Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Weekend HW
Read and notes Ch 20 on Endocrine System, focus on following pages: 394, 399-401, 404-405.
Wednesday Night HW
Read and take notes on Ch 17, The nervous system. Use the outline and pages from today's lecture to help guide you through the chapter.
Video from today's lecture
Video from today's lecture
Monday, April 27, 2015
Monday/Tuesday night HW
On the nervous systems of animals:
Using the mollusk phylum as an example, compare the feeding methods and complexity in nervous systems of each of the three major classes: bivalves, gastropods and cephalopods. In two pages or less (including pictures/diagrams, if you like) briefly describe how/what each group eats, the organization of its nervous system and types of sensory organs. Use the reading provided to explain why an animal such as the octopus is so much smarter than other invertebrate predators (such as a spider).
Using the mollusk phylum as an example, compare the feeding methods and complexity in nervous systems of each of the three major classes: bivalves, gastropods and cephalopods. In two pages or less (including pictures/diagrams, if you like) briefly describe how/what each group eats, the organization of its nervous system and types of sensory organs. Use the reading provided to explain why an animal such as the octopus is so much smarter than other invertebrate predators (such as a spider).
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Thursday/Friday/Quiz Update!
Good morning everyone,
Jellies, as you're probably finding out right now I am not in school today (Thursday) since I am home with my son who is sick. (My husband is in Germany chaperoning a school trip otherwise I would for sure be there!) Here's the update:
Mrs. Morrison will be doing the final day of the rat dissection with you. You should finish up the abdominal cavity, open and observe organs in the thoracic cavity, then remove the heart and lungs. You can take a picture of the heart and label the four chambers from the outside of the heart (remember to pay attention to the left/right orientation of the heart in the rat), then carefully cut lengthwise from top to bottom of the heart to reveal the four chambers. You can google pictures to help you. Take a picture of the interior of the heart with the four chambers labeled. Label any blood vessels you see, but as far as grading your document I will only be looking for the four chambers labeled.
Friday- everyone: Quiz is still on!!! But with some modifications. Instead of viewing pinned organs in actual rats tomorrow, the practical will be all picture based. I will project the pictures so they will be large and in color.
Email me if you have questions. See you tomorrow. For those of you who are out tomorrow, plan to take the quiz when you return (we have X block on the Monday the day we get back), and have a nice break!
Jellies, as you're probably finding out right now I am not in school today (Thursday) since I am home with my son who is sick. (My husband is in Germany chaperoning a school trip otherwise I would for sure be there!) Here's the update:
Mrs. Morrison will be doing the final day of the rat dissection with you. You should finish up the abdominal cavity, open and observe organs in the thoracic cavity, then remove the heart and lungs. You can take a picture of the heart and label the four chambers from the outside of the heart (remember to pay attention to the left/right orientation of the heart in the rat), then carefully cut lengthwise from top to bottom of the heart to reveal the four chambers. You can google pictures to help you. Take a picture of the interior of the heart with the four chambers labeled. Label any blood vessels you see, but as far as grading your document I will only be looking for the four chambers labeled.
Friday- everyone: Quiz is still on!!! But with some modifications. Instead of viewing pinned organs in actual rats tomorrow, the practical will be all picture based. I will project the pictures so they will be large and in color.
Email me if you have questions. See you tomorrow. For those of you who are out tomorrow, plan to take the quiz when you return (we have X block on the Monday the day we get back), and have a nice break!
Monday, April 13, 2015
Rat dissection document
Remember that you and your group should be working on your dissection document every night. This document should include:
- a labeled picture of each structure
- a sentence or two describing the function of that structure (you may need to do a little research)
- a sentence or two of your observations of that structure (color, size, texture, shape etc.).
Don't forget to include your human muscle pictures alongside the rat muscle pictures.
Please put all group members' names on the document!
Reminder that quiz will be on Friday. Study guide now posted in the Unit 4 folder.
Reminder that quiz will be on Friday. Study guide now posted in the Unit 4 folder.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Rat Dissection Survey, HW info
Make sure you are logged in to Google, then click here to take the survey.
Tuesday night/Wednesday night, read over the Rat Dissection document in the Unit 4 folder. Each night you and your group members should be labeling that day's photos and writing up your notes. Your notes should consist of each of the bold words (also in the list on the last page), with a sentence or two defining the structure, plus a sentence or two describing how that structure looked (or any other important information, such as texture, firm vs. soft, etc.).
On April 17th there will be a paper and lab practical test. The paper portion will include some questions on the musculoskeletal system. The lab practical will consist of identifying structures on the rat.
Tuesday night/Wednesday night, read over the Rat Dissection document in the Unit 4 folder. Each night you and your group members should be labeling that day's photos and writing up your notes. Your notes should consist of each of the bold words (also in the list on the last page), with a sentence or two defining the structure, plus a sentence or two describing how that structure looked (or any other important information, such as texture, firm vs. soft, etc.).
On April 17th there will be a paper and lab practical test. The paper portion will include some questions on the musculoskeletal system. The lab practical will consist of identifying structures on the rat.
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Monday instructions and videos to go with lecture notes
Today I am in meetings all day. Please do the following during class:
Open "Skeletal System" notes. As you read, watch the videos linked here when prompted.
1. Hydrostatic skeleton (watch until 1:30)
2. Molting exoskeleton. Note that every tiny appendage is reproduced in the new exoskeleton.
3. Bozeman Science Skeletal System Focus: functions of the skeletal system
4. Crash Course Biology Skeletal System
5. Bone quizzes. Keep going till you get 100%!
HW: finish reading Ch 19 in Mader.
Open "Skeletal System" notes. As you read, watch the videos linked here when prompted.
1. Hydrostatic skeleton (watch until 1:30)
2. Molting exoskeleton. Note that every tiny appendage is reproduced in the new exoskeleton.
3. Bozeman Science Skeletal System Focus: functions of the skeletal system
4. Crash Course Biology Skeletal System
5. Bone quizzes. Keep going till you get 100%!
HW: finish reading Ch 19 in Mader.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
HW after Quiz
Up next: Two days on the Musculoskeletal system...then we start dissecting the rat! For homework this weekend, please begin reading Ch 19 in the Mader text, pp 367-378 on the skeletal system.
Also...I will be in meetings all day on Monday, so you'll be reviewing some lecture notes and video on your own. You might want to bring headphones to listen to the videos on your iPads.
Also...I will be in meetings all day on Monday, so you'll be reviewing some lecture notes and video on your own. You might want to bring headphones to listen to the videos on your iPads.
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