Posted on September 29, 2009 by biowithoutwalls
- TEST – Thursday!
- Project- 10/26!!!
- Progress reports – signed and returned on Thursday
- Lab notebooks – 10/5
- Bring in a jar with a lid for Thursday
- Reading for the unit: 369-75; 380-85; 485-495 (I don’t expect you to have this done on Thurs! Study for your test.)
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Posted on September 25, 2009 by biowithoutwalls
- Analysis Qs – The Tragedy of the Commons
- Quiz – Carrying capacity and exponential growth – Tuesday
- Test – Friday October 2!!
- Project – October 23
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Posted on September 25, 2009 by biowithoutwalls
- Pre-lab: Yogurt
- One of the pre-lab questions mentions a section in the book on pH. The section is the following: 149-151 (“acids and bases”). Apologies for leaving it off the handout.
- 18 multiple choice, 5 short answer.
- Read 369-375; 380-385; 485-495
- This is the bulk of the reading for the next unit. You will have a quiz on this AFTER your test.
- Bring in a small jar with a lid for Wednesday.
- Get your progress report signed and return the top sheet.
- PROJECT – 10/23
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Posted on September 24, 2009 by biowithoutwalls
- Analysis Qs – Candium
- Read 369-375; 380-385; 485-495
- TEST – Thursday October 1
- Bring in a small glass jar: Thursday!
- Project – October 26!
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Posted on September 23, 2009 by biowithoutwalls
- Analysis Qs: The decay of candium – FRIDAY
- Bring a small jar and lid – Wednesday
- TEST – Friday, October 2!
- Project – 10/23
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Posted on September 20, 2009 by biowithoutwalls
The following assignment is for students who are NOT attending the field trip and should be completed during the class period that you would normally see me.
THEREFORE – IT’S NOT HOMEWORK FOR TOMORROW/TUESDAY. IT’S TO BE DONE IN CLASS!!!!
Students should read the following articles:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/themes/endocrine.html http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-10-drugs-tap-water_N.htm
They should go here: http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/depot/experiments/water/index.html and read about pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, nitrates/phosphates, and macroinvertebrates.
They should then work in pairs to develop a profile of what they think a healthy water system would be like (temperature, pH, oxygen level, nitrate level and types of macroinvertebrates.) They should also develop a profile of what they think an unhealthy water system would be like.
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Posted on September 18, 2009 by biowithoutwalls
Students interested in extra credit have one of two options:
- Play Pandemic 2: http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/Pandemic-2.html
- Design a virus, bacterium, or parasite and release it on the world.
- To get extra credit, you must infect MADAGASCAR successfully. Your disease cannot begin in Madagascar.
- To prove you’ve done this, print/screencap a copy of the “world menu.”
- This is worth 5 HW/prep points.
- Read “The Tragedy of the Commons” by Garrett Hardin: http://www.garretthardinsociety.org/articles/art_tragedy_of_the_commons.html
- Prepare a 5-minute oral summary (give me a head’s up on this) of the essay to present to the class.
- Other readings will be posted if someone presents this in class.
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Posted on September 18, 2009 by biowithoutwalls
- Field Trip TUESDAY!
- Make sure you PACK YOUR LUNCH, BRING WATER, and WEAR CLOSED-TOED SHOES!
- MEET AT WATERFRONT METRO AT 8:45 AM!!!
- Read and be prepared to discuss ONE of the following articles.
- Tragedy of the Commons Qs – Wednesday
- Reading Quiz – Pop. Ecology – Wednesday
- PROJECT! – DUE 10/23
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Posted on September 17, 2009 by biowithoutwalls
- Tragedy of the Commons Qs – Thursday
- Reading Quiz – Pop. Ecology – Thursday
- Field Trip MONDAY!
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- Make sure you PACK YOUR LUNCH, BRING WATER, and WEAR CLOSED-TOED SHOES!
- MEET AT WATERFRONT METRO AT 8:45 AM!!!
- Read and be prepared to discuss ONE of the following articles.
- PROJECT! – DUE 10/22 (This may be extended, depending on our discussion next class.)
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Posted on September 15, 2009 by biowithoutwalls
Field Trip Directions
- Because of the copier situation in the building, I was unable to distribute written directions on Tuesday. Directions to the Half-Shell for parents who would like to pick up their students can be found here.
- Metro directions are as follows:
- Take the metro from Foggy-Bottom to L’Enfant Plaza. (Take the Orange line going toward New Carrollton or the Blue line going toward Largo Town Center). It will be six stops, not including Foggy-Bottom.
- At L’Enfant Plaza, transfer to the Green Line going toward Branch Avenue. Get off at the Waterfront-SEU stop. It will be one stop, not including L’Enfant Plaza.
- We will meet people from the Living Classrooms Foundation at the top of the metro. (There’s only one exit.) I will be at the stop to meet you.
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School Without Walls Biology 