Date	ZOOLOGY Guiding Question	Activities/Assignments (due same day unless otherwise noted)
Feb. 1 Monday	What is the study of zoology? What do we already know and want to know about zoology?	Introductions Class Policies/required materials Pass out textbooks KWL: Study of Zoology Quick Survey
Feb. 2 Tuesday	How do scientists classify living organisms? What terms are used in discussing levels of organization?	Add notebook pages: Classification of living organisms Levels of organization Animal Cell HW: Class Policies signed
Feb. 3 Wednesday	How are animals further subdivided? What is the relative number of different groups of animals?	Add notebook pages: Classification 1: animal kingdom Number of species HW: Class Policies signed
Feb. 4 Thursday	How are invertebrates further subdivided? How are vertebrates further subdivided?	Add notebook pages: Classification 2: invertebrates Classification 3: vertebrates HW: Class Policies signed
Feb. 5 Friday	What body systems are present in higher organisms? What terms will we use when referring to orientation of bilaterally symmetrical animals?	Add notebook pages: Body systems Orientation Glossary…Greek and Latin Roots HW: Update Notebook (check Mon.)
Feb. 8 Monday	What terms will we commit to using when communicating our ideas in zoology? What are the essential features all animals share?	Introduce Zoology Word Wall Probe: “What is an Animal?” Notes: “What is an Animal?” Groups: Animal Card Sort
Feb. 9 Tuesday	What do all animals have in common in regards to development? In what ways does animal development differ?	Reinforce Word Wall Notes: Development of Animals Clay Model Building activities Notebook Set-up check
Feb. 10 Wednesday
Feb. 11 Thursday
Feb. 12 Friday	What do cell layers have to do with early animal development and differentiation?	Notebook Set-up check Sketch: Acoelomate, Coelomate Pseudocoelomate
Feb. 15 Monday	President’s Day	NO CLASS TODAY
Feb. 16 Tuesday	In what ways is development of all animals both similar and different?	Notebook Set-up check Sketch/label Early Animal Development Puzzle: Embryonic Development
Feb. 17 Wednesday	How will students work together to support learning introductory zoology terms?	Notebook Set-up check Semester SMART Goal sheet due Group Flashcard construction Time to quiz each other on terms HW: Study for Terms #1 Quiz-Friday
Feb. 18 Thursday
Feb. 19 Friday	How well do students comprehend the meaning of introductory zoology terms?	Intro. to Zoology Notebook Check Take Terms #1 Quiz
Feb. 22 Monday	How do the acoelomate, pseudocoelomate, coelomate body plans compare?	Notes: Acoelomate, Pseudocoelomate, Coelomate Lab #1 Predicting Classifications
Feb. 23 Tuesday
Feb. 24 Wednesday	How are invertebrates grouped based on: # or cell layers, symmetry, # of body openings, presence of systems? How are vertebrates grouped based on: outer layer, limb structure, gas exchange, body temperature, and fertilization?	Lab #1 Predicting Classifications Group mini-research on both Invertebrates & Vertebrates Begin sharing out
Feb. 25 Thursday		Share out group mini-research on both Invertebrates & Vertebrates Redworm & Snail Observation
Feb. 26 Friday	How can you test the behavior of snails to touch stimuli? What are the chief external internal features of snails?	Biolab: Behavior of a Snail
Mar. 1 Monday	What are the chief external internal features of snails?	Coloring plate: class Gastropoda
Mar. 2 Tuesday	What are the characteristics of mollusks?	Notes: What’s a Molluska?
Mar. 3 Wednesday	What are the chief external internal features of clams?	Clam Dissection – class Bivalvia
Mar. 4 Thursday	What are the chief external and internal features of squid? How do these features illustrate adaptation to specific mode of life?	Sketch a squid – class Cephalopoda Construct Molluska foldable
Mar. 5 Friday		Perform Squid Dissection Lab
Mar. 8 Monday		Squid Dissection Lab – Analysis Complete Molluska foldable
Mar. 9 Tuesday	How can the anatomy, systems, behavior, structure and function of mollusks be compared?	Complete your Molluska foldable Venn Diagram Group Poster comparing 3 major Molluska classes: Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda Notebooks due Thursday or Friday
Mar. 10 Wednesday
Mar. 11 Thursday		Notebook Check #2 due today (early) Classification (phyla) handout
Mar. 12 Friday		Notebook Check #2 due today Early Release – bring lab notebook to my classroom or box in the office
Mar. 15 Monday	How well have students learned their lessons about mollusks? How are organisms classified?	Take Quiz #2 Mollusca Reflect on Science NB Check #2 - goals Classification Flowchart
Mar. 16 Tuesday
Mar. 17 Wed.	What are the commonalities among the life cycles of various parasitic flatworms?	Platyhelminthes Life Cycle 1,2 The Unknown World video clip
Mar. 18 Thursday
Mar. 19 Friday	How are parasitic life cycles similar and different?	Begin Parasite Project (individual or partner) Library time
Mar. 22 Monday	What systems and anatomy do flatworms have in common? How do various parasites affect humans?	Platyhelminthes: Anatomy & Systems Cont. Parasite Project
Mar. 23 Tuesday	How are protozoan classified?	Protozoan Notes Cont. Parasite Project
Mar. 24 Wed.		Protozoan Coloring Plate Cont. Parasite Project
Mar. 25 Thursday	What animals, or animal evidence, can be found in my environment in one week’s time?	Present Parasite Project (see rubric) “100 Animals I found over Spring Break…” due Monday, April 5^th, 2010
Mar. 26 Friday
Mar.27-Apr.4	Spring Break – no school	“100 Animals I found over Spring Break…”
Apr. 5 Monday	How do various parasites affect humans?	Present Parasite Project (see rubric) Flashcard construction View video clips Monster Within
Apr. 6 Tuesday
Apr. 7 Wed.	What structures and life cycles are common among Nematods and Platyhleminthes?	Nematoda: label and color plates
Apr. 8 Thursday		Platyhelminthes: label and color
Apr. 9 Friday	How do protozoan compare to each other, especially regarding how they move? What major structures and functions are common to planarian?	Live Protozoan observations Terms Quiz #3 30+ Notecards due
Apr. 12 Monday		Cont. Live Protozoan observations Cont. Planarian labeling and terms Notebook Check #3 (Extra credit today)
Apr. 13 Tuesday	No Zoology class today.	HSPE Math Testing followed by per.1,2,5 Notebook Check #3 (Extra credit today)
Apr. 14 Wed.	What characteristics do all amphibians have in common?	Guest Teacher: Annie Pershall Live frog observations Introduction to Amphibians Notebook Check #3 due today
Apr. 15 Thursday	No Zoology class today.	HSPE Science Testing followed by per.1,2,6
Apr. 16 Friday	How do scientists go about classifying newly discovered animals? How can our observations of unknown organisms turn into inferences and predictions?	Activity: Mystery Organism Live organism observation/change its environment
Apr. 19 Monday
Apr. 20 Tuesday		Brief class discussion followed by time to write one page paper on each mystery organism
Apr. 21 Wed.	How are arthropods classified?	Arthropod classes sheet in groups
Apr. 22 Thursday	What is the structure and function of millipede and centipede body parts?	Millipede and Centipede: identification and color-coding
Apr. 23 Friday	What is the structure and function of insects, crustacean, arachnid body parts?	Insects, Crustacean, Arachnid: identification and color-coding
Apr. 26 Monday	How do the various classes of arthropods compare in regards to structure and function?	Arthropod “expert” group sharing Complete color-coding and labeling
Apr. 27 Tuesday		Complete color-coding and labeling Arthropod word wall terms Dissection Tool review
Apr. 28 Wed.	What are the structures and functions of frogs (amphibians)?	Guest Teacher: Annie Pershall Frog Dissection
Apr. 29 Thursday	How do the various classes of arthropods compare in regards to structure and function?	Complete Arthropod assignments Crazy Critters video
Apr. 30 Friday	What can we learn about our mystery organisms?	Revisit previous activities Take notes Organize notebook
May 3 Monday	How do the various classes of arthropods compare and contrast?	Group poster: Arthropods
May 4 Tuesday		Complete poster and Arthropod Key Terms review sheets
May 5 Wed.		Share Arthropod group posters
May 6 Thursday	What characteristics do all chordates share in common? What are invertebrate chordates? How are vertebrates classified?	Guest Teacher Video: Planet Earth – Jungle
May 7 Friday		Review Notebook Entries Chordate Card Game + Notes
May 10 Monday		Arthropod Key Terms Quiz #4 Notebook Check #4 due today Introduction to Chordates handout
May 11 Tuesday		Expert groups: Vertebrates; Amphibians, Reptiles, Aves, Fishes, Mammals
May 12 Wed.	What characteristics do all chordates share in common? How are different classes of vertebrates unique? How are vertebrates classified?	Expert groups work time to collect information, create a Power Point and prepare for group presentation on: Vertebrates; Amphibians, Reptiles, Aves, Fishes, Mammals
May 13 Thursday
May 14 Friday
May 17 Monday	How can the major vertebrate groups be distinguished	Group Presentation work time
May 18 Tuesday	What are amphibians and how do they maintain life?	Group Presentation: Vertebrates and Amphibians Expert groups work time
May 19 Wed.	What are invertebrate chordates?	Amphiox mini-lab (sketch and label) Read and take notes: Amphioxus p.293 Tunicates p.299-300 Expert groups work time
May 20 Thursday	How is phylum chordata classified?	Group Presentation: Fishes Expert groups work time
May 21 Friday	How are birds and reptiles classified?	Group Presentation: Aves and Reptiles
May 24 Monday	How are mammals classified? How is phylum chordata classified?	Group Presentation: Mammals Characteristics of Phylum Chordata Summarize Table p.295 Subphylum/Classes p.306 Complete Amphiox mini-lab
May 25 Tuesday	How is phylum chordata classified? How can they be compared and contrasted?	Foldable Review of vertebrate classes: Mammals, Reptiles, Aves, Fishes, Amphibians
May 26 Wed.
May 27 Thursday	What does it take to design a zoo? What defines a biome and how do these conditions affect what animals live where?	Introduce project, pick groups, then Work time on Design-a-Zoo project
May 28 Friday		Turn in signed field trip permission form $8.40 due to office Work time on Design-a-Zoo project (computer lab)
May 31 Monday	NO SCHOOL
June 1 Tuesday	What are the purposes for zoos? How are the animals in a biome related to their structure and function?	A “Being There” experience: Zoology Field Trip Gone from Per. 2-6 Zoo Field Trip notes due upon return
June 2 Wed.	What does it take to design a zoo? What defines a biome and how do these conditions affect what animals live where?	Work time on Design-a-Zoo project Characteristics of Phylum Chordata Summarize Table p.295 Subphylum/Classes p.306 HW: Catch up notebook
June 3 Thursday		Work time on Design-a-Zoo project Notebook check due Friday
June 4 Friday
June 7 Monday		Presentations: Design-a-Zoo project
June 8 Tuesday	How do the various systems in animals compare across phyla and classes? How do the systems and anatomy of fishes compare and contrast? How have Zoology students learned their lessons this semester?	Final for Seniors Systems focus: Integumentary (Skin), Nervous, Circulatory, Respiratory, Digestive, Excretory, Support, Muscular
June 9 Wed.
June 10 Thursday
June 11 Friday		Dissection: bony and cartilaginous fishes
June 14 Monday		Final open notebook Notebooks due
June 15 Tuesday		Quick Check-in
June 16 Wed.	How will you spend your time this summer?	ENJOY YOUR SUMMER!