OcoLinked Resources: (Quarter 1) August 24: Online Textbook site; August 25: Padlet #1; Padlet #2; August 26: Video: Is Aspartame Safe?; Video: Is MSG Bad For You?; Answer these questions (click it); August 28: Terms used in Chemistry sheet; August 31: How do we know what an atom looks like?; September 1: Water video (from Crash Course); September 2: Carbon video (from Crash Course); Molecules of Life (from Bozeman Science); September 10: Chemistry Review; September 11: Here's your test!; September 17: Video: What is Ecology?; September 18: Research an Environmental Topic; September 28: Biogeochemical cycles video 1 (water/carbon) video 2 (phosphorus/nitrogen); September 30: What Biogeochemical Cycle are you researching? Click here to find out! October 6: Click here to study for test; October 8: What is Climate? (video); October 14: Here's your quiz for tomorrow; Lichen Questions; October 15: Succession video; October 28: These are questions from your test; |
Linked Resources: (Quarter 2)
November 6: Link to Reading assignment; November 9: Possible Multiple Choice Questions for your test tomorrow (from Kahoot!); November 16: Notes: Biodiversity; Linked Resources: (Quarter 3)
February 5: Mendelian Genetics Video; February 11: Expectations for cell model; |
Quarter Project
This will be due one week before the end of each quarter (due dates are subject to change)
You will be required to find two current event articles and type a summary (40 words or less), a personal reaction to the articles (this will be a paragraph or two), a connection to biology, and a citation. It is important that you use reliable and trustworthy sources. I have included links to some examples in the yellow boxes above. In most cases each of these sites have search capabilities within their sites to find articles on environmental, genetic, or other current biological issues. Current Event means in the years 2015 or 2016. Since this is biology, it must be an article that is related to life sciences (sorry, no space or engineering articles unless they are astrobiology or genetic engineering). If possible, try to relate it to the objectives from class.
SO, to summarize, you will need: a 40 word summary, a paragraph or two personal reaction (this means pick an article to which you can react--it has some meaning to you), a brief explanation of the article's connection to biology, and an APA, MLA, or Chicago Style citation. Full instructions can be clicked below.
This will be due one week before the end of each quarter (due dates are subject to change)
You will be required to find two current event articles and type a summary (40 words or less), a personal reaction to the articles (this will be a paragraph or two), a connection to biology, and a citation. It is important that you use reliable and trustworthy sources. I have included links to some examples in the yellow boxes above. In most cases each of these sites have search capabilities within their sites to find articles on environmental, genetic, or other current biological issues. Current Event means in the years 2015 or 2016. Since this is biology, it must be an article that is related to life sciences (sorry, no space or engineering articles unless they are astrobiology or genetic engineering). If possible, try to relate it to the objectives from class.
SO, to summarize, you will need: a 40 word summary, a paragraph or two personal reaction (this means pick an article to which you can react--it has some meaning to you), a brief explanation of the article's connection to biology, and an APA, MLA, or Chicago Style citation. Full instructions can be clicked below.
Biology "Big Ideas"
Earlham Science Department Power Standards
Earlham Science Department Power Standards
- Design and conduct a scientific investigation.
- Make and defend an evidence-based claim.
- Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions.
- From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- How do organisms live and grow?
- Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- How and why do organisms interact with their environment, and what are the effects of these interactions?
- Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
- How are characteristics of one generation passed to the next? How can individuals of the same species and even siblings have different characteristics?
- Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
- What evidence shows that different species are related?