Period 3 Biology

Complete the lesson Who was Charles Darwin by mapping his voyage on the Beagle.

1. Use the world map (pdf) and excerpts from Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle (pdf). Each journal excerpt describes a location and includes a date and a latitude and longitude listing.

2. Trace Darwin's voyage by reading the excerpts. You will find that the journal excerpts are not in chronological order. The Voyage of the Beagle is a collection of many of Darwin's journals, and he arranged the entries in this book by geographical area rather than by time. Make a list of the longitude and latitude listings in the correct time sequence. Number them and then place these numbers in the place on the map that corresponds to their longitude and latitude readings. If you have room, label each location on the map with the date he visited.

3. When you are finished, connect the excerpt locations with a line. Start in England in 1831 and follow Darwin's route until he arrived back in England in 1836.

4. When you are finished with your map, you should illustrate it. Draw small pictures to represent the observations Darwin made as he explored places along his route. If you don't have room on your map, you may want to draw the illustrations on an additional sheet of paper and number them to correspond to places on the map.

5. For extra credit, add other places mentioned in Darwin's journal excerpts and letters to make a more accurate path.

Anatomy and Physiology - MCAS Prep

1. Using the Key below search for five question about your topic. 
2. Copy the five questions into your notes as Cornell Notes and choose the answer you think best.
3. Check your answers.
4. You are going to be the expert for answering your questions. Be prepared to share your questions and how to find the best answer.
5. Begin to look at the questions and answers for the other body systems.

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM = 4.1 

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM = 4.2 

EXCRETORY SYSTEM = 4.2

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM = 4.3 

NERVOUS SYSTEM = 4.4 

SKELETAL SYSTEM = 4.5 

MUSCULAR SYSTEM = 4.5 

SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM = 4.6 

1. When you have extra time try this Tour of the Human Heart.
2. Take the Cardiac Myths Quiz.
3. Respiratory System Quiz
4. Heart Quiz
5. Digestive System Quiz
6. Neuron Quiz
7. Reproductive Quiz
8. Muscular System Quiz
9. Skeletal System Quiz
10. Excretory System Quiz
11. Human Body Systems

Biology Anatomy Project

Warm-Up:

• Visit Edheads.org and choose an activity to explore.

Assignment

• Sign up (if you haven't already) for one of the following human body systems to study. No more than 3 people can sign up for the same system and someone must be assigned to each.

1. Digestive System, I
2. Circulatory System, III
3. Excretory System, II
4. Respiratory System, I
5. Nervous System, III
6. Muscular System, II
7. Skeletal System, II
8. Sexual Reproductive System, III

• Complete your KWL chart for your body system by visiting the sites linked above to your topic.

Done so soon, go to KidsHealth and explore the topics related to the human body!

Learn Genetics

Today you are going to perform the virtual lab DNA Extraction.

1. Go to http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/extraction/
2. Follow the on screen instructions to complete the lab
3. Turn in a lab report paper that includes the title of the lab, a step by step procedure, and a summary of what you learned.

When you finish the DNA Extraction lab, you may look at other parts of the Learn.Genetics website. Some interesting things on the site to check out are:

1. Mouse Party
2. Cloning
3. Transcribe and Translate a Gene
4. Stem Cells

Biology Class in the Computer Lab

1. Go to http://www.explorelearning.com/ and complete the Gizmo called PLANTS AND SNAILS. Choose a User Names and Passwords from the list Below.
2. Use the student exploration sheet to guide you through the Gizmo and be sure to answer the multiple choice questions. Answer the questions a a piece of paper to be turned in at the end of class.
3. We will have a quiz on photosynthesis and cellular respiration on Wednesday. Complete the Gizmo titled Cell Energy Cycle if you have time to visualize how they work. Try the multiple choice questions.

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Kingdoms, DNA, and Extra Help

Today you have two assignments.

1. Use the links below to complete your notes on the 6 kingdoms. Your notes must be complete at the end of class.
2. Use the links at the bottom to work on your project for Mrs. Zaimi.

6 Kingdoms

• 6 Kingdoms
• Hippocampus.org Single Celled Eukaryotes
• Hippocampus.org Biology

DNA and the Golden ratio

• Goldennumber.net
• Golden Section and the Human Body

Molecular Movies

Molecular Movies use computer graphic arts to show us what we cannot see ... how the cell works at the molecular level.

Osmosis and Diffusion

1. Go to Biology Labs Online and read about the Cell Membrane.
2. Draw a diagram of the cell membrane in the left side of your notes.
3. On the right side of your notes answer the questions:
4. What is the cell membrane made of?
5. How do materials move in and out of the cell membrane?
6. Go back to Cells and Membranes and click on the link to Diffusion.
7. Draw a diagram showing how diffusion works.
8. Answer these questions:
9. What is diffusion?
10. In which direction to molecules diffuse?
11. Go back to Cells and Membranes and click on the link for Osmosis.
12. How are osmosis and diffusion related?
13. In which direction will water undergo osmosis?
14. Here is the link to Biology Labs Online

Today in the computer lab ...

Biology Students

1. Login to engrade. http://www.engrade.com/
2. Write down your grade in your agenda.
3. Login to explorelearning.com. Get your login information, here.
4. Start out on explorelearning.com with the 3D puzzles gizmo.
5. Next search for Element Builder and use the gizmo to answer the multiple choice questions beneath the gizmo.

APES Students

1. Login to engrade. http://www.engrade.com/
2. Login to explorelearning.com. Get your login information, here.
3. Login to companion website for textbook. See instructions here.

Numeracy Students

1. Login to engrade. http://www.engrade.com/
2. Login to explorelearning.com. Get your login information, here.
3. Go to Cool Math Games and play Crazy Taxi.

Explorelearning.com

There are four Gizmos at ExploreLearning.com which will help you better understand evolution and how it works, natural selection.

1. Natural Selection
2. Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
3. Rainfall and Bird Beaks
4. Human Evolution Skull Analysis

Click here for the user name and passwords for the website. (they are at the bottom of the post).

Begin by exploring the Natural Selection Gizmo. Click on Lesson Materials to view the Student Exploration Sheet.

Be sure to answer the multiple choice questions below the gizmo and check your answers.

MCAS Biology Review

Here is a booklet to help you review for the MCAS Biology Test. If you follow the directions in the review booklet you will be in great shape for this years test. Start this week by reviewing the vocabulary for Ecology. Be sure to follow the directions in the booklet for how to review and study vocabulary.

Mitosis

Registering Students

• Every student in the classroom should register and get an account, even if more than one student are sharing each computer. If several students are sharing a computer, you should take turns going through the registration process. You will have a chance to indicate that they are sharing a computer when they enter a WISE project.
• To register, click http://wise.berkeley.edu/pages/newStudent.php.
• You should enter:
  • your full name
  • the class period (usually a number)
  • a password (this will be entered twice to double-check)
  • a "Student Registration Code" - which is DKUF1K.
• Note: You should be very careful to remember your username and password. Should you forget, do not re-register for WISE ask Mr.Whitney for help.

Cell Biology

This week was all about the discovery of the cell, observing real cells, the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and the structure and function of cells.

To round out the week today complete the following:

1. www.explorlearning.com, login and complete the gizmo called Cell Structure. Now that we have reviewed and explored cells, try the multiple choice problems beneath the gizmo and show Mr. Whitney your score.

2. www.explorlearning.com, login and complete the gizmo called Paramecium Homeostasis. To truly understand how this gizmo works read the Student Exploration Guide.

3. Any other cell questions? Check out this excellent cell biology website.

4. Today was the first deadline for your science fair project. Review next weeks deadline and begin working on completing the items that are due. Click on the Science Fair link at the top of this site for a great resource to help you complete your experiment.

Biology Classes

As we continue studying the chemistry of life it is important to understand the size and scale of the cell and atoms.

1. Secret Worlds: The Universe Within

View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.

2. In your notes, Compare and Contrast the size of the leaf cell to the size of the atoms that make it up.

3. Login to www.explorelearning.com using the new username and password Mr. Whitney will give you and choose from either Cell Structure, Element Builder, Ionic or Covalent Bonding Gizmos.

Be sure to follow the directions above each gizmo and answer the multiple choice questions when you are sure of the answers.

When you have checked your answers, check in with Mr. Whitney to show him your score.