Course Calendar

April 25-29

PRO D Days...Monday, April 25th & 26th

Wednesday, April 27th - DAY 1 (again!!)

Biology 12 Honours - GATTACA & Discussion

Thursday, April 28th - Day 2

Biology 12 - Blood Chemistry

Friday, April 29th - Day 1

Biology 12 Honours - GATTACA & Discussion

Good luck on your AP Exams next week!!


April 18-22

Biology 12 H

Monday


Wednesday - TOC

Please ask students to volunteer to work through the animations and quizzes with the class... There are a few different examples so please switch up the volunteer students. The ENTIRE class should assist with the responses.


Biology 12

CASE STUDIES DUE

Heart Attack
Hypertension
Blood


April 11-15

Biology 12 H

  • DNA structure & function
  • DNA extraction
  • DNA replication


Biology 12

Circulation & Respiration PPT

April 11th
  • Nervous System & Excretion Test
  • cut out paper heart and lung model in journal - paint or colour
April 13th
  • Explore and observe a demo on a cow/beef heart
  • Add heart picture to paper model in your journal
  • Label structures of the heart
    • – left and right atria 
    • – left and right ventricles 
    • – coronary arteries and veins 
    • – anterior and posterior vena cava (inferior and superior)
    • – aorta 
    • – pulmonary arteries and veins 
    • – pulmonary trunk 
    • – atrioventricular valves 
    • – chordae tendineae 
    • – semi-lunar valves 
    • – septum 

  • Draw arrows showing the path of blood through the heart
  • Label structures of the respiratory system

    • – nasal cavity 
    • – pharynx 
    • – larynx 
    • – trachea 
    • – bronchi 
    • – bronchioles 
    • – alveoli 
    • – diaphragm and ribs 
    • – pleural membranes 
    • – thoracic cavity 
April 15th

  • Arteries and Veins
  • Blood Vessels
  • sorting and organizing features of blood vessels (arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins)
  • Identifying blood vessels in the systemic circuit

April 4 - 8th

Biology 12

CASE STUDY Assignment - Due April 19th

Instructions are posted on the Biology 12 - Inquiry Assignment Page to the right...


Biology 12 Honours

April 4 - Systems Test

April 6 - Mendelian Genetics - Ms. Muirhead

Video: Mendel and his Peas (only watch to 3:35 - the end of the video isn't relevant to us!)


PowerPoint
The PowerPoint contains all the questions we worked on in class for you to print out an glue in your journal.

Please include the following vocabulary and their definitions in your journal:

Gene
Allele
Dominant allele
Recessive allele
Homozygous
Heterozygous
Genotype
Phenotype
Test cross