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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:

1) Introductory Video

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

    Video - Tree of Life

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)

    Video - Viruses

4) WS - Viruses

 

Homework:

1) Complete WS - Viruses (need text)

 

FRIDAY FEB 19- KINGDOM PROTISTA

In-Class:

1) Note - Viruses (second half of note)

    Video - Viroids & Prions

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

    Video - Cordyceps

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

 

 

 

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