CORE Living Environment

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Thank you for visiting the CORE Living Environment class webpage!
Please visit often to get the latest news and information on what is happening in our class.

For general information about things like grading and homework policies, follow the links below. As the course progresses, assignments will be posted here daily,by date.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. You may send an email to dmaddalena@bcsd.neric.org. That is the best way to reach me. I always check my email and will try to respond to messages by 9pm.

Course Description
Topics to be covered and Regents requirements

Grading Policy
Grading system explained as well as homework, quiz and exam policies

Materials
A brief list of necessary items. Additional items may be requested from time to time.

Quarterly Projects
Group projects assigned throughout the course

Requests and Reminders
A brief list of expectations for the classroom

EXTRA HELP and MAKEUPS

Wednesdays, 9th period in room E200. Prior arrangements are necessary if you plan to makeup any work, especially labs. If you make arrangements YOU MUST SHOW!!

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Class Notes

Cell Transport

Cell Membrane

Cell Project

Cell Diagrams

Cell Components

Enzymes

10/31

10/29
Macromolecules

10/28

10/27

Organic Compound Graphic Organizers

10/23
Basic Chemistry, Organic Compounds

10/16
Dichotomous Keys and Binomial Nomenclature

10/10
Dichotomous Keys

9/15
Controlled Experiments

Scientific Method

9/9
Observations vs. Inferences

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Quizzes and Exams

I will post study guides and dates for quizzes and exams here

2/26 EXAM Tuesday 3/3, Body Systems, Homeostasis, Negative Feedback and the Immune System.

1/11 EXAM Friday 1/16, Cell Structure (organelles and components), Cell Transport (diffusion, osmosis, active transport), Cell Function (photosynthesis and cellular respiration) Will also include information from completed labs.

11/18 EXAM Organic Molecules

Study Guide, Organic Molecules

10/29 Basic Chemistry and Organic Macromolecules

Microscope, Classification Study Guide

10/21 Quiz Classification and the Microscope

Scientific Method Study Guide

9/26 Quiz Scientific Method and Graphing

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Completed Labs

3/9 Lab#19 DNA Extraction from Kiwi

3/4 Lab#18 Structure of DNA

2/28 Lab #17 Spread of Infectious Disease Simulation

2/5 Lab#16 Photosynthesis and Respiration

1/14 Lab#15 Cellular Respiration

1/9 Lab#14 Paper Chromatography

12/15 Lab #13 NYS Diffusion Through a Membrane, Part II

11/17 Lab#11 - Enzymes-Specificity

12/4 Lab#12 Identifying Plant and Animal Cells

Lab 12 Part II Diagrams

11/12 Lab#10 - Enzymes-Effect of Substrate Concentration

11/10 Lab#9 - Enzymes-Effect of Temperature

11/6 Lab#8 - Acids, Bases and pH

10/15 Lab#7- NYS Lab: ''Making Connection''

10/14 Lab#6 Dichotomous Keys

10/3 Lab #5 Microscopic Measurement

10/1 Lab#4 Using the Compound Microscope

9/18 Lab#3 Designing a Controlled Experiment

9/11 Lab#2 Observations, Inferences and the Scientific Method

Lab2 Diagrams.ppt

9/8 Lab #1-Laboratory Safety

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