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Josh Wadsworth: Biology

April 29, 2011

Biology, Pre-AP Biology and AP Biology

ATTENTION PARENTS:

I am in the process of implementing a new curriculum implementation platform called CSCOPE.  As a result, some of my dates, projects and study guides will have to be adjusted and it may take some time for me to get those posted on my website.  I will attempt to continue to provide as much information as possible on this site.

 

Fourth Six Week Projects

click on links below to open project instructions

1st and 8th Period Projects - Virus Brochure
0 and 5th Periods - Bacterium Storybook

 

Lab Write-Up Format

 

 

Below you will find my teaching schedule along with various contact information.  Also, you will find a lesson plan for each six weeks.  We will adhere as closely to these plans as possible for the duration of the year, but there is the possibility we may deviate from them along the way if necessary.

You will also note on this page a list of internet sites you may find useful during the year.  One of the test grades each six weeks in Biology comes from the summary of biology-related news articles.  You should find the attached list of websites helpful in finding such current events.

 

I look forward to working with the students this year.  Should you have any questions or concerns regarding the class, please don't hesitate to contact me.  The best way to get in touch with me is via e-mail (jwadsworth@jourdantonisd.net) but you can certainly call the high school office at 769-2350 as well.  My conference period is listed below.

Class Schedule

Time A-Day Period Class B-Day Period Class
11:00-11:55 0 BIOLOGY 0 BIOLOGY
8:00-9:25 1 PRE-AP BIO 5 BIOLOGY
9:30-10:55 2 ATHLETICS 6 ATHLETICS
12:35-2:00 3 AP BIOLOGY 7 CONFERENCE
2:05-3:30 4 CONFERENCE 8 PRE-AP BIO

 

Helpful Article Websites(These are not the only sources you can use to retrieve biology articles.  Newspapers, magazines, TV broadcasts and periodicals may all be used as legitimate resources.  And by no means is this list comprehensive; it is merely a sample from which you can draw if desired.)

Remember that you have to have 5 current events summarized by the end of the six weeks, and you can only turn in two per week!

Refdesk

includes newspapers and news wires from around the world

MSNBC Science News
New Scientist Science Daily Nature
Associated Press Scientific American Texas Parks and Wildlife

 

Research

JISD subscribes to several databases which are accessible through the Library Resources page of the district website.  These can be accessed from anywhere having internet access using the log-in information provided in class.  These are extensive databases and best of all, they are free to the students.  Many of these same resources are used at the college and university levels throughout the country.  The next best resource outside of these is Google Scholar.

 

EXTRA CREDIT (as an alternative to the worksheets)

Here are some of the items you can turn in each six weeks for extra credit:

distilled water (1 gallon) yeast plastic cups (3 oz or 12 oz)
Clorox wipes quart or gallon Ziploc bags isopropyl alcohol (91-99%)
corn syrup dish soap empty 2 or 3 liter bottles

 

4th Six Weeks Important Dates
Dates are forthcoming...  
   
   
   

 

 

FOURTH SIX WEEKS EXTRA CREDIT SHEETS
Viruses
Bacteria
Protists
Protists (2)
Protists (3)

 

Click the link below to open the study guides for quizzes and exams. 

 

 

Pre-AP Biology Textbook

CHAP 5 CHAP 6
CHAP 7 CHAP 8
CHAP 9 CHAP 10
CHAP 13 CHAP 14
CHAP 15 CHAP 16
CHAP 17 CHAP 18
CHAP 20 CHAP 23
CHAP 24 CHAP 25
CHAP 26 CHAP 28
CHAP 29 CHAP 30
CHAP 31 CHAP 33
CHAP 34 CHAP 36
CHAP 37 CHAP 39
CHAP 38 CHAP 40

 

 

 

 

Go Big Red! Gig 'Em!

 

AP BIO Section

Links for 1/23/12

Evolution of Multicellularity

More evolution

 

AP Reading Assignments
1st Six Weeks: Biodiversity, E.O. Wilson  
2nd and 3rd Six Weeks: Origin of Species  
   

 

The Dirty Dozen
Osmosis/Diffusion Drosophila
Enzyme Catalysis Population Genetics
Mitosis/Meiosis Transpiration
Photosynthesis Circulatory System Physiology
Cellular Respiration Animal Behavior
Molecular Biology  

 

AP Lecture Notes
Exam 1 Lecture Notes  
Exam 2 Lecture Notes  
Exam 3 Lecture Notes  
   
   
   

 

 

 
 

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