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=Biology 112= [|February 2008 course outline.doc]

June 3, 2008 We reviewed the short answer section of the final exam. Terms students need to know are: endoderm, ectoderm; spore, seed, crop, gizzard, treatment of bacterial infection, viral infection, yeast, mushroom ringworm, roundworm, sepal, petal, bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry, haploid, diploid, phylum, family, prokaryote, eukaryote, gymnosperm, angiosperm, veins, arteries, heteotrophic and autotrophic. 3 worm phyla with respect to a body cavity/coelom characterists of arthropods compare echinoderms and arthropods comparison of monocots and dicots terms: dorsal, ventral, anterior and posterior
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June 2, 2008 We reviewed for the exam: 1) a dichotomous key 2) organisms that need to be labelled. Images for the exam can be found here: [|pics2.doc]

May 27, 2008 Today we reviewed worms, mollusks and prepared for the seastar dissection for tomorrow. Students need to have the questions from May 22 prepared to hand in on May 28th as well as read pages #701 - 708 and answer questions #1 and 3 on page 708.

May 22, 2008 We have now finished chapter 26 - sponges and cnidarians. Today we dissected an earthworm. Many students found it to be quiet interesting and not as gory as they thought it would be.

Tomorrow, students will complete a lab on the earthworm as a follow-up to today. For homework over the weekend, students will read chapter 27 - worms and mollusks. Students need to answer question 1 on page 688, questions 1, 3 and 4 on page 693 and question 3 on page 699.

On Monday, we will steam mussels.

May 16, 2008 Yesterday we covered the phylum Porifera -sponges through video and discussion. We also discussed how we will approach the last kindgom of Animalia - dissections, cooking live lobster, steaming mussels, etc.


 * If you student has a shellfish allergy, please let me know.**

Today, we covered the phylum Cnidaria - jellyfish, sea anemones, etc. These animals have stinging cells.

I also handed back quite a few assignments that the students have handed in over the week.


 * Bonus** work was given today due for Tuesday. It can be found at: http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/sponge_color.html

Have a GREAT VICTORIA DAY WEEKEND!

May 14, 2008 Students worked on a symmetry assignment and it is due tomorrow. I've copied it below. Also, students need to complete questions on page 663 #1 - 5 and page 667 #1 - 4.

From the magazines at the front of the room, cut out, paste and label 2 different examples of the following: 1) bilateral symmetry 2) radial symmetry 3) asymmetry Use the paper, glue and markers from the front of the room. Definitions of the 3 types of symmetry have to be included in the assignment. Value /10
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May 13, 2008 This week we've started the Kingdom Animalia - information on what is being covered is on pages 656 - 663 in the textbook. Students completed a microviewer valued at 10 yesterday and a symmetry assignment is due on May 15.

May 7, 2008 Students will write a test on plants tomorrow. Pages from the text include 550 - 572 and 608 - 616. We reviewed today for test. Topic areas include: plant diversity, angiosperms, gymnosperms, dicots, monocots, double fertilization and the parts of the reproductive structure in angiosperms - the flower.

April 29, 2008 Homework assigned yesterday was checked. We reviewed fertilization in flowers, watched a video on plant classification and completed 2 worksheets. I only have an electronic copy of one of them -[|flower structure and question sheet.doc]

There will be a quiz on the parts of a flower tomorrow.

April 28, 2008 On April 24, students completed a flower microviewer. On April 25, students viewed an Eyewitness Video on Trees. I handed back many assignments and we went over the parts of the flower booklet.

Today, we talked of double fertilization in plants - pages 615 - 616 in the textbook. Student have a booklet on fertilization to complete for tomorrow for homework.

April 23, 2008 Students learned about monocots and dicots - page 570 in the text and the parts of a flower - page 612 in the text. We also completed a dissection and an online activity on the parts of a flower as outlined on page 612.

For homework, students need to complete a booklet on the parts of a flower. I don't have an electronic version. Students will need to pick up a copy directly from me. Bonus work is also due tomorrow at the beginning of class for those that wish to do it.

April 22, 2008 It's been an interesting day. We had the Great Pepper Challenge where we discusses capsasin and some brave students sampled various levels of Scoville Units of peppers from fresno to habanero peppers.

Students completed a quiz on the notes from yesterday.

Homework for this evening is: Read chapter 22 (550 - 572) Students answer questions from the following pages...p. 555 # 1, 2, 3; p. 559 #2, 5; p. 563 #1, 2, 5; p. 568 # 1, 2; and p. 572 #1, 2, 3, 5

We will begin monocot and dicot flowering plants tomorrow.

April 21, 2008 We discussed plant classification using the Smartboard. [|Plantae classification.doc] We also discussed some interesting plants in the news, looked at a venus flytrap, cycad and "air fern". We finished off with an Eyewitness Video - Plants.

There will be a quiz tomorrow in the Plantae Classification Document at linked above.


 * Bonus work:** Print off and complete the following work on the parts of a flower located at: http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/flower_coloring.html value 2 marks, due April 24 Every section needs to be completed for evaluation.

April 15, 2008 Students completed a microviewer activity on fungus. We also discussed ergot poisoning and rye bread. It is interesting how ergot poisoning may have affected the Salem Witch Trials in the late 1600's.

Today, we will taste test rye bread for those students who have never tried it. I will hand back homework that was due last Friday and the microviewers we completed yesterday and go over them. We will have a quiz on fungus on Thursday.

April 10, 2008 Today, students will be in the lab looking at live samples of protists using the microscopes. Many students are also attending the TNB play today so they will miss this opportunity.

Tomorrow, we begin the fungus unit. Homework for tonight is completion of the[|The Kingdom Fungi questions.doc]:

April 7, 2008 There will be a test on Protista on Wed, April 9. The focus will be on pages 496 - 507 - Animal-like protists (Protazoans) and the euglena.

This week students will be looking at live samples of protazoans using the microscopes.

The next unit we will be studying is Kingdom Fungi -

April 4, 2008 It's been a busy week. On Wednesday, April 2 students completed a microviewer on protists. Students absent that day can come in at noon on Monday to complete it. Thursday, students learned the parts of 3 examples of protists - euglena, paramecium and amoeba. Students completed a quiz later in the class and were quite successful. Students missing Thursday's work can also come in at noon on Monday to get caught up.

Today, bonus work was due. Students worked on a news article on Red Tide and a worksheet of protists. The worksheet can be found at the following address: http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/chap22_read.html please note that the textbook we use is different and the chapter that includes protists is chapter 20. I do not electronic copies of the Red Tide article. They need to be picked up in class.

Have a great weekend.

April 1, 2008 Today we discussed various phylums of protazoans and watched some interesting video clips showing examples of protazoans. Homework due for tomorrow includes completing an assignment from reading 497 - 505 in the textbook. It can be downloaded here: [|protist worksheet.doc]

The video clips we viewed today can be found at the following web addresses: [|http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=kB6vgZi99gw] various microscopic life [|http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=gW6RN2B8u2E] red tide skit by students [|http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=EeUagMVzzbs] classification book [|http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1NbZn11Ss] nice music - microrganisms [|http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=9duvzqvVflw] looks like euglena - flagella [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6rnhiMxtKU] - amoeba feeds from Mark Garnett
 * Bonus work** that students can do: Print off the following pages, complete the worksheets and hand in all three assignments by Friday, April 4 at the beginning of class. The value for these assignments is 3 marks. These assignments will not only improve the students' marks but help them with their test results. I strongly recommend them.

http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/paramecium_color.html http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/amebacolor.html http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/euglenacolor.htm

March 31, 2008 Today, we began Kingdom Protista. We talked mainly of animal-like protists. Students have a booklet that needs to be completed for tomorrow's class. Tomorrow we will cover 497 - 505 in the textbook. It is suggested that students with a computer at home review with the ActiveArt activity as outlined on page 501 of the text. It is an interactive site that labels the parts of the paramecium and amoeba.

March 28, 2008 Hi Everyone. I just wanted to let you know that my weekly evaluations that I sent home via e-mail will be delayed for a bit. The software I use has a little bug in it which is quite easy to fix but I need a technician to come in with the proper network passwords to access the changes. I have notified the provincial helpdesk and it shouldn't be too long before it is repaired.

Students who were not here today for the test will write it Monday at lunch time in our biology classroom.

On Monday, March 31, we will begin chapter 20 - Protists. One of the highlights of this section is viewing these live organisms with a microscope. They are very entertaining. Our labs have first rate microscopes which make this activity even more enjoyable.

Have a great weekend.

March 26, 2008 Due to storm days and course selections, we are a little behind. The test scheduled for today will be postponed until Friday this week. Images students will need to study are located below. The content of the test will include information from Chapter 19 in the text. [|virus.gif] [|virus] [|label_the_bacteria.jpg] [|virus_replication.jpg]

March 18, 2008 It seems that we've had many students out of class on March 17 and 18 due to students attending a play and participating in a day adventure with Outdoor Pursuits. In biology, students viewed a movie -"Outbreak" - a fictitious secenario of a real-life virus - Ebola Virus.

It is suggested that students do the "Go Online" Internet activity outlined on page 481.

For Thursday, March 20, students will have due questions 1 - 6 on page 490 - from the section, "Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Viruses".

For Tuesday, March 25, students need to complete questions 1 - 31 on pages 493 - 494.

A unit test on bacteria and viruses - chapter 19 - is planned for Wednesday, March 26.

March 13, 2008 On March 12, students completed a microviewer assignment on bacteria and we reviewed the answers from chapter 19 - see March 11 for the assignment.

Today, students took notes from the SmartBoard on.

March 11, 2008 Yesterday, students read chapter 19 and answered questions # 1 - 6 on page 477 and questions # 1 - 5 on page 483. Students should have this completed for tomorrow as we will be going over the answers.

Today, we ate sourdough bread leavened with lactobacillus bacteria and I served it with home made butter that I demonstrated in class. We also watched a Discovery Video on Bacteria.

Feb. 29, 2008 Students received their test results today. We started the bacteria (moneran) section of the curriculum and began with a handwashing demonstration using a black light and labelling the parts of a bacteria. A copy of the image we labelled is found below.

[|label_the_bacteria.jpg]

If students are so inclined over the March Break, they can read chapter 19 in the textbook to prepare for this section.

Have an awesome March Break.

If students wish, they can complete extra work for bonus marks. This bonus work involves the quick lab on page 482 of the textbook. This is independant work that students complete on their own. This assignment should be well constructed and clearly presented. All work will need to be submitted in order to be evaluated. No partial assignments will be accepted. The value is 7 that can be added to a bank of marks and then applied to their assignments as they wish. **Due date** is on or before March 18.
 * Bonus Work:**

Feb. 20, 2008 Today we discussed major characteristics of each of the 6 kingdoms. Students made a chart in their notes to study from.

Homework for Monday - Feb. 25 - read chapter 18 and answer questions 1 - 25. We will go over the answers on Monday and prepare for a test on chapter 18 on Feb. 27.

The next section we will cover is viruses and monerans (bacteria). On Monday, we will collect bacteria samples from around the school (keyboards, cafeteria tables, door knobs, etc.) and grow them on agar plates. Other interesting activities we will do throughout next week is a handwashing demonstration using a black light and a taste test of sour dough bread leavened with lactobacillus bacteria (I demonstrate making homemade butter for the bread).

Sorry for the mega homework but the storm days and PD days we've had have made it difficult to maintain some sort of consistency regarding progress in the provincial biology curriculum.

Feb. 19, 2008 Students received their dichotomous keys (lab) valued at 10 and homework (booklet on classifying living things) valued at 5 - back today. Homework was collected from Friday on classification.

We watched a video on classification. Students have a taxonomy worksheet due for tomorrow and as well, students in period 4 need to complete the exercise on pages 462 - 463.

Feb. 17, 2008 Students created a dichotomous key on Friday using pasta valued at 10. If students were absent on Friday, they need to come in at noon on Monday to complete this lab. Students also have 2 worksheets due on Monday on classification for homework.

Feb. 12, 2008 Students received their quizzes back today.

We created a dichotomous key using students' shoes. Tomorrow, we will make a key individually using various shapes of pasta valued at 10 marks. For more information on dichotomous keys, refer to page 462 and 463 in the textbook for an example of this type of key.

Feb. 11, 2008 Today we completed the quiz. Students who were absent today may write the quiz during lunch time on Wednesday, Feb. 13. This will be the only date for the make-up quiz so students will need to make it if they were absent today.

We began chapter 18 - classification also know as taxonomy. We will be covering the material on pages 447 - 456 over the next few days. We will complete a lab on Wednesday creating a dichotomous key using pasta.

Feb. 7, 2008 I handed back two sets of assignments: What is a cell? booklet due last Monday, and the bonus work coloring the cell due on Wednesday. We completed the quiz on page 180 to review the parts of the cell.

I will be away attending a funeral tomorrow. Mr. MacDonald will be in to supply. Students will complete the questions in the textbook on page 197 - #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18. Students will also complete a review sheet to be handed out by Mr. MacDonald.

There were about 7 students in today at noon to get caught up on work missed.

Don't forget the quiz coming up on Monday, Feb. 11.

Feb. 6, 2008 Today we reviewed the parts of the cell using the online activity on page 175 of the textbook. Students completed a microviewer mini-lab on cell structure. Students not in school today can come in at noon time tomorrow to complete this activity.

It is recommended that students do the "Go Online" quiz on page 180 to review the parts of the cell.

There will be a quiz on the parts of the cell on Monday. Students should study pages 172 to 181 for the quiz.

Feb. 5, 2008 Today we discussed the differences between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells and talked of specific examples of each. Basically, a prokaryotic cell is a cell without a nucleus. A eukaryotic cell does have a nucleus. This information can be found on pages 172 and 173 in the textbook.

The bonus work, should students chose to do it, is due for tomorrow at the beginning of class.

It is recommended that students do the "Go Online" activity outlined on page 175 to review what we will be doing tomorrow....cell structure.

Feb. 4, 2008 Today we discussed goiters, colon cancer, parts of the cell and differences between plant and animal cells. Students need to read pages 174 - 181 tonight. For bonus work, students may complete the plant and animal coloring activities located below. Print off the sheets, complete them and hand them in on Wednesday, Feb. 6. A few paper copies were available in class today as well.

[|Animal Cell Coloring]

[|Plant Cell Coloring]

February 1, 2008 For homework, students need to read pages 8 - 12 in the textbook. It is suggested that you do the online activity on page 9 as well.

The booklet on the parts of the cell is also for homework. It is due on Monday and is valued at 5.

Have a great Superbowl Weekend!! Good luck to the New England Patriots!

January30, 2008 Welcome to Biology 112. Please click on the above outline to view the course outline and other important information required for this course.

Jan. 19, 2008 Pics to help study for the exam can be found [|pics.doc].

Good luck with all of your exams next week.

Jan. 16, 2008 We continue to review for the exam. Today, we reviewed the three classes of Mollusks and how the structure of the foot affects movement and feeding, monocots vs. dicots, echinoderms vs. arthropods, three types of human blood cells and what their function is and finally, three phyla of worms with regard to body cavity, peritoneum and true coelom.

Tomorrow, we will work on the dichotomous keys, and preparation of the multiple choice section.

Jan. 12, 2008 We began reviewing for the final exam today. It is worth 30% of the final mark.

The exam consists of 4 parts: 70 multiple choice questions valued at 35 marks; short answer questions valued at 53 marks; labelling organisms valued at 30 marks; and a dichotomous key valued at 20 marks.

Today, with a supply teacher, students reviewed terms that they will need to know for the short answer section with regard the comparing and contrasting. The terms include: endoderm, ectoderm and mesoderm; spore, seed, crop, gizzard, treatment of bacterial infection, viral infection, yeast, mushroom ringworm, roundworm, sepal, petal, bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry, haploid, diploid, phylum, family, prokaryote, eukaryote, gymnosperm, angiosperm, veins, arteries, xylem and phloem

Tomorrow, we will take a look at organisms/organs and their structures. We will focus on: amoeba, paramecium, bacterium, virus, lobster, sea star, flower and the human heart.

Jan. 7, 2008 Happy New Year!! We've begun the final section - the human systems. Click the following link for the notes and images on the heart and circulation: [|SMART Notebook circulation.MDI]

Dec. 20, 2007 Sorry about the one day delay. We've been experiencing difficulties with our network systems. On Dec. 19, we cooked a lobster and dissected it...and then ate it. This was in conjunction with the final phylum that we are studying - Arthropods. Notes on Arthropods can be found at: http://www.dsb1.edu.on.ca/ecocampbickell/Golden%20Avenue%20Grade%206/website/characteristics.htm I used this site as my guide for information on arthropods. The parts of the lobster can be found at the following site. **Students should print it for their notes as they will be tested on the parts of the lobster at some point**. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/crustacean/Crayfishprintout.shtml Please note that the organism is a crayfish...nearly identical to lobsters. This will be my last entry for the 2007 calandar year. Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year.

Dec. 18, 2007 We completed the Mollusk section today by watching a "Shape of Life" DVD - reviewing the three classes of Mollusks - Gastropods, Pelecypods and Celpalopods. More information on Mollusks can be found at: http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/Bio%20102/Bio%20102%20lectures/Animal%20Diversity/Protostomes/Lophotrochozoans/Lophotrochozoans.htm scroll down to the Molluska section. Tomorrow we begin Arthropods. We will discuss the various characteristics of this animal phyla and we will cook and dissect then eat a lobster - an example of an arthropod.

Dec. 14, 2007 We taste tested steamed mussels and smoked oysters today to introduce the Phylum Molluska. We watched an Eye Witness video called Shell. There were many students not in class today for various reasons which tends to make moving forward difficult. Periods 1 and 3 had at least 10 students not attending. Yesterday attendance was extremely low - attendance rate of 4 or 5 students - as many students attended basketball games.

There is no homework for the weekend.

Dec. 12, 2007 Today we dissected the starfish (sea star) in the phylum Echinodermata. Students will need to know the parts of a starfish. The diagram shown in class can be found at http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/echinoderm/Seastarprintout.shtml Please don't forget to label the sieve plate that is missing on the diagram when it is printed off.

Other useful information on Echinoderms can be found at http://www.starfish.ch/reef/echinoderms.html Tomorrow will be catch up day for students that chose not to attend the basketball games.

Friday, we will begin the phylum Molluska. I will steam some mussels and we will taste test smoked oysters. Did you know that the orange flesh mussels are the females and the creamy color flesh mussels are the males?


 * If any students have seafood allergies, please let me know so that arrangements can be made for those students on Friday.**

Dec. 11, 2007 We completed the lab work for the earthworm dissection we did yesterday. Labs are due no later than the beginning of class tomorrow. Tomorrow, we will dissect a star fish (sea star).

Dec. 10, 2007 Today we dissected an earthworm. It was successful among the students. Many seemed to enjoy it.

A couple of sites that may be of use to review the dissection are: http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BIOG101_104/tutorials/animals/earthworm.html http://www.miramar.sdccd.net/programs/biol/earthworm/ (The second site will be of use with the assignment we will do tomorrow on the earthworm dissection. You may want to print it off to use in class)

I will not be available for noon extra help as I've got duty for the full hour in the canteen.

Dec. 6, 2007 We talked about, took notes from the Smart Board and looked at images of three phyla of worms: Platyhelminthes, Nematodes and Annelids. We watched a small section on a DVD on Platyhelminthes. Discussion was quite animated at times.

The images for the Annelids - parts of an earthworm - can be located at http://kentsimmons.uwinnipeg.ca/16cm05/1116/16anim5.htm

As I am out tomorrow on the Physics Field Trip, students will be viewing a video on Annelids and preparing for the segmented worm dissection on Monday.

Have a great weekend.

Dec. 5, 2007 We completed the quiz on animalia, sponges and cnidarians. Class averages for the quiz are not good. We began the three phyla of worms with regard to a coelom. Platyhelminthes are flat worms with no coelom (body cavity). Nematodes are round worms with a pseudocoelom (kind of a body cavity) and Annelids have a true coelom with a peritonium that hold the organs in place. There is no homework for this evening, however, the information that was tested on the quiz today will need to be learned for major tests and the final exam. Tomorrow, we will focus on the annelids and prepare for the dissection of an earthworm on Monday, Dec. 10.

Dec. 3 We reviewed for the quiz tomorrow.

We will begin the three phyla of worms. The first dissection - the earthworm - will be on Thursday provided there is school tomorrow. If not, then we will do it on Monday. I am away with a school trip on Friday.

The following site has great information that we will be covering tomorrow - especially the first bit on worms and germ layers... http://waynesword.palomar.edu/trnov01.htm

Nov. 30, 2007

We will have a quiz on Tuesday, Dec. 4. It will be on characteristics of animals, sponges and cnidarians. Notes on sponges and cnidarians can be found by clicking here: [|Notes for Sponges and Cnidarians.doc] Other information on sponges can be found at this web address: http://www.smithlifescience.com/SpongeInformation.htm Other information on cnidarians can be found at this web address: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cnidaria.html ___

Nov. 29, 2007

Homework for today is to complete and information page on Sponges. It can be found at: http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/sponge_color.html or as a Word Document: [|Sponges coloring activity.doc]