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5/20-5/24
Biology
Environmental
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Ecology/Astrobiology
2019-2020
No Class Scheduled​​
Review Outline
Tuesday
​Ecology/Astrobiology
​2019-2020
Review Final Draft
​No Class Scheduled
Wednesday
​Ecology/Astrobiology
​2019-2020
No Class Scheduled​​
Final Projects
Thursday 
​Ecology/Astrobiology
​2019-2020
Final Presentations
​Final Projects
Friday
Ecology/Astrobiology
​Presentations

​2019-2020
​No Class Scheduled​
​​No Class Scheduled
4/22-4/26
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Begin Evolution 
No Class Scheduled
Action Potential, synapses and Neurotransmitters
Tuesday
Evolution of Population 
Tissues Microscope Lab
No Class Scheduled​​
Wednesday
Evolution of Populations
No Class Scheduled
Begin Ecology and AP Exam Prep
Thursday 
Mechanisms of Specialization
Begin Cat dissection
Exponential Population Growth - r selected vs k selected species
Friday
Mechanisms of Specialization
Cat dissection
​No Class Scheduled​
4/1-4/5
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Quarter III Final Exam
Review for Bodies Revealed 
​No Class Scheduled​
Tuesday
Genetics Poster Project
No Class Scheduled​
Review for Bodies Revealed
Wednesday
Complete Genetics Poster Project - Substitute Teacher
Bodies Revealed ​ ​
Bodies Revealed ​ ​
Thursday 
Complete Genetics Poster Project - Review for Molecular Genetics Quiz
Complete Bioethics Research 
​Presentations
No Class Scheduled​
Friday
​No School
​No School
​No School​ 
Lesson Plans for week #9 Quarter 3
3/25-3/29
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
DNA Replication
​Continue Bioethics Research
​No Class Scheduled​
Tuesday
Genetics Poster Project
No Class Scheduled​
Natural Selection
Wednesday
Transcription and Translation
​Continue Bioethics Research
Hardy Weinberg Principle
Allele Frequency Calculations

Thursday 
Transcription and Translation
Bioethics Research 
​Presentations
No Class Scheduled​
Friday
Mutations
No School
​Evolution 
3/11-3/14
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Mendelian Genetics Quiz
No Class Scheduled​
PGlo Transformation Lab
Tuesday
DNA Structure
Begin Bioethics - Review Virology for Quiz 3/18
PGlo Transformation Lab
Wednesday
DNA Structure
Bioethics Research 
No Class Scheduled​
Thursday 
DNA Replication
No Class Scheduled​
Review Molecular Genetics for Quiz 3/19
Friday
No School
No School
​No School
3/4-3/8
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
No School
​​No School​
No School
Tuesday
Stickleback Genetics
Virology Research Poster
​

Review NBC Article
Review Positive Regulation
Begin Gene Regulation
Background on Prokaryote Plasmid DNA
​
Play doh Operon Models
(Lab - See Problem #8)
Wednesday
Review for Mendelian Genetics Quiz
​​​​​Virology Research Poster
No Class Scheduled​
Thursday 
Review for Mendelian Genetics Quiz
No Class Scheduled​
Begin Gene Regulation
Background on Prokaryote Plasmid DNA
​
Play doh Operon Models
(Lab - See Problem #8)
Friday
​Mendelian Genetics Quiz
Share Posters Part I
Peer Review using Posted Rubric

​No Class Scheduled​
2/25-3/1
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Dihybrid Crosses
​​Virology Research Poster
Histone Proteins 
Tuesday
Dihybrid Crosses
Virology Research Poster
No Class Scheduled
Wednesday
Pedigrees
​​​​​No Class Scheduled
Quiz 2 Term III
​Nucleic Acid Structure and Function

Thursday 
Stickleback Genetics
Share Posters Part I
No Class Scheduled
Friday
​Stickleback Genetics
​​​No Class Scheduled
Transcription of Genes
2/11-2/15
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Cell Cycle Quiz
​​Virology Research Poster
DNA Forensics Lab 2
Tuesday
 Making a Face Lab 
Virology Research Poster
No Class Scheduled
Wednesday
Making a Face Lab
​​​​​No Class Scheduled
​​​DNA Forensics Lab 3
Thursday 
Stickleback Genetics
Guest Speaker - Dr. Sheeba Mathew: HIV Life Cycles and the Development of Current Treatments
No Class Scheduled
Friday
​Stickleback Genetics
​​​No Class Scheduled
​​Nucleic Acids - DNA Replication Quiz
1/28-2/1
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Mitosis Lab w/ Microscopes
Introduction to Virology and ​​HIV Life Cycles
Mendelian Genetics - Law of Segregation 
Tuesday
Mitosis Lab w/ Microscopes
HIV Life Cycles - Specific
No Class Scheduled
Wednesday
Meiosis Notes and Flipbook Activity
​​No Class Scheduled
Mendelian Genetics - Law of Independent Assortment
Thursday 
Meiosis Notes and Flipbook Activity
Vocabulary Quiz
Choose topic - Virology Poster Project
​No Class Scheduled
Friday
Karyotype Lab
​​No Class Scheduled
​​Mendelian Genetics Quiz
1/22 - 1/25
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
No School
No School
No School
Tuesday
Midterm Exams
Midterm Exams
​Midterm Exams
Wednesday
Begin Cell Cycle
No Class Scheduled
Begin Mendelian Genetics
Thursday 
Value
​PGlo Transformation Lab II
No Class Scheduled
Friday
Value
​No Class Scheduled
Punnet Squares Activity
12/10 - 12/14
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Begin Photosynthesis - Overview and Vocabulary
(one session taking quiz)
 Begin Gene Regulation
Background on Prokaryote Plasmid DNA​
​
Prep for Quiz 1 Q2
Tuesday
Photosynthesis - The Light Reaction - Prep for Leaf disk Lab
​(one session taking quiz)
No Class Scheduled
Chromosomal Mutations 
Statistics Problem Set II
Wednesday
Photosynthesis - The Calvin Cycle - Begin Leaf Disk Lab
 Gene Regulation
Background on Prokaryote Plasmid DNA

Play doh Operon Models
(Lab - Problems 1-7)
 Chromosomal Mutations Research
​
Thursday 
Leaf Disk Lab
 Begin Gene Regulation
Background on Prokaryote Plasmid DNA
​
Play doh Operon Models
(Lab - See Problem #8)
​​No Class Scheduled
Friday
Cam and C4 Biochemical Cycles 
No Class Scheduled
​​ Chromosomal Mutations 
​
Presentations
​Statistics Problem Set II

12/3 - 12/7
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Complete Cell Organelle Project - Presentations
​​Gel Electrophoresis
​
Analysis and Report
Prep for Quiz 1 Q2
Tuesday
Complete Cell Organelle Project - Presentations
Review of Cells 
and Practice quiz
No Class Scheduled
Cell Reproduction and Chromosomal Mutations 
Wednesday
Practice quiz Complete Cell Organelle Project - Presentations 
Molecular Genetics Practice Quiz and Review
 Chromosomal Mutations Lab
​
Karyotype and Research
Thursday 
Quiz 2 - Cells and Organelles
Quiz 1 - Molecular Genetics
​​No Class Scheduled
Friday
Cell Organelle Project
Gel Electrophoresis
​​ Chromosomal Mutations 
Lesson Plans for week #4 Quarter 2
11/26 - 11/30
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Review of Cells
​​No Class Scheduled
Prep for Quiz 1 Q2
Tuesday
Review of Cells
Prep for Gel Electrophoresis
Quiz 1 Q2
Wednesday
Cell Organelle Project
Gel Electrophoresis
​​​No Class Scheduled
Thursday 
​Cell Organelle Project
​​No Class Scheduled
Cell Reproduction and Chromosomal Mutations Lab
Friday
Cell Organelle Project
Gel Electrophoresis
​​No Class Scheduled
10/22 - 10/26
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Osmosis Lab
Review of Practice Questions for Quiz II Quarter 1
No class Scheduled
Tuesday
 Cell Membrane and Transport Systems​
​​No Class Scheduled
Begin Photosynthesis an Cell Respiration (some review of cells)
Wednesday
Cell Membrane and Transport Systems​
Quiz 2 Quarter 1
Photosynthesis Leaf disk Lab
Thursday 
Energy and the Cell
​Begin Molecular Genetics
No Class Scheduled
Friday
​Review for Quiz 1 Quarter II
​​​No Class Scheduled
Photosynthesis Leaf disk Lab
10/22 - 10/26
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Full Review of Quiz II
Chromosomal Mutations Karyotype - Review of student research, (Individual Instruction)
No class Scheduled
Tuesday
Begin Cell Membrane and Transport Systems​
​​No Class Scheduled
Review for Quiz II
Water Potential Equations
Wednesday
Osmosis Lab
 Chromosomal Mutations Karyotype. Student presentations and review for Quiz II
Quiz 2
Thursday 
​Osmosis Lab
Quiz 2 Quarter 1
No Class Scheduled
Friday
Osmosis Lab Part II
​Student Inquiry

No Class Scheduled ​
Review Quiz II
​Begin Cells

10/15 - 10/19
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Unit Review
Practice Quiz
Chromosomal Mutations Karyotype - Review of Cells, Cell Reproduction. Chromosome Structure
No class Scheduled
Tuesday
Unit Review
Practice Quiz​ Review
​​No Class Scheduled
 Osmosis Lab​​​ Part 2​ 
Signal Transduction Pathways - Reception and Transduction
Wednesday
Unit Review
Practice Quiz​ Review​

 Chromosomal Mutations Karyotype. Causes of Mutation
Osmosis Lab​​​ Part 4
Thursday 
​EXAM
Chromosomal Mutations Karyotype. Types of Chromosomal Mutation. 
No Class Scheduled
Friday
Begin Cell Membrane and Transport Systems
(Mr. Levitt)
No Class Scheduled ​
Signal Transduction Pathways - Cellular Response 
(Mr. Levitt)
10/9 - 10/12
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
No School
No School
No School ​
Tuesday
Complete Enzyme Lab Report
​​No Class Scheduled
Review of Membrane and Transport Systems and Lab Prep 
Wednesday
​Nucleic Acids
 Brief Review of Cells
Human Molecular Genetics
Osmosis Lab​​​ Part 2
Thursday 
​Unit Review
Cell Reproduction, the Cell Cycle and Chromosomal Mutation
Review of Membrane and Transport Systems and Lab Prep
Friday
Unit Review
No Class Scheduled ​
Osmosis Lab​​​ Part 4
Lesson Plans for week #6 Quarter 1 
10/1 - 10/5
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Protein Structure and Lab Prep
No Class Scheduled ​
Review for Unit assessment - Biological Molecules and Statistics in Biology ​
Tuesday
Enzyme Lab
Proteins Research Presentations 
Unit Assessment - Quiz 1
Wednesday
Enzyme Lab
Unit Assessment - Quiz 1
​No Class Scheduled
Thursday 
Nucleic Acids
No Class Scheduled ​
Review of Membrane and Transport Systems and Lab Prep
Friday
Unit Review
Brief Review of Cells
Human Molecular Genetics 
No Class Scheduled ​​​
Lesson Plans for week #5 Quarter 1 
9/24 - 9/28
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Properties of Water
No Class Scheduled ​
Complete Peroxidase Enzyme Lab Report: Review Lab Notebook Requirements and Lab Rubric ​
Tuesday
​Acids, Bases and Buffers
Peroxidase Enzyme Lab
Review for Unit assessment - Biological Molecules and Statistics in Biology ​​ 
Wednesday
Begin Biological Molecules
​Complete and Begin Presentations
​ 
Protein Research
​No Class Scheduled
Thursday 
Biological Molecules - Models
No Class Scheduled ​
Assessment - Quiz 1
Friday
Complete Biological Molecules
Review for Unit assessment - Biological Molecules
No Class Scheduled ​​​
Lesson Plans for week #4 Quarter 1 
9/17 - 9/21
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Assessment #1
No Class Scheduled ​
Protein Research
Tuesday
Begin Chemistry of Life ​
​Protein Research
Lab write up, lab rubric and prep for lab #1
Wednesday
Properties of Water Lab
​Peroxidase Enzyme Lab
No Class Scheduled ​
Thursday 
Properties of Water Lab
No Class Scheduled ​
Peroxidase Enzyme Lab ​
Friday
 ​Acids, Bases and Buffers 
​Peroxidase Enzyme Lab
No Class Scheduled ​​​
Lesson Plans for week #3 Quarter 1 
9/10 - 9/14
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Generate Lab Report
No Class Scheduled ​
Proteins/Enzymes, inhibition and regulation
Tuesday
​Generate Lab Report
Proteins
Lab write up, lab rubric and prep for lab #1
Wednesday
End of Unit Review 
Preparation for Lab
No Class Scheduled ​
Thursday 
End of Unit Review ​
No Class Scheduled ​
Peroxidase Enzyme Lab ​
Friday
Assessment Unit 1
Protein Research
No Class Scheduled ​​​
Lesson Plans for week #2 Quarter 1 



9/4 - 9/7
Biology
BioMed
AP Bio
Monday
Labor Day
Labor Day
Labor Day
Tuesday
Microscope Lab
Macromolecules - Models
Chi Square - Lab
Wednesday
​Microscope Lab
Macromolecules - Models​
No Class Scheduled ​
Thursday 
Termite Lab
No Class Scheduled 
Stats Review & Macromolecules Lect​
Friday
​Termite Lab
Macromolecules - Lect
​No Class Scheduled
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