Posted on August 30, 2011 by biowithoutwalls
HW for TWF
- Syllabus Quiz – Wednesday
- Syllabus Slip – Wednesday
- Letter to Ms. Bergman – Wednesday
- Summer assignment – Wednesday
HW for TFIV
- READ the yeast lab and dress for lab!
- Summer assignment – Friday
- Syllabus quiz and slip – Friday
- Letter to Ms. Bergman – Friday
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Posted on August 24, 2011 by biowithoutwalls
I hope everyone is safe, dry, and well-rested. Hopefully power and Internet have been restored and everyone’s OK! My Internet and power are tenuous, so apologies if I don’t respond to emails right away!
AP Biology
- You don’t need to dress for lab Monday, but you will on Thursday. Wear comfortable shoes Monday – we’ll be doing an activity that involves jumping.
- Please bring the packet of materials (guide to graphing, lab safety, etc.) we began going over last week to class.
- Your Survival of the Sickest quiz will be on Friday.
- You may need to bring your AP biology book on Tuesday – we’ll discuss it Monday.
Senior Project
- Please bring your senior project contracts and senior project binders!
- If you haven’t turned in your senior project topics, please bring hard copies of them on Monday.
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Quiz will be this Thursday!
Biology
- TWF – Your syllabus slip and letter to Ms. Bergman are due Wednesday! We’ll have your syllabus quiz on Wednesday too, so be prepared with your notebook and calculator.
- TFIV – Your syllabus slip and letter to Ms. Bergman are due Friday! We’ll have your syllabus quiz on Friday too, so be prepared with your notebook and calculator. We’ll also be doing a lab on Friday, so you’ll have to dress as appropriate to lab. (We’ll discuss it on Tuesday.)
A number of biology students have emailed/asked about an assignment some students were (mistakenly) given over the summer that was NOT intended to be a biology summer assignment. (Which is why there was a UK email address on the assignment.)
That being said, any student at SWW (including Ms. Bergman, Mr. Klawender, and Mr. Evans’ students) who completes and turns in the assignment will be given full credit for it. Any student who did not receive/complete the assignment will be excused from the assignment, so the assignment will not count for or against their grade.
We will discuss the issue in class next week.
Enjoy the Earthquake holiday!
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Posted on August 23, 2011 by biowithoutwalls
- Syllabus slip signed – Friday
- Letter to Ms. Bergman – Tuesday
- 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?
- Syllabus quiz and supplies – Tuesday
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Posted on August 23, 2011 by biowithoutwalls
- 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?
- Syllabus quiz and supplies – Tuesday
- 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”)
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Posted on August 21, 2011 by biowithoutwalls
Biology, Senior Project and AP Biology Students,
This year, all homework and grades will be posted on JupiterGrades, a fantastic online grading system. The student log-in page can be found here. SWW will be distributing usernames and passwords for students and parents in the first few days of school. I will continue to post homework assignments and important links and documents here.
Looking forward to the coming year,
Ms. Bergman
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Posted on May 27, 2011 by biowithoutwalls
HW for ALL bio classes
- FINAL – JUNE 2, morning: Bring a blue/black pen, a few sheets of notebook paper, a pencil for graphs/math, and your ID.
- BRING IN YOUR TEXTBOOK on the day of the final.
- PROJECT:
- TFIV: Bring in materials on Tuesday to work on your project; projects due 6/10
- TWF and MWH: Bring in materials on Tuesday/Monday to work on your project; projects due 6/8
HW for AP Biology
- FINAL PAPER: EMAILED BY TONIGHT at 12:00am. PUT YOUR PAPER ON TURNITIN.COM
- Group lab assignment: EMAILED BY MIDNIGHT, 6/3/11. PUT YOUR REPORT ON TURNITIN.COM
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Posted on May 23, 2011 by biowithoutwalls
HW for AP Biology
- FINAL PAPER DUE: Midnight, Friday! Turn it in to turnitin.com (there’s an entry up!)
- GROUP lab report (AND PICTURES) from the College Board Lab: Midnight, Friday, June 3rd!
- Bring your laptop on Wednesday!
HW for MWH
- Enzyme Lab Packet (Activities 1 and 3 Qs) – Wednesday
- Digestion make-up packet for students who did not participate in lab – Wednesday
- Test Corrections – Wednesday
- Project 6/8
- Final 6/2
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Posted on May 19, 2011 by biowithoutwalls
How to review for your final – 2011
FINALS SCHEDULE – All science finals will occur on June 2nd in the morning!
- Complete the final review sheet: finalreviewsheet_2011
- Consider this a practice final. If you can comfortably WRITE your answers for this, you will be fine for the final!
- Play the jeopardy games posted:
- Review your tests and quizzes, particularly those from early in the year!
- End of Year Reviews
- Come to review sessions leading up to the final. COME WITH QUESTIONS! I’m happy to review, but I won’t reteach. (An appropriate question: Could you review prophase I of meiosis?; an inappropriate request: Could you teach me “cells?”)
- Use the resources posted under “Course Help and Links.” These include videos, review games, additional information, and other resources.
- Use these videos (Although they’re aimed at AP students, they’ll quickly review a lot of what we learned in class): http://www.hippocampus.org/Biology;jsessionid=497C3BD4D6D0D26B5289F24EF0098468
- Look for CONNECTIONS between units! Pick vocab words from different units and say how they relate to one another. Example: If we see diffusion occurring in a variety of places, then be able to discuss it in those places.
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Posted on May 11, 2011 by biowithoutwalls
HW for AP biology
- EMAIL ME A PAPER TOPIC BY FRIDAY!
- Rough draft – 5/20/11
- Final draft – 5/27/11
HW for TFIV
- Test corrections: Tuesday
- Quiz: Digestive System – Tuesday – 917-923
- Read the lab packet for Friday and DRESS for lab (no shorts/skirts; close-toed shoes!)
- Project – 6/10/11
- Final – 6/2/11
HW for MWH
- Project: 6/8/11
- Email a topic by Monday!
- Final 6/2/11
HW for TWF
- Digestive system enzymes packet – Wednesday
- Test corrections – Tuesday
- Project – 6/8/11
- Final 6/2/11
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Posted on May 6, 2011 by biowithoutwalls
HW for AP Biology
GOOD LUCK ON THE AP EXAM!
AP review: 10:30-2:30 at the Silver Spring Starbucks!
HW for TFIV
- Project – 6/10/11
- Project topic – Tuesday!
- Final – 6/2/11
HW for TWF
- Field Trip Tuesday: BRING A FARECARD
- Project – 6/8/11
- Project topic – Wednesday!
- Final – 6/2/11
HW for MWH
- Who Killed Shamari Davis? Qs – Monday
- Pedigree – Monday
- TEST – Wednesday – see the ‘How to study’ post
- Field Trip: Thursday – bring your farecard!
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