Living Environment
Contact:
rbarravecchio@schools.nyc.gov
Grading Policy:
15% - homework
15% - projects
15% - quizzes
20% - classwork and labs
35% - exams
Upcoming Dates
1.23 Quiz on Excretion
1.15 - quiz on Digestion
12.12 - exam 2.1 -Unit 3 - Biochemistry (see below)
12.5 - quiz on Enzymes
11.27 - quiz on Biochemistry - Acids and Bases and macromolecules
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Homework:
Week of January 20:
- Tuesday - state science review - draw and label (on loose leaf) the 8 phases of the moon; quiz on excretion on Thursday
- Wednesday - define rotation and revolution. what causes day and night? what do we experience seasons?; quiz on excretion on Thursday
- Thursday - review notes on respiration
Week of January 13:
- Lab 2.5 - Lung Capacity due on Thursday 1.16
- Tuesday - study for digestion quiz
- Wednesday - vocab - digestion,egestion, excretion, absorption, feces, nitrogenous wastes, diaphragm
- Thursday - review notes on excretion
Week of January 6:
- lab 2.4 - classification due on Thursday 1.9
- Tuesday - complete classwork diagram
- Thursday - study for Tuesday's quiz on digestion.
Week of January 2:
sign and complete goal sheets for unit 4 - Body systems
Week of December 16:
Lab Report 2.3 - Nutrients in Food due on Thursday
Signed test and corrections must be returned by Wednesday (students will get unit 3 exam back on Tuesday)
Science Fair choices due on Monday 1.6
Week of December 5:
Monday - lab report due on Thursday for lab 2.1 - cabbage pH
Tuesday - review for Thursday's exam on enzymes
Wednesday - complete the following question (can also be found on google classroom if you would like to submit it electronically) - explain what is meant by the following statement: "Glucose molecules are the building blocks of carbohydrate"
Thursday - review notes - exam on next Thursday
print practice test for Wednesday
Week of December 9:
Lab 2.2 - Enzymes due on Thursday 12.12
Exam 2.1 - Biochemistry on Thursday 12.12
print practice exam see file below