Landry's Cell Poster on Glogster

Just thought I'd share my cell glog with everyone. You will have the opportunity to make on of your own soon if you choose. More details to come.

Quiz Wednesday on Macromolecules including enzymes

Just remembered I haven't posted in a while so just a reminder that the quiz over macromolecules and enzymes is scheduled for Wednesday. All study materials including study guides, the notes from class, etc. are available on the wiki. Additionally, I will providing access to two online textbooks shortly and will send log in information home for everyone. In the meantime, if you would like to have a textbook to keep at home as a reference, please see Mrs. Bradford in the media center and she will sign one out for you for the semester.

Our next topic will be cells and cell transport and it will begin on Wednesday after the quiz. Good stuff!

Lesson Plan for Wed. Feb. 8

Hey everyone. Should be my last day home - Amber seems to be getting better. Here's the plan for today:

1. Please turn in anything from the past few days before your leave. We will do some review tomorrow for your first quiz on Friday that will cover scientific inquiry, identifing variables, and experimental design.

2. Watch this awesome video on the characteristics of living things made by sfgregs who teaches biology at another school. He has his own channel on YouTube that has other great biology videos (click here if the video doesn't work):




3. Watch and take notes on this not quite as awesome video of me going through the characteristics of living things (click here if video doesn't appear):



4. Work on the letter to Egor assignment.

Have a good day. I'll see you tomorrow when you get back from the KCTC trip.

Great start to the semester

Great First Week!

Thank you everyone for a great start to the semester. You guys all did a great job with the Styrofoam peanut lab and we will continue to focus on lab based studies next week.

Here's the schedule for the week of Feb 2 - Feb 6 (First quiz is Friday, February 6):

Mon. Midterm pretest / glowstick lab analysis & conclusions / sponge bob IV/DV/controls work (all due Tuesday)
Tue. More practice with IV/DV/control groups & glowstick lab results discussion

Wed. Introduction to microscopes & unit one review sheet assigned (due Th)

Thu. Microscope lab & quiz prep (KCTC visit for all sophomores)

Fri. Quiz #1 & finish microscope lab & exploration day

Also, there are two extra credit opportunities out there that are available all semester long:
1. Bring in two boxes of Kleenex OR one container of Clorox wipes (free homework pass)
2. Read a biology related book (see me for approval PRIOR to reading) and write a book report about the book (based upon quality of report, I will drop either lowest homework score(s) or lowest quiz/lab grade for the semester). Please see me if you have further questions.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me through email at matt.landry@staff.spartaschools.org