Dear Parents,
Please complete the survey using the provided link below.  For translation assistance, you may call 313-580-2532 Monday June 8th through Friday June 12th 8:30a.m. through 4:30p.m.   Thank you! 

School ReOpen Committee Parent Survey #1 https://forms.gle/DNx3eN8hcRpXsfSs5

Mon

Assignments due by Monday 6/1 at 2pm: LabBench Activity- Mitosis and Meiosis, Virtual Lab Identify Mitosis Slides, and Quizlet on Cell Division

Participation: Ch 9.1 Protein Synthesis Lecture Recording

9.1 section review questions

Tues

Participation: Ch 9.2 Genetic Crosses Lecture Recording

9.2 Section Review Questions (due on fri at 2pm)

Wed

Khan Academy on Genetics- Introduction to heredity

Thur

Make up any missed assignments.

Fri

All assignments are due by 2pm Today!

Mon – Memorial Day

Tues-Wed

last week’s assignment extension – due Tues by 2pm

Khan Academy Videos and Articles Notes and Practice Questions-The cell cycle and mitosis and Meiosis (due by Fri 5/29 at 2pm)

Thurs

LabBench Activity – Mitosis and Meiosis (due by Mon 6/1 at 2pm)

Fri

Virtual Lab Identify Mitosis Slides (due by Mon 6/1 at 2pm)

Quizlet on Cell Division https://quizlet.com/_8epnvb?x=1qqt&i=1tbiri (due by Mon 6/1 at 2pm)

Assignments due by Friday 5/29 at 2pm: Khan Academy Videos and Articles Notes and Practice Questions-The cell cycle and mitosis and Meiosis,

Assignments due by Monday 6/1 at 2pm: LabBench Activity- Mitosis and Meiosis, Virtual Lab Identify Mitosis Slides, and Quizlet on Cell Division

Mon

Due to AP Exam on Friday, all assignments extended deadline is today by 2 pm.

Homeostasis and Cell Transport Quiz

Tues

Ch 8.1 Chromosomes Lecture Recording

Warm up and Post Lecture Questions

Wed

Ch 8.2 Cell Division Lecture Recording

Post Lecture Questions

Thu

Ch 8.3 Meiosis Lecture Recording

Post Lecture Questions

Khan Academy Videos, Articles, & Practice Questions- Types of reproduction and Chromosome structure and numbers

Fri -Mon

Eid Holidays and Memorial Day Weekend!

Note: All weekly assignments are due Tues 5/26 by 2pm

Announcement: Quiz on Homeostasis and Cell Transport will be next week Monday 5/18, testing window will be from 1-5 pm 

Mon 5/11 

Watch Active Transport Lecture Recording 

Warm-up and Post Lecture discussion question 

Tues 

Passive and Active Transport 5.1 & 5.2 section review questions 

Diffusion Demo and Lab Questions

Wed 

Cell Homeostasis Virtual Lab 

Thurs 

Ch 5 Understanding Key Concept  and STP 

Fri 

Homeostasis and Cell Transport Quizlet Practice

Note: All listed assignments were initially due by Fridays 5/15 at 2pm, but assignment extension was provided due to AP Exam on Friday. Next Deadline: Monday 5/18

Warm up and Post lecture questions 

Ch 5.1 and 5.2 section review questions 

Cell Homeostasis Virtual Lab 

Ch 5 Understanding Key Concept  and STP 

Screenshot of Ch 5 Quizlet Practice test result

Mon 5/4:
Cell Structure and Function Practice Questions are due Mon by 2pm
Understanding Key Concepts and Standardized Test Preparation

Quizlet Practice on Cell Structure and Function
Submit your quizlet Practice test result screenshot by Fri 5/8 at 2pm. You will be graded for completion.

Tues 5/5
Cell Structure and Function Quiz
Your quiz will be available on Tuesday 5/5 from 1pm to 5pm. Please plan accordingly.

Wed 5/6 & Thurs 5/7
1) Watch the recordings for 5.1 Passive Transport
2) Read over powerpoint slides on Ch 5.1 & 5.2 Passive Transport and Active Transport
3) Fill out the guided notes available on Google Classroom
(Submit guided notes by Friday 5/8/20 at 2pm)

For extra help, refer back to the textbook and read over the two power point slides available. You can also reach out to me via remind or email.

Fri 5/8
All listed assignments are due by Fridays at 2pm via Google Classroom:
-Screenshot of a Quizlet Practice test result
-Ch 5 Guided notes on Passive and Active Transport

Hi Class,

Watch this week’s lecture recordings to learn more about Coronavirus and how the virus hijacks our human cell’s machinery to multiply and spread.

Below are some of the helpful links to learn more about how the new Coronavirus works, how its spread, what experts plan to do to treat the virus, and what does the antibody tests for this virus tell us.

Lesson of the Day: ‘How Coronavirus Hijacks Your Cells’ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/learning/lesson-of-the-day-how-coronavirus-hijacks-your-cells.html?smid=tw-share

Interactive learning: ‘How Coronavirus Hijacks Your Cells’ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/11/science/how-coronavirus-hijacks-your-cells.html

New SARS-Like Virus Infects Both Human and Animal Cells
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2012/12/new-sars-virus-infects-both-human-and-animal-cells

Biologists discover how viruses hijack cell’s machinery
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112141203.htm

A COVID-19 primer: How viruses work and spread
https://www.minnpost.com/health/2020/03/a-covid-19-primer-how-viruses-work-and-spread/

The Animal Origins of Coronavirus and Flu
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-do-animal-viruses-like-coronavirus-jump-species-20200225/

What coronavirus antibody tests tell us — and what they don’t https://www.sciencenews.org/article/covid-19-coronavirus-what-antibody-tests-tell-us

How experts plan to treat the new coronavirus https://www.livescience.com/possible-treatments-new-coronavirus.html

Through our live class sessions, we will look at virtual Lab on cell size, discuss major contributions of scientists in Cell Biology as well as basic parts of a cell.

Students will be work on Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning Activity on Cell Size using the provided Packet. It will be due online by Sun 4/26 before midnight.

If any of the entries submitted are selected as finalists, NY Times Learning Network will contact me and the school.

At that time, we will make sure we have permission from parents or guardians to publish student work and student names.

The contest ends today on April 21, 2020. We will find out if we are selected starting in June, 2020.

All Honors Bio students, please use Google Classroom platform/app to join our “Honors Biology Online Meet up”
Code for this additional class is provided through class website and remind app.

Live Biology session will be from 4-5pm on Monday and Wednesday via Google Meet at our Google Classroom Platform

During our live session, we will be discussing weekly content, practice questions, and instructions for weekly assignments.

All sessions will be recorded and uploaded to Google Classroom.  If a student can not attend a live session due to conflict with the homeschool sessions, they will be able to watch the recorded session and upload proof of participation (notes, questions, etc.).

Weekly Office hours: Mondays 2-3 pm