week of 27 October

Hi everyone,
  This week, we are wrapping up photosynthesis and cellular respiration.  Wednesday's class we will finish up fermentation (both lactic acid & alcoholic) and do a final overview of energy in both photosynthesis & cellular respiration.  Thursday is a review/work period for the test.  I have put a document in your folder on test prep tips as well as one I wrote up last year about managing test/study anxiety.  Your snail/elodea lab is due this week as well as your unit 3 & 4 questions.  Because I was out Monday and Tuesday, I will take both of these on Friday instead of tomorrow when we last meet.  Friday during AFT I am running a review session for the test...come with questions!  I am also happy to stay after tomorrow or Friday to help out if you have specific questions.  Please remember that "I just don't get this." is not useful for either of us.  The more targeted your questions, the better I am able to help you.  Thanks, Ms. Leary

DUE DATES:
• Unit 3 & 4 questions - no later than Friday 31 Oct.
• Snail/Elodea lab - no later than Friday 31 Oct.
• Unit 3 & 4 test - Monday 3 November

week of 20 October

Hi there,

  This week we will be discussing photosynthesis and cellular respiration in detail.  To help yourself out, I highly recommend reading about both processes before class.  On Monday, I will lecture on the light reactions of photosynthesis, and potentially go over the Calvin cycle as well.  There will be some time to work on review sheets and/or the unit 4 questions as well.  We will continue working our way through photosynthesis and cellular respiration during the week.  Monday 27 October I will not be at school and you will have time to work on an assessment about photosynthesis and cellular respiration as well as your review questions.

  This stuff is complicated!  You WILL need to spend time outside of class to understand it fully.  Below are links to animations that will help you visualize these abstract, complex concepts.  As always, come to AFT if you need help.  I see VERY few of you!! Ms. Leary

PHOTOSYNTHESIS:

Overview of photosynthesis (ignore terms we haven't discussed)

Light reactions

 Another view of light reactions

CELLULAR RESPIRATION:

Overview of cellular respiration

Overview of ETC in CR

ETC in CR -- again ignore terms we haven't discussed

Overview of ATP synthase and concentration gradients vis a vis CR

DUE DATES:

• Osmosis lab - Monday 20 Oct

• Unit 4 questions - Friday 31 Oct.

week of 13 October

Howdy all,
  Today we started unit 4 on carbohydrates, photosynthesis, and cellular respiration.  Please read about photosynthesis for Thursday as we will be getting started with that in class. I will be sharing the unit 4 questions by tomorrow at the latest.  In addition, you will be doing some peer editing with the rubric on your draft of the osmosis lab write up.  Remember, it's a short week!  Don't have any stress about the PSATs please, it's just not worth it.

  As always, please come to AFT (we have it both Thursday and Friday morning this week) if you need help or would like a place to work on your lab write-up.  Ms. Leary

DUE DATES:

• draft of egg lab (osmosis) write-up - Thursday 16 October
• final draft of egg lab (osmosis) write-up - Monday 20 Oct.
• Unit 4 questions - Friday 31 Oct.
• Unit 3 & 4 test - Monday 3 Nov.

October 6 - 10 -- diffusion and osmosis labs

Hi everyone,
  Monday we did the diffusion lab and I set up the demo for the egg lab.  On Wednesday (a very short class) I explain how to write up the diffusion lab and you will get some time to start that write-up. We will also get the egg lab set up to demonstrate osmosis and take the mass data for time 0.  Thursday you will get the mass data for the egg lab after roughly 24 hours.  There will also be more class time to work on the diffusion lab write-up as well as the osmosis demo lab write-up.  Please note:  there is NOT a quiz on unit 3 on Thursday!!!  There will be a multiple choice test on unit 3 and 4 after we are done with unit 4.

Please be mindful of keeping up with your reading.  You should be done with the unit 3 reading by Thursday at the latest.  Next week, we will start unit 4 on carbohydrates, including photosynthesis and cellular respiration.  In case you really like long-distance planning, the unit 3 & 4 test is on Monday 3 November.

As always, please come to AFT or make an appointment with me after school if you would like help on anything or are concerned about your grade in any way.  Remember, it is your job to seek help!  Thanks, Ms. Leary

DUE DATES:

• Unit 3 questions - Thurs 9 Oct.
• Diffusion lab write-up - Tuesday 14 Oct.
• Egg lab (osmosis lab) write-up - Monday 20 Oct.