Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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