Biology Labs

This schedule was updated on 1-11-11 to clarify that labs WILL meet on Nov. 10.

Grades 8 -12
Teacher: Cheryl Kirchner

Day/Time: Thursdays, 10:30/10:45 – 11:45 am

Dates Sept. 15, 29, Oct. 13, 27, Nov. 10, Dec. 15, Jan. 12, Feb. 9, 23, March 8, 22, Apr. 12, 26, May 10. (14 meetings)

Classroom: Grace Kitchen

Tuition: $75This class is full as of 9/14/11.

Students will be completing labs from Apologia’s Biology text. This class will be more of a lab co-op than an actual class, in that Mrs. Kirchner, the teacher, will not be teaching the concepts from the text, though she will answer questions that students may have. Students will be learning primarily at home from their texts and then gathering at Connections for the labs on the specific dates below.

Required Text: Exploring Creation with Biology text (any version), lab notebook, pen. Parents will need a copy of the Solutions and Tests to correct their student’s work and/or to give tests. Students may occasionally be asked to bring a common household item from home. Students will be able to use microscopes, dissections tools, and other lab equipment from Connections.

Lab Schedule: Students should read each module, especially the experiments before each lab meeting. If they are not done with the module, students should at least read the lab before class. The publisher recommends 2 weeks for each module, except for Module 6 which requires 3 weeks.
Sept. 15: Module 1: Biology, The Study of Life

Sept. 29: Module 2: Kingdom Monera

Oct. 13: Module 3: Kingdom Protista

Oct. 27: Module 4: Kingdom Fungi

Nov. 10: Module 5: The Chemistry of Life

Dec. 15: Module 6: The Cell

Jan 12: Module 7: Cellular Reproduction

Jan.26: Module 8: Genetics (Watch DVD, do labs at home)

Feb. 9: Module 9: Evolution (no labs, Watch DVD)

Feb. 23: Module 10: Ecosystems (no mtg, do labs at home)

Mar. 8: Module 11: The Invertebrates (dissect worm)

Mar. 22: Module 12: Phylum Arthropoda (dissect crayfish)

Apr. 12: Module 13: Phylum Chordata (dissect perch)

Apr. 26: Module 13: Phylum Chordata (dissect frog)

May 10: Module 14: Kingdom Plantae: Anatomy and Classification

May 24: Module 15: Kingdom Plantae: Physiology and Reproduction

Module 16: Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals No mtg; do labs at home