School Without Walls Biology

HW for TFIV

• Quiz – Blood type and dihybrid crosses (16-block): Tues.
• Investigator’s report: Tues.
• Test – Meiosis – 5/11/10
• Project – 6/1/10

HW for TWF

• Quiz – Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Punnett Squares – Tues.
• Investigator’s Report – Wednesday
• Project – 6/1/10

HW for AP Biology

• 6b – Restriction Enzyme Packet and Graph – Monday
• Chi-Square – Thurs.
• Plasmid Packet – Thurs.
• Reading guides: Mitosis, Meiosis, Molecular Basis of Inheritance, Gene to Protein, Regulation of Gene Expression, Biotechnology
• INDEPENDENT REVIEW for AP test – study packets, 5 steps to a 5, etc.

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HW for AP Biology

• Mitosis and Meiosis Reading guides: https://biowithoutwalls.com/ap-biology/cell-reproduction-and-molecular-genetics-unit-plan/
• DNA and Gene to protein reading guides: https://biowithoutwalls.com/ap-biology/cell-reproduction-and-molecular-genetics-unit-plan/
• Paper towel rolls – Wednesday
• AP lab 6b – READ
• Laptops – Thursday.

HW for MHIII

• List 5 genetic disorders you would be interesting in researching for your advisory project (2-4 people/group, 1 list/group)
• Read the meiosis poker lab

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HW for ALL BIO Classes

• Electrophoresis Qs – Thursday. (MHIII ONLY)
• Get started on the following readings. These are NOT going to be checked/quizzed on immediately after break. Rather, use this time to get started on the reading that will be assigned throughout April.

• 203-210 (Cell Cycle)
• 253-262 (Mendel)
• 263-273 (Meiosis)
• 309-329 (Genetics)

Notebook check – Tues (TFIV), Wed (TFIV, TWF), Thurs (MHIII) after break.HW for AP Bio classes

• Chapters 45, 48, 49, 50, 51 – April 13
• Test – 45, 48,49, 50 – April 13
• AP review packets – independent work
• Brain cap lab and menstrual cycle lab – April 7th.
• Study group – Saturday, April 3, 10am, Ebenezer’s
• Bring materials for modeling muscles if needed: http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp47/4702001.html

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HW for AP Biology

• In addition to assignments already in place, please read the following in preparation for the field trip on Thursday: http://anthropology.si.edu/writteninbone/comic/
• Practice Test – Thursday.
• Lights, Camera, Action Potential: Here’s the link: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/nerve_signaling/
• Test – Friday (41, 42, 44); reading guides 40-44 due.
• Read AP Bio lab 11 – Animal behavior; prelab found here: http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/labbench/lab11/intro.html
• Mouse Party: This is your brain on drugs! http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/mouse.html
• Masteringbio.com – 3/22

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• Mammal and tissue webquest/lab – Tues.
• Masteringbio.com – 3/1, 3/8
• Animal Diversity Quiz – Wednesday

• Reading guides 32-34

Fetal Pig Quiz – Friday Reading guides 40-42

Progress reports

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AP Bio Penguins,

We lost a week of school and it was a week we really needed. Here is what we’re working on for next week, just in case you would like to get a head start over the loooong weekend.

• Invertebrate and Vertebrate Handbook Links
  • Click invertebrate_assignment for the handout!
    (There’s a typo in the due dates on the class handout. These are due Friday!)
• Mammal/Primate Webquest
  
• Pig Dissection Material (Adapted from the Biology Corner!):
  Fetal Pig Dissection Cover Page
  fetal_pig_dissection Handout
  • Virtual Pig Dissection: http://www.whitman.edu/biology/vpd/main.html

• Activity: Online Histology Lab
  • Click here for the link!
  • Click here for pictures!

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Here are the links for the dissection labs:

• Worm video (will NOT work at school): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2BY0hRUA9E
• Review worm anatomy: http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_14/BL_14.html.
• Review worm anatomy: http://biog-101-104.bio.cornell.edu/BioG101_104/TUTORIALS/animals/earthworm.html
• Review cricket/grasshopper anatomy: http://www.ent.iastate.edu/ref/anatomy/ihop/
• Review cricket/grasshopper anatomy: http://wwwbio200.nsm.buffalo.edu/labs/tutor/Grasshopper/
• Review urchin anatomy: http://virtualurchin.stanford.edu/anatomy.htm

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