
Mrs. Lindner
SBI 3U: BIODIVERSITY
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS:
B1 - Analyze the effects of various human activities on the diversity of living things
B2 - Investigate the principles of scientific classification, using appropriate sampling and classification techniques
B3 - Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of living organisms in terms of the princples of taxonomy and phylogeny
THURSDAY FEB 4 - INTRO/SAFETY
In-Class:
1) Welcome & Introduction
2) Kahoot - What do you know about biology?
3) Review Course Outline
4) WS - Reviewing WHMIS/MSDS/Safety
FRIDAY FEB 5 - INTRO/SAFETY
In-Class:
1) Take up WS - WHMIS/MSDS/Safety
2) WS - Safety Concerns in Biology (need 'Stay Safe' booklet)
3) Take up - Safety Concerns in Biology
MONDAY FEB 8 - INTRO TO BIODIVERSITY
In-Class:
2) Note - Intro to Biodiversity
3) WS - Biodiveristy: An Introducdion
WS - Biodiversity: A Concept Map
Homework:
1) Complete all in-class work if not done
TUESDAY FEB 9- CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS
In-Class:
1) Took up WS - BD: An Introduction
2) Note - Classification of Organisms
3) Booklet - Classifying Organisms (& took this up in class)
Homework:
1) Complete WS - Nature of Classification (ALL questions)
2) Complete Assignment - Taxa Find (due Thursday Feb 11)
WEDNESDAY FEB 10- DICHOTOMOUS KEYS
In-Class:
1) Took up WS - Nature/Classification
2) GIZMO - Dichotomous Key
Homework:
1) Study for Quiz
2) Complete GIZMO & Dichotomous Key Quiz
THURSDAY FEB 11- KINGDOMS ARCHAE & EUBACTERIA
In-Class:
1) Biodiversity Quiz #1
Will include ALL information - in-class, homework, any activities - given on:
i) Thurs Feb 4: Safety
ii) -Fri Feb 5: Safety
iii) Mon Feb 8: Intro to Biodiversity
iv) Tues Feb 9: Classification
2) Taxa-Find Assignment due
3) Practice - Using a dichotomous key to identify mythological creatures
4) Note - Kingdoms Eubacteria & Archaebacteria
5) Colour Plate - Bacteria
Homework:
1) Complete Colour Plate: answer question sheet and colour in picture
FRIDAY FEB 12- SLIME MOULDS & TECHNOLOGY (TEACHER ABSENT)
In-Class:
1) Complete Biodiversity Learning Checkpoint 1, questions 1-8
2) Complete Assignment - Slime Moulds & Technology = students research ONE slime mould topic given by teacher
Homework:
1) Complete all in-class work
2) Study for Biodiversity Quiz 2
MONDAY FEB 15 - FAMILY DAY
TUESDAY FEB 16- BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION
In-Class:
1) Homework check/took up WS - Bacteria Colour Plate
2) Handed back/took up Biodiversity Quiz 1 & Taxa-Find
3) Practice - Dichotomous Key of Bacteria
4) Note - Bacterial Reproduction
5) Microviewers - Helpful/Harmful Bacteria
Homework:
1) Study for Quiz
WEDNESDAY FEB 17- PHYLOGENY & PHYLOGENETIC TREES
In-Class:
1) Note - Phylogeny & Phylogenetic Trees
2) Microviewers - Helpful/Harmful Bacteria
Homework:
1) WS - Phylogeny and Modern Taxonomy
2) Study for Biodiversity Quiz 2
THURSDAY FEB 18- VIRUSES
In-Class:
1) Biodiversity Quiz # 2
Will include ALL information - in class, homework, microviewers, etc -given on:
i) Wed Feb 10: Dichotomous Key GIZMO
ii) Thurs Feb 11: Types/ Cells, Bacteria
iii) Tues Feb 16: Bacterial Reproduction
2) Took up WS - Modern Taxonomy & Phylogeny
3) Note - Viruses (first half of note)
4) WS - Viruses
Homework:
1) Complete WS - Viruses (need text)
FRIDAY FEB 19- KINGDOM PROTISTA
In-Class:
1) Note - Viruses (second half of note)
2) TIme to work on BD Learning Checkpoint 2
3) Note - Kingdom Protista
Mini-Microviewer Activity - looking at protists
Homework:
1) Complete Learning Checkpoints 1 AND 2
2) Study for Biodiversity Quiz 3 on Thurs Feb 25
MONDAY FEB 22 - KINGDOM FUNGI
In-Class:
1) Took up WS - Viruses
2) Note - Kingdom Fungi
3) Learning Checkpoint 3, questions 1-13
Homework:
1) Learning Checkpoint 3, questions 1-13
2) Study for Quiz 3
TUESDAY FEB 23- ANIMAL KINGDOM
In-Class:
1) Took up questions from examining protists with microviewers
2) Note - Animal Kingdom
3) Worksheet - Determining different phyla from animal kingdom
Homework:
1) Complete WS - Different Phyla/Animal Kingdom
2) Study for biodiversity quiz 3
WEDNESDAY FEB 24 - DEAD THINGS IN JARS
In-Class:
1) Activity - Dead Things in Jars: Determine the phyla different members of the animal kingdom belong to
Homework:
1) Study for Quiz 3 tomorrow
2) Complete LC #3: Q 14-18
THURSDAY FEB 25 - KINGDOM PLANTAE
In-Class:
1) Biodiversity Quiz 3
Will include ALL information -in class, homework, microviewers, etc -given on:
i) Wed Feb 17: Phylogeny/Phylogenic Trees
ii) Thurs Feb 18: Viruses
iii) Fri Feb 19:Viruses & Kingdom Protista
2) Note - Plant Kingdom
3) Learning Checkpoint 3 - complete all questions
Homework:
1) Complete LC 3 - all questions
2) Study for Biodiversity Unit Test
FRIDAY FEB 26 - P.A. DAY
MONDAY FEB 29 - BIOLOGICAL DRAWINGS
In-Class:
1) Note - Biological Drawings
2) Assignment - sketch a BD of a species from each of the 6 kingdomes of life
Homework:
1) Study for Unit Test
TUESDAY MARCH 1 - BIOLOGICAL DRAWINGS
In-Class:
1) Continue with Assignment (BD)- due on Thursday March 3
2) Hand back - Quiz 3 & Dead Things in Jars
Homework:
1) Complete Biodiversity Review - at least half of review package
WEDNESDAY MARCH 2 - SNOW DAY
THURSDAY MARCH 3 - BIODIVERSITY REVIEW
In-Class:
1) Completed BD Review Sheets
FRIDAY MARCH 4 - BIODIVERSITY UNIT TEST
1) Biological Drawing Assignment due