief paragraph (5-6 sentences) on their opinion about the segment.

Projects were due today but can still be turned on 12/19 with penalty

2007-12-18T16:31:00.000-08:00

2nd Nine-week Projects are Due 12/18

2007-11-29T07:22:00.000-08:00

Students need to create a book on human anatomy

G1, G3 & G4 have a quiz on viruses next class(11/14)

2007-11-12T17:04:00.000-08:00

Extra Credit Assignment

2007-11-12T17:00:00.000-08:00

All students have been given a study guide for extra credit.
They need to show it to their parents and get it signed.

G-3 will have a quiz on 11/12

2007-11-09T05:22:00.000-08:00

The quiz will be on the notes from last class.
They need to know characteristics of all living things.
Vocabulary such as metabolism & homeostasis

Page protector

2007-11-09T05:21:00.000-08:00

All classes except W-6 & G-3 should bring in a page protector for 5 extra credit points

Extra Credit for 10/31

2007-10-31T10:47:00.000-07:00

Students can watch World News Tonight with Charles Gibson. He is doing a segment on "Antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria in our high schools" They can watch the segment and in two or three sentences summarize what it was about.

Benchmark testing: Oct 31 & Nov 1st

2007-10-28T11:49:00.000-07:00

White day classes will take the benchmark on Oct. 31st and green day classes test on Thursday the 1st. Students will also have a 1st nine-weeks test following the benchmark. All students will have study guides to help them prepare for the test and benchmark.

G1 & G4 have a quiz on Evolution & Classification next class 10/26

2007-10-24T14:28:00.000-07:00

they need to study their classification notes and review evolutionary terms such as: homological structures, vestigial structures, convergent evolution and divergent evolution

W-5 quiz next class 10/25 on classification/evolution

2007-10-23T06:14:00.000-07:00

G-3 has a quiz on Classification/Evolution 10/24

2007-10-23T06:13:00.000-07:00

G1 & W6 have projects due on 10/24

2007-10-23T06:12:00.001-07:00

G1,G4,W6,W8 were all given extra credit assignments that are due 10/22, 10/23

2007-10-18T14:00:00.000-07:00

By the way the letter represents the day and the number represents the block
For example G-1 is green day block 1
sorry for any confusion

All classes except G-3 will have a quiz on evolution

2007-10-17T11:40:00.000-07:00

They need to know the contributions of Gould, Darwin, Redi, Pasteur, Lamarck
They need to know the different between homologous and analogous structures as well as diverent and convergent evolution
They need to know what vestigial structures and embryological structures are.

Green Day Block 1 has an extra credit assingment due 10/18

2007-10-16T06:24:00.000-07:00

G3 Homework for 10/16 - quiz of evolution

2007-10-12T12:49:00.001-07:00

G1 Homework for 10/16 - correct ecology quiz

2007-10-12T12:48:00.000-07:00

Progress reports come out 10/10, 10/11 and need to be signed for a quiz grade

2007-10-12T12:47:00.001-07:00

Progress reports come out 10/10, 10/11

2007-10-09T10:45:00.001-07:00

All Classes will have a quiz on biomes/nutrient cycles next class 10/10, 10/11

2007-10-09T10:43:00.000-07:00

Ecology Quiz on 10/5 (all blocks)

2007-10-03T12:00:00.000-07:00

Students need to review notes on ecology. Do they know the difference between a parasitic and mutualistic relationship?
Do they know what a pioneer species is? If not, they better review.