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Biology Assignments

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Term
Spring 2009
Department
Science
Location
Room 9-5
Description
REMEMBER, this will be the place to go when you miss school, need homework, and/or need lecture notes and study guides for an upcoming test.
This site will also contain links and other files designed to help you.

As your teacher, it will be my responsibility to stay on top of this resource and make sure that I make available everything you need to succeed in my class.
 
As a student, it is your responsibilty to check in with this site if you miss school or need anything, and/or to communicate with the teacher (in advance, whenever possible), when you are having trouble, need extra support, or require extra time to complete an assignment.
 
Click one of the Homework buttons below to go to posted Lecture Notes and homework assignments. To find a past assignment or file that is past due, find and click the button in the upper-right corner that says "All Homework".
 
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
 
COMING UP:
Last Day of School - Thursday, June 18, 2009
 
NEXT TEST:
4th Quarter Benchmark Exam - Tuesday, June 16, 2009
 
LEUHOUSE VARSITY BASEBALL:
Congratulations to the Leuhouse Baseball program for their hard work in getting our school back in the win column, and for breaking through with their first Bay League victory in over 4 years with a 7-2 victory over Redondo on April 15th, 2009. Good luck to the departing seniors. As for the returning players, prepare yourselves. We still have a lot of work to do.
 
For more information on Leuzinger Baseball go to olympiansbaseball.com
 
GO O's!!!
 
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VIDEOS:
The videos below are offered to increase student interest and help students with the material. These may be posted in a variety of formats, but an effort will be made to provide them in either QuickTime (.mov) or Windows Media (.wmv) formats whenever possible.
Please be patient when downloading files (including homework and lectures). I apologize if they take a little time to download, which they might.

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CST Release Questions: These questions will be used in preparation for the CST Earth Science Exam. Class copies will be available for you to work on this in class. They will be due in class the day of the test. This will count for 2 and 1/2 study guides (25 points).

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LECTURE NOTES:  Ecology
This lecture will be presented in class the week of 4/20 - 4/24.

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HOMEWORK: Chapter 3 Section 1 - The Biosphere
Read Chapter 3.1 (pgs. 63-65) and answer Section Assessment 3.1 (pg 65).

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BENCHMARK STUDY GUIDE 1 - Human Body Systems:
This study guide will be presented in class on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 and will be due the day of the benchmark exam (Friday, April 7).

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BENCHMARK STUDY GUIDE 2 - Ecology:
This study guide will be presented in class on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 and will be due the day of the benchmark exam (Friday, April 7).

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STUDY GUIDE - The Immune System: This study guide will be worked on in class on Wednesday, April 1st and will be due the day of the test (Thurs. 4/2).

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HOMEWORK: Chapter 40.2 - The Immune System 
Read Chapter 40.2 (pgs. 1036-1042) and answer Section Assessment 40.2 (pg 1042).

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LECTURE NOTES: Chapter 40 - The Human Immune System 
This lecture will be presented in class on Thursday and Friday, March 26th and 27th

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HOMEWORK: Chapter 19.2 - Viruses
Read Chapter 19.2 (pgs. 478-483) and answer Section Assessment 19.2 (pg 483).

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LECTURE NOTES: Chapter 19.1 - Viruses 
This lecture will be presented in class on Wednesday, March 25th.

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HOMEWORK: Chapter 19.1 - Bacteria
Read Chapter 19.1 (pgs. 471-477) and answer Section Assessment 19.1 (pg 477).

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LECTURE NOTES: Chapter 19.1 - Bacteria
This lecture will be presented in class on Monday and Tuesday, March 23 and 24th.

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STUDY GUIDE - The Nervous System: This study guide will be worked on in class on Thursday, March 19th and will be due the day of the test (Tues. 3/20).

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HOMEWORK: 39-1 and 39-2 Endocrine System and Endocrine Glands 
Read: Chapter 39 Sections 1 and 2 - The Endocrine System (pgs. 997-1002) and
Human Endocrine Glands (pgs. 1003 - 1008)
 
Answer Questions 1-5 in Section Assessment 39-1 (page 1002) and
Section Assessment 39-2 (page 1008) 
 
NOTE: This homework was be assigned in class on Wednesday, March 10th, 2009, and due on Friday, March 13th, 2009. Due to teacher illness, this assignment has been pushed back to Monday, March 16th, and because of CASHEE testing on Tuesday and Wednesday  March 17th and 18th, it will not be due until Thursday March 19th.

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LECTURE NOTES: Chapter 39: The Endocrine System
This lecture will be given on Wednesday, March 11th.

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STUDY GUIDE - The Nervous System: This study guide will be worked on in class on Monday, March 9th and will be due the day of the test (Tues. 3/10).

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HOMEWORK: 35-2 The Nervous System
Read: Chapter 35 Section 2 - The Nervous System (pgs. 897-900)
Answer Questions 1-5 in Section Assessment 35-2 (page 900) Extra Credit for the Flow Chart. 
This homework will be assigned in class on Wednesday, March 4nd, 2009, but will not be due until Friday, March 6th, 2009.
 
Please Note: Section 35-3 is being presented before section 35-2, these sections will be covered in reverse order from the textbook, as I feel this will help students better understand the material.

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HOMEWORK: 35-3 Divisions of the Nervous System
Read: Chapter 35 Section 3 - Divisions of the Nervous System (pgs. 901-905)
Answer Questions 1-5 in Section Assessment 35-3 (page 905)
This homework will be assigned in class on Monday, March 2nd, 2009, but will not be due until Wednesday, March 4th, 2009.
 
Please Note: Section 35-3 is being presented before section 35-2, these sections will be covered in reverse order from the textbook, as I feel this will help students better understand the material.

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HOMEWORK: 35-1 Human Body System Review 
Read: Chapter 35 Section 1 - Human Body Systems (pgs. 891-896)
Answer Questions 1-5 in Section Assessment 35-1 (page 896)
This homework will be assigned in class on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009, but will not be due until Monday, March 2nd, 2009.

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LECTURE NOTES: Notes for entire Chapter 35: The Nervous System lecture series. These lectures will begin on Wednesday, February 25.

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STUDY GUIDE - Digestive and Excretory Systems: This study guide will be worked on in class on Monday, February 23 and will be due the day of the test (Tues. 2/24).

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HOMEWORK: Excretory System
Read: Chapter 38 Section 3 - The Excretory System (pgs. 985-989)
Answer Questions 1-5 in Section Assessment 38-3 (page 989)
This homework will be assigned in class on Thursday, February 19th, 2009, but will not be due until Monday, February 23rd, 2009.

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HOMEWORK: Digestive System
Read Chapter 38 Section 2 (pages 978-984), and complete the Section Assessment 38-2 (page 984) questions 1-5. This assignment is Due Thursday, February 19th, 2009.

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LECTURE: Excretory System. This lecture will be given in class on Thursday, February 19th, 2009.
 
Please note that the notes are also posted in RTF format for those who do not need pictures or want to save paper and ink.

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LECTURE: Digestive System
Notes for lecture to be given on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009, on the Digestive System.
 
Please note: that notes are now posted in both MS Powerpoint format and RTF format, in order to make lecture notes accessible to students who do not have Powerpoint or who prefer notes without pictures (ideal for saving paper and ink).

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STUDY GUIDE: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
These study guide questions will be reviewed and worked on in class on Monday, February 9th, and will be due in class the day of the test.
THIS IS WHAT WILL BE ON THE TEST, so make sure you give it a look.

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Read Chapter 37.3: The Respiratory System (page 956-963), and complete Section Assessment 37.3 (page 963) questions 1-5.

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Lab Worksheet for Chapter 37 Virtual Lab: A Test of Cardiovascular Fitness to be done in class on February 6, 2009.

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Lecture Notes for Chapter 37.3: The Respiratory System, on February 5, 2009.

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Read Chapter 37.1 (pages 943-950) and complete Section Assessment 37.1 (page 950) Questions 1-5.

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Lecture notes on Chapter 37.1: Circulatory System, February 3rd, 2009. Feel free to download and print this document if you don't want to write so much during lecture.
 
For best results - In the Print dialog box, select handouts from the "print what" section, and select 3 in the "slides per page" section. This will put 3 slides on each page, with lines next to them for extra notes or study guide questions.