Mrs. Willis' Science Courses at Harbor Prep

Biology

Homework Assignments

8/15: 1) Have your parents sign and tear the letter from the syllabus. 2) Sign up for Remind service. All due by Mon 8/21 (Per 0,1) or Tues 8/22 (Per 2).

8/21: 1) Do the Lab Safety Cartoon Strip. 2) Read the article "Lab Safety Gone Wrong" and complete the reading assignment on the back. 3) Complete the HTPA Lab Safety Contract. Due Mon 8/28 (Per 0 and Per 1). Due Tues 8/29 (Per 2).

8/28: Practice graphing by completing the Fish Boldness Graphing Exercise. Due on Tues 9/5 (Per 0, 2) or Wed 9/6 (Per 1).

9/5: 1) Complete the Otter History Reading HW. 2) Graph the Temperature of Biomes Activity. Due on Mon 9/11 (Per 0,1) or Tues 9/12 (Per 2).

9/11: 1) Complete the Precipitation of Biomes Graphing Activity. Due on Mon 9/18 (Per 0 and Per 1). Due Tues 9/19 (Per 2).

9/18: Read the article on Sea Otter recovery and complete the activity. Due on Mon 9/25 (Period 0 and 1) or Tues 9/26 (Per 2). Also, test assessment will be on Mon 9/25 or Tues 9/26 Multiple choice and essay. Study!

9/26: Read the Robert Paine article. Do a CER on the article. Due on Mon (Per 0 and 1) 10/2 or Tues 10/3 (Per 2).

10/2: Do the Zoo Break Homework. Due on Mon 10/9 (Per 0 and 1) or Tues 10/10 (Per 2).

10/10: Revise your Food Web Complexity Lab Report. Staple your CER, lab report rough draft, peer review rubric, and final lab report together. Turn in Mon 10/16 (Per 0 and 1) or Tues 10/17 (Per 2). Quiz on Food Chains/Webs on Mon/Tues. And finish your owl pellet lab. Due on Mon/Tues as well.

10/17: Do the Coral Reef and Climate Change HW. Due on Mon 10/23 (Per 0 and 1) or Tues 10/24 (Per 2).

10/24: Read the article the Sun No Longer Shines and answer the questions. Due on Mon 10/30 (Per 0 and 1) or Tues 10/31 (Per 2).

10/30: Do the Biodiversity Loss and Conservation Plan HW. Due on Mon 11/6 (Per 0 and Per 1) or Tues 11/7 (Per 2).

11/7: Work on your Engineering Challenge Assignment. Projects due this week!

11/14: Test on Wednesday (Per 0,1) or Thursday (Per 2). Study! Do the Squirrel Altruism HW Assignment. Due on Mon 11/27 (Per 0,1) or Tues 11/28 (Per 2). Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

11/28: Watch two video clips and answer the guide questions. The links for the videos are in the guides. 1) Tour of the Cell and 2) Cell Membrane. Due on Mon 12/4 (Per 0,1) or Tues 12/5 (Per 2).

12/5: Study for your final! Period 0 Final = Tuesday 12/12. Period 1 Final = Wed 12/13. Period 2 Final = Thursday 12/14. Here is a study guide to help you!

Winter Recess HW: Complete all three assignments and bring them to class on Tues 1/9. Have a wonderful break!

1/9: Complete the Initial Model for our Shark Attack Unit. Needs color and explanations for each box. Feel free to do this on a separate sheet of paper if needed.

1/16: Complete the Second Model for our Shark Attack Unit. Needs color and explanations for each box (at least three sentences per box). Feel free to do this on a separate sheet of paper if needed. Attach your initial model to your second model. Due on Mon (1/22) for Per 0 and 1. Due on Tues (1/23) for Per 2.

1/22: Watch Mr. Andersen's Video on the Nervous System. Fill in the video guide. Due on Monday 1/29 (Per 0,1) or Tuesday 1/30 (Per 2).

1/29: Read Assignment 1 of the Hot Zone. Complete the table on a white sheet of paper. Due on 2/5 (Per 0,1) or 2/6 (Per 2).

2/6: Read Assignment 2 of the Hot Zone. Complete the table on a white sheet of paper (with color and pics for the vocab words). Due on Mon 2/12 (Per 0 and 1) or Tues 2/13 (Per 2).

2/12: Read Assignment 3 of the Hot Zone. Complete the table on a white sheet of paper (with color and pics for the vocab words). Due on Tues 2/20 (Per 0 and 2) or Wed 2/21 (Per 1). Also, quiz on Tues (Per 0,2) or Wed (Per 1) on Macromolecules and Protein Synthesis.

2/20: Read Assignment 4 of the Hot Zone. Complete the table on a white sheet of paper (with color and pics for the vocab words). Due on Tues 2/27 (Per 2) or Mon 2/26 (Per 0, 1).

2/27: Read Assignment 5 of the Hot Zone. Complete the table on a white sheet of paper (with color and pics for the vocab words). Due on Tues 3/6 (Per 2) or Mon 3/5 (Per 0, 1). Here is the study guide for the assessment.

3/6: Read Assignment 6 of the Hot Zone. Complete the table on a white sheet of paper (with color and pics for the vocab words). Due on Tues 3/13 (Per 2) or Mon 3/12 (Per 0, 1).

3/12: Read Assignment 7 of the Hot Zone. Complete the table on a white sheet of paper (with color and pics for the vocab words). Due on Tues 3/20 (Per 2) or Mon 3/19 (Per 0, 1).

3/19: Read Assignment 8 of the Hot Zone. Complete the table on a white sheet of paper (with color and pics for the vocab words). Due on Tues 3/27 (Per 2) or Mon 3/26 (Per 0, 1).

3/26: Two things this week. 1) Read Assignment 9 of the Hot Zone. Complete the table on a white sheet of paper (with color and pics for the vocab words). Due on Mon 4/7 (Per 0, 1) or Tues 4/8 (Per 2). 2) Watch James Watson's Ted Talk and answer the questions on this guide. Please practice academic honesty.

4/10: Complete Hot Zone Log 10. Due on Monday 4/16 (Per 0 and 1) or Tuesday 4/17 (Per 2). Here is the study guide for the introduction to genetics assessment.

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