12/23/08 Nervous & endocrine unit notes

Yellow
Today in class we:
· Saw the video, “Secret of Photo 51”.
· Handed out the next worksheet packet, Excretion & water balance. This will not be due until at least a week after we return.
Coming up:
· We will have a quiz on nervous & endocrine system on January 5th.
· Excretory system and water balance.
· Unit test on nervous & endocrine system the week of 1/12/09.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Study for upcoming quiz and test.
· Finish the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· Begin work on Excretion & water balance worksheet packet.

Red
Today in class we:
· Did a lab on Negative Feedback simulation.
· Handed out the next worksheet packet, Excretion & water balance. This will not be due until at least a week after we return.
Coming up:
· We will finish the nervous & endocrine system unit and have a quiz on January 5th.
· Excretory system and water balance.
· Unit test on nervous & endocrine system the week of 1/12/09.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Study for upcoming quiz and test.
· Finish the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· The Negative Feedback lab is due on Tuesday 1/6/09.

Green
Today in class we:
· Took and reviewed a quiz on the nervous & endocrine system.
· Collected the Reaction time lab.
· Saw the remainder of the “Secret of photo 51” video.
· Had a short discussion of the effects of radiation and cancer.
Coming up:
· We will finish the nervous & endocrine system unit and have a quiz on January 5th.
· Excretory system and water balance.
· Unit test on nervous & endocrine system the week of 1/12/09.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Study for upcoming quiz and test.
· Finish the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· Begin work on the Excretion & water balance worksheet packet.

12/22/08 Nervous & endocrine unit notes

Yellow Audio #2
Today in class we:
· Finished the notes on the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. We discussed homeostatic disorders beginning with diabetes. We then discussed negative and positive feedback systems, with emphasis on blood sugar controls. We then reviewed the thyroxin feedback control mechanism. Finally we compared the functions of the nervous and endocrine systems.
· On Friday we had completed the Negative Feedback lab.
Coming up:
· We will see a video, “Secret of Photo 51”.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.

Red Audio
Today in class we:
· Continued the notes on the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. We discussed glucose regulation. We then discussed the glands: testicles and ovaries. We then discussed homeostatic disorders of the endocrine system; goiter and diabetes. We then discussed negative and positive feedback systems, with emphasis on blood sugar controls. We then reviewed the thyroxin feedback control mechanism. We finished on slide 73.
· We collected the Reaction time lab.
Coming up:
· We will see a video, “Secret of Photo 51”.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.

Green Audio
Today in class we:
· We did notes on the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. We discussed hormone receptor sites and metamorphosis. We the went on to discuss the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and thyroid and parathyroid glands.
· Collected the Reaction time lab from some students. Due to the fact that we hadn’t met on Friday, I allowed students an extra day to hand in this report.
· Coming up:
· There will be a quiz Monday on the nervous & endocrine system.
· We will continue the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit.
· We saw the first 35 minutes of the NOVA video, “Secret of Photo 51”. A story of the role of Dr Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the structure of DNA.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· The Negative Feedback lab is due on Monday 12/22.

12/18 nervous & endocrine notes & Negative feedback lab

Yellow Audio
Today in class we:
· Continued the notes on the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. We discussed the parathyroid gland, adrenal glands, pancreas & islets of Langerhans, testes, ovaries and all the associated hormones. We discussed goiter and finished at the 7 warning signs of diabetes on slide 70.
Coming up:
· There will be a quiz tomorrow on the nervous & endocrine system.
· We will finish the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit.
· We will do the Negative Feedback lab.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· Reaction time lab is due on Friday 12/19.

Red Audio
Today in class we:
· Continued the notes on the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. We discussed target organs and metamorphosis. We then discussed the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, the thyroid gland, the parathyroid gland, adrenal glands, pancreas & islets of Langerhans, testes, ovaries and all the associated hormones. We finished at glucose regulation on slide 65.
Coming up:
· There will be a quiz tomorrow on the nervous & endocrine system.
· We will continue the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit.
· We will do the Negative Feedback lab.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· Reaction time lab is due on Friday 12/19.

Green
Today in class we:
· We did the Negative Feedback lab.
· Collected the Reaction time lab.
Coming up:
· There will be a quiz Monday on the nervous & endocrine system.
· We will continue the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· The Negative Feedback lab is due on Monday 12/22.

12/17 Reaction time lab & Endocrine notes

Yellow
Today in class we:
· Had a 2 hour delay so we only got to do the reaction time lab.
Coming up:
· There will be quizzes throughout the time from now till break.
· We will continue the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit.
· Negative Feedback lab.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· Reaction time lab is due on Friday 12/19.

Red
Today in class we:
· Had a 2 hour delay so we only got to do the reaction time lab.
Coming up:
· There will be quizzes throughout the time from now till break.
· We will continue the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit.
· Negative Feedback lab.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· Reaction time lab is due on Friday 12/19.

Green Audio
Today in class we:
· Continued the notes on the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. We discussed Nervous System Homeostatic Problems: Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s Disease & Stroke. We saw an animation on introduction to the Endocrine system. We discussed endocrine & exocrine glands. And we got to slide 53, discussion of target organs.
Coming up:
· There will be quizzes throughout the time from now till break.
· We will continue the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit.
· Negative Feedback lab.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· Reaction time lab is due on Thursday 12/18.

12/16 Nervous & Endocrine systems.

Yellow Audio
Today in class we:
· Discussed the introduction of the blog.
· Continued the notes on the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. We discussed target organs, metamorphosis, the thyroid and got to slide #59 - parathyroid glands.
Coming up:
· There will be quizzes throughout the time from now till break.
· We will continue the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit.
· Reaction time lab.
· Negative feedback lab.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.

Red Audio
Today in class we:
· Discussed the introduction of the blog.
· Continued the notes on the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. We discussed Nervous System Homeostatic Problems: Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s Disease & Stroke. We saw an animation on introduction to the Endocrine system. We discussed endocrine & exocrine glands. And we got to slide 53, discussion of target organs.
Coming up:
· There will be quizzes throughout the time from now till break.
· We will continue the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit.
· Reaction time lab.
· Negative feedback lab.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.

Green Audio
Today in class we:
· Discussed the introduction of the blog.
· Did the reaction time lab.
· Continued the notes on the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. We discussed the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. And we got to slide 41, discussion of homeostatic disorders.
Coming up:
· There will be quizzes throughout the time from now till break.
· We will continue the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit.
· Negative feedback lab.
Homework:
· Review the notes.
· Work on the worksheets for the Nervous & Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 5th.
· Reaction time lab is due on Thursday 12/18.

General information Nervous & Hormonal regulation unit

• Labs: (all lab reports are due two days after we do them.)

o Reaction time

o Negative Feedback

• Worksheets

o Homeostasis (this is from the previous unit)

o Nervous and Hormones

• Audio recordings of classes are available at http://drbein.net/december_2008.htm

• Unit Presentation: It includes the animations and inserted media. There is a PowerPoint viewer included. This file is compressed using Windows operating compression. To uncompress, and make the files available, you should be able to use most computer operating systems. Just right click on the folder icon and select extract. If you have a problem there are many free programs available on the Internet. Just select one suitable for zip and unzip.

o Nervous & Hormonal regulation is in the file Endocrine ID.zip (18.25 MB) and is available at: http://www.hotshare.net/file/99912-669852278b.html

• Unit notes, Nervous & Hormonal regulation:

o Full color, 2 slides per page: http://drbein.net/PDFs/11%20Nervous%20&%20Hormones%2008.pdf
o Black & white, 6 slides per page: http://drbein.net/PDFs/11%20Nervous%20&%20Hormones%206BW.pdf

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I will be directing people here for the emails that I send out. I will post all the worksheets here, as well as on my living environment website: http://drbein.net/Bio.htm . I will post copies of all labs that I generate or can easily digitize. I will post audio files of the class materials, depending on many variables there may only be a limited amount available, but I will always make sure to have the previous two weeks available. If I come across pictures or video that add to the class I will post them.

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