Unit+2-Biochemistry

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Today we Test Journaled the Biochem Exam and started Progress Points. We also discussed the new JAE articles that you brought in. We are back to using the AP Biology calendar. Here is the homework: If you were absent: Come in sometime in the next week to go over the test and test journal. Show me your JAE article
 * Read text sections 25.1 & 25.3; take notes **

Thursday, October 10, 2013 We took the Biochem exam. Bring a JAE article annotated on Monday. Have a great long weekend.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Today we played a review game. Here is the link to the Quizlet from which it was generated: [|Biochem Review Quizlet] TEST TOMORROW--My suggestion is that you write out what you know about each target. Then use the Wiki, notes and book to fill in knowledge gaps. We also discussed the post lab quiz.

Tuesday, October 10, 2014 Today groups finished discussing the jigsaw targets. We then went through this powerpoint:

Monday, October 7, 2013 Today we took a quiz for the Enzyme Post lab. Then groups worked on their peer teaching. This week, no homework is due, but the test is on Thursday, so be reviewing for it. Use targets and wiki.

Friday, October 4, 2013 Today students presented targets I and II in small groups. Lab groups also presented results from the enzyme lab. You must complete the analysis for the lab for Monday. You can use it and your graph and notes from Friday for the Post Lab Quiz on Monday. Also, add the question: Explain why and how salt, heat, pH, enzyme concentration, substrate concentration and isomers affect enzymes in terms of structure and function.

Thursday, October 3, 2013 Today we did the Enzyme Lab. Each group did a positive and negative control as well as at least one experimental group. You need to convert the data for 0s, 60s, 120s, 180s, and 240s as stated on page 7 and graph it. Then determine the amount produced per minute as stated on page 7. The graph is due tomorrow. Analysis is due Monday, as you will have a quiz on which you can use the analysis. Make sure you can get into progress points before the weekend. I won't be answering e-mail over the weekend. Usually I do, but this weekend I cannot.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 Today groups worked on notes for their target. Each group produced a note taking sheet, notes and a quiz for a small group. Turn in 1 copy per group tomorrow and I will make copies for everyone. Tomorrow, we are doing the enzyme lab.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Today we did a quiz quiz trade using this protein quizlet: http://quizlet.com/14295731/enzymes-and-proteins-vocab-flash-cards/ We then built a protein using a modeling kit to learn about primary, secondary and tertiary structure. Finally, we discussed enzymes using this powerpoint.

Notes on your Jigsaw target were turned in as well.

Monday, September 30, 2013 Remember that we are not using the course calendar for this unit. I handed out this one: Today we turned in the JAE #1 and learned about how to search for your next article. Here is what I said to do:

Go to www.d125.org Click on the ILC button Click on Databases by Subject If you are asked for a username and password, it is astevenson as the username and shspatriot as the password Click on Academic Search Premier When searching, use an animal, plant, disease, disorder, body part, or anything else biological you are interested in. Be sure to click that you only want full text and scholarly reviewed journals from the past year Look through the results, pick a title that seems to show a clear independent and dependent variable. Click on that article and read the abstract. If that seems to make for a good JAE, then click on the Full Text of the article. Look at the data to make sure it is manageable.

We also completed the following assignment using the book:. Tomorrow, make sure you have your notes for this assignment:

Remember that you were assigned to only 1 target. If you don't remember which target, ask a group member.

Finally, I handed out this lab--prelab due Wednesday: