ORDER OF TOPICS COVERED
9 Plants
5 Evolution and Biodiversity
6.1 and D.2 Digestion
D.1 and D.5 Nutrition
6.2 and D.4 Cardiovascular
6.3 and 11.1 Infection/Immune response
11.3 and D.3 Kidney and Liver
6.4 and D.6 Respiration
6.5 and 11.2 Nerves and Movement
6.6 and 11.4 Reproduction
4 - Ecology
Homework 5%
Class engagement 5%
Other (Labs, formative quizzes and projects) 30%
Tests and Summative Quizzes 60%
Portage PS standard grading scale
Please note the calendar is subject to change as we work through this class Agenda 9/5 no class 9/6 - What is included in this year 9/7 - Milk lab -- Claims Evidence Reasoning 9/8 - Lab prep -- seeds in petri dishes, plant beans, set up mesocosms 9/11 Check petri dishes, Dissect Kidney bean, draw seed internal structure and take notes on parts of seed 9/12 Germination of a seed, propagation of a plant through cloning 9/13 IA Wednesday ... Meet with Ms. Hertel 9/14 Check seeds -- draw what is in your dish and each person at your table. Add water if need be. Close up and put back. Factors that affect plant growth-- HW. design a lab that investigates factors that affect the germination of a seed. (be specific) Rough draft due tomorrow beginning of class 9/15 Peer editing lab -- get out check list from Ms. Clark regarding what is needed in a designed lab. 9/18 Quiz -- Seeds and germination (9.4) | IA Individual Candidate Cover Sheet at the bottom of the page!!!! (its a PDF file) Resources and Interesting information: Websites: SAM RHINE - November 8th Lakeshore High School Important dates: IA Rough Draft DUE NOV 21 - 9pm to turnitin.com IA Final Draft Due JAN 29 - 9pm to turnitin.com IB TESTING MAY 14 and 15 |
Radio Lab about trees interacting with roots click the picture:
Listen to this broadcast from Radio Lab (click the picture)
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This tutorial is amazing. After you take notes on each of the tutorial subpages, take time and go through the animation on the home page one step at a time. Look at what is happening in the heart. Watch the valves open and close, note where the blood is flowing, is a contraction happening or not... Go through it multiple times make sure that you keep the notes with you all the time.
Here is another animation/tutorial that helps with the electrical stimulation of the heart. IF you are confused as to what the AV and SA nodes are and how they work use this: Heart Electrical System
