specialized structures on plants

Some cool Plant adaptations

Cones- reproductive structures
https://www.kqed.org/science/366760/the-sex-lives-of-christmas-trees


Co-evolution: Milkweed and Monarchs
http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/agrawal/coevolution/

plant adapted to burn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qub37PdT9rw

plants with leaves adapted to catch prey!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktIGVtKdgwo


flower and leaf adaptations for protection and pollination - water lillies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igkjcuw_n_U


color coding fruit to improve a seed's chance of survival- evo-devo back to color vision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKBkhPJ9SVQ

APES homework for this weekend

Make sure you have all of this completed by Monday 4-30-18
As Always- take notes

Watch this documentary:54 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWriDpfZnXQ


 Listen to this podcast From tree to shining tree (34 minutes)

https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/from-tree-to-shining-tree

Trees- how they survive and thrive after a fire- read this - it's one page!
https://www.nationalforests.org/our-forests/your-national-forests-magazine/how-trees-survive-and-thrive-after-a-fire

EARTH DAY is TOMORROW

Earth Day is 4-22-18 
Here's an event for next weekend if you don't have any plans :)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earth-day-jam-tickets-43655068485?aff=es2

Greenpeace Earth Day Clip (1 1/2 minutes)

Go here to see what the Earth Day organization is focusing on this year!
https://www.earthday.org/

Watch this brief video (4 1/2 minutes) to catch up on what's been happening since the first Earth Day in 1970

                                    American Museum of Natural History 

field trip pictures

Field trip pictures:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tlNwHfYYaFjfNBbq6OFvWtOkL3lfmmuFuclIhyc7zUQ/edit?usp=sharing

biology class Tuesday April 17, 2018

If you aren't on the field trip Tuesday you'll need to watch the documentary linked below and take notes, you may be quizzed on the documentary but you will be allowed to use your notes.



The secret lives of plants
https://www.ted.com/talks/suzanne_simard_how_trees_talk_to_each_other?referrer=playlist-the_secret_lives_of_plants&language=en

A plant's eye view
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pollan_gives_a_plant_s_eye_view?referrer=playlist-the_secret_lives_of_plants&language=en

roots of plant intelligence:
https://www.ted.com/talks/stefano_mancuso_the_roots_of_plant_intelligence?referrer=playlist-the_secret_lives_of_plants&language=en

The beautiful tricks of flowers:
https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_drori_the_beautiful_tricks_of_flowers?referrer=playlist-the_secret_lives_of_plants&language=en

AP Environment Science weekend homework

DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR FIELD TRIP FORMS SIGNED AND $15.00 TO ME ON MONDAY FOR THE FIELD TRIP ON TUESDAY!


Living on Earth homework;

Listen and take notes- March 30th 2018
http://www.loe.org/shows/shows.html?programID=18-P13-00013

Biology class work

Biology class work for today:
Go to the link below and work through all of the sites- hand write all of your answers on the paper
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18KmwoalKAYKIoMZudXoIHG-w99v2jqmrtri3GzS_W4U/edit?usp=sharing

No homework tonight 😄

Change of plans, no homework tonight!