First Semester

Class Notes
8/11-8/14 Module 1 Review packet
8/18:
5th Period Class Data (measurements)

6th Period Class Data (measurements)

8/20: Lab measurements and uncertainty

8/25: Introduction to statistics (mean and standard error)

8/26: Slime mold innoculation

8/28: Statistics-t-test

9/3: T-test Quiz &
Intro to cell structures
Power Point

9/9:  Cells, microscopy and magnification

9/11: Microscopy Practical
9/14: Microscopy Practical

9/15: Cellular Differentiation

9/19: Prokaryotic cells

9/22: Stem Cells

9/23: Stem Cells-continued

9/25: Cell Structures

9/29: Review of cell structures and magnification

9/30 Quiz-prokaryotes vs eukaryotes and magnification

10/2: Quiz corrections/review

10/5-10/9: Fall Break

Links
8/14 peacock spider dance

8/18 Introduction to cellular slime molds-TED talk

8/18 Slime mold collective

8/20: Activity 1-volumes
Activity 2-mass

8/25: Video lesson on statistics
Video lesson on Standard Error

8/28: i-biology statistics

9/3: Intro to cells
Inside of a cell-interactive
Relative sizes

9/9: Microscopy (HHMI short film)
9/9: Exploratorium link on cell size
9/9: IB video on calculating cell magnification

9/22: TedED video: stem cells
video: Newt limb regeneration
video: BBC documentary on stem cell therapies

9/25: Cell Structures

9/29: Link to Note sheet comparing cell structures

Assignments

8/18 Graph data sets for hand, ear and arm vs. height

8/20: Finish lab write up. Due 8/26.

8/26: Get a composition notebook. Begin bringing materials to the lab for investigations.

8/28: Practice problems t-test due 9/1.

9/3: Homework: Cell size trading cards (due 9/11)

9/3: Homework: cell size trading cards (alternative pdf format) Due 9/11

9/11: Homework: cell magnification calculation (due 9/18).
Read: pp. 1-9

9/15: Homework: Read: pp. 10-16
 Assigned: Lab Report Reflection on Slime Mold Project. (Due 9/25)

9/22: Homework: Explore the following links on Stem cells interactive
1. "unlock the potential"
2. "Go, go stem cells"
3. Is the debate over?
Answer questions: Stem Cells biology and therapeutic potential (due 9/29).

9/25: read pp. 10-24

9/29: Prokaryotic cell structure quizlet set
9/29: Eukaryotic cell structure quizlet set (1)
9/29: Eukaryotic cell structure quizlet set (2)

-10/13: Eukaryotic cell structure
Video: Eukaryopolis (Crash Course)

10/14: PSAT
10/15: Review of ultrastructure and organelles
   1. Quizlet Set: review the structures
2. Play "shoot the organelles"
3. Study the ultrastructure survey
4. Solve the mystery cells from the NYC aquarium

10/24: Biological membranes
   1. Slides
2. Membrane rap

10/27: Membranes and transport Mechanisms
1. Slides (Fluid Mosaic Model)
   2. Slides (transport mechanisms)
3. Animation of membrane transport
4. Membrane transport interactive study guide

10/30: Lab Practical-Membrane integrity in Beetroot
   1. Lab Procedure

11/3: Transport Mechanisms
1. link to page with video clip of K+ channel

11/4: Endocytosis and Exocytosis
   1. Video animation (pinocytosis)
   2. Video animation: Life of a vesicle

11/5: Lab activity feedback
11/10: Practice IB style exam on ultrastructure and cell biology
11/11: Exam overview.and revision
11/12: Exam revision
11/17: IB style exam on ultrastructure and cell biology
11/18: Cell membranes
11/20: Art-cards-membrane transport
12/1: Cell Cycle
   1. Slides-SA:Volume ratio
2. Slides-Cell cycle and mitosis-intro
   3. Mitosis Rap
12/2: Cell division-research exploration
   1. Link to research article
12/4: Cell division-lab activity
   1. Lab Handout
   2. Virtual lab (review)
3. Mitotic index online
12/8: Cell division and cancer
   1. Slides
   2. Exploratorium interactive on cancer
12/9: Cell division and cancer
1. Link to podcast-Stephen Friendly
2. Link to resource-Henrietta Lacks
3. Link to pod-cast Henrietta Lacks
4. Cancer Summary (animation)
12/13: In class review

10/13: Homework-Diagram the following-(Due 10/16)
1. Exocrine cell of the pancreas
2. Palisade mesophyll cell of a leaf
   Include an idealized "cartoon" version as well as a drawn to life version from an electron microscope image.
READ: pp. 20-23 of Text

10/15: Homework- Study for Quiz on eukaryotic cells (10/20).
Watch: Review of cell organelles (Bozeman Science)
Watch: In Da Club-Membranes and Transport

10/24: Homework-read p25-33
   Watch: Bozeman Science membranes
   Complete: Questions on Bozeman podcast
   DBQ question p. 36/37

10/30: Resource-Graphing Data
Resource-Common calculations for biologists

11/20: Revision-endosymbiosis theory video

12/1: Read: Textbook p. 51-59.
Do: Guided Reading-cell division (due 12/8)
Watch: Bozeman science mitosis
Resource: Cell Cycle Quizlet Card Review set