Teacher's Convention Work...

Biology 20 --> Get your homework folder up to date (last assignment was textbook pg. 59 #1-6,9) and study for Unit A Exam that is on Thursday March 5 when we get back.

Biology 30 --> Read Section 13.1 in your text, answer pg. 410 #1-4 and pg. 414 #1-4 for your homework log and outline the reflex arcs for the patellar and pupillary reflexes.

Science 24 --> All Ch. 3 assignments should be complete.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Biology 30 --> Homework folder due tomorrow.

Biology 20 --> Should be studying for your quiz! and starting to grow plants!

Science 24 --> Finishing up incomplete assignments for Ch. 1 and 2, working on Ch.3 assignments.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Biology 20 --> Summary of pg. 33-34 and Food Web Poster due tomorrow.

Biology 30 --> Endocrine Exam tomorrow. Homework folder due Thursday.

Study Guide for Biology 20 Biosphere and Cycles Quiz

* Covers all material from beginning of unit up to the end of the Carbon Cycle (Chapter 3.2). *

Students should be prepared to demonstrate the following on their quiz:

- define the biosphere and its major components.
- explain relationships between ecosystems, populations and communities.
- differentiate between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
- understand the basic types of organism (producer, consumer, decomposer) and their roles in the environment, including the different types of consumers.
- describe ways in which human interference can lead to extinction of a species.
- describe the laws of thermodynamics and how they explain energy flow within the biosphere.
- draw a food chain or web and a basic pyramid of energy, numbers or biomass, including the types of organisms found at each trophic level.
- provide the word equations for photosynthesis and cellular respiration, and describe their role in energy balance in the biosphere.
- compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis.
- give reasons why chemosynthesis evolved as a mechanism to produce energy,
- explain why water is so important for organisms.
- describe the major events of the hydrological cycle.
- explain how acid rain is formed and how it affects living organisms.
- describe the major events of the carbon cycle.
- explain how humans have sped up the greenhouse effect and its potential effects on life on Earth.
- define the term albedo and describe the albedo of Earth maintains global temperatures.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Biology 20 --> Food Web Poster due Wednesday Feb 18. Biosphere and Cycles Quiz on Friday Feb 20. Unit A Exam on Thursday, March 5.

Biology 30 --> ADH and Aldosterone Case Study due Tuesday Feb 17. Endocrine Unit Exam on Wednesday Feb 18. Endocrine Homework Folder due Thursday Feb 19.

Science 24 --> No homework this weekend.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Biology 30 --> Endocrine Unit Exam on Wednesday February 18. Homework folder due Thursday February 19.

Biology 20 --> Experimental Protocol Final Draft due tomorrow. Food Web Poster due Wednesday February 18. Quiz on Friday February 20.

Science 24 --> Ch. 1 and Ch.2 assignments due tomorrow.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Biology 30 --> Article Reviews and Lab Exercise 15A should be finished for Thursday. Cue Cards due Thursday and Hormone Quiz due Thursday.

Biology 20 --> Experimental Protocol Draft due tomorrow. Food Web Poster due Wednesday Feb 18. Next major quiz on Friday Feb 20.

Science 24 --> Chapter 1 and 2 Assignments due Friday.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Biology 30 --> Cue Cards due Thursday Feb 12. Hormone Quiz on Thursday Feb 12. Endocrine System Unit Exam on Wednesday Feb 18.

Biology 20 --> Experimental Protocol Draft due Wednesday Feb 11. For tonight, read chemosynthesis article and compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. Following textbook questions should be done for tomorrow pg. 10 #5, pg. 16 #1, pg. 18-19 #1-6, 9.

Science 24 --> All Chapter 1 and 2 assignments are due for Friday Feb 13.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Science 24 --> No homework for weekend.

Biology 20 --> Experimental Protocol Draft for Wednesday February 11.

Biology 30 --> Intro to Hormones booklet and Hormone Cue Cards should be finished for Monday February 9.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, February 5, 2009

WELCOME to a new semester! askmisswilliams.blogspot.com is up for another semester and will now be updated daily. Parents and students are welcome to use this site to check homework assignments, or to keep up to date with what we are doing in class. Please feel free to e-mail me at jowilliams@fmcsd.ab.ca or askmisswilliams@gmail.com (weekends and evenings).

Biology 20 --> Process Skills on Friday Feb 6. Experimental Protocol Assignment is due on Wednesday Feb 11. Seeds and soil will be distributed next week.

Biology 30 --> Introduction to Hormones booklet should be completed for Monday Feb 9. Cue cares will be due on Tuesday Feb 10.

Science 24 --> Working through our Introduction to Chemistry Chapter. Chapter 1 review questions should be finished for end of Friday's class. Tomorrow is our detergent lab.