Class Notes/Slides Links
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8/ 17: Introduction to Ecology Food Web Interactive Link
Video: BBC Magical Forest 8/19: Informed Consent Tuskegee Airman Experiments 8/20: Ecosystems and sustainability Mesocosm link 1 |
Assignments
8/20: Data based questions 216, 219 in text. (due 8/24) Materials list/materials for mesocosm (due 8/24). Begin bringing items to school. |
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8/24: Carbon Cycles and Climate Wolves in Yellowstone
Climate change in yellowstone Geological Carbon Cycle Greenhouse effect 8/26: Anthropocene Click and Learn 8/27: Coral Reefs in Hot Water-Activity Coral Bleaching Coral damage 8/31: Mesocosm Lab 9/2: Finish mesocosm labs 9/3: Climate Change lecture 9/7: Holiday 9/8: A-day schedule. Chi square analysis practice. 9/10: Test chapter 4. (Link to study guide) 9/12: SATURDAY LAB (IA/EE) 9/14: In Class time for IA 9/16: IA 9/17: IA 9/21: IA 9/23: IA 9/24: IA 9/28: IA Chapter 5: Evolution and Biodiversity
10/12: Introduction to Evolution and Biodiversity HHMI short film-Making of a Theory Short video clips on sloth evolution: 1. Why are sloths "strange"? 2. Ancient sloths were supersized... 3. Creative rendering of giant sloth sounds 10/13: Natural Selection 10/14: Evidence for Evolution HHMI short film- mysterious origins of corn 10/19: Antibiotic Resistance 10/21: Clonal vs. Sexual Reproduction HHMI video clip: Are males necessary? 10/22: Transitional fossils and introduction to classification Activity: Virtual Lizard Lab Worksheet: Virtual lizard Lab 10/26: Classification and Cladistics Practice Dichotomous Key 10/27: Cladistics and Molecular Clocks Link: Limb regeneration in early tetrapods Link: Mudskippers and evolution 10/28: Plant and Animal Classification Schemes 11/2: Exam-Chapter 5 11/4: Overview of the exams: what to expect CHAPTER 3: GENETICS 11/5: Introduction to genetics 11/9: Genes and Alleles 11/11: Sickle Cell Anemia and Evolution Watch: Sickle Cell and Evolution HHMI 11/12: Mutation and Evolution 11/16:Chromosomes, genes and genomes 1. Interactive karyotypes 2. karyotypes 3. Chromosome science 4. Video clip: John Cairns on bacterial chromosomes 11/18: Meiosis and genetic variation 11/19: Meiosis, mitosis and mutation 11/23-11/27: Thanksgiving holida 11/30: Mendel and the Punnett Grids 1. Slides on Mendel 2. Slides on Human Genetics-non-disjunction 12/2: Gene Editing Summit: current events 1. Article link-Science News 2. Article link-UC Berkeley News 3. Article link-BBC News 4. Article link-Washington post 12/3: Genetics problem solving |
8/24: Watch oceans and climate (due 8/27)
Data based question p. 224, 237. Due 8/27) 8/26: Due-IA Introduction, hypothesis with variables. 8/27: Coral bleaching activity Coral temperature data 9/3: HHMI Holiday Lectures on climate change Questions for lecture (due in class-9/3) 9/11: Due- IA complete draft (intro, hypothesis, variables, materials and methods) 9/15: data based problems (TBA) 9/17: 9/18: Mesocosm lab report due. . 9/28: Final IA biology due. Link to Chapter Objectives
10/12 Homework: Read 5.1, complete DBQ p. 249 Watch: Natural selection Guided Reading Questions (due 10/19) 10/13: Read 5.2. 10/14: Homework: Finish guided reading questions (due 10/19). Watch: Antibiotic Resistance (TED) 10/19: Read: "It's a Fishapod" by Sean Carroll 10/21: Bananas and genetic diversity 10/22: Homework watch: Bozeman science phyologenetics Read: 5.3 pp 258-268 and complete DBQ p 262, 267 (due 10/26) 10/26: Read 5.4 pp. 269-75 and complete DBQ p. 273, end of the chapter question # 5 on p. 277 due 10/27. LINK TO CHAPTER 3 OBJECTIVES 11/3: Read 3.1 pp. 141-148 Watch: Wired UK 23 and Me Reflect: You are a prospective customer of 23 and Me. What are your questions? Extra (optional): 2009 TED 23 and Me 11/12: Read p. 149-159 Topic 3.2 (chromosomes and genomes) DBQ p. 145 11/16: Read: pp. 159-168 Topic 3.3 (meiosis) Assigned Guided Reading-2 (due 11/30) DBQ: p. 161 11/18: Meiosis and genetic variation 11/19: Read p. 176-186 Watch: Beginner's guide to Punnett Grids Finish Guided Reading (week 2) |
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1/7: Mutation and introduction to genetic engineering
1. slides 2. Video clip 1 Chernobyl 2. Video-clip 2 Chernobyl 3. Article-Chernobyl 1/11: Biotechnology GM Organisms enters the food chain: should we be concerned? Green Fluorescent Protein 1/13: Gel Electrophoresis (lab) 1/14: Biotechnology: techniques and applications 1. Slides 2. Video clip Molecular Biology Techniques |
1/14: Additional Useful Links _ Gene Therapy PCR Interactive Molecular Biology Technology Techniques |