12/17/09 Nervous & Hormonal Regulation

We took a unit test today. The test will be returned on Friday.

On Friday we will go over the test and continue on with the unit on the Nervous and Hormonal Systems. I expect to have a unit test on nervous & endocrine system the week of 1/11/09.
Notes for the current unit, Homeostasis, are available in several formats:

• 2 slides per page in color, large format for viewing
• 6 slides per page in black & white, for economical printing
• 3 slides per page in black & white with room for notes on one side.
• The entire PowerPoint presentation with media included and a viewer in compressed (approx 12 MB) format.
• Link to a textbook for the current unit that follows the course presented in class.

Homework:

• Review the notes.
• Begin the worksheets for the Nervous and Hormonal Regulation unit. Due Jan 4th.
  

The current project is the second of two choices. Remember that you need to do either this or the previous project. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit. If you did not do the previous article you must do this article. Click here to see the project.

12/14/09 Homeostasis

Today you will use various Internet or text/review books to answer questions on a worksheet. If you want to enlarge the text on any site, hold the ctrl key and roll the mouse wheel. Doing searches for: homeostasis, exocrine, endocrine, hormone, feedback, "negative feedback", stimulus, effector, receptor, set point, stimulus, response, or combinations of these words and other descriptors shouls make your searches more efficient.

This worksheet will be due on Tuesday, 12/15.

We will have a test on Thursday, 12/17/09. This will be on material from the units on body systems to the present.

Notes for the current unit, Homeostasis, are available in several formats:

• 2 slides per page in color, large format for viewing
• 6 slides per page in black & white, for economical printing
• 3 slides per page in black & white with room for notes on one side.
• The entire PowerPoint presentation with media included and a viewer in compressed (approx 12 MB) format.
• Link to a textbook for the current unit that follows the course presented in class.
  

The current project is the second of two choices. Remember that you need to do either this or the previous project. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit. If you did not do the previous article you must do this article. Click here to see the project.

12/10/09 Organization of Life

We will have a test on Thursday, 12/17/09. This will be on material from the units on body systems to the present.

Notes for the current unit, Homeostasis, are available in several formats:

• 2 slides per page in color, large format for viewing
• 6 slides per page in black & white, for economical printing
• 3 slides per page in black & white with room for notes on one side.
• The entire PowerPoint presentation with media included and a viewer in compressed (approx 12 MB) format.
• Link to a textbook for the current unit that follows the course presented in class.
  

Today we did an activity where students searched the Internet for the 5 levels of organization of living organisms. The project requires some written information and drawings on each of 5 index cards.

The lab report from the Reaction Time lab is due on Friday 12/11. Remember to include a data table and a graph, as well as the answers to all the questions.

The current project is the first of two choices. Remember that you need to do either this or the previous project. If you do both projects one will count for extra credit. If you did not do the previous article you must do this article. Click here to see the project.

12/02/09 Circulation & Respiratory

In class we will be creating a ride for a combination museum and amusement park. Our ride will be for the circulatory system part of the park, to show the interrelationship between it and the respiratory system.

For Resources students will look here. Th have an opened window while you work you should hold the shift key down as you click this link. That will open another window for you to use.

Notes for the Respiration & Circulation unit are available: 2 slides per page in color, 6 slides per page in black and white or the entire PowerPoint presentation with the media and viewer.

The notes for the nutrition unit are available. The complete PowerPoint, with all media can be downloaded. The notes from the PowerPoint can be downloaded as a pdf file: 2 slides per page, in color or 6 slides per page in black and white. And the notes from the textbook can be found here.

11/24/09 Enzyme lab

Tests were returned. There is a makeup test available for the test we took on 11/20. To sign up you need to log onto the castlelearning.com website. Students may go there to review for tests and as study guides. Students will have to log in with "averillpark.studentid" where studentid is their id number in 9 digit format, with leading zeros, if needed. The first time students log in they will be prompted to set up a password. Follow the instructions to enter a password.

You have until Wednesday 12/2 to complete the makeup test. If you get an 80% or higher, on the combined two parts, I will average the makeup and your original test for a grade. If you do not get at least 80% your original test score will stand.

If you have difficulty logging on or any other difficulties you can email me at aphsbio at gmail.com.

We did a lab on enzyme activity in class today. The writeup will be due on Tuesday 12/1.

The web assignment, that we began in class yesterday is here: Digestive system worksheet. This must be completed and brought into class on Monday 11/30.

The notes for the nutrition unit are now available. The complete PowerPoint, with all media can be downloaded. The notes from the PowerPoint can be downloaded as a pdf file: 2 slides per page, in color or 6 slides per page in black and white. And the notes from the textbook can be found here.

11/23/09 Nutrition unit

The web assignment, that we began in class is here: Digestive system worksheet. This must be completed and brought into class on Monday 11/30.

The notes for the nutrition unit are now available. The complete PowerPoint, with all media can be downloaded. The notes from the PowerPoint can be downloaded as a pdf file: 2 slides per page, in color or 6 slides per page in black and white. And the notes from the textbook can be found here.

11/19/09 Review of diffusion through membrane & Photosynthesis / Respiration

We continued work on photosynthesis & respiration. The textbook materials can be found here. Note pages from the complete PowerPoint can be found here: 2 slides per page in color or 6 slides per page in black & white.

• We reviewed the Diffusion through a Membrane lab.
  

Coming up:

• We will go to the digestion unit.
  

Homework:

• Students should study for the Friday test on cells, organelles, photosynthesis & respiration.
• Do the class bio project
• Review the notes.

There will be a test on Friday, 11/20.

The current project is the first of two choices. If both are completed, it will count as extra credit. If you plan on extra credit you are required to complete this for a grade by 11/22/09. Click here to see the project.