Ecology video - E. O. Wilson

Answer the questions as you go- they should be in order!

Click and watch:
Lord of the Ants

Hand it in when you are finished- I will hand them back because you will be quizzed on it!

Sub videos for 11-27 (field trip day)

Watch videos and take notes:

Write the title of the video then; Write down 5 good  facts (not just the first 5 things you hear!) for each segment!

 Don't forget to write down your name and hand it in to the sub!


First Block
Making stuff cleaner (53 min)
http://video.pbs.org/video/1768954299 (6 segments)


Third Block
Cuba: the new eden (50 min)
http://video.pbs.org/video/1598230084  (7 segments)



All classes
state of our oceans: (5 min) (1 segment)
http://video.pbs.org/video/2019663685

Saving the ocean; Destination Baja (27 min)

Evolution

Karyotyping activity:

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html

Blood typing:

http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/bloodtypinggame/

Evolution game:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/evolution-action.html

Evolution videos:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/teachstuds/svideos.html

WHAT DARWIN NEVER KNEW VIDEO LINK- IF YOU MISSED THIS IN CLASS YOU CAN WATCH IT HERE:

http://video.pbs.org/video/1372073556

Darwin's predictions (can also access "the zoo in you" from here)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/darwins-predictions.html

FLU VIDEOS " IRAQUBACTER"

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/killer-microbe.html

Evolution in action; the salamander

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/evolution-action-salamanders.html

Heredity terms due MONDAY!

 2.ALLELE- a segment of your DNA (or gene)that codes for a trait in your body. You have two alleles for every trait in your body (with one exception- naturally!). 3. Homozygous alleles- this is what we call the genetic situation when both parents give the same information (genes) for a trait. For example: both of your parents give you the gene for blonde hair, you have no other choice than to have blonde hair. 4. Heterozygous alleles- this is what we call the genetic situation when your parents give you two different genes for a trait. For example: Your Mom gives you the gene for brown hair and your dad gives you the gene for blonde hair- now your Genome has to decide which proteins to make- ones for brown hair OR ones for blonde hair- who will win? read on to find out! 5. Dominant traits (or alleles or genes)- This is when one of the alleles from a parent is stronger than the allele from the other parent so it's the one you use and, therefore,it's the trait that you have. Brown hair is dominant to blonde hair, therefore, you will have brown hair and you won't even know that you have a secret hidden gene from your other parent! (you can probably figure it out though- either by what your parents look like or what your kids look like) We only use one letter to represent a trait when we are trying to predict what traits a person will have, the Dominant trait determines what the letter will be and it (dominant one) will be uppercase- the recessive trait will use the same letter as the dominant trait, but we show that it is recessive by making it lower case! 6.Recessive traits (or alleles or genes)- This is when one of the alleles you get from a parent is weaker than another. You don't use this gene because you favor the stronger gene. In this way it is a hidden, secret gene, that you may never know you have. Even though you don't use this gene in your body, you do have the potential to give this "recessive" gene to your children and (depending on how the shuffling goes during meiosis) they could end up having that recessive trait. EVER see two brown headed people with a blonde baby- their baby- they both had a recessive allele for blonde hair!!!!!! 7. Co-dominant alleles- this is when you have heterozygous alleles for a trait (that's two different alleles) and they are equally strong so they both show up!! This is how you get stripes and spots in fur- neat,hugh? 8. Incompletely dominant alleles- this is when you have heterozygous alleles for a trait (that's two different alleles) and they are equally strong, so they duke it out and decide to compromise- they meet in the middle- you no longer see the original traits but a medium version of each trait- think Pink! As in: Red mixed with White makes PINK! 9. Genotype- this is how we refer to the "letters" or alleles you carry- you always have two- one from mom and one from dad. TT or Tt where "T" is tall (dominant) and "t" is short (recessive). 10. Phenotype- this his how we refer to the visible PHYSICAL features that result from your alleles - "Tall" or "Short". It's what we see and know you have with and/or without knowing what your DNA says. 11.Gregor Mendel- a Monk/ gardener that figured out "genetics" using pea plants. He just cross pollinated pea plants that had different colored flowers and figured out the whole dominant/ recessive trait thing. Genetics that deals with only dominant and recessive traits is even called "MENDELIAN GENETICS". 12. HYBRID- this is how we sometimes refer to the crossing (or breeding) of two different different organisms of the same species. YOU are a hybrid of your parents!!! when we are crossing to test one trait it's refered to as a monohybrid cross ( two traits would be a dihybrid cross) 
13. Purebred- This is the same thing as being homozygous, ( you could be homozygous dominant TT or Homozygous recessive tt and still be considered "purebred")
14.X-linked or sex linked- This refers to traits found on the last pair of chromosomes ( the ones that determine whether you are a girl or a boy). Males only have to have one recessive allele for a trait to show up if it happens to fall in this area (most common x-linked traits are; colorblindness, hemophilia and balding) 15. carrier- This is how we refer to a person who is Heterozygous for a trait, they have a recessive allele for something that they will never get, but they can give that allele to their children who may possibly get the trait. ( Mom of cystic fibrosis child is not sick, but child is because she and her husband were carriers of the trait). 16. Pedigree- a chart that shows who of your ancestors carries a trait. circles are girls, squares are guys and shaded shapes have the trait being charted. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX56bRVBks0jhnCcpe51oCCa2pBgI__vKsQPDaYYojK67uG2Z0i3nDGCZmmFTzxWvsjGsDaNlxgmAzxiTnMEY291ydSlFu6kxOmjfps8wFhQXucVovWJrZN5KdZHf1RhHA0ujLXCrbpZgN/s1600/ftree.gif
17. Karyotype- a picture that shows paired chromosomes- can use it to determine the sex of a person or to check for Down's syndrome or any other trisomy ( 3 chromosomes instead of 2).
18.Intermediate inheritance- another term to describe a trait as being a result of co-dominant alleles or incompletey dominant alleles.
19. Polygenic- when more than one gene contributes to a trait- skin color is a result of the interaction between 7 different genes (which means 14 different alleles!), eye color is the result of 3 different genes.
20. Autosomal inheritance (or autosome)- when an allele is found on any of the 22 chromosomes that don't determine sex, so chromosomes 1 through 22 are autosomes. chromosome 23 is a sex chromosome.
21. Huntington's disease- is a disorder passed down through families in which nerve cells in certain parts of the brain waste away, or degenerate. It is an autosomal dominant disorder located on chromosome 4.
punnet square help:
http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/punnett.html practice:http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/punexam.html overview of genetics:http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLJ_en-GBUS290US290&q=punnet+square+introduction it's the first link- it's a ppt.

children's book directions

Refer to your rubric for specifics and follow this general information:
1.There should be a main character &/or narrator or multiple characters in the book to tell the story.
2.The content should be related to a topic we have already covered.

3.It should have a Total of 14 pages which includes your front and back cover.

ALL ILLUSTRATIONS SHOULD BE ORIGINAL - YOUR OWN.

Front cover:
Title
picture (middle)
Author ( bottom right)

back cover:
class period, name, topic
due: November  8th 2012
The book should be entertaining!!

for Emily and Morgan :)

10 minute tutorial on cortex and parts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sakaeaNbHVY&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active
parts of neuron
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYu31Yml0gk&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

overview of all systems! 25 min!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWJ2F4RSSO8&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

cell types, video links

Remember to check my other site for documents and calendar information as well as a repeat of important links!

This is great if you miss any classes this week!
Kahn academy cell types:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmwvj9X4GNY&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active




cell types video- digital cartoon- but good info
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhVjksQcFFQ&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

Honors Assignment on Enzymes due 9-10-12

This assignment is due on Monday- it will not be accepted late- NO EXCUSES.

Don't put it off to the last minute- you need to make sure your home computer can run the simulation or use the school computers after school!

Go to:   http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/portal/

sign in as a student,  here is your login:   spoint

once logged in you can put the number 1 in the quick launch box. It has a green go button next to it and QL# in the box. just put the 1 in the box, click the go tab and it will take you to the assignment.  

It's called :VLab: Enzymes 

Investigate how changes in pH, temperature, substrate concentration, and regulators affect an enzyme and its activity

You will need to print off the data and observation sheets as well as the analysis and conclusion sheets.

You must answer all questions and complete all data tables and graphs.

It may look like a lot at first, but if you go step by step you'll see that you are mostly just writing down exactly what you see in the simulation and the tutorial. It is not difficult,  everything goes in order.

I will stay after school Tuesday and Thursday in the computer lab if you would like to stay and use the school computers to complete the assignment.

NEW WEB PAGE WITH DOCUMENTS

Hey, I created a new site where I can upload documents and share a calendar. If you are wondering about what's coming up or you need a handout because you were absent go to this site.
I will soon be transferring everything to this one site!

https://sites.google.com/a/gaston.k12.nc.us/bradley-s-biology/

Have a safe weekend!

Organic Compound terms

Enzyme link for worksheet we did in class today:

http://www.lpscience.fatcow.com/jwanamaker/animations/Enzyme%20activity.html

Boseman  clip on "molecules of life"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWf2jcznLsY&feature=plcp&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

window panes for Organic compounds:

1. Carbohydrate- organic compound made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms whose primary job is to provide a quick source of energy to the organisms that consume it.

2. Lipid- organic compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. It has two main purposes in organisms: provide storage for energy and build membranes ( thin covering around all of your cells).

3. Protein- organic compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfur atoms. The main jobs of proteins are: to build tissue in the body, to make up hormones and to build enzymes.

4. Nucleic acids- organic compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorous. The main job of these compounds is to carry our genetic code which determines everything that is made in our bodies. Examples are DNA ( deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA ( ribonucleic acid)

5.Hormone- a chemical signal (made out of proteins) that travels through our bloodstream and lets other parts of our body know how to grow or what to make. (ex. progesterone- a hormone that is active in pregnant women and helps to prepare the mom's body to hold and care for a baby).

6. Enzyme- a type of protein that is responsible for helping to speed up chemical reactions in our body. In chemistry, or in reactions outside of our body, this is called a catalyst.

7. monosaccharide- a simple sugar (carbohydrate), this is a sugar composed of only one molecule- glucose is a monsaccharide. (mono=one)

8. polysaccharide- a type of sugar made up of a long chain of single sugars. (poly = many)

9. cellulose- a type of sugar found only in plants, it helps to build outer coverings of vegetation ( the yellow shell of each little piece of corn is made of this). we can not digest cellulose.

10. Starch- a complex carbohydrate made up a really long chain of glucose molecules. This is the form that plants store their sugar in.

11.Insulin- a hormone made in the pancreas that helps break down sugar in the body.

12.Hemoglobin- a protein that makes up your blood, it carries iron and oxygen ( you can normally carry 4 molecules of oxygen on each cell).

13. Glycogen- the stored form of glucose, it is stored in our liver.

14.monomer- a molecule that exists by itself - only one molecule of something = glucose

15. polymer- a molecule that exists as a long chain of monomers connected by bonds= starch

16. Organic compounds- compounds that have the element carbon as the central/ essential connection.

17. atom- smallest unit of an element.

18. nucleotide- smallest functional unit (or piece) of a nucleic acid. It consists of a sugar, a phosphate and a nitrogen base.

19. double helix- the shape of a DNA molecule, it resembles a twisted ladder.

20. single helix- the shape of a RNA molecule, it resembles half of a twisted ladder. 

EO WILSON on TED

http://www.ted.com/talks/e_o_wilson_advice_to_young_scientists.html

Lab safety

 
 Here's a short video to review lab safety issues.
This is a Biology class so we probably won't be working a whole lot with toxic chemicals or gas flames but you should always enter a lab situation knowing and using best practices for all possible situations, enjoy:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/10/puppet-lab-safety-video/

Our first week will be focused on the smaller pieces of Biology.
We'll be learning about biochemistry so you'll need a refresher on atoms, molecules and pH in order to  really understand what makes organic compounds and how they work.

Here's another clip by the same people that did the safety song, only this one is about really small things; Nano sized things!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFoC-uxRqCg&noredirect=1


Now check out this interactive on size and scale of cells and other things

what's bigger an e.coli bacterium, a paramecium or a ribosome?
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/scale/

JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM SO PROUD OF MOST OF MY HONORS BIOLOGY STUDENTS

YOU WERE AN ENERGETIC BUNCH TO SAY THE LEAST!

 I REALLY HOPE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH SOME OF YOU AGAIN IN A FUTURE UPPER LEVEL COURSE  ( hopefully it'll be a smaller class size too!).

OVERALL, OUT OF 98 STUDENTS WE HAD 77 LEVEL 4'S!   THE REST WERE 3'S AND MOST OF THOSE WERE HIGH LEVEL 3'S WHICH LEAD US TO AN OVERALL "A" AVERAGE (94).


HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY SUMMER AND TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR!

OK, so here it goes:  EVERYONE PASSED THE EOC!

THERE WERE 25 LEVEL 4'S AND 9 LEVEL 3'S WITH A CLASS AVERAGE OF A 94.

HIGH SCORES GO TO CAMERON, SHANE, TRENTON, Nikki, WEST, THOMAS B, ARLYN, NATE AND MAELYNN   YOU ALL ARE EXEMPT FROM THE RECYCLED ART PROJECT.

First Block test results

UNBELIEVABLE! 
EVERYONE IN MY FIRST BLOCK BIOLOGY CLASS PASSED THE EOC TOO!  
 25 LEVEL 4'S AND 5 LEVEL 3'S. CLASS AVERAGE: 94!!!!

HIGHEST SCORES GO TO RYAN (w), MICHAEL, AUSTIN AND GAVIN-- GREAT JOB GUYS- YOU ARE EXEMPT FROM THE RECYCLED ART PROJECT.

FOURTH PERIOD STUDENTS EXEMPT FROM THE PROJECT ARE: LOGAN, DAVIS, FAITH AND KODEE.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

ONE MORE CLASS TO TEST - 3RD BLOCK- HOPE YOU ARE STUDYING OVER THE WEEKEND, IT WOULDN'T HURT TO RE-WRITE YOUR "WHITE SHEET" A COUPLE OF TIMES, JUST TO KEEP IT FRESH IN YOUR MIND OVER THE WEEKEND.

LETS GO FOR 100% OVERALL IN OUR HONORS CLASSES!!

EOC results for 4th block today

Fourth Block had terrific test results!

27 out of 34 received a level 4

your class average was a 94!!!!!!

highest grade was 98 (several) lowest grade was an 84, we only had one "C", everyone else got an A or B! 
CELEBRATE!!

The rest of you need to be sure you know the "white sheet" and review the regents test prep questions as well as the sample eoc questions- first link in the previous post.

sample EOC questions/ recycled art update

go here to look at sample EOC questions by goal:http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/accountability/testing/eoc/sampleitems/5

Released EOC test:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/releasedforms/biologyreleased.pdf


REGENTS TEST PREP SITE!  BEST SITE- ONLY REVIEW THE STUFF YOU KNOW WE COVERED (FOR EXAMPLE, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO COVER HUMAN SYSTEMS)
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/biology/biology.cfm



Recycled Art project now due June 6th - after 3rd periods EOC's- I don't want you to be cramming for an EOC and trying to finish that too!

update on project-THE EOC is upon us! Check out the EOC review link at the end of the post.

First off: you all did a fabulous job on your white sheet quizzes! Better than any other class in any other semester on your first go! Keep up the good work as we get to the full 8 boxes! I am so impressed with all of you. ( It was a very pleasant surprise!)
If your team didn't do as well as you felt they should have, don't fret! you will get your lowest one dropped if you complete the 4 "best" boxes prior to opening that EOC when the test time starts. OF COURSE this is optional, but, if you need it, do it.

Next- your field trip project (classifying your plants) will not be due until you return from break- as in NEXT TUESDAY.
 I've already had several of you hand in your work- THANKS!- I'd much rather you not have to worry about it over memorial day weekend, but you do whatever you feel you need to do-
KEEP IN MIND, SINCE I AM GIVING YOU 3 EXTRA DAYS, THERE WILL BE NO PARDONS ON ANYTHING HANDED IN PAST TUESDAY AT 3PM. 

Now, ON TO THE FUN STUFF:
STILL NOT SOLID ON DARWIN AND EVOLUTION THROUGH NATURAL SELECTION?
GO HERE AND WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH IT!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/darwins-predictions.html
WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED ON EOC PRACTICE QUESTIONS?
GO HERE:                  http://regentsprep.org/  this is the best site for practice!!!!

CLICK ON THE ZEBRA, THEN GO TO THE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND/OR USE THE TUTORIAL INFORMATION IN THE MAIN FRAME- IT'S CONCISE AND HELPFUL!

PLEASE REVIEW THIS MATERIAL HALF OF THE EOC WILL BE ON THIS STUFF PLUS GENETICS!

MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
@19 MINUTES
http://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/v/mitosis--meiosis-and-sexual-reproduction

PROTEIN SYNTHESIS--------- IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THIS STUFF!!
@29 MINUTES
http://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/v/chromosomes--chromatids--chromatin--etc


GENOTYPES/ PHENOTYPES AND NATURAL SELECTION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaovnS7BAoc&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

For your field trip project due on Friday here are some reminders of what to do:
It will be a total of 9 pages
PAGE 1- pic of your moss with the classification of any moss species from Kingdom down to scientific name (Genus and species) HANDWRITTEN.
PAGE2- HAND DRAWN REPRESENTATION OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF MOSS.
PAGE 3- pic of your fern with the classification of any fern species from Kingdom down to scientific name (Genus and species) HANDWRITTEN.
PAGE 4-HAND DRAWN REPRESENTATION OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF A FERN.
PAGE 5-pic of your gymnosperm with the classification of any gymnosperm species from Kingdom down to scientific name (Genus and species) HANDWRITTEN.
PAGE 6-HAND DRAWN REPRESENTATION OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF A GYMNOSPERM.
PAGE7-pic of your angiosperm with the classification of any angiosperm species from Kingdom down to scientific name (Genus and species) HANDWRITTEN.
PAGE 8-HAND DRAWN REPRESENTATION OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF AN ANGIOSPERM.
PAGE 9-  ALL 6 LEAF PICTURES.

animal behavior

migration:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/chain-reaction/video-segments-earth-navigators/1651/

shark predation and symbiosis
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/symbiotic-strategies/video-segments-the-secret-world-of-sharks-and-rays/1496/

surviving in the jungle, camo:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/it%e2%80%99s-a-jungle-out-there-how-species-survive-in-the-jungle/video-segments/5668/

animal intelligence: innate vs learned behavior:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/lessons/bird-brained/video-segments-ravens/1719/

choose something from the second six weeks to do your recycled art project on, remember it is due on June 5th.

Here's a list of the stuff form the second 6 weeks
NO MORE DNA STRANDS PLEASE!

Second Six Weeks (Bioenergetic Reactions and Genetics)
Bioenergetic Reactions
Aerobic Respiration, Anaerobic Respiration, Fermentation, Photosynthesis, Reactants, Products, Rate of Reaction, ATP Efficiency Goal 2 (2.03, 2.05)
Heredity
Structure of DNA, Base Pairing, Hydrogen Bonding, Nucleotides, DNA Replication, Structure of RNA, Protein Synthesis, Transcription, Translation, Codons, Amino Acids, Mendel, Genotype / Phenotype, Dominant / Recessive Traits, Punnett Squares Goal 3 (3.01, 3.03)
***transcription or translation being represented would be great.
Patterns of Inheritance
Co-Dominance, Incomplete Dominance, Autosomal Inheritance, Multiple Alleles, Blood Typing, Polygenic Traits, Sex-linked Traits, Independent Assortment, Test Crosses, Pedigrees, Karyotypes, Gene Regulation, Mutations / Gene Mutations, Differentiation, Cancer Goal 3 (3.01, 3.03)
*** a representation of a punnett square crossing sex linked traits would be neat.
Asexual / Sexual Reproduction
Mitosis / Asexual Reproduction, Meiosis / Sexual Reproduction, DNA Replication, Cell Cycle, Sources of Variation, Crossing-over, Random Assortment, Nondisjunction, Fertilization Goal 3 (3.02)
*** showing chromosomes going through any of the stages of meiosis or mitosis would be neat.

Genomics
Human Genome Project, Applications of Biotechnology, Gel Electrophoresis, DNA Fingerprinting, Transgenic Organisms, Pharmaceutical Applications, Ethics, Forensics, Cloning, Stem Cell Research Goal 3 (3.04)
***  It might be neat to see a bacterium getting dna (for insulin producation) inserted into its dna (plasmid)

your classification project (teams of two- from the field trip photos) is now due May 25th.

adaptation and spontaneous generation

adaptation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpGg-m8wyY4

spontaneous generation (abiogenesis): redi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNByRghR6sw


Miller/ Urey experiment as explained by Carl Sagan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79o6xzMfzKg

Pasteur: Biogenesis and the swan neck flask
http://wn.com/louis_pasteur

Evolution material/ poet-tree/ recycled art

RECYCLED ART; DUE ON JUNE  5TH

YOU MUST CREATE A SCULPTURE OF SOMETHING WE COVERED FROM THE LAST 6 WEEKS  (OR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS) FROM ALL RECYCLED MATERIAL (excepting adhesive materials).
TOPICS WE COVERED: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ( CARBS, LIPIDS, PROTEINS, ENZYMES, SUBSTRATES, NUCLEIC ACIDS)  DNA, ALL THE RNA'S, CODONS, RIBOSOMES, TRANSCRIPTION, TRANSLATION, MITOSIS, MIEOSIS, GAMETES,CHROMOSOMES, GENES, ALLELES, PUNNETT SQUARES, TRAITS, ETC. - IF YOU'RE NOT SURE ABOUT A TOPIC, ASK ME!

I'M LETTING YOU KNOW NOW BECAUSE YOU NEED TO START COLLECTING SUPPLIES FROM YOUR RECYLCE BIN THAT YOU CAN USE ON YOUR PROJECT!

PROJECT MUST BE AT LEAST THE SIZE OF A SHOE BOX (ADULT MALE, APPROX. SIZE 9) BUT CAN BE AS LARGE AS YOU LIKE!

DUE NEXT WEEK:
Poet-Tree:  You need to find a nature poem to share with class next week, you'll have to tell us what you think it means. It shouldn't be too terribly long because it will have to fit on a leaf that will go on our tree in the back of the room.


DUE IN A FEW WEEKS (CHECK YOUR CALENDAR):
CLASSIFICATION PROJECT WITH YOUR FIELD TRIP BUDDY
THE FOUR OF YOU THAT DIDN'T GO CAN EITHER PAIR UP OR WORK ALONE-YOUR CHOICE.
I'LL GIVE YOU A RUBRIC FOR THIS NEXT WEEK.

evolution game:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/evolution-action.html

Evolution videos we watched in class that you may have missed, answers to page one of your study guide were from these videos: we skipped videos 5 and 7.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/teachstuds/svideos.html

WHAT DARWIN NEVER KNEW VIDEO LINK- IF YOU MISSED THIS IN CLASS YOU CAN WATCH IT HERE:
http://video.pbs.org/video/1372073556



Darwin's predictions (can also access "the zoo in you" from here)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/darwins-predictions.html


FLU VIDEOS " IRAQUBACTER"

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/killer-microbe.html


Evolution in action; the salamander

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/evolution-action-salamanders.html

Field trip !

YOU GUYS WERE GREAT ON THE FIELD TRIP!
THANKS OUT TO PARENTS THAT GOT THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL EARLY AND PACKED THEIR LUNCHES!

I'M SO GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT AND HIKE AND THAT THE RAIN STOPPED.
IT WAS LOOKING A LITTLE SCAREY AT FIRST, BUT ENDED UP BEING A PLEASANT DAY.

94 STUDENTS AND NO BROKEN LIMBS!!!!!

THANKS FOR BEING SUCH GOOD KIDS YESTERDAY.

IF YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF YOURSELVES,OR FRIENDS, FROM THE TRIP THAT YOU CAN SHARE PLEASE GET THEM TO ME AND I'LL POST THEM ON THE BLOG!

ONLY 6 WEEKS LEFT :)

Benchmark tomorrow (Friday)

Study the white sheet, study the formulas worksheet( photosynthesis, Cellular (aerobic) respiration, anaerobic respiration ( lactic acid and alcohol fermentation).!!!
know your genetics and protein synthesis!

DO THIS TONIGHT If you want an A!!!
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/body/create-dna-fingerprint.html
click on the interactive, do the interactive and then determine the culprit!

Genetic engineering- go here and get informed!!!!
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/agcareers/Content/TeacherResources/PestControl/Genetic.htm

Field Trip Qualifiers, re-takes and failing grades .IMPORTANT

Field trip  to South Mountain state park is on Wednesday April 25th, we leave at 7am sharp and return @2:50 so you can catch your buses/rides home.

THE GRADING PERIOD ENDS THURSDAY- YOUR BENCHMARK WILL BE THURSDAY!
EVERYONE WAS ABLE TO SEE THEIR AVERAGES BEFORE YOU LEFT FOR SPRING BREAK, MANY OF YOU HAVE RE-TAKEN OLD TESTS AND DONE WELL!

IF YOU ARE STILL TRYING TO RE-TAKE OLD TESTS (MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS OR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS) YOU MUST DO SO MONDAY! (during lunch in the control room or after school in my room) This should have been done prior to spring break, but if you want to give it a shot, I'll let you!

I am in the process of getting your test grades posted, they will be available for you to view through parent assist by this evening.

If you have not turned in your window pane notebooks for the latest homework grade (window panes on punnett squares, etc.) ,as well as for your project grade, you must have it to me on Monday or you will not be going on the field trip. REMEMBER, it was due last Thursday, some of you said you would get them to me on Friday, but you didn't.  If it isn't in Monday- no field trip, $15.00 will be refunded if you have already paid.

Secondly- Many of you did extremely well on the test, I had a lot of 100's and 95's, however many of you also went the other way with that. If you failed the test, you must stay for tutoring Monday and re-take tuesday. You can re-take in the control room during lunch or with me after school. If you can find someone else to tutor you Monday that made an A on the test, that's fine. You still need to re-take by Tuesday.If you have not done your re-take and / OR  have a failing average in my class, you will not be allowed to go on the field trip, you will have to stay back and complete an alternate assignment to review the areas you are weak in- it's for your own good!
$15.00 will be refunded if you have already paid.

practice with sex linked punnets and blood typing

Genetics test tomorrow:
know how to do all of the punnett square types; X-linked,  Co-dominant, simple dominant and recessive and blood typing!

Also- know how to do and read a pedigree!

Window panes are due Thursday so students with missing work can have another day to make-up their work prior to receiving their project grade!

Blood typing punnetts (as well as links to other types):

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/monohybrid_cross/11q.html

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/monohybrid_cross/monohybrid_cross.html



Need help with the x linked stuff?  Go here and try these out, it's a great site!
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/sex_linked_inheritance/sex_linked_inheritance.html

genetics games :)

eye color
http://nature.ca/genome/04/041/041_e.cfm

Last minute review before the test on DNA/ RNA (with a little m & m)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4mYwsr9gGE&feature=related

Vocabulary test next Wednesday, April 4th.

Your vocabulary test will be on all of the vocabulary you have been given up to this point.

You will have your window pane notebooks returned to you by wednesday so you can study.

You will be able to use a "cheat sheet" for up to 20 words. 

 That sheet may consist of the term and a corresponding hand drawn illustration to help you remember the meaning of the term.

You may not use any verbal hints for the terms.

All of the terms I have given you for window panes are essential terms. I have trimmed the word list for biology down to the bare minimum. If you do not know these , you will not be able to understand the questions, or the answer choices, on the EOC.

DNA and Protein synthesis test

TEST ON:
DNA and proteins synthesis (plus some mitosis and meiosis)
3rd and 4th block test will be tuesday the 27th.
1st block will test on the 28th!

Study guide paper due Monday for 3rd and 4th!
Due tuesday for 1st block.


please use the links to review and KNOW your vocabulary so you can read and understand the questions.

protein synthesis interactive/ DNA and RNA song!

First block, quiz on Monday on  THE paragraph!!!
http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/ViewObject.aspx?ID=ap1302
here's the paragraph!

First thing that happens when your body needs a protein is chemical message is sent. mRNA responds by traveling into the nucleus. An enzyme then unzips the DNA molecule so that the mRNA can read the gene that codes for the needed protein. When mRNA creates the message from DNA it places complimentary nitrogen bases in the corresponding order. This process is called transcription. mRNA then leaves the nucleus and travels through the cytoplasm. It locates a ribosome that will read the "message." The ribosome reads the mRNA message in sets of 3 letters, these sets are called codons!


Each codon codes for an amino acid.

The Ribosome then sends a signal to the tRNAs telling them they are needed! The tRNAs then returns to the ribosome with the appropriate amino acids. The anti-codon on the bottom of the tRNA makes sure that the amino acid is returned to the proper location on the mRNA strand. The amino acids are connected via peptide bonds!!

When the chain of amino acids is complete it is released from the ribosome, it folds and is now officially a protein!!! TRANSLATION is done!

THE SONG:

There’s adenine and thymine


Cytosine and guanine

A phosphate and a sugar

And that makes DNA

DNA(clap, clap) DNA( clap, clap) DNA,DNA, DNA (clap, clap)



When thymine goes a missin’

Uracil is there to listen

It sends a little message

Because it’s RNA

RNA (clap, clap) RNA (clap, clap) RNA, RNA, RNA (clap, clap)



Transcription’s then completed

the code gets translated

acids are created

Then proteins are made!

Hip hip hooray! (clap, clap) Hip hip hooray! (clap, clap)

proteins are made, proteins are made, proteins are made!!!!! (clap, clap)



THE STRUCTURE OF AN ACTUAL DNA STRAND IS SIMPLE AND BASIC, IT’S THE PATTERN OF THE CODE AND THE LENGTH OF THE CHAIN THAT MAKE DNA VALUABLE AND YOU UNIQUE!!!!



REMEMBER YOUR ORGANIC COMPOUNDS? THE SMALLEST FUNCTIONAL UNIT OF A NUCLEIC ACID IS A PHOSPHATE, A SUGAR AND A NITROGEN BASE EITHER ADENINE, THYMINE, CYTOSINE, GUANINE (URACIL REPLACES THYMINE IF IT IS A STRAND OF RNA INSTEAD OF DNA).

Regents test prep link

http://regentsprep.org/

click on the zebra then click on practice questions.

design for field trip bottle!

DNA and RNA word list due Thursday

RE- Takes for Mitosis and Meiosis have to be completed this week between 3:10 and 4:10.
The test will not be available next week.
 Remember this 6 weeks is the most intensive in terms of the biology curriculum.
Getting behind at this point would be a bad idea.


Window panes due on Monday- get them to me on Friday and get extra credit!!!
WORD LIST- for DNA
1. Complementary base pairs- The nucleotides that fit together to form the DNA double helix, adenine with thymine and cytosine with guanine .
Here is a visual, if the original strand of DNA has the following bases:    A T C G A T T C G A T (ORIGINAL OR TEMPLATE)Then the complimentary bases would be: T A G C T A A G C T A (COMPLIMENT TO THE ORIGINAL)

2. Replication- the process of copying the original strand of DNA to form a new, IDENTICAL, strand of DNA so that when the cell divides the daughter cells have the same exact genetic information as the parent cell.

3. Mutation- any change in someone’s strand of DNA, it could be a few letters (bases) or just one base.

4. Protein synthesis- using a cells DNA to code for and then make a specific protein needed by the cell, three types of RNA are needed to do this.

5. Trait- a physical characteristic or feature of a person (ex; brown hair, tall, diabetic, blue eyes)

6. Genes- the segments of a person’s DNA that code for a certain trait.

7. Transcription- when mRNA copies a segment of DNA in order to take the message out of the nucleus and to a ribosome. It must be written in the RNA’s language which uses Uracil in place of thymine for a nitrogen base. The uracil still pairs up with Adenine.

8. mRNA- messenger RNA is the RNA responsible for sneaking into the nucleus of a cell and copying off a certain piece of DNA and then carrying that piece of the code out to a ribosome.

9. Codon- three letters of a mRNA strand that determine which amino acid is to be made by a ribosome.

10. Translation- when the code made by the mRNA gets turned into an amino acid in a ribosome.

11. rRNA- is ribosomal RNA, it’s what makes up the ribosome and turns a mRNA codon strand into an amino acid strand.

12. tRNA- is the type of RNA that puts all of the amino acids in the correct order to form the proper protein. It has a complimentary RNA code for the newly produced amino acid to hook on to.

13. Peptide bond- it’s what connects one amino acid to another to make a complete protein. a long chain of these amino acids can be refered to as either a protein or a polypeptide.

14. Hydrogen bond- weak bond that holds nitrogen bases (A with T or C with G) together.

15. Anti-codon- located at the bottom of the tRNA , it has the opposite nitrogen bases of the codon and its purpose is to make sure that the amino acids are returned to the proper place on the mRNA strand being translated at the ribosome! This insures that the codons are put in the correct order, regardless of who gets back to the ribosome first.

Use these links to help you visualize what's going on:
DNA replication
http://www.johnkyrk.com/DNAreplication.html
proteins synthesis (RNA and transcription/ translation tutorial)
http://www.johnkyrk.com/er.html
BIG PICTURE STUFF: DNA and heredity
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

Kahn academy review of mitosis and meiosis TEST TOMORROW!

practice questions from regents test prep, click on the sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction practice questions:

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/core/questions/topics.cfm?Course=BIOL


link to Kahn video/ tutorial on mitosis and meiosis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLKX_4DHE3I&feature=relmfu&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

test on mitosis and meiosis thursday 3/15/12

Meiosis
Lost? go here:
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/meiosis.html



and then here:
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/meiosis/page3.html


mitosis review:
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/cells3.html


karyotyping activity:

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/karyotype/


more advanced!
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html

Plan For THURSDAY, also window panes due Monday! make them good!

First: Window panes are now due Monday
Sorry to be out, here's your assignment: Quietly watch the video on nova linked below. AFTER, you may  work on your window panes or something else quietly unitl the end of class.

If you can remain focused and quiet you will not have to write a summary on the documentary. If not, you will be required to write a summary which may require that you re-watch the episode on your own.

YOU GET TO CHOSE THE VIDEO: Both are @ 53 minutes.

Tristin and Carson- your window pane notebooks are on the middle shelf of the cart up by my desk.

Secrets beneath the Ice

http://video.pbs.org/video/1700738538

or

The incredible journey of the butterflies

http://video.pbs.org/video/1063682334

We need a fish tank!!

Check your garages, your basements and your sheds!!

We need an unwanted, neglected, yet water tight, fish tank!!!

 I have some frog eggs and I thought it would be neat to watch them go through their metamorphosis!

Next word list for window panes due Friday - Quz on terms Friday as well

Watch this first!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ucKWIIFmg&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

1.Non-disjunction- When the chromosomes are not pulled apart evenly during anaphase of meiosis. This is what leads to Down’s syndrome (aka: trisomy 21 which means three of the 21st chromosome).

2. Chromosome- a condensed segment of DNA, humans have 46 chromosomes in every cell in their body,(except egg and sperm)

3. Chromatid- half of a duplicated chromosome- the whole X represents two sister chromatids!

4. Mitosis- the process of forming two new, genetically identical cells (skin, liver, hair, muscle, blood, etc. all of these cells are referred to as being 2N= the whole chromosome number, one set from Mom and one set from Dad)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf9rcqifx34&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active


5. Meiosis – the process of forming 4 new, GENETICALLY DIFFERENT cells with half the genetic material of the original cell. These cells only have 23 chromosomes (they are called 1N)
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/meiosis.html

6. Zygote- forms when the egg and the sperm unite and make the first cell of a new organism.

7. Allele- a choice for a trait, you have two alleles for every trait in your body, one from mom and one from dad.

8. Replication- the process of copying the original strand of DNA to form a new, IDENTICAL, strand of DNA so that when the cell divides the daughter cells have the same exact genetic information as the parent cell.

9. Trait- a physical characteristic or feature of a person (ex; brown hair, tall, diabetic, blue eyes)

10. Genes- the segments of a person’s DNA (or chromosome)that codes for a certain trait.

11. Fertilization- when the sperm cell unites with the egg cell.

12. Centromere- the structure that holds two sister chromatids together.


13. haploid- The “Half” number of chromosomes an organism would have in a regular/ non- sex cell. Sex cells are haploid!!!! (same thing as 1N)


14. Diploid- The full chromosome number in a regular/somatic cell, the prefix “di” relates to the fact that you have “two” bits of information (chromosomes) for nearly every trait in your body. One from Mom and one from Dad. (same thing as 2N)

15. Somatic cells- all of the cells in your body except for your egg or sperm cells.
16. Gametes- the cells in your body that participate in reproduction, either egg or sperm cells.
17.Homologous chromosomes- The chromosomes that Match up for given traits, the chromosome from Mom that codes for height and the chromosome for Dad the codes for height are “homologous”. They pair up during meiosis 1 and trade information to insure that offspring are not identical!

18. Crossing over- when homologous chromosomes pair up and trade genes during meiosis 1.

19.sexual reproduction- when organisms use meiosis to allow for genetic variation of offspring- this allows for increases chances of survival in a species.


20. asexual reproduction- when organisms use mitosis to duplicate their cells, this results in a “clone” or two identical cells. Your cells do this when you are growing or repairing damaged tissue. Some organisms do this to make offspring= bacteria and fungal spores do this.

cell project organelles to be listed

Your drawings should have everything labeled that is illustrated even if you don't have to tell the function of the organelle.

Organelle function/job key for last page should have these organelles


nucleus
endoplasmic reticulum
ribosome
Golgi body
cytoplasm
vacuole
mitochondria
chloroplast
cell membrane
cell wall
contractile vacuole
flagella
cilia

remember, you only have to do one key at the end, each cell should have a symbol to represent it. Example, Euglena = triangle.

Cell project

Ok so, your cell project is due on March 5th and it is basically an art project using biology content. I expect you to sketch and then color your cells (10 of them as listed on your rubric). You will need to label the organelles in all of your sketches.

The best way to find the cells is to google images and have sketch or diagram in the search bar.
 example; "euglena sketch"







This is a great example of a euglena cell- you will be able to find similar sketches for a cell types.


Great Protist overview:
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1Z726RjXtAh7MEql2PGDX37nW6XJ9LU3pWWw8-oZK-J8whlXKKudfFPcDz6vWQTzgyXwVDXJxnh9480sH9jESZY1hlLi0G2iAIw9KRuvc4VCAfm61hdG9oY9YPOLvZG6LPmX7pJzY0YI/s1600/euglena+labeled.jpg&imgrefurl=http://homeschoolersresources.blogspot.com/2010/09/biology-module-3-kingdom-protista.html&usg=__uDIot0-QQyjAuMOhk3mjr8SJGrQ=&h=457&w=340&sz=30&hl=en&start=20&zoom=1&tbnid=LUptHivQ1iy8qM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=95&ei=WZxLT4O_M8mutweB0rTvAg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Deuglena%2Bsketch%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DG%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch&itbs=1
or just pix
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/micropolitan/fresh/protozoa/index.html

What we've been up to this week , TEST next Week on organic compounds, cell transport and Cells

Shelby,We Hope You Are feeling better soon! If you want to do the egg lab at home, just put an egg in vinegar over night ( a raw egg). The next day, pour out the vinegar and put the egg in syrup over night and check out what happened to your egg! Next, clean out the syrup and put the egg in pure water, you'll see a difference in a few hours.


Osmosis and the egg!
Egg in syrup = Egg shrivels, like your lips when you eat salty food!
Tomorrow we'll see what happened over night with the Egg in Water, what's your best guess?

WE covered a lot of information about Organic Compounds:check out this link for a refresher
http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/textbook/chapter2/chapter2.htm

THis is more detailed information for anyone who may have missed a few days, it's more detailed thatn you need in some parts, but it's better than coming back not knowing what we are talking about.
www.bios.niu.edu/johns/bios103/Organic%20Compounds.ppt



WE covered cell transport: passive transport = Simple Diffusion, facilitated diffusion and Osmosis
Active transport= is requires energy and moves material against the concentration gradient, like you riding a bike up hill

check out this link for clarification:
http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/membrane_transport/membrane_transport.htm


We will start  cell types on Friday, go to the virtual cell for help with that!

click on virtual cell tour:
http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htm

http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/chm05_pg7_cell/chm05_pg7_cell.html

Using a microscope: FYI
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/plantcell-virtual.html

New window pane list for organic compounds due 2-15-12

Thanks to Shane you get an extra day for window panes- now due Wednesday 2-15-12

window panes for Organic compounds:


1. Carbohydrate- organic compound made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms whose primary job is to provide a quick source of energy to the organisms that consume it.

2. Lipid- organic compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. It has two main purposes in organisms: provide storage for energy and build membranes ( thin covering around all of your cells).

3. Protein- organic compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfur atoms. The main jobs of proteins are: to build tissue in the body, to make up hormones and to build enzymes.

4. Nucleic acids- organic compounds made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorous. The main job of these compounds is to carry our genetic code which determines everything that is made in our bodies. Examples are DNA ( deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA ( ribonucleic acid)

5.Hormone- a chemical signal (made out of proteins) that travels through our bloodstream and lets other parts of our body know how to grow or what to make. (ex. progesterone- a hormone that is active in pregnant women and helps to prepare the mom's body to hold and care for a baby).

6. Enzyme- a type of protein that is responsible for helping to speed up chemical reactions in our body. In chemistry, or in reactions outside of our body, this is called a catalyst.

7. monosaccharide- a simple sugar (carbohydrate), this is a sugar composed of only one molecule- glucose is a monsaccharide. (mono=one)

8. polysaccharide- a type of sugar made up of a long chain of single sugars. (poly = many)

9. cellulose- a type of sugar found only in plants, it helps to build outer coverings of vegetation ( the yellow shell of each little piece of corn is made of this). we can not digest cellulose.

10. Starch- a complex carbohydrate made up a really long chain of glucose molecules. This is the form that plants store their sugar in.

11.Insulin- a hormone made in the pancrease that helps break down sugar in the body.

12.Hemoglobin- a protein that makes up your blood, it carries iron and oxygen ( you can normally carry 4 molecules of oxygen on each cell).

13. Glycogen- the stored form of glucose, it is stored in our liver.

14.monomer- a molecule that exists by itself - only one molecule of something = glucose

15. polymer- a molecule that exists as a long chain of monomers connected by bonds= starch

16. Organic compounds- compounds that have the element carbon as the central/ essential connection.

17. atom- smallest unit of an element.

18. nucleotide- smalles functional unit (or piece) of a nucleic acid. It consists of a sugar, a phosphate and a nitrogen base.

19. double helix- the shape of a DNA molecule, it resembles a twisted ladder.

20. single helix- the shape of a RNA molecule, it resembles half of a twisted ladder

Rough Draft and window panes bumped one day-FONT FOR PAPER

I have to go to a Teacher Conference on Monday 2-6-12, I'll be out the entire day.
This means that you don't have to turn in your Rough Draft until Tuesday 2-7-12
and that Your window panes have been bumped to Wednesday 2-8-12.

Enjoy the video and the sub., you'll have time in class (monday) after the video to work on your window panes!

also, I had a question about font and font size, I like Calibri at 11pt font. It should be single or 1.15 spacing (that should make-up for the font size!)

new word list due next Tuesday 2-7-12

1.Logistic growth- when a population of organisms grows at a steady pace until it reaches its carrying capacity, then it levels off. (graph with an s-curve)


2.Exponential growth- when a population of organisms grows very rapidly because it has unlimited resources ( graph with a j-curve)

3.Stewardship- when people take responsibility for their environment and do things to minimize the negative impact humans have on the environment- like a protector for the environment.

4.Sustainable practices- using energy sources that are renewable and that don’t harm the environment. (wind power, hydroelectric power and solar power are examples of sustainable practices).

5.Invasive species-

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/alien-invaders-destructive-invasive-species-0299/

organisms that currently live in an area they are not naturally found, they do not have any natural predators and can grow out of control- they usually take over the habitat of another organism that is normally found in the area. (examples are: fire ants, kudzu, rabbits in Australia, the cane toad, northern snakehead)- they are a bad thing!

6.Bioaccumulation- a build up of toxins in the tissue of an organism from exposure to the toxin in their environment and the food they eat ( top predators are most affected).

7.Acid rain=
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain/education/site_students/whatisacid.html
sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides mix together to turn rain acidic- tree tops in the mountains look as if they have been burned, stone buildings begin to crumble and erode more quickly.

8.Greenhouse effect- when Ultraviolet (UV) rays enter the Earth’s atmosphere, some rays stay and some will bounce back out. This allows our planet to have a relatively stable temperature- it minimizes huge temperature shifts, this allows plants and animals to adapt more successfully to their environment.

9.Climate change- when the patterns of temperature and weather change over a large area due to “global warming” which is contributed to a build up of carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse” gases in our atmosphere- this makes it hard for the UV radiation to bounce out!

10.Deforestation- when a large wooded area is cleared, either by “clear cutting” or burning, this results in greater amounts of carbon dioxide accumulation in the atmosphere and less habitat for organisms.

Honors paper info.

Your paper needs to be 6 pages typed total, remember that 25% of each page can contain a picture and at least one page needs to have a graph.

your rough draft should be your notes on each of the 5 sections you are addressing as well as your introduction and conclusion thoughts. It does not have to be a formally handwritten paper, it can be simply your topic and then the notes you have so far on your topic. It does not need to be excessively long because I am assuming that your notes won't be in complete, formal sentences.


Your notes DO need to be handwritten (unless your writing hand is in a cast or brace of some sort).

You do not need an outline as I have given you the outline I want you to follow.
Introduction
What causes climate change?
History and future of climate change.
How are countries affected (4)?
What are some countries  (4 of your choice) doing to curb climate change?
Conclusion.

hope this helps.

first window pane word list for Spring semester/ print this and the previous post for your homework tonight!

Don't forget, print this post and the previous post "second semester biology students" for your homework tonight.

Directions for WINDOW PANES:


all terms should be in your small notebook.
Your name should be on the front of your notebook. Each page should be divided into 4 "windows", number each term in the top left corner of the "window".

Attach your word list to the first page using staples then start a new page for your terms.

You may only use colored pencils in your illustrations, but YELLOW should not be used (unless it's to hi-light something)

In the top left square Write the term.

In the top right square give a synonym (example) or antonym for the term. (remember it doesn't have to be a literal synonym! )  Let me know whether your term is a synonym or antonym by placing an "S" or an "A" in front of the term.

For the word OBSERVATION a synonym could be smelling since using any of our senses is a way to make an observation in science.


In the bottom left square describe the term using your own words.

In the bottom right square give an illustration of the term (don't draw a picture of the antonym!)

If you are not comfortable with drawing, you can create a multiple choice question for the term.


Window pane terms due 1-31-12

1. Photosynthesis- the process of making food (glucose) using sunlight.
2. Autotrophs- organisms that make their own food using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
3. Heterotrophs- organisms that have to consume other organisms to obtain the energy they need to survive.
4. Consumers- organisms that have to eat other organisms
5. Producers- organisms that make food for other organisms
6. Individual- one member (organism) of a particular species.
7. Population- all of the members of a particular species
8. Community- all of the different types of living organisms in a given area
9. Ecosystem- all of the living and non-living things in a given area
10. Omnivore- organism that eats plants and animals for its energy needs
11. Herbivore- organism that only eats plants for its energy needs
12. Carnivore-organism that only eats animals for its energy needs
13. Detritivore- organism that eats dead things for its energy needs
14. Decomposer- organism that breaks organic matter down into its basic elements.
15. Biomass- the weight of organic matter in a given area.
16. Abiotic factors- non-living things that exist and play a role in an organism's environment.
17. Biotic factors- living things in the environment
18. Symbiosis- a close relationship between two organisms
19. Limiting factors- anything that contributes to the survival and reproduction of an organism, therefore if there is not enough of it, the population will decrease. (water, food, habitat are examples)
20. Carrying capacity- the maximum amount of organisms that can live in an area. (note: this is usually determined by the limiting factors in an environment)

Second Semester Biology students

Welcome to my Honor's Biology class.

You will need  (at least) the following supplies:

Pencils
Colored Pencils
small sharpener for your pencils that you can keep with you.
a binder
paper
a small one subject notebook
a flash drive for projects
internet access (either after school here, at home or at the local library)

I have composed a tentative calendar for your assignments that I will share with you on the first day of class, but to get you started I thought I would go ahead and inform you of your first assignment.

Your first assignment will be a paper on "climate change". Your rough draft is due on 2/6/12 and your finished product will be due on 2/13/12. I made them due on Mondays so you could have the weekends to finish them up.

I recommend National Public Radio and the BBC (PBS) as reliable media resources on these topics.
check these out:

http://www.npr.org/news/specials/climate/interactive/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/hottopics/climatechange/

CNN  has a good  site:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/23/world/asia/climate-change-impact-cities/index.html?iref=allsearch

 And Scientific American has a lot on climate change,
here's just one:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=climate-change-boosts-lethal-hendra-virus


Grading policy:

• I will not accept late work unless there has been an emergency.
•  I will not provide you with extra-credit opportunities.
•  Re-takes  and make-ups must be done within one week of the original test and they must be done after school. 

other:

• I will not allow food in class.
• The only beverages permitted will be beverages in intentionally Re-usable, bpa free containers.
• NO WATER BOTTLES.

let's get started!
http://www.npr.org/series/9657621/climate-connections?ps=bb6

http://video.pbs.org/video/2107362228


Honors assignments for the spring semester


First 6 weeks:

Climate change paper

Rough draft due 2-6-12

Final product due 2-13-12

Ppt or prezi on cells from all Kingdoms

Due 2-28-12

3-6-12 end of first 6 weeks



Second 6 weeks

Fold it and DNA to proteins ; investigate a disorder caused by the wrong protein being made due to a mutation in someone’ s dna

Due 3-27-12

Field trip field notes and classification project

Due 4-18-12



Third 6 weeks

Vaccinations and the viruses they control

Due 5-17-12

EOC Review project on your assigned Goal, can be done independently or as a team of 2.

Due 5-31-12

Important guidelines to remember when writing you paper.

Climate change paper:

• 6 pages of content plus a cover page

• single spaced or 1.15

• no new paragraphs or indentions


• One picture, one table, or one graph per page. It can take up no more than 25% of the page. It must be relevant to the content on that page and clearly identified and explained.

• Rough Draft must be handwritten and turned in at the beginning of class on 2-6-12

• Final product must be handed in on 2-13-12 at the beginning of class.

• You must hand in two versions, one paper and one digital

(this can be accomplished by emailing your paper as a word document attachment to my email prior to class on 2-13-12 or by bringing it in on a flash drive the day of class.)