Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Final Exam updates


Bio30 practice exams, follow go to this website.


education.gov.sk.ca/SAS/assessment/


select Grade 12 Departmentals
·       select Teacher Guide and Prototype Examinations
·       select Online Prototype Exams


Hope it works for you and remember it is just practice!

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Hi all! Here are your reminders for the week of April 7th-11th

Bio 30- On Monday we completed powerpoint 3-3. On Tuesday we are doing a lab in class. Those of you that are away will have to make up this lab next week at lunch. I will set a day. On Wednesday we will take some time to summarize and review both Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis. On Thursday I will give you time to study and catch up on INs. Friday will be your exam.

Bio 20- On Monday we studied and prepared for the exam. Tuesday is Exam day. On Wednesday we will begin the Animal Kingdom and study Phylum Porofira and Phylum Cnidaria through the rest of the week. You will need powerpoints #3-1 to 3-3.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Here is the link for the Biology 30 video I showed today on plants and photosynthesis. I am unable to put it on youtube so if you missed it, you can view it here.

http://tvo.org/video/178381/episode-1

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Week of March 31-April 4, 2014

Bio 30- We are covering power points 3-1 and 3-2 on the topic of ATP and cellular respiration. We will be beginning Photosynthesis on Friday. We will finish of Photosynthesis next week and set the date for your unit 3 exam in class next week. 

Bio 20- We are covering power points 2-4, 2-5 and 2-6. We are also working on our virus research and models. These are due Monday April 7th. We will finish off with Kingdom fungi this week and your exam will be on Tuesday April 8th. The exam will cover all of classification, Domain Prokarya, Kingdom Protista and Kingdom Fungi. We will have time for review on Friday of this week and Monday of next week.


Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Week of Mach 24th-28th, 2014

Bio 30- We covered powerpoints 2-8a and 2-9 on Monday and Tuesday. The exam on Unit 2 is Friday!

Bio 20- We have been working through powerpoint 2-4 and viewing both live and preserved specimens of Protists. We will finish up the protist Kingdom tomorrow and be moving on to Viruses to finish up the week.


Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Hi Everyone!! Here is your update for the week of March 17-22/14

Bio 30- We will be covering power points #2-6, 2-7 and 2-8. On Monday we did a lab on Mitosis, if you missed this you will need to arrange a time at lunch to get caught up. Next week we will be wrapping up Unit 2 and setting the date for our next exam.

Bio 20- We will be covering power points #2-3 and 2-4. On Tuesday we will be starting a lab that will take us a few days to complete. We will be studying bacteria and beginning viruses this week. Next week we will take a look at the Protists and have an opportunity to see some lives ones!!

Hope you all have a great week.


Monday, March 10, 2014

Hi all my Bio students. I hope everything went well today. Sorry I was not at school I have quite a nasty cold. I hope the sub told you you have a spare Tuesday, because you do! No Biology tomorrow, Tuesday March 11th. See you all Wednesday.

Friday, March 7, 2014

Updates for March 3-7, 2014.

Bio 30- This week we had our unit 1 exam and then began unit 2. We covered powerpoints 2-1 and 2-2. Also check out the videos in the Biology 30 unit 2 folder.

Bio 20- This week we also had our unit 1 exam and then began unit 2. We have just begun to cover powerpoint 2-1, but will take a few days into next week to get through it all.

Have a great weekend.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Week of February 24th-28th

Hi all, here are you reminders for this week!

Bio 30- You will need power points 1-7 and 1-9 this week. We will cover The Digestive System on Wednesday and Thursday, and then do a lab on Friday. You will also get an outline for your Unit 1 Exam on Friday. Next week on Monday we will have time for review and then the exam is scheduled for Tuesday March 4th.

Bio 20- You will need power points 1-7 and 1-8, as well as the Unit 1 Review Document this week. We will do a final microscope activity on Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday we will cover Evolution. On Friday and Monday we will have time for review and to catch up on all our Interactive Notebooks. The exam is scheduled for Tuesday March 4th.

Let's make it a great week everyone!!

Friday, February 14, 2014

February 14, 2014

Happy Valentine's day and happy February break!!

Bio 30- Just a reminder for all of those that have been away. We have finished all power points up to 1-7 now. If you are missing any notes print them off and make sure you get handouts from me. So long as you are caught up on all assignments (worksheets, text reading and questions, INs) you shouldn't have homework over break. The first exam date has now been set and it is March 4, 2014.

Bio 20- For those of you who have been away we didn't make it to power point 1-7, but we will be covering it as soon as we are back from break. We did a lot of microscope work this week and will be wrapping up the unit after break. We will be setting your first exam date as soon as we return from break also.  As long as you finished everything in class today you should have no homework over break, but that exam will be coming up quick, you may want to start studying a little.


See you all in a week! Have a great break!

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Tuesday February 11, 2014.

Good morning all! Here is the outline for this weeks notes and videos:

Bio 30-We finished powerpoint 1-3 on Monday and will be completing 1-4, 1-5 and 1-6 this week.Feel free to print any of these out for yourself. There are additional videos on my youtube channel that fit with these topics that I invite you to take a look at since we will not be able to see them all in class.

Bio 20- We did powerpoint 1-5 yesterday and will be completing 1-6 and 1-7 this week. Feel free to print any of these out for yourself. We will also be working with microscopes this week.

Friday, February 7, 2014

Feb 7, 2014

Well the first week is done and the weekend is here. I hope for all of you that your new classes are going well.

Here are some reminders of what we covered this week, especially for those of you that are away.

Bio 30- We have covered power points 1-1 through 1-3, so if you are missing any of those please print them out. There are no major due dates or upcoming tests just yet as we are only just finished our review and beginning unit 1.

Bio 20- We have covered power points 1-1 through 1-4, so if you are missing any of those please print them out. There are no major dues dates just yet, but you do have 2 Interactive Notebook entries already so keep up with the work as there will be many more coming during this unit!

See you all Monday!

Monday, February 3, 2014

Monday February 3, 2014

Welcome to semester 2 everyone, and welcome to my blog! You should check here often as all your notes are available, all the videos I show are linked as well as some other videos you may find useful. Also I will post reminders of upcoming quizzes and exams and other reminders you may need. Have a great second semester everyone!

Monday, January 6, 2014

Well we survived the first day back everyone!! Here are just a few reminders for today.

Bio 20- If you haven't completed all the text assignments and INs for the vertebrate unit you will have to do so on your own time. We are now finished all the notes and will see the final animal video tomorrow. On Wednesday we will dissect the frog and then Monday January 13th is your vertebrate exam. I will have an outline and review for you this Thursday.

Bio 30- Good work on the mitosis and meiosis review today. I think we are really understanding those two topics. Tomorrow we will look at the structure of DNA as well as how it replicates. Wednesday we will learn about protein synthesis and you will have a quiz on DNA topics on Friday.

Science 90- The work I assigned for chapter 9.1 and 9.2 is due tomorrow. We will take it up at the beginning of class and then finish 9.2 and learn about scientific notation. On Wednesday we will get ready for our research by selecting partners and topics and looking at the assignment outline with Mrs. Lipinski. You will present your findings on Monday January 13. If you were away the Friday before break I have put the videos on my youtube channel. Just follow the link to the right...

See you all tomorrow!!