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10/1/01
Discussion	Basics of Chemistry - Organic Compounds -
	Enzymes
10/2/01
Lab	Enzyme Lab
Assignment	pH of Common Foods
10/3/01
Discussion	Pre-Lab Sephadex Column Lab Activity - Gel Filtration
Assignment	Lab Write-Up - Pre-Lab
10/4/01
Lab	Sephadex Column Lab - Gel Filtration
Discussion	Lab Results
Assignment	Lab Conclusion
10/5/01
Quiz	Chemistry of Life
Assignment	Read Chapter 13 p. 300-304. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-2 on p.304.

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10/8/01
Discussion	Kingdoms of Life
Assignment	Read Chapter 13 p. 313-315. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-2 on p.315.
10/9/01
Activity	Making a Dichotomous Key
Assignment	Read Chapter 14 p.327-335. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-2 for Checkpoint 14.1 p.329.
10/10/01
Discussion	Viruses
Assignment	Virus Worksheet
	Read "How Are Viruses Spread" Lab Activity.
10/11/01
Activity	How Are Viruses Spread?
Assignment	Read Chapter 14 p.336-346. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-2 for Checkpoint 14.4 p.338.
10/12/01
Discussion	Bacteria
Assignment	Bacteria Worksheet

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10/15/01
Activity	Observe Harmful Bacteria Using Microviewers.
Assignment	Complete Lab and Lab Conclusion.
10/16/01
Activity	Virus and Bacteria Computer Webquest.
10/17/01
Activity	Viral and Bacterial Infectious Diseases.
Lab	Bactericides and Bacteriostatic Agents Lab - Day 1
Assignment	Complete Webquest written assessment.
10/18/01
Lab	Bactericides and Bacteriostatic Agents Lab - Day 2 Observations
10/19/01
Lab	Bactericides and Bacteriostatic Agents Lab - Day 3 Observations
Test Review	Unit Test Preparation and Review
Assignment	Finish write-up of Bactericides and Bacteriostatic Agents Lab - Conclusion
	Notebook Grading Rubric - Study for Basis of Life Unit Test
	Honors Science Notebook

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10/22/01
Test	Basics of Life Unit Test
Assignment	Notebook Grading Rubric
	Read Chapter 15 p.352-357. Answer CheckPoint Questions 1 & 2 p.357
10/23/01
Discussion	Kingdom - Protista
10/24/01
Pre-Lab	Care and Use of the Compound Microscope
Lab	Advanced use of the microscope.
10/25/01
Lab	Protist Lab - Ciliates
Assignment	Read Chapter 15 p.358-361. Answer CheckPoint Questions 1 & 2 p.361
10/26/01
Lab	Protist Lab - Flagelates and Sarcodines
Assignment	Complete lab write-up and conclusion.
	Honors Biology Science Project Requirements

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10/29/01
Video	Protists
Assignment	Bring pond water samples for Thursday lab
10/30/01
Pre-Lab	Lab write-up for Auotrophic Protists
Lab	Plantlike Protists - Algae
10/31/01
Lab	Plantlike Protists - Desmids
Assignment	Complete Algae and DesmidLab write-up and conclusion.
11/1/01
Lab	Pond Water Samples
Assignment	Complete Pond Water Sample Lab write-up and conclusion.
	Read Chapter 16 p.374-383. Answer CheckPoint Questions 1&2 p.383.
11/2/01
Pre-Lab	Is There Fungus Amongus?
Lab	Yeast - Unicellular Fungi

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11/5/01
Discussion	Kingdom - Fungi
Lab	Is There Fungus Amongus?
Assignment	Complete Lab Write-up and conclusion.
	Read Chapter 20 p.469-480. Answer CheckPoint Questions 1&2 p.474, 1-3 p.477, and 1-3 p.480.
11/6/01
Discussion	The Plant Kingdom
Assignment	Read Chapter 20 p.481-489. Answer CheckPoint Questions 1-3 p.484 and 1-3 p.489.
11/7/01
Lab	Plant Lab
Assignment	Read Chapter 21 p.499-518. Answer CheckPoint Questions 1&2 p.511 and 1&2 p.515.
11/8/01
Discussion	Animal Kingdom - Invertebrates
11/9/01
Lab	Observing Hydra

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11/13/01
Discussion	Animal Kingdom - Worms, Arthropods, and Fish
	Computer Dissection Simulation
Assignment	Read Chapter 22 p.536-539. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-2 p.539.
11/14/01
Pre-Lab	Earthworm Lab
Lab	Earthworm Dissection
Assignment	Review Earthworm Worksheet - You do not need to complete this worksheet!
	Read Chapter 23 p.549-551. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-2 p.551.
11/15/01
Lab	Crayfish Dissection
Assignment	Review Crayfish Worksheet - You do not need to complete this worksheet!
	Read Chapter 25 p.594-597. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-2 p.597.
11/16/01
Lab	Perch Dissection
Assignment	Review Perch Worksheet - You do not need to complete this worksheet!
	Complete Dissection Conclusion
	Honors Science Notebook Notebook Grading Rubric

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11/19/01
Test Review	Unit Test Preparation and Review
Assignment	Notebook Grading Rubric
11/20/01
Test	Classifying Life Unit Test
Assignment	Honors Science Notebook Due !!!
	Notebook Grading Rubric

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11/26/01
Pre-Test	Genetics Pre-Test
Discussion	Genetics Test Results
Assignment	Read Chapter 6 p.130-133. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-3 p.133.
11/27/01
Discussion	Genetics - the study of the traits of organisms.
Activity	Designer Genes
Assignment	Read Chapter 6 p. 134-141. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-3 p.141.
11/28/01
Discussion	Genetics - Laws of Inheritance
Activity	Probability - What are the odds?
Assignment
11/29/01
Lab	Introduction to Punnett Squares
Assignment	Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses

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12/3/01
Discussion	Cell Division - Mitosis Review
Assignment	Read Chapter 5 Review Mitosis and Meiosis as needed!!!
12/4/01
Lab	Multiplying by Dividing - Mitosis (Part 1)
12/5/01
Discussion	Meiosis Review
12/6/01
Lab	Leksak Bird - Meiosis Activity (Part 2)
Assignment	Complete Lab Write-up and Conclusion.
12/7/01
Lab	Virtual Fly - Computer Lab: Introduction to Fruit Fly Genetics
Assignment	Complete Monohybrid Crosses
	Read Chapter 7 p.158-164. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-4 p.163.

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12/10/01
Lab	Complete Dihybrid Crosses.
12/11/01
Lab	Complete Sex-linked Crosses
Assignment	Lab Conclusion.
12/12/01
Discussion
Activity	Extracting DNA p.164. - Demo.
Assignment	Complete Gene Linkage Activity.
12/13/01
Pre-Lab	Electrophoresis
12/14/01
Lab	Electrophoresis
Assignment	Conclusion to Electrophoresis Lab

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12/17/01
Discussion	Chemical Basis of Genetics
Assignment	Read Chapter 7 p.165-172. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-2 p.172.
12/18/01
Discussion	Exceptions to Simple Inheritance
Activity	Gene Linkage and Intermidiate Expression of Traits
Assignment	Complete Genetics Problems.
12/19/01
Discussion	DNA - Electrophoresis
Pre-Lab	DNA Fingerprinting and Restriction Enzymes
Assignment	Pre-Lab Notes
12/20/01
Lab	DNA Fingerprinting and Restriction Enzymes
Assignment	Conclusion to DNA Fingerprinting and Restriction Enzymes Lab

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1/7/02
Activity	Human Genetic Disorders - WebQuest Computer Avtivity
Discussion	Karyotyping
Assignment	Read Chapter 7p.173 Complete Karyotype.
1/8/02
Activity	Human Genetic Disorders - WebQuest Computer Avtivity
Discussion	Sex Chromosomes - Autosomes
Assignment	Read Chapter 8 p.182-186. Complete CheckPoint Questions 1-2 p.186.
1/9/02
Activity	Human Genetic Disorders - WebQuest Computer Avtivity
Assignment	Conclusion to WebQuest
1/10/02
Discussion	Protein Synthesis
Assignment	DNA and RNA - Protein Synthesis
1/11/02
Activity	Human Genetic Disorders - WebQuest Computer Avtivity
Assignment	Conclusion to WebQuest

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1/14/02
Project	Honors Science Project Due
Assignment	Set-up and Judge Projects
1/15/02
Discussion	Oral Defense of Project
Activity	Human Genetic Disorders Oral Reports
Assignment	Human Genetic Disorders Table
1/16/02
Discussion	Oral Defense of Project
Activity	Human Genetic Disorders Oral Reports
Assignment	Human Genetic Disorders Table
1/17/02
Lab	Oral Defense of Project
Activity	Human Genetic Disorders Oral Reports
Assignment	Human Genetic Disorders Table
1/18/02
Review	Final Exam - Comprehensive Exam for all units of study.
Assignment	Science Notebook

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1/22/02
Final Exam	Periods 1-2
Assignment	Science Notebook Due !!!
	Notebook Grading Rubric
1/23/02
Final Exam	Periods 3-4
Assignment	Science Notebook Due !!!
	Notebook Grading Rubric
1/24/02
Final Exam	Periods 5-6
Assignment	Science Notebook Due !!!
	Notebook Grading Rubric

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