School Without Walls Biology

• Pre-test – Completed by Wednesday
• Yeast lab – think about IVs and bring in any materials that relate to your IV (different types of sugar, for example). Check w/ Ms. Bergman to see if the IV is doable and if SWW has the materials. (We have ways to vary temperature, acid/base, etc.)
• Readings: All suggested readings for the YEAR can be found here – https://biowithoutwalls.com/notes/suggested-reading-list/; all readings can be found in Biology: The Dynamics of Life (your textbook!)

  • Characteristics of Living Things: 6-10
  • The Methods of Biology: 11-18
  • Kinds of Information: 19-21 (up to “Science in Society”)

• 5 pictures that could be used in constructing a food chain for Thursday.

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• Syllabus slip signed – Thursday
• Letter to Ms. Bergman – Monday
  • AT LEAST 1.5 pages (college-ruled notebook paper, etc.) written or 1 page, typed, double-spaced –
  • Pick and answer three of the following questions:
    – What does your name mean to you?
    – What have your previous science class experiences been like? What have you enjoyed? What haven’t you enjoyed?
    – What do you expect to learn this year? What are you looking forward to? What are you dreading?
    – What are your favorite books/movies/music/interests?
    – Is there anything you feel I should know about you before we start this course?
• Biology Pretest – Wednesday
• Syllabus quiz and supplies – Monday

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• Syllabus slip signed – Wednesday
• Letter to Ms. Bergman – Friday
  • AT LEAST 1.5 pages (college-ruled notebook paper, etc.) written or 1 page, typed, double-spaced –
  • Pick and answer three of the following questions:
    – What does your name mean to you?
    – What have your previous science class experiences been like? What have you enjoyed? What haven’t you enjoyed?
    – What do you expect to learn this year? What are you looking forward to? What are you dreading?
    – What are your favorite books/movies/music/interests?
    – Is there anything you feel I should know about you before we start this course?
• Biology Pretest – Tuesday
• Syllabus quiz and supplies – Tuesday

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• Syllabus slip signed – Friday
• Read the “Is Yeast Alive” lab – Friday
• Letter to Ms. Bergman – Friday
  • AT LEAST 1.5 pages (college-ruled notebook paper, etc.) written or 1 page, typed, double-spaced –
  • Pick and answer three of the following questions:
    – What does your name mean to you?
    – What have your previous science class experiences been like? What have you enjoyed? What haven’t you enjoyed?
    – What do you expect to learn this year? What are you looking forward to? What are you dreading?
    – What are your favorite books/movies/music/interests?
    – Is there anything you feel I should know about you before we start this course?
• Biology Pretest – Tuesday
• FINISH THE SIMPSONS VARIABLES ACTIVITY IF NOT FINISHED IN CLASS!
• Syllabus quiz and supplies – Tuesday

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• Syllabus/Book Slip Signed – Thurs
• Letter to Ms. Bergman – Monday (We will go over this in class on Wednesday!)
• Pre-test in Biology – Monday (We will go over this in class on Wednesday!)
• Read the yeast lab procedure (We will go over this in class on Wednesday!)
• Syllabus quiz and supplies – Monday

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