Living Environment Year in Review

Here is a presentation which covers most of what we have studied this year.

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Ecology Study Guide

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Fish Evolution Assignment - Period 6

Hello all.
Here is the place for your assignment on the Fish Evolution/Re-evolution article.

You will read the article and then put together a one-page reflection which addresses the following questions:

• How does the article demonstrate what we've learned about evolution?
• What were the changes that forced the fish to evolve the first time?
• What were those adaptations?
• What were the changes that forced the fish to evolve again?
• What were those adaptations?
• What questions do you now have about evolution?

Please write it in good paragraph form, and be careful with your spelling and grammar. Also remember to use your fake names. No anonymous postings, please!

Just in case you need it, here's a link to the article.

I very much look forward to seeing what you've written and what you've learned.

Reverse Evolution

I just read a really cool article about the reverse evolution of a certain kind of fish.
You can read it by clicking here.

Evolution Study Guide

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Genetics Animations

I thought it might be helpful to have links to the animations we looked at in class that illustrate DNA Replication and Protein Synthesis, so here they are:

DNA Replication
Protein Synthesis

Also, if you have questions about these two topics, you can post them here and I'll respond.

Regents Preparation Resources

Ms. Bennett and I have put together a web page with links to lots of resources to help you prepare for the Regents.

Please let me know what you find useful and not useful.

You can find the page by clicking here.

Genetics Study Guide

I have put together a study guide for our test on Genetics.
You can read it below, or click here to download your own copy.

You can also post any questions you have here and I'll answer them here on the blog.

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My plan as a student - 8th grade - DUE WEDNESDAY

One of the good things about coming to the end of the marking period is that it gives us a chance to reflect on what we have done well and what we can do better.

I want you to write three goals you have for yourself as a student (notice I didn't say as a science student) for the 3rd trimester. Remember that goals are specific and measurable.

Here's an example:

• Not a goal -- I want to be a better person.
• A goal -- Every day, I will do something nice for someone else and write down what I do in a journal.

I look forward to reading about your goals. Let yourself by inspired by your fellow students.

Study Guide - Menstrual Cycle and Embryonic Development

Here is the study guide for Friday's test.
You can watch it below.
You can also download a copy here.

Embryonic Development

Hello everyone. I hope you are enjoying the snow day.

I want you to watch the slideshow below on embryonic development. This is about how the new human goes from being 1 cell (the zygote) to 1 trillion cells (little baby doug).

As you watch it, please take notes. 

If you have questions, you can post them here.

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Period 6 Podcasts

The first reproduction podcasts are up and running.





Let us all know what you think.

Class Notes by Plargo

These are the notes for February 6th.

Positive Feedback Examples

Example #1



Example #2


What is Positive Feedback?
Positive Feedback is when there is nothing stopping the flow

Remember, Hormones work this way!

Class Notes - Period 6

Here is a place for the class helpers to post class notes and other materials you think would be helpful for all of us.

Study Guide for the Test

Hello everyone.

Here is the study guide for the test tomorrow. If you have any last minute questions, you can post them here.

Click here to download the study guide.

Weekly Science Article Report -January 25 - Period 6

Here is the place for this week's weekly science article report.

As usual, please find an article about science that you think is cool and worth writing about. The more inspired you are, the better your reflection will be.

Then, you are writing a report that has 3 parts:

• The citation - the name of your article, who wrote it, and where did it come from. Include a link if you got it online.
• The summary - a one or two sentence recap of the article (no more).
• The reflection - a discussion (two or three paragraphs) about what you thought about the article. Did you like it or not? Why? What interested you about it and why? What questions or suggestions do you have for the writer?

I look forward to reading your reflections.

Asexual Reproduction in the News

Take a look at this article.
It is about cloning and how people (farmers) want to sell cloned animals for meat for people to eat.
As you will see, some people have strong opinions about this.
What are yours?

"Sleep" Reflection - Period 6

You have a different type of blog assignment this week.
Rather than finding an article on which to reflect, I want you to listen to their radio program called Radio Lab. This episode is all about sleep and what it does for living organisms.
You can listen to the episode here. If you prefer, you can download the episode as well.

Once you have listened to it, you will put together a reflection. Your reflection should try to answer the following questions:

• What did you learn about sleep that you didn't already know?
• How does sleep help maintain homeostasis?
• How is sleep related to memory?
• What really struck you as cool or strange (or both)? Why?
• How did you like listening to the story rather than reading it? Was it easier or harder? What did you like about it?
• How did the reporters use humor to tell their story? Did it make the story more interesting?
• What would you like to know more about from what you heard?

If you click here, you can get an overview of the episode.

I really look forward to your reflections.

Summary of Types of Diffusion

Enzyme Presentation from class

Due to popular demand, I am posting a link to the Enzyme Activity we reviewed in class. Feel free to play with it on your own.

You can post any comments or questions you have about it here.

Enjoy!

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