Unit 2: Energy, Matter, and Organization
Part 1: Cellular Respiration (Energy)
- November 9: Human Strength Video
- November 10: House X Re-assessment Day
- November 11: Veteran’s Day (No School)
- November 12-13: How Humans Obtain Energy – Initial Model
- November 16: Stepping Up the Pace
- November 17: Connecting CO2 and pH with Exercise
- November 18: Why Can’t You Hold Your Breath Forever?
- November 19: Feedback
- November 20: Cupples
- November 23: Organizing and Summarizing
- November 24: Unit 2 Summary #1
Part 2: Matter and Organization
- November 30: Relating Nutrition & Chronic Disease
- December 1: Food: Our Body’s Source of Energy
- December 2: Biomolecules
- December 3: Biomolecules Reading
- December 4: Cellular Respiration Quiz
- December 7: Catch-up day
- December 8-9: Building Biomolecules
- December 10: Revise Initial Model
- December 11: Biomolecule Metabolism Writing Assessment
- December 14: Enzymes
- December 15: Writing Assessment Redux
- December 16: Potato Catalase Lab
- December 17: Potato Catalase Lab Analysis
- December 18: Potato Catalase Lab Conclusion
Part 3: Photosynthesis (Energy)
- January 4: Complete Potato Catalase Lab Report with Extension
- January 5-7: Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration POGILs
- January 8: Enzymes and Energy Quiz
Part 4: Organization (Systems)
- January 11-14: Biogeochemical Cycle Poster Project
- January 15: Nutrient Cycling Quiz
- January 18: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No School)
- January 19: Unit Review
- January 20-21: Nervous System Project
- January 22: PSSC Marine Tech Visit
- January 25: Dissection Lab Prep
- January 26-27: Dissection Lab
- January 28: Unit 2 Exam
- January 29: No School (End of 1st Semester)