Weekly assignments and topics from the first quarter are shown below.

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10/24 - 10/26    End of 1st Quarter

    10/26    Acids and Bases, Organic Chem.

                    Study Guide 6-3, due Mon 10/31

    10/25    Water

    10/24    Mixtures

10/17-10/21

    10/21    QUIZ on elements; Reaction energy

                    Study Guide 6-1,2, due Mon 10/24

    10/20    Reactions and equations

    10/19    Ionic and covalent bonds

    10/18    Periodic Table

    10/17    Chemistry, elements, compounds

Nature Project was due MON 10/10

TEST, chap 2-5,  Friday 10/14

10/10 -10/14

    10/14    Test chapters 2-5

    10/13    Chapter 5 - biodiversity and conservation

    10/12    Chapter 4 - Populations

    10/11    Marine ecosystems

                    Biomes and climate diagrams, (need both sheets) due Wed 10/12

    10/10    Water ecosystems

                    Ecology section 2.2, due Tue 10/11

10/3 - 10/7

    10/7    Biomes

    10/6    Succession;  (also talked about bibliographies)

    10/5    limiting factors and finish nutrient cycles

                    Study Guide 2-1&2 due Thur 10/6

    10/4    Pyramids and nutrient cycles

    10/3    Food Chain vs. Food Web

9/26 - 9/30

    9/30    Ecology, energy in an ecosystem

    9/29    Ecology, organization and environmental factors

    9/28    TEST - chapter 17, review needs for nature project

    9/27    "Kingdom of Man";  Viruses.  

                    Nature Project, due Mon Oct. 10

    9/26    No school - PLAN test for sophomores

TEST - Chapter 17: on Wed 9/28

9/19 - 9/23

    9/23    dichotomous keys lab

                    dichot key, due Tue 9/27  (beasts)

    9/22    Domains and Kingdoms

                    6 Kingdoms worksheet, due Fri 9/23

    9/21    Domains and Kingdoms

    9/20    Taxonomic Categories and dichotomous keys

                    More practice with graphs, due Wed 9/21

    9/19    Aristotle and Linnaeus' taxonomy

9/12 - 9/16

    9/16    Adam and Aristotle

    9/15    Begin Chap 17; classification exercise with Pamishan aliens

    9/14    TEST, chapter 1

    9/13    Experimental variables, review for test

    9/12    Scientific Method

9/5 - 9/9

    9/9    Theory vs. Law      

                    Nature of Science, due Mon 9/12

    9/8    Characteristics of Life, 

    9/7    Brainstorm "life", review measurements and graphs

    9/6    Graphs

                    Graphs worksheet, due Wed 9/7

    9/5    Holiday - rest from labor

8/29 - 9/2

    9/2    Measuring; Data Tables and Graphs

                Measuring Skills, due Tues 9/6

    9/1    SI Units, Mass, Vol, Density, Accuracy/Precision, Measuring

                 Using SI Units, due Fr 9/2            

    8/31    Get Acquainted

              Syllabus

    8/30    Meet your teacher - What is Biology

                    Book covers and your name, due Th 9/2

    8/29    Freshman orientation