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