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=Biology 113=

[|February 2008 course outline.doc]

May 22, 2008 We continue to work on invertebrates. Today, we ate steamed mussels, completed a worksheet and watched an Eyewitness video called "Shell."

May 16, 2008 We have been working on invertebrates for the past couple of weeks. This week, students dissected a worm and a sea star. Next week, we will steam mussels for a treat for the phylum Molluska and cook a live lobster for the phylum Arthropoda.

If your student has allergies to shellfish, it is important that you contact me with this information.

Have a great long weekend.

April 28, 20008 Students complete a microviewer lab on Thursday on the parts of a flower. Students completed two booklets on Plants on Friday.

Every Monday for the next 5 weeks, students will be viewing a section from Planet Earth - an acclaimed BBC video on - the Planet Earth. We started today.

On Wednesday, April 30, we will begin the animal section of the curriculum. The section includes animal dissections.

April 23, 2008 We've begin the botany section of the curriculum. Students completed a booklet yesterday on plant diversity. Today, students dissected a flower, noting the pistil, stamen, sepals, petals and so on. We also watched a clip from Grease II that had references to plant reproduction. Students completed a booklet on the parts of a flower today.

Booklets can be picked up from me for those students who have missed class.

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.

We will soon be finishing up the infectious and non-infectious disease component of the curriculum.

Next week we will begin looking at 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 We are working on viruses and infectious diseases. Students are completing booklets in class and handing them in for marks.

March 18, 2008

We've finished the microscope unit and are now working on infectious diseases caused by bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. We are currently watching the movie "Outbreak" - the fictitious scenerio of a virus outbreak in the United States.

March 11, 2008 We had many lively discussions today in class around world events and March Break activities. We went to the lab to prepare for a lab tomorrow using the microscopes.

Feb. 20, 2008 Students completed the booklet - "What are Monerans?" (bacteria) and handed them in valued at 5 marks. We taste tested sourdough bread leavened with lactobacillus bacteria topped with butter made in class from whipping cream.

Feb. 17, 2008 Students completed a video quiz on Friday, Feb. 15. If students were absent, they need to come in at noon time on Monday to complete this. It is valued at 5.

We also did an interesting hand washing demonstration and looked at the microbes that grew on agar plates from samples collected around the school.

Feb. 12, 2008 Yesterday, students completed a small quiz on the parts of a cell valued at 11 marks. Most students did well. We also completed a booklet on "How are living things classified?" valued at 5 marks.

Today, we will watch a quick video on classification.

Feb. 7, 2008 Students completed a mini-lab on cell structure.

I will be away attending a funeral tomorrow. Students will watch an eyewitness video entitled, "Life."

Feb. 6, 2008 Homework was collected at the beginning of class. We reviewed the parts of the cell and students completed a booklet on the parts of the cell.

Students who missed class today can come in at noon time tomorrow to get caught up.

Feb. 4, 2008 Today we discussed two types of cells: eukaryotic and prokaryotic. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus. prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus.

The booklet, "What is a cell?" is due for homework at the beginning of class tomorrow. Students had 20 minutes yesterday to work on it in class and 20 minutes today. Most of it should be already completed.

Tomorrow, we will do a microviewer activity on cell structure.

January 30, 2008 Welcome Biology 113. Please click on the outline link above for important information for this course.

Jan. 16, 2008 We reviewed for the exam, focusing on the invertebrate and vertebrate sections. Information for the exam can be found directly on the work booklets that we recently completed.

Jan. 14, 2008

Unfortunately, I've been out of the classroom since Thursday due to health reasons and jury selection. I will be back tomorrow.

Today students reviewed two articles and answered questions for each. One is Trans Fats and the other is on Leukemia. For those students not in class today, they can be downloaded here:[|Leukemia.doc] [|trans fats.doc] The questions for each article are found at the end of the article along with the value for each assignment.

The final exam is worth 20% of the final mark. It consists of 6 sections: viruses, bacteria, protists and fungus valued at 24 marks; invertebrates valued at 39 marks; vertebrates valued at 12 marks; plants valued at 9 marks; genetics and the circulatory system valued at 29 marks. We will begin a comprehensive review tomorrow, beginning with the invertebrate and vertebrate sections.

Dec. 20, 2007 Yesterday, the students wrote a test. The marks will be sent in tomorrow's weekly e-mail. This will be the last entry for 2007. Merry Christmas - Happy Holidays - See everyone next year.

Dec. 18, 2007 We reviewed for a test tomorrow. All of the questions and information the students need to know is located on the booklets called "What are Invertebrates" and "How Do Insects Develop." We also began the vertebrate section today.

Dec. 14, 2007 Today, we completed a workbook section on insects. There will be a test on invertebrates on Wednesday, Dec. 19. We will review for the test on Tuesday. We will begin vertebrates on Tuesday.

Dec. 12, 2007 Today, we continued the invertebrate section with viewing two educational videos on Insects.

Dec. 11, 2007 We cooked a live lobster in class today, dissected it and then ate it....yum. It is part of the invertebrate section that we are doing right now in class.

Dec. 10, 2007 Today we dissected a sea star. It went quite well. Tomorrow, we'll be cooking, dissecting and then eating a lobster - as we continue to talk about invertebrates. I will not be available tomorrow at noon for students to get caught up as I've got duty in the canteen for the full hour.

Dec. 6, 2007 Due to lab difficulties, we didn't dissect the sea star today. We talked about various parasitic worms. Students worked on the mollusks worksheets and handed them in. They are due now for evaluation. We finished the day with the video we didn't get to yesterday on mollusks.

I am out tomorrow on the Physics Field Trip to Halifax. Students will prepare for the sea star dissection on Monday with Lisa LeBoutillier, the supply teacher.

Dec. 5, 2005 Today, we taste tested oysters, worked on a booklet on mollusks and viewed a video on mollusks. The booklet on mollusks can be worked on at home this evening. Tomorrow, we will dissect a sea star.

Dec. 3, 2007

Today we had some steamed mussels in class and ate them. They were yummy and many students tried them for the first time. Kudos to John who ate the majority of them.

We are currently doing invertebrates and will be working on information from the following site tomorrow. You may wish to print it off and have it for class. If not, I will have copies available for students tomorrow. http://bogglesworldesl.com/esl_science/mollusks.doc