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On-Your-Own Problems

To be done for each week's assignment: Before each week's class session, post your answers to the On-Your-Own problems on the class forum. You should send them to me no later than the evening of the day prior to class. The On-Your-Own problems should be answered in complete sentences. If you miss a class session, you should still post your answers. Make sure your name is on your answers. If you are the first to post, put "On-Your-Own, Module 1 (2, 3, etc.), Assignment 1 (2, 3, etc.)" in the subject line. If you are not the first, then hit "respond" to that post and enter YOUR answers. Detailed answers and explanations are provided for you at the end of the module, so that you may check your own work. DO NOT look at the answer to a question until AFTER you have tried to answer it! DO NOT copy the answers from the Book or fellow students and post them ... you will not receive credit for your work. Keep copies of all your answers in your notebook and always bring your notebook to class..

Study Guide Questions

To be done at the completion of each Module. Complete the Study Guide Questions in their entirety and post your answers to me no later than the evening prior to the class session in which we will be finishing said module. Make sure your name is on your answers. If you are the first to post, put "Study Guide, Module 1 (2, 3, etc.), Assignment 1 (2, 3, etc.)" in the subject line. If you are not the first, then hit "respond" to that post and enter YOUR answers. I will be going over the solutions in class, at which time you may make corrections and adjustments. Keep copies of all your Study Guide Question answers in your notebook.

Exams

Exams will be administered in the home at the end of every Module (I recommend that they be administered by a parent/adult). These exams are designed to be taken online and sent directly to me by clicking on the submit button at the bottom of each exam. Please answer in full sentences. I will not be able to give partial credit for work done if your answers are not clear and concise (It also helps me to see where you having problems). Keep a copy of your answers in case of technical difficulties. Exams must be turned in by the due date for grading. The only excuses for late work will be by prior arrangement. If you miss the exam due date without an approved excuse, an additional fee will be charged to grade your exam. Exams will be graded and returned by email. Print off a copy of each exam and file them in your notebooks in the order taken.

Lab Experiments

Keep a lab notebook in which you record notes, drawings, and samples of observations made in the field and/or your home lab. This notebook will randomly be checked through out the course. I prefer the little notebooks titled "composition notebook." You can get them virtually anywhere school supplies are sold. You are to record your experiments as discussed in the "student notes" section of the course. I will evaluate the way you have recorded your experiments and then make suggestions on what you need to do to improve. When you turn in your notebook at the end of the semester, I will evaluate the remaining labs, and that will be worth 35% of your total course evaluation, should you desire a grade/credit.

Evaluation

I will not spend time grading or commenting on the posted assignments, but a record will be kept of how many answer sets you turn in and this will be part of your evaluation. These assignments will be discussed in class. Your Lab notebook will be evaluated for organization and completion of all assigned experiments. All tests will be scored according to the percentage correct. Grades and credit can be arranged if requested through Cascade Independent High School.

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1. (By Aug. 20) Student Notes, read pp. iv-xiv
Have Portfolio notebook arranged!
Have Laboratory notebook arranged (for field notes and drawings)!
Have microscope and lab equipment on hand!
Start growing molds! Tell your mom to keep that moldy jelly, fruit, bread, etc. By the end of October we are going to need various types of molds to study ... ain't she gonna love me :~)

2. (Aug. 27) Module #1, Biology, The Study of Life
Read: pp. 1 - 16 up to but not including Biological Classification
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 1.1 - 1.5

3. (Sept. 3) Module #1, Biological Classification
Read: pp. 16 - 36
Answer: On-Your-Own Problems 1.6 - 1.10
Do Experiments 1.1 - 1.2
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 35 - 36

Module #1 Test completed and turned in Sept. 5

4. (Sept. 10) Module #2, Kingdom Monera
Read: pp. 37 - 53 up to but not including Classification in Kingdom Monera.
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 2.1 - 2.9
Do Experiment 2.1

5. (Sept. 17) Module #2, Classification in Kingdom Monera
Read: pp. 53 - 66
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 2.10 - 2.14
Do Experiment 2.2
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 65 - 66

Module #2 Test completed and turned in Sept. 19

6. (Sept. 24) Module #3, Kingdom Protista
Read: pp. 67 - 84 up to but not including Subkingdom Algae
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 3.1 - 3.10
Do Experiments 3.1 - 3.2

7. (Oct. 1) Module #3, Subkingdom Algae
Read: pp. 84 - 96
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 3.11 - 3.16
Do Experiments 3.3
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 95 - 96

Module #3 Test completed and turned in Oct. 3

8. (Oct. 8) Module #4, Kingdom Fungi
Read: pp. 97 - 114, up to but not including Phylum Chytridiomycota
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 4.1 - 4.12
Do Experiment 4.2

Oct. 15 - 19 Autumn Break

9. (Oct. 22) Module #4, Phylum Chytridiomycota
Read: pp. 115 - 124
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 4.13 - 4.17
Do Experiments 4.1 and 4.3 (4.4 is optional)
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 123 - 124

Module #4 Test completed and turned in Oct. 24

10. (Oct. 29) Module #5, The Chemistry of Life
Read: pp. 125 - 140, up to but not including Photosynthesis
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 5.1 -5.11d
Do Experiments 5.1 - 5.2

11. (Nov. 5) Module #5, Photosynthesis
Read: pp. 140 - 160
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 5.12 - 5.20
Do experiment 5.3
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 159 - 160

Module #5 Test completed and turned in by Nov. 7

12. (Nov. 12) Module #6, The Cell
Read: pp. 161 - 176, up to but not including How Substances Travel In and Out of Cells
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 6.1 - 6.6
Do Experiment 6.1

13. (Nov. 19) Module #6, How Substances Travel ...
Read: pp. 176 - 194, up to but not including Protein Synthesis
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 6.7 - 6.14
Do Experiment 6.2
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 193 - 194

Module #6 Test Completed and turned in by Nov. 20

Nov. 21 - 23 Thanksgiving Break

14. (Nov. 26) Module #7, Cellular Reproduction and DNA
Read: pp. 192 - 213, up to but not including Meiosis: The Cellular Basis of ...
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 7.1 - 7.10b
Do Experiments 7.1 - 7.2

15. (Dec. 3) Module #7, Meiosis: The Cellular Basis of ...
Read: pp. 213 - 226
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 7.11 - 7.16
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 225 - 226

Module #7 Test Completed and turned in by Dec. 5

16. (Dec. 10) Module #8, Mendelian Genetics
Read: pp. 227 - 238, up to but not including the section called Pedigrees
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 8.1 - 8.5

17. (Dec. 17) Module #8, Pedigrees
Read: pp. 238 - 260
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 8.6 - 8.10
Do Experiments 8.1 - 8.4
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 259 - 260

Module 8 Test Completed and turned in by Jan. 19

Dec. 21 - Jan. 11 Christmas & New Years Break

18. (Jan. 14) Module #9, Evolution: ...
Read: pp. 261 - 282, up to but not including Structural Homology ...
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 9.1 - 9.10

19. (Jan. 21) Module #9, Structural Homology
Read: pp. 282 - 298
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 9.11 - 9.16
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 297 - 298

Module 9 Test Completed and turned in by Jan. 23

20. (Jan. 28) Module #10, Ecology
Read: pp. 299 - 309, up to but not including The Physical Environment
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 10.1 - 10.4

21. (Feb. 4) Module #10, The Physical Environment
Read: pp. 309 - 328
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 10.5 - 10.13
Do Experiment 10.1
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp.327 - 328

Module 10 Test Completed and turned in by Feb. 6

22. (Feb. 11) Module #11, The Invertebrates of Kingdom Animalia
Read: pp. 329 - 342, up to but not including Phylum Annelida
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 11.1 - 11.8
Do Experiments 11.1 and 11.2

Feb. 18 - 22 Mid-Winter Break

23. (Feb. 25) Module #11, Phylum Annelida
Read: pp. 342 - 360
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 11.9 - 11.16
Do Dissection Experiment #11.3 (The Earthworm)
Do Experiment 11.4
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 359 - 360

Module 11 Test Completed and turned in by Feb. 27

24. (Mar. 3) Module #12, Phylum Arthropoda
Read: pp. 361 - 376, up to but not including Class Arachnida
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 12.1 - 12.9
Do Dissection Experiment #2 (The Crayfish)

25. (Mar. 10) Module #12, Class Arachnida
Read: pp. 376 - 392
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 12.10 - 12.15
Do Experiment 12.2
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 391 - 392

Module 12 Test Completed and turned in by Mar. 12

26. (Mar. 17) Module #13, Phylum Chordata
Read: pp. 393 - 419, up to but not including Class Amphibia
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 13.1 - 13.21
Do Dissection Experiment #13.1 (The Perch)

Mar. 24 - 28 Easter/Spring Break

27. (Mar. 31) Module #13, Class Amphibia
Read: pp. 419 - 428
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 13.22 - 13.24
Do Dissection Experiment #13.2 (The Frog)
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 426 - 428

Module 13 Test Completed and turned in by April 2
Do Alternate Experiment #13 (Field Study II)

28. (April 7) Module #14, Kingdom Plantae: Anatomy and Classification
Read: pp. 429 - 442, up to but not including the section called Roots
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 14.1 - 14.10
Do Experiments 14.1 - 14.2

29. (Apr. 14) Module #14, Roots
Read: pp. 442 - 462
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 14.10 - 14.22
Do Experiment 14.3
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 461 - 462

Module 14 Test Completed and turned in by Apr. 16

30. (Apr. 21) Module #15, Kingdom Plantae: Physiology and Reproduction
Read: pp. 463 - 480, up to but not including The Reproductive Process ...: Part 1..
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 15.1 - 15.11
Do Experiment 15.1

31. (Apr. 28) Module #15, The Reproductive Process ...: Part 1..
Read: pp. 480 - 494
Answer: On-Your-Own problems pp. 15.12 - 15.19
Do Experiment 15.2
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 493 - 494

Module 15 Test Completed and turned in by Apr. 30

32. (May 5) Module #16, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals
Read: pp. 495 - 507, up to but not including Class Aves
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 16.1 - 16.11

33. (May 12) Module #16, Class Aves
Read: pp. 507 - 530
Answer: On-Your-Own problems 16.12 - 16.25
Do Experiments 16.1 - 16.2
Answer: Study Guide Questions pp. 529 - 530
Turn in Labs for Evaluation!

Module 16 Test Completed and turned in by May 14

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