Not related to mitosis or the cell cycle, this post is for our Expanded Studies class. Please read the following article on the health of reef ecosystems from the website The Great Beyond, a blog from the journal Nature..
http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2011/02/coral_reefs_are_taking_a_dive.html
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The Cell Cycle and Mitosis
Over the next few days we'll be looking at the processes of the Cell Cycle and Mitosis in depth. Animations and videos of these can be very helpful. To get you started, check out the resources at Cells Alive, and this brief video on the stages of Mitosis, from the class blog Science Video Resources (Bandung International School in Indonesia).
Your assignment is to find some resources on cell division that are helpful to you, and to post them on your blog by this Friday. Give a little background explanation on what you're going to show, give credit to your source, and embed the video into your post.
Your assignment is to find some resources on cell division that are helpful to you, and to post them on your blog by this Friday. Give a little background explanation on what you're going to show, give credit to your source, and embed the video into your post.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Our Low Tech Photosynthesis Poster Project
Yep, Low Tech, with paper even! So it seems strange to post the requirements here (because the project won't appear on your blogs), but here are the requirements:
Photosynthesis Poster Project
9Lilley Biology February 2011
Goal: Create a poster to show the function and details of photosynthesis in plants
Requirements. Your poster must show the following:
- Overall correct formula for photosynthesis
- Location of processes within the plant, including structure of the chloroplast
- Light Reaction: inputs and outputs
- Calvin Cycle: inputs and outputs
- An explanation of the IMPORTANCE of photosynthesis to plants and animals.
Logistics:
- This will be an actual paper poster, not a digital one
- You need to create any images that you use, not paste them from internet sources
- You may handwrite or type labels and explanations
- Your poster must stand alone – you won’t get the chance to explain it to the class, so put explanations in your own words.
Evaluation. Your poster will be graded on the following features:
- Scientific accuracy of the process shown; complete and correct – 50%
- Visual organization – your poster makes sense and is laid out sensibly – 25%
- Neatness, attention to detail; helpful and clear drawings + labels – 25%
Due Date: Friday 2/11. You will have class time to work on this, but you will also have to work at home. There will be no extensions given, and you will lose 10 points per day if your poster is turned in late. Get working.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Photosynthesis and New Tech Advances (for me)
In the interest of giving you several different ways to view and review the material we cover in class, I've been experimenting with some video and screencasting software. This is not new technology, but I'm using it in a different way than I have before. Maybe it will help you to understand Photosynthesis, and maybe you'll be able to use it for projects in other classes.
So here we go. I recorded this video of our class notes, and I included some additional slides that I thought would be helpful. The resolution of the video file isn't great, so I'll see if there are some other ways to post the video that will be clearer. I'm thinking about ways to show the Calvin Cycle next, but for now, here are the Light Reactions of Photosynthesis:
So here we go. I recorded this video of our class notes, and I included some additional slides that I thought would be helpful. The resolution of the video file isn't great, so I'll see if there are some other ways to post the video that will be clearer. I'm thinking about ways to show the Calvin Cycle next, but for now, here are the Light Reactions of Photosynthesis:
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