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Biology Syllabus SY 2009-10 North Houston Early College High School 99 Lyerly Houston, Texas 77022 Week 8 (Oct 12-16) Reminders: payment for the Field Trip due this week Chapter 3 Class Discussion Do not forget to bring the following items: Favorite snack consumed 90% of the time Clipboards and notes-journal Textbooks Oct. 14, 2009 PSAT for the sophomores Freshmen wednesday class - MOVED TO FRIDAY 10/16/2009 Week 7 (Oct 5-9) First Experiment/Second Experiment must be completed/started this week. Submit Graphing Skills (with excel skills to get an A) Weekend Reading Assignment: The Chemistry of Life - Chapter 2 pp. 35-53 Online Assessments due Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 12:00 mn. Week 6 (Sep 28-2) First Experiment/Second Experiment must be completed/started this week. Submit Graphing Skills (with excel skills to get an A) Weekend Reading Assignment: The Chemistry of Life - Chapter 2 pp. 35-53 Online Assessments due Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 12:00 mn. Week 5 (Sep. 21-25) Discussions: Chapter 6 - Chapter 5 pp. 138-160 and pp. 118-132 Classification (Intro) - Chapter 18 pp. 446 - 450 Week 4 (Sep. 14-18) Ecosystems and Communities - Chapter 4 pp. 86-113 Class activities: Numbers, Measurements, and Lab Equipments. Download First Experiment and Second Experiment for the week. Homework: Graphing Skills (Excel skills) Week 3 (Sep. 7-11) The Biosphere - Chapter 3 pp. 62-81 Advanced reading: Chapter 5 Populations (pp. 118-132) Class activities: Numbers, Measurements, and Lab Equipments. Download First Experiment and Second Experiment for the week. Homework: Graphing (LTF) Week 2 (Aug. 31-4) Studying Life pp. 16-23 Tools and Procedures pp. 24-29 Advanced reading: Chapter 6 Humans in the Biosphere (pp. 138-160) Weekend Reading Assignment: How Scientists Work pp. 8-15 Organizing Information (Appendix A) pp. 1064-1065 Download/Copy video resources (protein structure, protein denaturation) available until Week 3 only! Online Assessments cancelled! Week 1 (Aug. 24-28) Science Safety Rules (Appendix B) pp. 1066-8 Flinn Safety Handout/MSDS (e-Handouts) Basic Process Skills (Appendix A) pp. 1060-1 Weekend Reading Assignment: Conducting an Experiment (Appendix A) pp. 1062-1063 Organizing Information (Appendix A) pp. 1064-1065 What is Science? pp. 2-7 Online Assessments cancelled! Science Educator: Richard F Galian Contact: *(e-mail) rgalian@houstonisd.org **(e-portfolio) nhechs.galian@gmail.com ***(website) http://www.rgalian.com (phone) (713) 696-6168 x308 Textbook: BIOLOGY: Miller and Levine, Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc., (ISBN 0-13-115291-2) - Primary Text BIOLOGY AP Edition 6/7th ed. Copyright © 2002/2005 Benjamin Cummings/Pearson, (ISBN 0-8053-6624-5/0-8053-7171-0) - Class Text Course Objective: To develop skills in scientific thought through the practice of the science of biology. Students are expected to develop their skills in analytical and critical thinking, their use of technology (website literacy) and their practice of lab etiquettes. Grading Scale: Daily Work 60% Major Assessments 40% | Numeric Grade (NHECHS) | Letter Grade (NHECHS) | Regular Grade Point | A P/ Dual Credit | Letter Grade (HCC) | Numeric Grade (HCC) | | 90-100 | A | 4.0 | 5.0 | A | 100 | | 80-89 | B | 3.0 | 4.0 | B | 89 | | 75-79 | C | 2.0 | 3.0 | C | 79 | | 70-74 | D | 1.0 | 2.0 | D | 74 | | 0-69 | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | F | 60 | Semester A (Fall 2009) Nature of Science Safety and Equipment Overview of Scientific Processes Logic and Philosophy Measurements Unifying Themes of Biology Characteristics of Life Ecology Biological communities Ecosystems Conservation Biology Molecules and Cells Chemistry of Life (Biochemistry/Organic Chemistry) Cells (Molecular Biology) Cellular Energetics (Photosynthesis and Respiration) Genetics Mendel and Heredity Molecular Genetics Biotechnology Semester B (Spring 2010) Evolution Theory of Evolution Natural Selection Evolution of Populations Organisms and Populations Classifications Biodiversity Structure and Function of Plants and Animals
*This e-mail is only used for personal communication with the teacher. **This e-mail is used to submit homeworks, reports, and projects/assignments. ***Students are required to do online quizzes, homeworks, projects and visit the site at least 3x in a week Note: Unit syllabi are given every three weeks. Always check the website for updates in the syllabus, homeworks, online quizzes, extra credits and announcements. Please check the scheduled reading assignments: Week 1 (Aug. 24-28) Science Safety Rules (Appendix B) pp. 1066-8 Flinn Safety Handout/MSDS (e-Handouts) Basic Process Skills (Appendix A) pp. 1060-1 Weekend Reading Assignment: Conducting an Experiment (Appendix A) pp. 1062-1063 Organizing Information (Appendix A) pp. 1064-1065 What is Science? pp. 2-7 Online Assessments cancelled! Week 2 (Aug. 31-4) Studying Life pp. 16-23 Tools and Procedures pp. 24-29 Advanced reading: Chapter 6 Humans in the Biosphere (pp. 138-160) Weekend Reading Assignment: How Scientists Work pp. 8-15 Organizing Information (Appendix A) pp. 1064-1065 Download/Copy video resources (protein structure, protein denaturation) available until Week 3 only! Online Assessments cancelled! Week 3 (Sep. 7-11) The Biosphere - Chapter 3 pp. 62-81 Advanced reading: Chapter 5 Populations (pp. 118-132) Class activities: Numbers, Measurements, and Lab Equipments. Download First Experiment and Second Experiment for the week. Homework: Graphing (LTF) Week 4 (Sep. 14-18) Ecosystems and Communities - Chapter 4 pp. 86-113 Class activities: Numbers, Measurements, and Lab Equipments. Download First Experiment and Second Experiment for the week. Homework: Graphing Skills (Excel skills) Week 5 (Sep. 21-25) Discussions: Chapter 6 - Chapter 5 pp. 138-160 and pp. 118-132 Classification (Intro) - Chapter 18 pp. 446 - 450 Week 6 (Sep 28-2) First Experiment/Second Experiment must be completed/started this week. Submit Graphing Skills (with excel skills to get an A) Weekend Reading Assignment: The Chemistry of Life - Chapter 2 pp. 35-53 Online Assessments due Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 12:00 mn. Week 7 (Oct. 5-9) Cell Structure and Function - Chapter 7 pp. 168-193 Week 8 (Oct. 12-16) DNA and RNA - Chapter 12 pp. 286-312 Week 9 (Oct 19-23) Cell Growth and Division - Chapter 10 pp. 240 - 253 MIDTERM EXAMS (Written and Practical Exams) Week 10 (Oct 26-30) Introduction to Genetics - Chapter 11 pp. 262-280 Week 11 (Nov 2-6) Human Genome - Chapter 14 pp. 340 - 360 Week 12 (Nov 9-13) Genetic Engineering - Chapter 13 pp. 318 - 333 Week 13 (Nov 16-20) Bacteria and Viruses - Chapter 19 pp. 470 - 490 Week 14 (Nov 23-24) "College-type" Lecture on "Corner-stone of Molecular Biology" Long Weekend Reading Assignment: Photosynthesis - Chapter 8 pp. 200 -219 Cellular respiration - Chapter 9 pp. 220 - 239 Online Assessments due Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 12:00 mn. Week 10 (Nov 30-4) Photosynthesis - Chapter 8 pp. 200 -219 Week 11 (Dec 7-11) Cellular respiration - Chapter 9 pp. 220 - 239 FINALS (Written and Practical Exams)
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