Monday, December 12, 2011

Monday, December 12th, 2011

Biology 12 - Period 5
  • Last of the notes today.
  • Revisit the Transport Across the Cell Membrane powerpoint here.
  • Egg lab was due today.
  • Potato lab is due this Friday (December 16th).
  • Cell Membrane (Chapter 4) test is this Friday (December 16th).
  • Also discussed the relationship between cell size and the cell's surface area to volume ratio.


Earth Science - Period 6
  • Studied how the Earth rotates on its axis.
  • Bill Nye video was fantastic.
  • Chapter 24/25 questions
  • page 439 #7,8
  • page 448 # 16,18a,19a
  • page 451 #20,22
  • page 460 #1
  • page 469 #12,13,14
Biology 11 - Periods 7 and 8
  • In the library today for the last time.  Virus assignments are due this Friday (December 16th).
  • Chapter 15 test next class (Wednesday, December 14th).
  • Topics include binomial naming, the 7 taxanomic levels (remember King Philip) and the characteristics of the 5 kingdoms.