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10 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

MCA Biology Testing

On Friday the 14th and Monday the 17th our 10th grade biology students will be taking the MCA II High School Science Test.  This test will deal particularly with what that have learned in Biology this year.  Please make sure your children get adequate rest both Thursday night and Sunday night so that they are [...]

23 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Biology Update

The biology classes will not be working on human systems in preparation for the MCA II tests in May.  We have covered all standards and will begin reviewing for the state mandated test.  Along with studying human systems we will be doing 5 dissections.  The organisms selected for this will be the earthworm, crayfish, grasshopper, [...]

23 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

AP Biology Update

The students are now working on material for exam 9.  It includes the theory of evolution, bacteria, protists and fungi.  The students will be tested on Wednesday March 31st.  We will then go into the plant kingdom and human systems.  This will take us to the end of the school year.

11 November 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Biology Update

We are now covering a very difficult concept:  cellular respiration.  Please ask your child if they are using the internet to help them understand the material.  Our next test which will be on chapter 9 will be sometime near the end of next week.  I would like to thank all of you for attending teacher [...]

18 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

This week in AP BIOLOGY

The students will be doing the MCA II Life science test on Monday the 18th.  After which we will be completing the AP Labs 11 and 12.  Their AP final will be on Wednesday the 27th of May.  It has been a wonderful year with your children.  There is  tremendous academic skills in this group.  [...]

05 May 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Dissections Begin

It is that time of year again.  The time of year the students really seem to enjoy in biology.   They get to dissect.  We start with the earthworm and work our way through the following critters:   crayfish, grasshopper, perch and the frog.  I choose these organisms because it gives the students a good representation of [...]

29 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Biology Update

We have just completed a unit on the Nervous system.  The students took a 72 point exam.  Check your portal to see how your son or daughter did.  We are now finishing off the year covering various systems of the human body pursuant to the MCA II testing standards.  The biology students will be taking [...]

29 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

AP Biology Update

The AP Biology students will be taking their last exam of the year Friday and Monday.  This exam covers all of the Plant Kingdom.   Next week we will be reviewing for the National AP Biology exam which will be Monday morning May 11th  from 8 until noon.

16 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Nervous about anything; you should be!!

Biology students are now working on a unit dealing with the nervous system.  To complete the MN standards we will be covering the basics of the human nervous system beginning with the neuron and ending with the integration of the CNS with the PNS.  This unit will take approximately 2 weeks.

16 April 2009 ~ 0 Comments

AP Biology Alert

The AP Biology students will be taking an exam on Monday and Tuesday of next week.  The exam on Monday will consist of questions dealing with the Bacteria, Protista, and Fungi Kingdoms.  The essay portion of their exam will follow on Tuesday.   Make sure they are studying this weekend.