AM Bio 11 week of April 10th

Before-school Biology 11 class:

Monday - For homework you watched and wrote notes Mrs. Shuck's vodcast on Characteristics of Phylum Chordata.  Today we will dissect Subphylum Vertebrata in a little more detail by completing a table on the 7 classes.

Homework: Watch this video on external frog anatomy

Wednesday - Lab: Frog External Anatomy - drawings, fill-in-the blanks and questions are due today!

Homework: Watch this video on internal frog anatomy

Thursday - Lab: Internal Frog Dissection - drawings and questions due on Monday

Reminder: Test on Arthropods & Chordates on Monday, April 24th

Blocks 2 & 3 - week of Apr 3rd

Here is the plan (if you are/were away, you will need to check with a friend to see what we got to).  Early notice: Kingdom Monera & Protista test next Tuesday.

Monday - Submit formal bacteria labs (3 of them); Bacteria notes (continued) and Evolution and ecology of bacteria notes

Tuesday - Guest speaker: "The Science in Sports" - please take a moment to complete this survey AFTER our presentation (http://mysurvey.letstalkscience.ca/). Antibiotic resistance article and questions.

Wednesday - Introduction to Kingdom Protista and start on guided notes for the phyla of protista

Thursday - Lab: Live Protist Culture (observe & complete table in lab).  When finished, continue with guided notes from yesterday.

Friday - WEAR RED - Go Spartans!!!  Flex day: finish up any loose ends from this unit and review for Tuesday's test on Kingdom Monera & Protista.

AM Class - week of Apr 3rd

Monday - Notes: Arthropoda   

Homework: watch both videos below in preparation for Wednesday lab (note - class on Wednesday this week NOT Thursday)

External Crayfish Dissection 

Internal Crayfish Dissection

Wednesday - Crayfish dissection (Diagrams and questions due Monday)

Homework: complete lab and write notes from this introductory video on Phylum Chordata

Blocks 2 & 3 two week update!

Goodness, I didn't realize that I didn't post last week.... here is a summary:
Tuesday, Mar 7th: Presentations
Wednesday, Mar 8th: Lab: Microscope practise (threads and "e" only), Review (see above tab)
Thursday, Mar 9th: Test: Viruses & Microscopes
Friday, Mar 10th: Review criteria for a biological drawing, Finish Microscope lab, submit ONE biological drawing

Monday, Mar 13th: Notes: Taxonomy, Taxonomy stations (Happy Birthday, Junu!)
Tuesday, Mar 14th: started Kingdom Monera notes, Lab: Peppercorn bacteria culture
Wednesday, Mar 15th: K. Monera notes continued, Lab: Gram Staining bacteria
Thursday, Mar 16th: Lab: Antibiotic/Antiseptic Effects on Bacteria
Friday, Mar 17th: Collect all lab results and do a formal lab write up for EACH lab listed above.  Formal Lab template to follow can be found here

Phew!!!  That was busy.  Thank gosh for spring break!!

AM Bio 11 two week update

Thursday, Mar 9th:

- submit completed bivalve lab

- complete table on 4 phyla of Mollusca

- index card project (finish mollusca & echinodermata by next Thursday for quiz)

- Worksheet: Sea Star (due Monday)

Monday, Mar 13th with Mr. McKenzie:

- go over Sea Star worksheet (key here)

- Notes: Echinoderms

- work on index car project

- Quiz on Molluscs & Echinoderms on Thursday

Wednesday, Mar 15th:

- Key for mollusca table

- Notes: Arthropoda

- work on index cards (quiz tomorrow)

Thursday, Mar 16th:

- Quiz: Mollusca & Arthropoda

- Class Myriapoda (Centipede vs millipede)

- Table: Myriapoda

- work on index cards

Happy Spring Break!!!