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CHAPTER || ASSIGNMENTS HOMEWORK INCLUDES READING CHAPTERS, DOING THE SELF QUIZ ALONG WITH STUDYING THE VOCABULARY. || 2. Partner Up Topic: Properties of water 3. Quiz: bonds & properties of water - Aug 24 || || Proteins & Enzymes/5 & 6 || Critical Thinking #1|| # Build models of hydroxyl, methyl, carboxyl, amino & phosphate functional groups and glucose, sucrose, stearic acid, linolenic acid. Sketch & label. 3. Quiz: carbohydrates, lipids, & nucleic acids - Sep 2 ||
 * MONTH || TOPIC/
 * August || Overview/1 || ..............................................................................................................|| # Oral classwork: Levels of Organization
 * 1) Chart: traits used to classify domains & kingdoms
 * 2) Discussion: Your car won’t start. What do you do? Relate to steps in scientific method.
 * 3) Discussion: What value could infectious diseases be to the overall continuity of life on Earth? Why is it important that species be able to change? || ||
 * August || Life's Chemical Basis/2 || Critical Thinking, #1, 2, and 5|| 1. Partner Up: Identify H2, LiF, NH3 as polar covalent, nonpolar covalent or ionic.
 * September || Chemicals of Life, including
 * 1) Partner Up: Matching compounds to related topics

2. Partner Up Topic: Sucrase, Paper Enzyme Model 3. **Comprehensive Test, Sep. 14** ||
 * 1. Model Enzymes with noodles.

Formal Lab due Sep. 20 || ||
 * Lab 2: Enzyme Catalysis, Sep 12-13 (If supplies have not arrived, lab will be postponed)
 * September || Cells Structures & Functions/3 || # Critical Thinking 1 & 2
 * 1) Study/Learn Table 4.2, page 73
 * 2) Make a minimum of 3 contributions to EHSBIO wiki page: [|__http://ehsbio.wikispaces.com__]/|| 1. Sketches.
 * 3) Partner Up Topic: Organelle Matching structure to function
 * 4) Quiz, Compare and contrast cells Sep 7 ||

> || 1. Sketches. > 2. Osmosis Warm Up || > > || Lab 1: Diffusion/Osmosis, Sep 19 - 22 > Formal Lab due Sep 29 || > > > || > > || Lab 3A: Mitosis, Sep 27-28 > Due Oct. 5 || > > || 1. Sketch. > 2. Partner Up: Functions, Processes & Organelles of Photosynthesis. > 3. Quiz Oct 11 || > > || Lab 4: Photosynthesis, Oct 10-11, Due Oct 18 || >
 * *Depending on student’s background, possible use of microscope activity || ||
 * September || Cell Membranes & Transport/4 || # Critical Thinking #1, 5
 * September || Mitosis/9 || # Critical Thinking #1 & 4
 * September || Mitosis/9 || # Critical Thinking #1 & 4
 * 1) Partner Up: Sequence Steps of Mitosis
 * 2) **Comprehensive Test, Oct 4**
 * 3) Practice identifying stages of mitosis ||
 * October || Photosynthesis/7 || # Critical Thinking #1 & 5
 * October || Photosynthesis/7 || # Critical Thinking #1 & 5
 * October || Cellular Respiration/8 ||  ||
 * November || Meiosis/10 ||  ||
 * November || Inherited Traits/11 & 12 ||  ||
 * November || DNA Structure & Function/13 ||  ||
 * December || Transcription & Translation/14 ||  ||
 * December || Genetic Technology/15 & 16 ||  ||
 * January || Evidence of Evolution/17 ||  ||
 * January || Populations & Evolution and trends/18 & 19 ||  ||
 * January || Life's Origins/20 ||  ||
 * January || Viruses, Bacteria, Protists & Fungus/21 & 22 ||  ||
 * January || Plant Evolution/23 ||  ||
 * February || Invertebrates & Vertebrates Evolution /25 & 26 ||  ||
 * February || Plant Tissues, nutrition & Reproduction/29, 30, 31 ||  ||
 * March || Plant Growth & Development/32 ||  ||
 * March || Animal Tissues & Organizations/33 ||  ||
 * March || Nervous, Endocrine, Muscular & Skeletal Systems/34, 35, 36, 37 ||  ||
 * April || Circulatory, Immune, Respiratory & Digestive Systems/38, 39, 40, 41 ||  ||
 * April || Ecology/45, 46, 47, 68 ||  ||
 * May || Behavioral Ecology/49 ||  ||
 * May || Behavioral Ecology/49 ||  ||


 