Mrs. McCallum Notes

Semester 2 2017

Notes

Posted: September 24, 2012

Biology 122- Students have a quiz on Chapter 11 on Wednesday.  Students should complete the crossword and extra worksheets that were provided in class.   ES 120-  Starting on a new topic of population.   Biology 112- Students are studying the cell.  We are working on assignments in class.  Students should be reviewing the structures and functions of the cell.

Posted: September 19, 2012

Biology 122- Section Assessment:p. 266 - #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6p. 269 - #1, 2, 3, 4, 5 1st side of the Punnett square sheet   ES 120 - complete the article review from class if you have not passed them in  

Posted: September 13, 2012

Biology 122-  Quiz tomorrow on Chapter 10- Cell growth and regulation.  Review the notes and sheets provided in class.   Environmental Science 120- Students are working on an Environmental Movement Assignment.  We will be finishing it up tomorrow in class.  Student will also be working on their Ecopoint assignments.   Biology 112- Quiz tomorrow on Scientists and Scientific Method.  Review all notes from class.  Another review sheet was given out in class today to help with studying.     

Posted: June 2, 2012

Biology 122-  Finishing up notes on Reproduction, Pig dissection on Tuesday.  Students will be given review sheets monday to start working on and they will be reviewed Thursday and Friday.   Biology 112- Finishing up Animal section.  Frog dissection on Tuesday.  Review sheets will be given to the students on Monday and they will be reviewed Thursday and Friday.    

Posted: May 13, 2012

Biology 122-  Continue evolution notes   Biology 112- Review for Fungus and Plant test on Tuesday, May 15.  

Posted: May 1, 2012

Biology 122- Test on DNA replication, RNA, protein synthesis and genetic mutations on Monday May 7.   Biology 112- Kindgom Fungi Worksheet and questions due May 2.  

Posted: April 2, 2012

Biology 122-  Students are working on a timeline to demonstrate the scientists involved in the field of DNA.   Biology 112- Students are learning about Kingdoms and Domains.     

Posted: March 26, 2012

Biology 112-  They have started a new unit on Classification.  They had a test on Thursday on cell membranes.   Biology 122- They are working on review questions and a genetic disorder project (Due Tuesday March 27).  They will have a test on pedigree, meiosis and genetic disorders on Wednesday.    

Posted: February 29, 2012

Biology 122-  Students wrote a test today on Genetics and tomorrow there will be a presentation regarding blood types from the Canadian Blood Services.  Students can choose to participate or not.  Those students who wish to participate and are 16 and under must fill out a permission form.   Biology 112- They have a quiz tomorrow on Cell Organelles.  They have completed a worksheet and reviewed it in class.  

Posted: February 20, 2012

  Biology 122- Students are learning about genetics.  Period 4 have a sheet and questions to finish for Wednesday.   Biology 112- They are starting to study cells.

Posted: December 20, 2011

Science 9- Working on questions in class.   ES122-  Students had a presentation today of their GAIA project.   Bio112- TEST tomorrow.  Intro to animals, sponges, cnidarians and worms.

Posted: December 15, 2011

Science 9- Quiz on Ecosystems tomorrow.  We reviewed in class today what they need to know.   ES122- quiz tomorrow on Ecosystem structure.  They were given a review sheet and we reviewed it in class on Tuesday.   Bio112- They are doing a worm dissection tomorrow and there may be a quiz on Wednesday on the Intro to animals, sponges, cindarians and worms.    

Posted: December 12, 2011

Science 9-  Students have started the Ecosystem Unit and they are working on a Species at Risk project.  The project is due Wednesday and there will be a quiz on Friday.   ES122-  There deadline for their Lab write up and the presentation was today for the GAIA project.  They were given a review sheet that we will og over tomorrow.   Bio112-  The are learning about the Animal Kingdom.  There were questions assigned today in class.    

Posted: December 5, 2011

Science 9-  Students are finishing up the space unit and we are going to be starting the Ecosystems unit.   ES122-  Student are finishing up their GAIA projects, they are writing up a formal lab report and they will be doing a presentation for the class.  They are also responsible for completing ecopoint assignments which will reflect 25% of their mark.  This assignemt was given to them early on in the course.   Bio112-  They are finishing up the plant unit and we are going to have a test on Wednesday Dec 7 on the Fungi and plant unit.    

Posted: November 25, 2011

Science 9-  Student tested their space probes today.  There were some very inventive ideas!  We will be continuing witht the space unit next week and a test will be coming up...I will tell when on Monday.   ES122-  Biome projects are due today.  They are still working on their GAIA project and Ecopoint challenges.  Lab report sheets were handed out and each group will be responsible for writing a report and doing a presentation of the project.   Bio112-  We are finishing up the Fungi Section and moving into the Plant section next week.  There will be a test after the Plant unit is completed.  

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