Bronx Zoo Field Study

Here is the assignment for those of us going to the Bronx Zoo.

Have fun!
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We have been studying ecology, which teaches us about how living things are related to their environment. The way the living things are put together – their structure, functions, and behavior – are all adaptations to the habitats in which they live.

On the trip to the Bronx Zoo, you will see many, many different organisms. For at least 5, make careful observations about the places they live in the zoo. How do these match or differ from their natural habitats. If they differ, why do you think they were designed this way? With what other animals does your animal live? Why are they together?

You will write a brief reflection sharing what you have learned about these organisms and their habitats in the zoo.

For extra credit, interview a zoo employee about what he or she does and why they decided to work at the zoo. You can add what you learned to your reflection.

This assignment is due Monday, June 23rd. Please turn it in to your homeroom teacher at the beginning of the day.

Period 3 - North American Organisms

Please post here your suggestions for North American organisms that our Australian friends should research.

Have fun!

Period 3 - Claim Your Australian Organism

Okay, this is a first come first served situation.
Respond to this post with which organism you are going to research.

Period 7 - Claim your Australian Organism

Okay, this is a first come first served situation.
Respond to this post with which organism you are going to research.

Good luck!

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.

Garden Powerpoints

Hello everyone.

I just wanted to post the details for the garden Powerpoint presentations. Here they are:

• Plant Name
• Growing conditions? -
  
• water, soil, sun, pH
• How tall does it get?
• How much space does it need to grow?
• Cool stuff about your plant
• References

Earlobe project

Here is a reminder about the homework you have for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. As you see (or talk to) members of your family, note down in a chart whether their earlobes are attached (B) or free standing (A). The chart should have 3 columns:

1. Person's name
2. Person's relationship to you
3. Earlobe type

We will use this data later when we start our study of genetics.

Immune System and Cancer

Here is a link to a new article about how the immune system works in cancer. I thought you might be interested in checking it out.

Link