period 1, 5, 6: Biology Assignments

Instructor
Kyle Kobe
Term
Spring 2019
Description
Hello Biology 2018-2019,

You can use this website as a guide to follow along with topics learned through the school year. The link below will allow you to see what material was discussed each day. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to follow along and understand what was covered in class. Being absent is NEVER an excuse.
 
If you are looking for handouts, games, and other documents to download, most can be found on JupiterGrades. As always, be sure to follow directions given during class.
 
You can also find a copy of the course syllabus posted on this page. If you have any questions or concerns, please ask.
 
Thank you,
Mr. Kobe

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1) Computers returned
2) Reteaching: Viruses, Bacteria, Protista
3) I am giving a re-test tomorrow. Better study.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, May 20 3:47 PM

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1) HW stamps collected
2) Classification test completed
3) HW: Bring your computer, case, and power cord to return
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, May 17 3:11 PM

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Early dismissal
1) If needed: Protista stations completed
2) Classification, Virus, Bacteria, Protista review game played
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, May 16 3:56 PM

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1) HW stamped
2) Protista microscope stations activity completed
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, May 15 4:03 PM

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1) HW colleted
3) Various protista video clips watched
4) Ecology quizzezz game played
5) HW: Protista worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, May 15 4:02 PM

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1) HW stamped
2) Notes finished: Bacteria
3) Virus tutorial started in class. This is your homework if you did not finish.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, May 13 4:10 PM

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1) HW stamped
2) Station activity answers discussed
4) HW: Watch and take notes on the first 9:30 of the Protista YouTube video
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, May 10 3:04 PM

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1) Classification and Virus station activity completed
2) Station answers reviewed
3) HW: Bacteria characteristics worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, May 9 1:34 PM

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1) HW stamped
2) Virus warmup completed and discussed
4) Review game: Evolution Quizzizz
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, May 8 3:20 PM

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1) Small groups: Classification of screws activity finished
  • cladograms compared/contrasted/edited
  • Analysis questions completed
2) Human body test #2 reviewed
3) HW: Complete the NearPod: Virus handout
 
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, May 7 3:04 PM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
2) Silly group cladogram created... Parsimony discussed
3) Classification of screws activity started. Your homework is to complete the cladogram only. You do not need to worry about the analysis questions just yet.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, May 6 3:38 PM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
3) HW: Classification worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, May 3 12:27 PM

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early dismissal
2) HW: Shark dichotomous key worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, May 2 3:10 PM

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1) HW stamps collected
2) Human body test #2 collected
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, May 2 3:09 PM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
2) Human body #2 review game played
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, May 2 3:08 PM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
2) Blood type tutorial completed
3) Optional HW to replace a bad homework grade: Human body #2 review worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, April 29 4:00 PM

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2) Blood type review problems completed (there are many examples at the end of the YouTube Blood notes)
3) HW: Blood type review worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, April 26 3:14 PM

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2 hour block
 
Same as yesterday
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, April 25 3:53 PM

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2 hour block
1) Endocrine system warmup completed
3) 60 Minutes: Vaccine video clip watched (time permitting)
4) Human body test #1 reviewed and discussed
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, April 25 3:53 PM

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1) Endocrine system performance lab acompleted
2) Watch and take notes on the first 12:25 of the Immune System YouTube video
 
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, April 25 3:48 PM

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1) HW checked as you work
2) Endocrine system tutorials completed
3) 25 questions discussed and reviewed within your groups
4) HW: Bring your computer and headphones
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, April 22 3:11 PM

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early dismissal
1) Rules for the endocrine performance lab discussed
3) Endocrine system paper models constructed (this is your homework if you did not finish)
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, April 18 4:20 PM

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1) HW stamps collected
2) Human body test #1 completed
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, April 18 4:21 PM

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2 hour block
 
Same as Tuesday
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, April 16 3:13 PM

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2 hour block
1) HW stamped
2) Action potential warmup completed
4) Reaction time lab activity completed
5) Human body review game #1 completed. You can download the game from JupiterGrades if you wish to try again.
6) Reminder: Human body #1 test on Wednesday
7) HW: Complete the reaction time histograms
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, April 16 3:13 PM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
2) NearPod Senses started in class. This is your homework if you did not finish.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, April 12 3:18 PM

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2 Hour Block
 
Same as Wednesday, April 10th
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, April 11 3:33 PM

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2 Hour Block:
 
1) HW collected
2) Organization and Homeostasis warmup completed
4) "Shocking" demonstrations
5) Ecology tests reviewed
6) HW: Nervous system worksheet; Bring computer and headphones.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, April 11 3:33 PM

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2 hour block:
 
Same as Monday, April 8th
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, April 11 3:31 PM

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2 hour block
 
1) HW stamped and corrected
3) Homeostasis and Exercise lab activity completed
5) HW: Homeostasis graphing
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, April 8 3:05 PM

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2 hour block
 
1) Same as yesterday
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, April 5 12:39 PM

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2 hour block
1) Dice quiz 858-861
2) Organization warmup completed
4) Evolution tests reviewed
5) Time permitting: Video: Homeostasis and the Marathon
6) HW: Organization and Homeostasis worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, April 5 12:38 PM

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2 hour block day
 
1) Same as yesterday
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, April 3 3:15 PM

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2 hour block
2) NearPod lesson: Levels of Organization completed and worksheet stamped
3) NearPod lesson: Stem Cell Controversy discussed
4) HW: Dice quiz 858-861
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, April 2 3:08 PM

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1) HW stamps collected
2) Ecology test completed
3) HW: Bring your computer and headphones
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, April 1 3:37 PM

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1) Ecology jeopardy game played. You can download the game from JupiterGrades if you wish. I also placed a different review game to try if you wish.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, March 29 3:27 PM

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early dismissal
1) Notes finished: Overpopulation
2) Environmental Issues tutorial started in class. Due on Monday.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, March 28 1:46 PM

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Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, March 26 10:28 AM

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Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, March 25 10:38 AM

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2) Mung bean spokespersons shared their group conclusion with the class
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, March 25 10:37 AM

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1) Mung beans graphs displayed and discussed
3) Succession video clips watched
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, March 14 3:33 PM

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Career day: 22 minute periods
 
1) 10 Minutes: Succession reading packets finished
2) Rest of the period: Mung bean conclusions finished
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, March 25 3:10 PM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
2) Final mung bean observation completed
3) Succession reading article and questions started. We will finish this tomorrow.
4) HW: Graph the data collected during the mung bean observations
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, March 12 3:15 PM

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1) HW collected
3) Mung bean observation completed
4) Community interactions worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, March 11 3:06 PM

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1) HW stamps collected
2) Ecology quiz completed
3) Mung bean observation completed
4) NearPod Community Interaction started. This is your homework if you did not finish.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, March 8 3:52 PM

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1. HW stamped
3. Ecology Kahoot game played.See JupiterGrades for the link if you wish to try again.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, March 7 3:08 PM

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2. P cycle tutorial completed in class. This is your HW if you did not finish.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, March 7 3:08 PM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
2) Mung Bean lab setup
4) HW: Bring your laptops
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, March 5 3:03 PM

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1) Graphs collected and discussed
3) HW: Ecology review worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, March 4 3:00 PM

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1) HW collected
2) Virtual Population lab activity finished in class. Your homework is to finish the lab graph.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, March 1 2:24 PM

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Sub Day: Science department meetings + freshmen given laptops
 
1) No biology class.... students given laptops
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, March 1 2:23 PM

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E15 assembly day (shorter periods)
 
1) Biology department graphing assessment
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, March 1 2:21 PM

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1) HW collected
3) HW due Friday: Biome internet lesson
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, February 26 1:08 PM

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2) HW:  Living Earth worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, February 25 4:04 PM

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1) HW collected
2) Evolution test completed
3) Optional HW: Print the ECOLOGY UNIT notes from JupiterGrades if you like using them
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, February 22 3:08 PM

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Early dismissal
 
1) Evolution jeopardy game played
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, February 22 3:08 PM

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No class for 9th graders. 
Laptop computer assembly held.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, February 20 3:12 PM

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1) Dice quiz 368-369
3) Evolution quizzes discussed
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, February 19 3:59 PM

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1) Speciation warmup completed
2) Great bean hunt analysis questions reviewed
4) HW: Dice quiz 368-369
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, February 15 10:57 AM

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1) HW collected and reviewed
2) Great bean hunt analysis questions completed
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, February 15 10:55 AM

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1) Great bean hunt graphs collected and discussed
3) HW: Speciation worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, February 13 3:05 PM

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1) Great bean hunt lab activity reviewed and discussed
3) HW: Great bean hunt graphs
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, February 13 3:04 PM

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1) Great bean hunt lab activity. Bring your data to class on Tuesday. We will need it.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, February 8 3:35 PM

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Early dismissal
1) Great Bean Hunt introduction discussed
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, February 8 3:35 PM

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1) HW collected
2) Evolution quiz completed
3) DNA tests returned and discussed
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, February 6 1:39 PM

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1) Evolution review game played. You can download the game from JupiterGrades if you wish.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, February 5 3:51 PM

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1) HW collected
3) Video clips watched
4) HW due Wednesday: Whale evolution internet lesson
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, February 5 3:50 PM

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1) Video clips watched
     - Artificial selection
     - Finding Tiktaalik
3) HW: Evolution evidence worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, February 1 3:42 PM

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1) HW collected
2) 10 minutes given to fonish the Thumb lab analysis
3) Thumb labs discussed
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, January 31 2:59 PM

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1) HW collected
2) Thumb lab performed
3) HW: Complete the thumb lab graph your graph was assigned
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, January 30 3:08 PM

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1) HW collected and discussed
2) Natural selection tutorial started in class. This is your homework if you did not finish.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, January 29 10:12 AM

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1) HW stamped
2) Peppered moth history discussed
3) Peppered moth analysis questions answered and discussed
4) How to make a graph reviewed
5) Optional HW: Re-do your Peppered moth graph if you feel it contains errors
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, February 6 7:35 AM

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2) Video clips watched
3) HW: Peppered moth graphs
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, January 25 3:31 PM

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Counselor visits for 9th graders. 
Study hall for all others.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, January 24 3:36 PM

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Early dismissal (open house)
 
1) HW stamps collected
2) DNA unit test completed
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, January 24 3:36 PM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
3) I have placed a DNA review game in the folder titled "review games" on JupiterGrades
4) Reminder: DNA unit test tomorrow
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, January 22 3:21 PM

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1) Transcription/Translation paper models completed
2) HW: Transcription/Translation review worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, January 18 3:31 PM

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1) Dice quiz 252-255
3) HW: Cut glue the strips of DNA/RNA 
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, January 17 3:31 PM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
2) Translation warmup completed
3) DNA and RNA quiz returned and reviewed
4) HW: Dice quiz 252-255
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, January 16 3:04 PM

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1) Transcription warmup completed
3) Translation practice problems completed
4) HW: Finish the rest of the DNA review packet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, January 15 3:50 PM

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1) HW stamp collected
2) DNA/RNA quiz completed
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, January 14 10:25 AM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
2) DNA fingerprint activity corrected
3) DNA case studies discussed
4) Reminder: DNA/RNA quiz on Monday
Created by Kyle Kobe: Friday, January 11 1:32 PM

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1) HW stamped and corrected
2) Transcription tutorial completed
3) HW: Complete #1-11 of the DNA review packet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Thursday, January 10 1:38 PM

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2) DNA fingerprint analysis completed and submitted
3) HW: DNA/RNA worksheet
Created by Kyle Kobe: Wednesday, January 9 3:40 PM

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1) HW collected
2) DNA fingerprint paper activity started. We will finish the analysis in class tomorrow.
Created by Kyle Kobe: Tuesday, January 8 3:05 PM

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1) Welcome back speech. Grades start fresh! Let's get off to a good start.
3) Human genome project video started
4) HW: DNA internet lesson
Created by Kyle Kobe: Monday, January 7 3:29 PM