A lot about what we
have learned about the Earth's history comes from its fossil record.
This activity helps you understand what are the perfect conditions in
order for a fossil to be formed. Click and drag the dead beast in this
activity and place it in different parts of the picture to see what
happens! from Mr. Nolde'sRock Layers with
lots of linksRock Layers with lots of links
Evolving Ideas: Why Does Evolution Matter Now?
In this video for high school students, an exploration of multi-drug
resistant tuberculosis in the Russian prison system highlights one reason it
is important to understand evolution.
Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
Silent animation created for Evolution: "The Evolutionary Arms Race"
illustrates the progression of antibiotic resistance.
Cholera: Domesticating Disease
This segment from Evolution: "The Evolutionary Arms Race" features
biologist Paul Ewald, who studies virulence of disease organisms and how we
can use that research as a powerful tool for medicine.
As you may recall from class, index
fossils are fossils of organisms that were from species that existed for
short periods of time, were
abundant, and were
widespread geographically. In this
activity, begin with the "Rock Layer Formation" mode to watch how the
rock layers formed with various organisms fossilizing in the different
layers. Then go to the "Identify Rock Layers" mode. Click & drag the
different colored squares onto the correct rock layers by using the
index fossils to determine the relative age of each rock layer. from
Mr. Nolde'sRock
Layers with lots of links
Adaptation: A structure or behavior that helps an
organism survive and reproduce. Organisms are born with this, the can
not be changed during organism's life.
Megabeasts' Sudden Death (Mar. 2009)
Scientists propose a radical new idea of what killed off mammoths and
other large animals at the end of the Ice Age.
Watch now
(50 mins.)
Click on the textbook you
want, and pull down the chapter and section (and hit "go")
Audio and visual is under the eActivities
tab, and worksheets and readings are under the Student Resources tab
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Gattaca reading and questions
NOVA science NOW Episode 12 (July 2008)
Explore genetic tests that can tell you your chances of developing
diseases like diabetes and cancer, see how digital scans and clever
algorithms can reveal counterfeit paintings, learn how artificial
"trees" could someday help remove excess carbon from the atmosphere, and
meet Pardis Sabeti, a geneticist by day and a rocker by night.
Watch now (45 mins.)
Cracking the Code of Life (Apr. 2001)
Follow the race to decode the human genome and see how this newfound
knowledge is already changing medicine.
Watch now
(105 mins.)
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List of key terms
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Punnett Square Practice page
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Genetics practice test 2 (yellow for KD)
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Genetics games on research links found on the
WEOG PROJECT
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Hand written notes taken from watching the Khan video link found on the
WEOG PROJECT
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Article on Genetics (set of good ones are on
WEOG PROJECT page or find your own as long as it has full
bibliography information on it.
Complete
the
Digestive system Reading handout page B15 and label names and
functions of the
2 digestive system diagrams: label the 6 primary
functions: Peristalsis, Mechanical Digestion, Chemical Digestion,
Nutrient absorption, Water absorption, and elimination, and the 4
secondary functions: secrete acid, secret enzyme, secrete base, secrete
bile
check out visual concepts. see
if you can find digestion.
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Read B12
Front and
back and take notes about function of the digestive system on a B11
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Homework Assignment
J:
Read
Digestive system function page:B11 and B12
Front and
backabout the function of
the digestive system. Draw a diagram of the structure and label each
with its function. There are 4 primary functions to consider: Mechanical
Digestion, Chemical Digestion, Nutrient absorption, Water absorption
Homework Assignment
G Find and read a science news article
about a topic of your interest from a news paper, magazine or web site.
Be sure that the article has date, source, and (usually) author
information on it. For E=mc2 credit find an article which is about some
aspect of health, human body, or cells. Science article resources are
here.
Homework Assignment
H
: Read your science article and write on
it using mosaic of thought strategies or use post it notes to
talk to the text like you would for an English reading assignment.
Each paragraph should have a note about its meaning or a key vocabulary
word circled.
Record what you eat
and drink in one regular day (say from when you wake up to when you go
to sleep. Put the following in a neatly constructed data table of your
own design: Time you ate the food, description of the food, Estimated
Amount of food (in cups, grams, servings), and for E=mc2 credit, figure
out the calories in some of the food items. Include vitamins and water.
( Done on notebook paper)
Energy 321: Write
3 things you know about energy, 2
things you still have questions about, 1 thing you
would like to know more about.
Make
a list of 5-10 things in
your house that need energy. Try to include at least 2- 3 sources of
energy.
B
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Homework
Assignment E Nutrition Analysis
Nutrition Facts Label Analysis: Read
the entire packet to find out what information is on a nutrition label.
Compare 2 nutrition Facts label you collected for HW D on the template
and write a paragraph about which is food is healthier and Why. Handouts:
Info 1, info 2, Comparision, Math 1 and
Math 2
B
3
Homework Assignment D: Nutrition Labels
Turn
in 5-10 Nutrition labels,
Neatly attached to paper.
E=mc2 Challenge:
Rank foods in order of energy potential. Explain how you ranked them
B
2
Science Video notes (Plains, Bill Nye, Incredible body)
(If you are looking for something good to do, a summary of an
article on any topic in science using my templates is worth 10 stars.
Click here for ideas)
HW 11: Draw a Labeled diagram of a plant and animal cell in your spiral
notebook: Include the following parts of the cell: Cell membrane, cytoplasm,
nucleus, mitochondria, chloroplasts, ribosome, Endoplasmic Reticulum,
Lysosomes.
Write
a summary of how eye and skin color come about.
