Videos for Stations:
Video #1: Symbiosis: Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism
Video #2: ASAP Science: Parasites
Video #3: Tiny Hamster
Homework for tonight is pages 372-373, 378-379.
Today, as a group, we completed the ecology learning stations found here. If you were absent, please see me as to how to make up this work.
Videos for Stations: Video #1: Symbiosis: Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism Video #2: ASAP Science: Parasites Video #3: Tiny Hamster Homework for tonight is pages 372-373, 378-379.
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Today we discussed the trophic levels that comprise ecosystems on this planet and the various organisms that could fill each role. The powerpoint can be found within the appropriate folder in Unit 5.
After our discussion, students were tasked with creating a food web containing the organism of their choice. The food web can be done on paper or electronically and the requirements are found in the documents folder. The assignment is due Monday, April 4th. Homework tonight is pages 365-369, 415-417 in your book. We started with a quiz today over evolution.
After the quiz, we discussed how macroevolution creates new species, or speciation. The information can be found in the applicable powerpoint. Then students had time to finish the posters they started yesterday. Homework this weekend is to read the following article "Why Would Evolution Favor These Insane Adaptations?" and answer the questions on this google form. Today we watched part of the BBC documentary "Galapagos", and saw the abundance of wildlife that helped lead Darwin to his ideas on evolution. Students then had time to complete the work started yesterday.
For more stupid animal names that we saw today, click here. Homework tonight is pages 297-301. We discussed how scientists classify organisms today: binomial nomenclature. You should also be able to distinguish between the six kingdoms of life after today!
Once we were done with notes, students had 2 tasks: 1. Shark Dichotomous Key (do on sheet of paper) a. Complete dichotomous key found in the documents folder b. Choose one of the 14 families, research the entire classification of an organism from that family from Domain --> species (wikipedia is a fine source to use for this!). Write this down! c. Write the scientific name for this organism correctly along with one of its common names. 2. Darwin Map a. Follow instructions in the documents folder to map Darwin's voyage. b. Use "Darwin's Excerpts" to help you complete your mapping. Hints: - You cannot take a ship across land! You'll have to travel AROUND a land mass to get from one place to a seemingly close destination. - There are small islands Darwin visits that are not visible on the map (that's why it will appear occasionally that he's in the middle of the ocean). - Longitude is curved. Make sure you follow the curves when plotting! We will continue working on this tomorrow! Homework tonight is pages 289-294. Today we discussed artificial selection and various types of genetic manipulation or DNA technology. Information can be found in the "Genetic Manipulation" powerpoint.
Homework over break is 433-439. Karyotypes were the topic of discussion today; the importance of them, why they are used, and what they can tell us came up in class. We then did a lab where students in pairs received a karyotype for a patient, analyzed it, and created a prognosis for the patient in question. The file necessary for this activity is entitled "Karyotype Lab" and is in the Labs/Activities folder under Unit 4. For those students who are absent, use the "Karyotype-ABSENT" document in the Labs/Activities folder under Unit 4 to make up work that was missed in class. The links for absent students are in the pdf and below: Part One Part Two Homework tonight is pages 272-280. Other than the quiz over Punnett squares, today was a work day for the Pedigree Project. It is my expectation that the rough draft be finished today, and if not, it is to be done tonight.
Homework tonight is pages 270-271. Today we discussed the importance of using pedigrees to trace the inheritance of characteristics through families. These can be useful to determine the risk of inheriting certain genetic diseases or abnormalities.
The mandatory project for this nine weeks, The Pedigree Project, was also assigned. Students were given the story of a fictitious family and were tasked to create a pedigree for them. They will eventually be given a trait to trace through this family and then determine the inheritance pattern for the trait. All information for the project can be found in the Pedigree Project folder under Unit 4. |
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