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Latin Vocabulary Packet
Helpful Websites:
Online Biology Textbook: FREE online textbook to use as an out-of-class resource
Crash Course Biology Lecture Series: a collection of about 40 on-line lectures organized by topic.
Amoeba Sisters: a collection of videos, cartoons, GIFs and handouts covering all topics in Biology.
PBS Eons: a collection of short videos over geologic time.
Bozeman Biology: a collection of over 500 on-line science lectures organized by topic.
HyperPhysics: a collection of information and links with maps linking biological concepts to chemistry and physics
ScienceGeek: a website with curriculum activities, practice tests and quizzes aligned with our textbook
Honors Biology Calendar-Spring 2019
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Date
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Activities
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Homework
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Jan7
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No School – Teacher Work Day
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Jan8
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Goal Setting, Bio vocab pretest, Resources/Habits,
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Jan9
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PALOOZA DAY – short regular classes
Jan. Latin Mini Posters; Chapter 3 questions; Bill Bryson: A Short History of Nearly Everything, Chapters 16,20, 24, 26
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LMP due Friday 1/11
Chapter 3 questions due 1/15
ASHONE due 1/25
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Jan10
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Revisit Social Contract; Chapter 3 Mini questions; Lab 3A, pg 709-write a hypothesis for each part, A-D
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Jan11
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Lab 3A, Parts A and B, answer analysis questions and write a conclusion for each section
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LMP due
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1/14
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Lab 3A, Parts C and D, answer analysis questions and write a conclusion for each section
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Lab due 1/15
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1/15
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Go over lab, Ted Talk on Quorum Sensing; Chapter 8 questions; Cell Cycle-read pgs 214-216
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Chapter 8 questions due 1/25
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1/16
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Diagram cell cycle; Pre Lab 8B-Cell Division; Enrollment with Career Cruising
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1/17
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Lab 8B
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1/18
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Go over lab, Mitosis Twister
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2/25
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Go over last two tests; Bill Bryson Chapters 23 ,27, 30
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Feb Latin Quiz 2/26;
Bill Bryson Chapters 23,27,30 Due 3/7
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2/26
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Feb Latin Quiz; Start Chapter 16; Chapter questions; Hardy-Weinberg; Lab 16A
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CQ due 3/6
Lab 16A Due 2/28
CC Population Genetics
BS- Hardy Weinberg Equation
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2/27
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16.4-16.6
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2/28
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Go over lab; Start Natural Selection Lab
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3/1
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Natural Selection Lab
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NSL due 3/4
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3/4
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Finish Lab and go over; Rock Pocket Mouse
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3/5
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Go over Chapter Questions
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3/6
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Jeopardy
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3/7
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Chapter 16 Test; March Latin posters
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March Posters Due 3/19
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3/8
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Two minutes speeches; Scientist Wanted; Bill Bryson Chapters 19 and 22
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Two minutes speeches-due 3/18; SW due ; BB due
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3/11
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SPRING BREAK
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3/12
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SPRING BREAK
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3/13
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SPRING BREAK
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3/14
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SPRING BREAK
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3/15
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SPRING BREAK
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3/18
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2 Minute Speeches; Lab 17A, March Mini Posters
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17A due 3/22, March Mini Posters due 2/21
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3/19
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GATTACA
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3/20
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GATTACA
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3/21
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GATTACA, Finish and discuss
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3/22
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Go over Lab 17A, prelab 17B
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Prelab 17B due 3/25
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3/25
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Lab 17B Coacervates;
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Lab questions due 3/26; Sci Wanted Posters due 4/3; Latin Quiz 3/29
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3/26
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Go over Lab 17A; Chapter 17 mini questions and Graphic Organizer; Chapter 17 PP
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Chapter 17 mini assignment and GO due 4/3
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3/27
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Continue Chapter 17 PP
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Geologic Time Mini Poster-EC due 4/3
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3/28
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Chapter 18 PP, Chapter 18 questions and Graphic Organizer
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Chapter 18 Mini assignment and GO due 4/3
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3/29
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March Latin Quiz; Dichotomous Keys; Kingdoms
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Pamishan creature worksheet due 4/1; Kingdom worksheet due 4/3
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4/1
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Go over Pamishan Wksht, time to work on assignments
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4/2
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Free ACT for Juniors – no school
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4/3
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Review
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Sci Wanted due today!
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4/4
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Test Chapters 17 and 18
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4/5
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What Darwin Never Knew
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4/8
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PP 19.1-19.3; Horse Lab;
Chapter 19 PP
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4/9
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PBS Evolution Series; Con’t Horse Lab; Bill Bryson 21 and 25
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HL due 4/10; Essays due 4/16, BB due 4/16
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4/10
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Go over Horse Lab; Chapter 19 Mini Questions and Graphic Organizer; PP 19.4-19.6
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Chapter 19 MQ and GO due 4/17
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4/11
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What Darwin Never Knew
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4/12
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Finish WDNK; Salamander Lab
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Due 4/15
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4/15
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Finish and go over Salamander Lab
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CC-Natural Selection
CC- Speciation
CC-Evolution: It’s a Thing
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4/16
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Review; Finish up Chapter
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BB due; Essays due
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4/17
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Test Chapter 19
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Mini Questions due
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4/18
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KU visit
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4/19
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NO SCHOOL – Teacher Inservice
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WEEK 1
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Monday
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1/1/18
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NO CLASSES - BREAK
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Tuesday
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1/2/18
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NO CLASSES – TEACHER WORKDAY
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Wednesday
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1/3/18
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1st Day of Classes-Goal Setting, Second Semester Vocab Pretest, Jan Mini Posters Due Friday, Cells worksheets-parts and functions Due Mon
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Thursday
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1/4/18
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Revisit Social Contract, CC pg 161 1-5 and pg 173 1-5 Due Mon., Pre Lab PC2 pgs 691-694
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Friday
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1/5/18
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Lab PC2 Analysis questions/Conclusion Due Mon., Jan Latin Posters Due
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WEEK 2
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Monday
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1/8/18
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Go over lab, CC, Prelab 6A pgs 723-725
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Tuesday
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1/9/18
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Lab 6A
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Wednesday
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1/10/18
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Con’t lab, Due Thursday
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Thursday
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1/11/18
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(SNOW DAY)
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Friday
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1/12/18
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Go over Lab 6A, REad pgs 78-85, CC pg 8- 1-3, CC pg 85 1-5 Due Thursday, Prelab 3A
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WEEK 3
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Monday
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1/15/18
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NO CLASSES – MLK DAY
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Tuesday
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1/16/18
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(Snow day)
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Wednesday
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1/17/18
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Lab 3A parts A and B, ASHONE Chapters 16,20,24,26 due Fri. 1/26
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Thursday
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1/18/18
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Lab 3A parts C and D, finish analysis questions/conclusion Due Fri
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Friday
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1/19/18
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Go over pgs 80 and 85, Go over Lab 3A, Ted Talks-Bacteria, Read pgs 214-216, CC pg 216 1-5, Due Monday
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WEEK 4
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Monday
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1/22/18
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Cell Cycle, go over 216, CC pg 225 due Wed., pre lab 8B
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Tuesday
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1/23/18
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Lab 8B
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Wednesday
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1/24/18
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go over lab and pg 225, Mitosis Twister
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Thursday
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1/25/18
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Jeopardy Review, cancer-cyclins/kinases
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Friday
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1/26/18
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Test Chapters 3, 6, 8 Comp Books , ASHONE Due
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WEEK 5
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Monday
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1/29/18
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Go over Tests, binders, start foldable-DNA structure, CC pg 222 and BC summary due Thurs.
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Tuesday
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1/30/18
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Foldable-DNA replication, pop beads, Feb mini posters due Fri.
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Wednesday
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1/31/18
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DNA: Secret of Life, DNA repair, PP over DNA, Crash Course DNA
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Thursday
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2/1/18
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Go over 222, con’t foldable, read pgs 233-240, cc pg 240 and BC 239 and FO 240 summeries due Tuesday, Transcription slides 1-18
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Friday
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2/2/18
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Trasncription, pop beads, read pgs 240-247, CC pg 247 and FO pgs 242,246 due Tues., Feb mini posters due
Science Enrollment Survey
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WEEK 6
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Monday
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2/5/18
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NO CLASSES – PROF. DEVELOPMENT
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Tuesday
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2/6/18
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Go over 240 and 247, Read pgs 247-254, CC pg 254 FO 253 due Wed., Foldable, Translation slides 19-41, Crash Course Transcription and Translation
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Wednesday
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2/7/18
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Go over 254, Transcription activity, viruses, CC 257 (#1 as a Double Bubble) due Thurs.
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Thursday
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2/8/18
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Go over 257, Jeopardy
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Friday
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2/9/18
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Test Chapters 8 and 9, Read pgs 343-358, CC pgs 351, 358 Due 2/16
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WEEK 8
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Monday
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2/19/18
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Lecture 13.7-13.11, CC 365 Due Tues.
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Tuesday
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2/20/18
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Ice Day
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Wednesday
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2/21/18
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Test Chapter 13
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Thursday
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2/22/18
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NO CLASSES – Parent – Teacher Conferences
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Friday
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2/23/18
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NO CLASSES – Parent – Teacher Conferences
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WEEK 9
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Monday
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2/26/18
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go over tests, corrections for extra points, 1 minute speeches due Tuesday
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Tuesday
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2/27/18
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1 minute speeches, Bill Bryson ASHONE chapters 23,27,30 due 3/12
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Wednesday
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2/28/18
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GATTACA
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Thursday
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3/1/18
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GATTACA
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Friday
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3/2/18
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GATTACA-discussion, March Latin mini posters due Tues.,3/6, Epigenetics wksheet due Mon. 3/5, Start Lab 12A Meiosis
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WEEK 10
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Monday
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3/5/18
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Lab 12A Meiosis-finish and discuss
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Tuesday
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3/6/18
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Start Chapt 16-16.1-16.3, cc pg 423 1-5,FO 421 Due 3/12, Hardy-Weinburg problems, Lab 16A due Wed., 3/7, Crash Course Population Genetics, HW Problems-do two, due Wed, 3/7
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Wednesday
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3/7/18
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Go over Lab 16A, 16.4-16.6, CC pg. 433, FO 425, 428, 430, 431 due 3/12
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Thursday
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3/8/18
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Continue Chapter 16, Start Natural Selection Lab
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Friday
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3/9/18
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END 3rd Quarter, Natural Selection Lab,
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WEEK 11
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Monday
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3/12/18
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Natural Selection Lab, , go over 423 abd 433, ASHONE Due
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Tuesday
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3/13/18
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Review, Scientist Wanted due 4/3, Pick your scientist tomorrow.
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Wednesday
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3/14/18
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HHMI Rock Pocket Mouse, Pre Lab 17B
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Thursday
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3/15/18
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Jeopardy
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Friday
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3/16/18
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Test Chapt 16, LAb 17A due 3/26, Bill Bryson 19 and 22 due 3/29
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WEEK 12
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Monday
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3/19/18
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NO CLASSES – SPRING BREAK
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Tuesday
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3/20/18
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NO CLASSES – SPRING BREAK
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Wednesday
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3/21/18
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NO CLASSES – SPRING BREAK
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Thursday
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3/22/18
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NO CLASSES – SPRING BREAK
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Friday
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3/23/18
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NO CLASSES – SPRING BREAK
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WEEK 13
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Monday
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3/26/18
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March Latin quiz Thursday, Go over Lab 17A, All CC due 3/29, Read Chapter 17, Watch PP Chapter 17, take notes
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Tuesday
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3/27/18
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Lab 17B Coacervates
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Wednesday
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3/28/18
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Burn/Work on Assignments
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Thursday
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3/29/18
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Go over LAb 17B, Go over CCs, Nawags Lab Due Tuesday 4/3, Kingdoms Worksheet Due 4/5
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Friday
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3/30/18
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NO CLASSES - BREAK
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WEEK 14
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Monday
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4/2/18
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NO CLASSES – PROF. DEVELEOPMENT
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Tuesday
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4/3/18
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March Latin Quiz, 18.1-18.4, CC pgs 474 1-6 and 480 1-4 Due 4/5, Chapter 18 PP
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Wednesday
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4/4/18
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Work day
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Thursday
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4/5/18
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Go over CCs Cladograms, Taxonomy Speciation
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Friday
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4/6/18
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Test Chapters 17 and 18 Open Note-must be hand written in your comp books
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WEEK 15
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Monday
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4/9/18
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Begin Chapter 19, PP 19.1-19.3; CC pg 507, FO pg 500, BC pg 502 Due Wed. 4/11; Begin Horse Lab; Bill Bryson 21 and 25 Due Tues. 4/17
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Tuesday
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4/10/18
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Horse Lab-questions due Wed.
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Wednesday
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4/11/18
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Go over CC and Horse lab; Start Salamander Lab, Crash Course Speciation
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Thursday
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4/12/18
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Salamander Lab-questions due Fri.
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Friday
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4/13/18
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Go over Salamanders; Continue chapter 19.4-19.5; CC pg 515, BC 512, FO 513 Theory pg 514 due Monday 4/16
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WEEK 16
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Monday
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4/16/18
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Go over 515, finish chapter
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Tuesday
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4/17/18
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Jeopardy
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Wednesday
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4/18/18
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Test
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Thursday
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4/19/18
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Video: What Darwin Never Knew
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Friday
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4/20/18
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Con’t Video
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WEEK 17
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Monday
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4/23/18
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Intro to Dissection-Showcase 5/3 and 5/4, Male and Female parts and functions due Wednesday
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Tuesday
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4/24/18
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Dissection workday, Bozeman-Cladograms, Evolutionary Trees, Constructing a Cladogram
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Wednesday
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4/25/18
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Go over Male Parts and Functions, hormones, CC pgs 332 and 339 Due Monday
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Thursday
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4/26/18
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Go over Female Parts and Functions, hormones
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Friday
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4/27/18
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Dissection workday
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WEEK 18
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Monday
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4/30/18
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Go over 332 and 338, contraception, Dissection project time
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Tuesday
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5/1/18
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Dissection workday
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Wednesday
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5/2/18
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Quiz: Parts/Functions/Hormones, Prepare for Showcase days
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Thursday
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5/3/18
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Comparative Anatomy Showcase, Developemental Placemat Due 5/11
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Friday
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5/4/18
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Comparative Anatomy Showcase
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WEEK 19
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Monday
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5/7/18
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Tuesday
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5/8/18
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Wednesday
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5/9/18
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ASPIRE Testing, Timing is Everything-due Thursday
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Thursday
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5/10/18
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Friday
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5/11/18
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(Graduation Saturday May 12 – Hartman Arena)
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WEEK 20
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Monday
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5/14/18
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Tuesday
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5/15/18
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Wednesday
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5/16/18
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FINALS (ODD HOURS)
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Thursday
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5/17/18
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FINALS (EVEN HOURS)
LAST DAY OF CLASSES
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Friday
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5/18/18
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TEACHER WORKDAY
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