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Monday IB Biology - Today you spent a chunk of your time either collecting data or starting your conclusions. Of course neither of these can be done without solid procedures. Regardless, you are nearing the end of this lab phase and we'll be analyzing your work for data validity. Please make sure your group document is complete. In addition to making sure you are ready to talk about data tomorrow, I want you to go through the very tiny chapter on Nucleic Acids (2.6). After perusing this chapter I want you to create the next grouping of flash cards. On these I want you to create a picture of the concept on one side, and an explanation of how they are not like the other concepts I've given you on the back side. Your concepts are DNA structure, RNA Structure, Nucleotides (including ribose, phosphates and nitrogenous bases), and Antiparallel. Honors Biology - Today we got into some details of ATP production in the cell. Hopefully you took the opportunity to ask many questions. Tonight I want you to go onto the left page and to make an inventory of everything going on in the "Crawler's" body. You should first draw a picture of the athlete/crawler, and then diagram (pictures and words) describe how gas exchange (oxygen and carbon dioxide), water balance, thermoregulation, and finally sugar balance (glucose and ATP production), all work together to keep the athlete running/crawling. Tuesday IB Biology - I didn't realize it until later that I forgot about the flashcards on our next unit. We'll deal with it tomorrow. Today we started by discussing statistics. The three concepts were: Uncertainty in measurement, what standard deviation can tell us, and how a t-test can give us an idea of how valid our data is. Your job tonight is to apply all of these to your lab. Uncertainty should be added to your procedures, your data table headings, and as error bars on your graph. Your standard deviation should be used to describe the precision of your procedures (small is good). Lastly the t-test tells us the chance our numbers are random and 5% is the scientifically accepted benchmark. Realistically Honors Biology - Today we looked at your homework and you were able to add to what you had. It should all be coming together now, is it? Once we walked our way through all of the major concepts that you should know, we then went back to the work we did on day 1 and saw tat we are brilliant!!! I am REALLY proud of where you are, but the big test is on it's way (Friday) and you really have to know this stuff. Tonight on a new entry I want you to describe an athletic event you have performed in. This can be anything like running the mile in PE or a sporting event. Describe your physiology as you went through it (Heart rate, respiration rate, sweating, etc.). This should be on the right hand side along with a picture of you with COLOR. On the left hand side of the entry, describe in DETAIL all of your concepts and how they applied to your event. Have this ready for tomorrow. This is prefect practice for what you will do for the final unit exam. OH, the concepts were: metabolism, homeostasis, feedback (positive and negative), water balance, thermoregulation, blood sugar balance, gas exchange, cell respiration, photosynthesis, and how body systems work together, especially the circulatory system and blood. Wednesday IB Biology - Today we spent our time reviewing the data analysis you did last night. We then jumped into what your conclusion should look like, the last part of the lab report. While this is all due on Friday, strat working on it right now so that you can clean it up. On a side note, there are some groups who are not sharing the load. If I find out you are one of those people, you will have to do your own lab report based off of any shared data. Oh, the lab reports are due on Friday. Tomorrow we'll have a guest speaker who will talk about her career path, as well as topics in biology like the ones you are currently learning. Her name is Dr. Janice Kurth and is pretty cool. Feel free to come prepared with any questions you might have about becoming a doctor, etc. In the meantime, check out this opportunity (click the link): The Young Doctor Summer Internship University College London 24th July - 2nd August 2020 OR 21st August - 30th August 2020 On another note, the CPR training from the district for Health Pathway students has not been communicated well, but I just got wind through the district that there are some spaces open for October 5th. If you contact me immediately with a text (619-315-1789), I will try and get you in. There are only 2, maybe 3, spots left for that date. There will be more in the future when they get a better system worked out for sign ups. Honors Biology - Today we started by talking about all of the symptoms that you showed during your stressful activity for your homework. We then speculated, using our concepts, on the reasons why these occurred. Next, you shared your work with your partners to see if you were on the right track. Finally, I gave you the background for the unit exam on the 2000m rower. I didn't give you any help with it, I just reported the rowers data to you. If you were a smart person, which I think you are, you would start the process of taking all of your concepts and applying them to the rower's situation. It's what you will have to do for the unit exam, but you won't be able to use your notebook. Here are your terms again: Metabolism Homeostasis Feedback Water Balance Blood Sugar Balance Thermoregulation Gas Exchange Cell respiration Photosynthesis And something about how the body works together and that the circulatory system is the system that binds them. Tomorrow we'll have a guest speaker who will talk about her career path, as well as topics in biology like the ones you are currently learning. Her name is Dr. Janice Kurth and is pretty cool. Feel free to come prepared with any questions you might have about becoming a doctor, etc. Thursday IB Biology - Today you had a guest speaker who brought a whole lot of interesting experience you might want to consider pursuing. I hope she was helpful. The only thing you need to know is that the lab reports are due tomorrow. Please be sure that you have it hard copy. Do NOT ask for me to print it for you. Have a great evening. Tomorrow we start the last section on macromolecules, Nucleic Acids. Honors Biology - Today you had a guest speaker who brought a whole lot of interesting experience you might want to consider pursuing. I hope she was helpful. The biggest thing I need you to concentrate on is your test for tomorrow. I told you what to do yesterday to prepare, just make sure you realize that you need to know it. Tomorrow there are no notes, just your brain. I will provide you with all of the data you will need (Heart rate, respiration, etc.) tomorrow so don't worry about the statistics. Friday IB Biology - Today you turned in your lab reports. I'll be going through these over the weekend and hopefully getting back to you about your work. In the meantime, I want you to go through the slides (https://www.slideshare.net/jcedarbaum1/ib-biology-26-71-slides-dna-structure) that I did not finish going through today. The following is a list of concepts (these are the actual IB standards) you should feel solid with:
Honors Biology - Today you took your first unit exam. You used all of the concepts in detail so that you could score maximum points. As I said before, I am really proud of what you guys have done so far. You have no homework for the weekend. Please get some good rest and eat well. See you on Monday.
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Monday IB Biology - Okay, the whole reason I asked you to understand the Lactose-free milk question is two-fold. First, I want you to understand why immobilization of enzymes is useful, but secondly, I want you to think about a research project that could involve similar use of enzymes. Can we immobilize them? Yes we can, but you don't have to. Before tomorrow I want you to come in with an idea of a research problem that has purpose and a way we can measure it. Here are some concepts that might spark ideas: Denaturing through temperature, denaturing through pH, use of lipase, protease, amylase, catalase, etc. Functional effectiveness given a concentration (enzyme or substrate), Use of inhibitors (competitive and non-competitive). Here's a website for ideas as well: http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/category105.html Hey, I just got word that Borrego Health Clinic has opened their application process. This internship runs from February to June and is an excellent opportunity to work in a real medical setting. Please visit the website for more information: https://sites.google.com/guhsd.net/ghdhealthpathways/work-based-learning/borrego-health-internship Honors Biology - Not that I like grading all of those papers of yours this weekend, but it's cool to see how much you guys are learning! Now, last week we started to ask the question of why water is a big deal in the body and you learned about osmosis and water transport. Yet, we still don't know exactly how our bodies control the use of water. How do we regulate the water in our bodies requires us to look at the kidneys and how they function so let's investigate: 1) Use the following website to answer the following questions/tasks: http://www.kscience.co.uk/animations/kidney.htm 2) On the right, draw kidneys and include the ureter, bladder, and urethra. Also make another drawing of the inside of the kidney. be sure to include: capsule, renal pyramids, renal artery, renal vein, ureter, calyx, renal cortex. Lastly, add the functions of the renal vein, renal artery, nephron, and medula 3) On the left hand side: Click on the nephron and identify the 5 substances found in blood. Next, use the animation to find out if the nephron keeps or excretes that substance. Click on the medula now. Click on duct wall to find out how ADH (antidiuretic hormone) works. Create a flowchart to show how ADH maintains water balance. NEWS FLASH!!! TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD, ...but not for free. First in June of 2020 I will be leading a trip to Japan. I still have two spots open. Talk to me if you are interested. Next, in Spring Break of 2020 Madame Schorr will be leading a trip to France, her meeting will be TOMORROW night at 6pm in room 143. Lastly, Mrs. Aguilar is leading a trip in June of 2021 to southern Spain. Her travel meeting will be next week, the 24th, at 6:30pm in room 81. Tuesday IB Biology - Today you spent time with your group solidifying your research into enzymes. I'm impressed with most of your ideas, but we need to start putting the "rubber to the road". This means we need to start adding the formality to what we are doing by: 1) Obtaining materials needed for your experiment 2) Someone in your group could create your title page and start your abstract 3) Someone could start by identify all variables and controls. 4) Someone else could write the background information on your project (be sure to describe enzymes) 5) Someone else could be writing a draft of the procedures. Bottom line is that you should create a shared document and start coordinating your group. Last thing you should know is that tomorrow there will be a quiz on Chapter 2.4 and 2.5 (proteins/enzymes). Make sure to use your flashcards and notes to review. Don't forget that understanding real applications is also important. Honors Biology - Today we cleaned up the pieces of our understanding of how water balance works in the body. Now you should understand that the body has these feedback systems that help to maintain homeostasis within our bodies. We are now one step closer to understanding what has happened with our extreme athletes! Tonight I want you to find a new another feedback system that the body uses (thermoregulation, insulin/glucagon, etc.) and make an illustration (yes, with color) underneath the diagram we made today on the right hand page of our new entry. Here's a site that may help: https://www.albert.io/blog/positive-negative-feedback-loops-biology/ Lastly, be sure to have your parents review your notebooks and to give you feedback. Remember, you need to have a score, comment, and signature. OH, and you may want to update your table of contents before giving it to them! Wednesday IB Biology - Today we started with your quiz on proteins, but mostly on enzymes, and then jumped into groups for your enzyme lab. Last night I asked you to produce all of your work through the design section of your lab. I only had one group that didn't seem to have a solid idea of what they are doing. Tomorrow there is an expectation that you will either start testing, or be ready to test on Friday. I will also be providing you a sample lab to compare your work with. This should be your model in format. Until tomorrow do what you need to do. If you are really itching for information, please consider previewing chapter 2.6 and 2.7 which we will start to attack tomorrow night. Honors Biology - Today we spent lots of time reviewing all of the various feedback systems in the body. In the process we learned about thermoregulation! This is one of our questions!!!! Next, I introduced you to insulin and glucagon and how they regulate your blood sugar. OMG, we almost understand how our body deals with change!!! ...like in our "crawlers." We are not far from answering the big question about our triathletes!!! In the meantime, I gave you and article about how our body changes a when we exercise. The article focuses on osmoregulation (water balance), but also hints at other regulation like thermoregulation, and blood sugar balance. I originally was going to have you do a reading strategy, but I have changed my mind. SO, here's what you'll do: 1) tape or glue your article on the right side of the new entry so you don't lose it. 2) Now divide your left hand paper into 4 equal parts. 3) In each section write one of each of the following: "water balance", "blood sugar balance", "thermoregulation", and "how they work together". 4) Now, using the article and what you did today, describe what happens in the three feedback loops as you exercise. In the last section briefly describe how they work together. OH!!!! And don't forget to get your notebook reviewed before Friday!! Thursday IB Biology - Many or you stepped right up today and are running with the ball, others of you are realizing that your methods need refinement, and a few of you came very unprepared. Regardless, tomorrow the expectation is that you will AT LEAST begin the data collection process. I will be checking your design tomorrow so it better match what is happening. This is serious business. I've attached a sample IA, an IA rubric, and the IA rubric which we'll use on all of our lab work. Use these for comparison so you can check your work. It can be found at the bottom of the blog. Honors Biology - Today you started the process of looking at the last piece of our puzzle, "What the heck is ATP?" SO you started a POGIL on understanding photosynthesis and cellular respiration. You will finish this in class tomorrow, but for tonight I want you to watch this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLuSi_6Ol8M ) and feel free to take any notes that might help you on the POGIL for tomorrow. Good luck! Friday IB Biology - Today you started the process of collecting data. It was a slow start, but that's typical for the first time you do your own lab. On Monday we will continue to allow you to collect data, but I will be starting an introduction to our last macromolecule, the nucleic acids. This is the information found in chapters 2.6 and 2.7. As a review of all macromolecules, I am asking you to complete the short pogil placed on the end of this blog. Just write you answers on a piece of paper and I'll ask for your responses on Monday. It is NOT Hard. AWESOME OPPORTUNITY LADIES!!! Young Women in Bio Selfies are out. Self-made is In! This is a free event designed to highlight successful women working in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math). The event is geared toward high school students to encourage them to pursue STEM careers and to become tomorrow’s leaders. The 12 female panelists are all highly driven and successful women, ranging in careers from medical doctors, educators, research scientists, company founders, and biotechnology executives. Students can learn how they became leaders and get a glimpse of what’s next. Registration is required for the event, which is Sunday, Oct. 27 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sign Up while their are still spots. Honors Biology - Today you spent your time finishing the POGIL that I laid out for you on cellular respiration and photosynthesis. Good job to most of you on completing that. But for this weekend I am only asking for one thing from you. Go to the entry on "WHat is this ATP Thing?" and using only the top five lines, tell me what you know about it so far. Don't give me some dictionary definition. Just tell me what you know in your words. No one should be able to say nothing. Give me something by Monday.
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IB Biology - Today we spent a chunk of our time working on the DBQ's from last Friday. I think the most important part is knowing how to advise people to become healthier in a positive/constructive way. After working through the DBQ's we then attacked the last DBQ on page 86. Please complete this by tomorrow. This is the only thing I need you to do before tomorrow. Someone asked me about if there should be more than one graph, and it's fine, but think about making a simple calculation that you could do with the numbers that could make this into a simple graph that is easy to understand. The work should be ready to go when you walk into the room. Oh, and please don't tell me you have to print something or I might have to poke your eyeball! Honors Biology - Today we started by looking at your lab work and doing some peer and self assessment. Once we did that we went back to our models and looked deeper at what we know at this point. Tomorrow you will be asked to put together a CER/Model to explain what happened to the runner based off of what we have done (you need no research). You will need to produce a claim, evidence, reasoning, and use proper vocabulary for this writing. While we don't know exactly what happened we are zeroing in on it! We know it could be lack of glucose or lack of oxygen, but that both are needed. We also know that CO2 could be part of the problem. ...maybe. What do you now think could be the issue? Tonight you should ask yourself, "What are they most important parts to include in my latest model?" I think that you should include the body systems involved, as well as the components (gases, sugar, etc.) involved. I'm telling you all of this ahead of time so you can prepare notes by adding anything you like, and so you can think about your most current ideas. Yes, you will be able to use your notebook tomorrow, and yes, you can make drawings if they help explain your ideas better. Tuesday IB Biology - Today we began chapter 2.4. You and your group were assigned to compose a small section of the book using three google slides. Your job is to connect these concepts to our bigger world (Criterion D) so please make sure that connection is clear. These slides should be entered into the master slideshow that I shared earlier today before class begins. Here are the topics:
Tonight I need you to also create 4 new flash cards. These cards should be on the following 4 concepts:
Honors Biology - SO today you jumped right into "The Crawl Model, V. 3.0". It will take me awhile to get through these essays, but they should reflect your knowledge of body system and biochemistry as it pertains to our athletes. Tonight, I would like you to take the yeast experiment data and to create a graph that organizes this data in a way that is easy to understand. If you can create it on a computer, that's probably best, but if you can't be sure to use a straight-edge (ruler) and be precises about all of your lines. This should be a line graph. Under the graph, write a brief description of what the data tells you. What does it mean? Give me an idea of why the yeast did what it did. No more than a paragraph. Wednesday IB Biology - So today we spent the first 15 minutes of class reviewing our 14 flashcards on biochemistry through playing charades. Blake, your protein folding is AMAZING! We then spent time reviewing the slide that you created. and made sure to cover the big ideas from yesterday. We'll finish this process tomorrow through selecting random people to go over the slides with us again. Tonight I want you to: Read the lower of the two activities on page 93 about Botox. Please answer these questions in your notebook. Next, read the activity that is higher on page 93. Read the experiment. What is the connection between temperature, molecular motion, denaturing of protein, and change of properties that are described in this experiment? In other words, can you explain the experimental idea of how it would work given the concepts listed. Lastly, I want you to think about what proteins would be in the circus?! Honors Biology - Today we spent our day realizing that our next weird experiment has left us with more questions!!! Yes, this is very much how science works and you are doing amazing!!! We know that glucose and oxygen must go in. We also know that water and carbon dioxide come out and in the process produce something called ATP (an energy molecule). ...but this water thing. hmmm. Our new question is really about water and how it (and other molecules) get in and out of the cell! This is really leading us to the idea that we need to know more about cells, and that's why we got a brief introduction to using microscopes today! Yet today there were some words that were thrown around by me and your classmates: Homeostasis, isotonic, hypertonic, hypotonic, and osmosis. Please write the definitions and make drawings for each of these concepts on the right hand page of the entry that we started today. Yes, drawings use color. Thursday - Mega Mini Day! IB Biology - So today we reviewed everything from the homework as well as the slides from yesterday, but that's not as far as I had hoped. Tonight I want you to preview our next chapter on Enzymes (2.5) and create some new flashcards. BUT these flashcards are called riddle cards. ON these cards you put a riddle on one side, but an explanation of why the riddle makes sense for the concepts on the back side. Need pictures? Sure do, but it's not the "main event". Here are your concepts:
Honors Biology - Well, due to the short day we didn't get a chance to finish our lab, which also means that I can't do the homework I was thinking of. SO, no homework tonight, but for the few of you still struggling to do homework, you have an extra night! Yes, drawings have color! Friday IB Biology - First, I'd like to publicly state, that I do NOT appreciate being called a cheater. I played the game just like you did. I will probably cry at some point this weekend and I want you to really think about what you have done! Okay, now back to reality. SO we didn't quite completely cover enzymes, but we'll clean up on Monday. The site I used can be found here: https://sites.google.com/a/mulgrave.com/creis_biologysl/topic-2-molecular-biology/2-5-enzymes In the meantime, I would like you to do the following: 1) Find the most amazing application of enzymes being used today. You will submit this to me on a piece of paper and will make you eligible for another of my FABULOUS prizes. ...as long as you describe the enzyme, the substrate, optimal temperature and pH of the process, and of course, what the enzyme does. 2) Go to page 105 and make sure you understand how lactose-free milk is produced. Be sure you understand how and why immobilization plays a role in all of this. Here's a video that might help if you are still confused. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTVJ91-YxQ Honors Biology - Today we did two things. 1) You received back your lab report for your review and how to use these as a guide for next time. Overall, we're looking good, but there are some who just need to do their work. 2) you finished your microscope work with onion cells and discussed the results. Next, using a separate piece of paper that you will turn in, I want you to think about dehydration. Please describe how the slides you prepped and viewed, your definitions about osmosis, and the "crawlers" all are related to each other. Use the vocabulary! This will be a scored piece of work! Monday -Holiday Tuesday IB Biology - Your job tonight is to start this week's homework with more illustrations. We've started the conceptual viewing of molecules and how composition and structure dictates properties. As we start into carbohydrates and lipids this week I need you to start by creating drawings using the Use this 3-D imager http://www.biotopics.co.uk/jsmol/sucrose.html While you are welcome to add any notes you like to your drawings, your job is to SEE/SHOW the difference in composition and structure. This mostly means you should use color. I do understand that these are 3-D images so you may need to be creative to draw some molecules, but you could also take screen shots of different angle, place them on a document and then print at the end. You could also just look up 2-D drawings and use those. I really need you to look at them in 3-D though. The concepts you will attack are:
Hey, if you still want to go to the nursing college conference we still have space. Click the link from last week. Honors Biology - Today we began the next phase in our lab by creating an appropriate data table to collect our information in. IN the process of looking at our design though, there were a couple of things we needed to improve so I have made those changes and reposted the "new" procedures for you to download and replace in your working document. SO, everyone should have everything updated in their lab report by tomorrow including the data table, BUT if you have been selected as a runner, please remember to follow the new procedures which include you going to bed as 9:30 and waking up at 5:30 (8 hours), as well as making sure your bring your PE clothes to class for the run. Lastly, read and respond to this short article on carbohydrates: https://kidshealth.org/en/kids/carb.html You do not need to write anything in your notebook as I will get your responses electronically on this google form: https://forms.gle/Myrhs2peu92pgaBQ9 Wednesday IB Biology - Today we finished up the presentations on water concepts and your mind was BLOWN! ...because you realize that all of the qualities come down to the idea of composition and structure dictate all of the properties of molecules! We also spent time discussing your homework that was really about the same concept as the circus show, molecular shape is reflected in the molecular properties! Now, since you spent last night looking at what makes a carbohydrate different than a lipid now I want you to build on that and look at macroscale results by answering the following in your homework notes. 1) WHY are trans-fats a health risk? 2) Next, completing the DBQ on page 79, 3) Calculate your BMI using a nomogram. 4) Some people who we want to live healthier lifestyles may be self-conscious about their BMI, so how should we deal with these issues of BMI in a positive way? BTW, if you and your group has not yet submitted your lab report on your demo, please do so first thing tomorrow. Excellent volunteer opportunities: volunteer opportunities for you students, and one job opportunity with the county of San Diego. Honors Biology - Today we ate some sugar, ran a bit, and take some heart rates! Okay, it was a bit more than that. Well, I would say the hardest thing we did today was work on crunching the numbers using Google Sheets. Using those numbers from today I want you to create a graph on your spreadsheet. You can do this by: 1) Highlighting your important numbers (Sugar consumed and heart rate % change). You can do this by using the CTRL button when selecting your second column of numbers. 2) Now, go to "Insert" and select "Chart". At this point a chart should show up, and it will be a scatter plot. 3) Now repeat the process you just walked through and try other graphing formats (line, bar, etc.) and come tomorrow with the what you think will be the best graph to represent the data. You do not need to print it! Thursday IB Biology - Wow! We talked about everything from ethics to penguins! Yes, science crosses all of these realms. Regardless, we have some things to do before tomorrow. First I want you to help advise your family about their BMI. Remember about being positive in our messaging. Next, I know this is pretty easy, but you will have a group test on IB Command terms so you may want to look those over. Next, I want to apologize to period 1 since I told you the quiz on 2.1-2.3 was going to be next week. It's actually tomorrow not Monday. You should be familiar with all of the concepts we have covered this far. Lastly, and it will help you study, you will need another 5 flashcards, but your focus is different than the first cards we made. On each card you will address 2 concepts, but the card should focus on differences between the two. Picture goes on one side and shows differences, Text that explains the pictures on the back side. The concepts you should cover are:
In addition to coming in with your draft lab report, I want you to add to the right hand page of the entry we started today. Tonight, underneath the notes we made, I want you to use your own wording to explain: 1) ...what yeast are? 2) ...How does the cell create energy for us? 3) ...What is a mitochondrion? Friday IB Biology - Today you started by reviewing your homework and notes for the quiz on chapters 2.1-2.3. The multiple choice test is only the first part of our formative exam. You will follow up with a short application exam on Monday. Your scores will be combined for a final grade but tests Criteria A and D. To prepare I would suggest going through the DBQ's on pages 81, 85 and 86. Honors Biology - Today we started by hopping right on to our new idea that collapsing runners might be about oxygen intake! We reviewed the homework and realized that this thing called a mitochondrion can convert sugar to energy when combined with oxygen. So maybe our runners have an oxygen problem? Regardless, through a team effort, you were able to test yeast to see how they react to sugar and a finite amount of oxygen. Next week we'll look at the data, but in the meantime you need to prepare your final lab report. You have the guidelines, and you have the data. Make sure you have all of the parts necessary. Be sure you check it against criteria B, C, and D. Remember, if you come in on Monday with nothing in hand, or an excuse, I will need to poke both of your eyes with a stick! Text me if you have any questions.
Monday IB Biology - First off, IB Seniors, please see the bottom of this post for an opportunity for getting tips on writing college applications and scholarships. You must RSVP by today if you would like to attend on Wednesday. We then spent time with the rubics and the assessments from last week in order to review and to learn about our systems as well as provide feedback to our peers. Tomorrow you will look at what people wrote to you about your performance in order to do better next time. So then we watched the following video and were trying to decide how the players in this circus could represent the concepts of metabolism that you previewed. Tomorrow you will be sharing these ideas with others in class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XioawW9iw40 Tonight, I would like you to go through chapter 2.1 and to review these big ideas from the chapter. As usual, I want you to make an illustration/diagram for each of these, and support this illustration with texts to describe the concept.
You will also need to get some flash cards for this week. About 30 will be a good amount. While the other opportunities at the end of this post are cool to consider, if you want to sign up for the Kids Care Fest for volunteer hours, please click this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSem1XKtGnUa4-TbdSfSRPm_3DB3HxcLkBVL4i4aYSC1rG6RKA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1 Honors Biology - Today you spent the majority of your time getting the next installment of body systems so that we can see which of these may be involved in understanding "The Crawl". Your job tonight is like what I asked you to do on Friday, clean up your notes using the presentation that was posted last Friday. Do NOT blow this off! We will be finished and ready to move on tomorrow. On another note, want to rack up some volunteer hours? If so, take a look at the end of this weeks post at the second opportunity. Tuesday IB Biology - Today we took a deep look at the concepts from chapter 2.1 and then connected these ideas with the analogy of the circus we watched yesterday. I like the idea that carbohydrates were like the crew, lipids were like the floor crew who scramble during the show, the nucleic acids were like the Ring Master, and the proteins were like the performances. You had other great connections, but I'll leave it at that. Tonight I need you to continue our first explorations into biochemistry by looking at chapter 2.2 and finding out WHY water has the following qualities: Polarity, Adhesion, Cohesion, Solvent, and High Heat Capacity. To do this, I want you to take 5 flashcards (1 for each) and then on the front make a four color picture of the concept (no words), on the back I want you to explain your picture, describe the concept, and include why it has this quality. You will be sharing these tomorrow, but remember I only want you to talk about this in the context of WATER. Honors Biology - Today we finished the last of our group presentations and realized that all of the body systems are connected. If we know something about one system, we know something about other systems. We then looked back at our original questions about the marathon runners and found that we have started to answer our questions, but we still need more information, like how do we measure this "health"? Now that you know a bit more than you did, on a separate piece of paper that will be handed in, I want you to write your next model (explanation) of what happened to the marathon runner! You can watch the video again if you like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTn1v5TGK_w&list=PLcPX0B1I-kzYL8KXtAT8jwheUP3v1fj2L&index=66&t=0s But be sure to reread your old model (see entry #1) and then bring in some of the new information you have. Remember, come in with this on a separate piece of paper. One last thing (that's really easy) that should be done by tomorrow is to download an electronic textbook that you can use as a reference. If you look all the way at the bottom of this weeks blog you will find the file that you should download. Even if the internet goes down you can still access the book on your computer so be sure to download it. Wednesday IB Biology - Today was odd in that some of you spent your day "speed dating" your vocabulary cards before doing a small activity of molecules sorting and then the rest of you remotely used a SEM at UCSD. Regardless of your group you have some homework tonight. First I need you all to review pages 71-73 and On page 71 you should compare water and methane and understand WHY they are different. Next, on pages 72-73, you should be able to identify the connections between the properties of water and sweating, as well as water's role with transport in blood. Be sure you take notes and then connect our five ideas to the notes. When you are done with the above work I also want you to connect water with the analogy of the circus. If the MC was the Nucleic acid, and the floor crew was the carbohydrates, and the lipids were the crowd, and the proteins were the clown and his balloons, what would water be? Lastly, if you had want an image from the SEM session, I have placed the two that were taken down below as downloadable files. Honors Biology - Today was odd in that one class set up a lab while the other was remotely working on UCSD's Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). regardless, I still have a homework assignment for you. Read the following article and use the "Get Curious and Ask Questions" strategy to process the information. Answer the questions completely/fully and don't be a slacker! That strategy can be found on your reading strategy section of your notebook. Once you read the article you will do your work on the blank left hand page that is next to the reading strategy section in your notebook. The article can be found here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/03/170328145257.htm Thursday IB Biology - Today we started to tie a lot of ideas together about molecules and specifically water. You've discussed the connection of water to sweating and transport in blood. Water is the stage in our circus helping facilitate all of our metabolic pathways! Way to go, water! Now it's your turn to join the circus!!! Your job, with your group, will be to come up with a CIRCUS-STYLE (grandiose, exciting, showmanship, etc.) demo of the concepts that we have studied so far. Osmosis, diffusion, immiscibility, polarity, high specific heat, cohesion, adhesion, and acting as a solvent are all of the concepts. Your group should scour the internet for amazing demonstration to share tomorrow. You should not spend any money if at all possible. You should be thrilled! This is your only task tonight. Come prepared with 2-3 demos for your concept. Cool Volunteer Opportunity for all bio students: The local American Diabetes Association is preparing for the annual Tour De Cure run and bike ride starting at De Anza Cove, Mission Bay Drive on April 4th 2020. American Diabetes Volunteers Needed Honors Biology - Today we started by reviewing the homework. Some of you continue to struggle with following directions, but we'll keep working on it. If you do have a reading disability, please email me and I'll be sure to help you out! Regardless, many of you did it perfectly, and we all realized that if the kidney damage that happens in marathons is occuring, other systems might be damaged as well. Next, we shifted to our current path which is finding out how nutrient/sugar levels affect runners. To set ourselves up I want you to prepare an electronic document that has a title page with an abstract. For the details of what this should look like I need you to look inside your notebook reference pages called "Lab Write Up Guidelines" While I gave you the title, the abstract is difficult to write because we haven't conducted any of our work yet, so just write the bits of understanding that you have and we'll clean it up later. You should type this all up on a single page, but don't print it. We have a lot of work to do before we get to the point of printing. Friday IB Biology - Hey Seniors, here's the sign up link for the Nursing Career fair. First 50 to sign up are in so don't wait. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yc5B4JzFJ9IVceQ8BbQZJsCZsiTr-_WYtFHs2Qtt8cg/edit Today you submitted your homework, agreed to a demo that your group will do on Tuesday, and we really didn't get much farther than that. I had hoped to also look at your molecular drawing activity from earlier in the week, but that's life. Oh, I also changed the IB command term test until next week at a time still be to determined. So, what do you have for this weekend? Well, as you might guess our next level of understanding of molecules is 2.3 so you could preview it, but mostly what I want you to do is be ready to be the first people in class to present. Remember that his counts for a grade and you will be graded on criteria B and D. Be sure to look at these before you are satisfied with what your "show". Lastly, AS A GROUP, you will produce a quality partial lab report on your demo. This means that you should have: A title page with a descriptive title, A research aim An introduction that has the background information on your concept and the lab (demo), Materials, And a procedure. * Want more info? Look at the lab write-up guidelines handout I gave you or download it from the online resources page. OH! OH! OH! Don't forget to take a picture and make a measurement on your pet!!! Honors Biology - Today, if you are in period 3, you did nothing but "Swoop" and became an eagle. Congratulations! But if you were in period 5 you came to class ready to make some procedures for testing our humans next week! I will post what period 5 came up with as a file below (for those in period 3), but all of you should have these procedures on the left side of yesterday's entry which you left blank. AS WELL AS ON YOUR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT! In addition to adding these to your document you should also develop the other components of the Design section of the Lab Write-Up Guidelines (please look at your reference pages). SO, when you are done you should have a rough draft copy of all of the components of sections I and II in the Lab Write-Up guidelines. i.e. Title, abstract, research question, background info, hypothesis and explanation, variables, controls, materials, and procedures. We will perfect these as we go so DO NOT PRINT. Next week we begin testing. 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Monday IB Biology - Today we started by looking at the concepts that we will learn this week. Each day I will have tasks for you based around these concepts and your bubble lab will help. At the end of the week you will take a test on these concepts. Structures: phospholipid bilayer, integral protein, peripheral protein (glycoprotein), channel protein, protein pumps, cholesterol Actions: endo/exocytosis, facilitated diffusion, simple diffusion, osmosis, passive/active transport Examples: Fluid Mosaic Model, Sodium-Potassium pumps, mineral pumps in plant roots, osmolarity's role in organ transplants. Tonight I need you to create a baby book for your organism. SO, by tomorrow you should have a site/baby book dedicated to your baby. This book/site will have the baby's name(Bette, etc.), scientific name (italicized), a picture, a qualitative description, quantitative description, and a very specific method for growth measurement. The following website might be helpful for any extras you may want to include, but what I listed is the minimum: https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Baby-Memory-Book To find the scientific name the following site might be helpful. http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/ Secondly, today you started your bubble lab. We will continue this work tomorrow, but you will be doing this as a semi-formal lab. What I mean is that you will follow the instructions listed, but also need a research question and Introduction in the style of IAs. We'll discuss this in class tomorrow, but please look at the research question and introduction found in this example. Here’s one example: https://internalassessments.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/wm-hl-biology-internal-assessment-watermark.pdf One last bit, tomorrow as you work your way through the lab, please make sure you are using the IB rules for drawings so please review the following slides. https://i-biology.net/2012/05/06/command-terms-drawing-skills-for-ibdp-bio-exams/ Slides 1-13 I know there is a lot listed here, but know that this is not usual. Some days you will have no homework. Honors Biology - Today we spent our day setting up your notebooks so that we can operate smoothly for the rest of the year. The following list shows the order of the handouts I gave you, but in addition to the handouts we also numbered each right hand page past our handouts. If you number up to 50 we'll be set for the first semester. Handouts
Tonight your job is to create a cover for your notebook using our topics (look back at this website's "About" page for the topics). You should have a minimum of 4 drawings, which each use a minimum of 4 colors. You should also have Honors Biology and Community Health as a title as well as your name somewhere on the front. Since may notebooks now have plastic covers you may want to use packing tape to stick it to the front of your notebook. ...but yes, have the cover attached! I'll check it first thing tomorrow. Tuesday IB Biology - Today we started the Bubble Lab!!! How much fun is this?! ...but the real function of doing this lab is to give you a real sense of what cellular membranes are like and how they might function. You may start to see the connections, but we'll review and continue the lab tomorrow. Hey, some of you clearly did not look at the slides on doing IB drawings! Look at them or your grade will be sad. So, make sure you have a copy of the lab complete up to the point you got to today. Next, I need you to consider the 4 broad concepts of potassium/sodium pumps, Mineral pumps in plant roots, The importance of osmolarity in organ donations, fluid mosaic model. Using two sheets, make drawings of each of these using IB standards should be ready to roll tomorrow (2 pictures per paper). As you make these drawings please make sure you leave lots of room for labelling and annotation. You do not need to use color, but they should be in pencil. ...we'll discuss your research question and introduction tomorrow, have it ready for turn in. Oh, for those of you still struggling with your pet set up, I will check these off on Thursday. Be ready if you want the extra credit. BTW there are MANY of you who have still not completed the class survey from week 1!!! You will not be creating your lab next week, and will receive a zero, if this is not completed! Honors Biology - Today was an awesome day where we discussed behavior and physical structures of marathon runners as well as all organism. We discussed the concept of Form Follows Function in biology. We then narrowed our topics to develop testable question and realized that there is still factual information that we can gather to really start any testing. So, after some discussion we decided that we would tackle the body systems involved in collapsing, which is pretty much all of them. So, tonight you will take the system that your group is in charge of and come ready to share your bit of information for a project we start tomorrow. This information will be placed on a seperate piece of paper, not in your notebook. If your job is to do drawings, you need to use the IB rules which can be found at the bottom of the following page: https://i-biology.net/2012/05/06/command-terms-drawing-skills-for-ibdp-bio-exams/ but you only need to look at slides 1-13 at the bottom presentation to know how to make these drawings properly. BTW there are MANY of you who have still not completed the class survey from week 1!!! You will not be creating your lab next week, and will receive a zero, if this is not completed! This will be reflected in your grades. Wednesday IB Biology - So last night you focused on the green terms for cell membranes and it seems somewhat obvious that while many people know how to get information, not everyone knows what it means. This is why we started with real examples. Tonight I want you to focus on the structural terms that go along with membranes, but I want you to label these terms/structures on the illustrations that you made last night. Next, tomorrow you will finish your bubble lab and I have asked you to write a research question and an introduction. Use the information provided in the handout and your own ideas. You may make this a group effort if you like. The labs will be turned in on Friday before the quiz. Lastly, I need some information on your "Pet" Project. Please complete this really easy Google Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0-lygtdWSPmqDInxI-D7U62LrBKi-3UGgTYBLeOkdsgY_EA/viewform?usp=sf_link One last point. Your initial growth measurement procedures need to be very DETAILED/SPECIFIC so we can isolate variable that could affect data. It is the most importnat thing I will be looking at!!! Honors Biology - So today we started with a review of that biology concept (borrowed from architecture) Form Follows Function, and discussed the idea of dancing. Next we jumped into the work that you completed last night. You selected a director that created 3 google slides that will carry your "message" which should include your diagram of the system, how it interacts with other systems, how it works, and what it does. These three slides should be VERY concise. To be concise you need to understand this information so you worked together to condense the data so it fits on just 3 slides. Eventually these three slides will be shared with me, but not yet! Tonight you should have talked with your teammates as to what you should add to the presentation. Please come tomorrow with those materials or share them electronically. On each of the three slides your name should be underneath each of the portions you were in charge of, and you will be responsible for speaking about your parts. Thursday IB Biology - SO today you finished any remaining work necessary for the bubble lab, and we discussed at length the latest information on membranes, but when I asked the "how" or "why" questions of the functioning of membranes, many of you can't answer it. Be sure you are not just a monkey! Tomorrow you will: ... need to be prepared for the Cell Membrane Review Quiz (Or come with questions). ...Turn in your Bubble Lab with a cover sheet that clearly has the research question and introduction. ...Turn in your Cell Membrane Illustration homework fully labelled and annotated. LASTLY, if you shared a google site with me for your pet, PLEASE make sure to change the settings so that anyone can view it. Honors Biology - Today we reviewed what it means to have an effective presentation for tomorrow. You should KNOW your topics, not just write a bunch of text. Every picture you include should have function to help people understand. I will be asking you a follow up question on your topic when you present. Be sure that your group organizer has shared the project with [email protected] and that I have full permissions to your work. If I don't have that, we can't compile your slides and you will not get to present. Be sure you are ready for tomorrow! OH, and don't forget your COLORED PENCILS!!! Friday IB Biology - So today you turned in homework for review. Most of you are pretty accurate about your self-assessment, but if you weren't, please make sure you talk to me about it (whether higher or lower scores). On Monday we will be jumping into our very first new topic which is biochemistry. So in preparation for this I only want you to preview chapter 2.1 (just breeze through and look at stuff) and then write a brief paragraph on what any of your membrane work has to do with this chapter. Drawings are fine too. Honors Biology - Today you worked hard at seeing your work from the last few days. You used the right side of a new entry for a drawing of the system and then notes on the left. You should clean these up this weekend by looking at the slides which I have uploaded below. Some people asked if they could work ahead and do more than they saw today. No problem, do the new entries for each of the other systems and it will make next week really easy, just remember that we are doing one entry per system because we will add to these entries as the year goes on.
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IB Biology - Today you came to class with your summer projects. You reviewed each others projects and we saw some pretty cool connections to the topics you will be studying this year. After viewing your partners' projects you filled out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSej1Gh_1l62kuuVeVeh055F-5GwJEJoxriNVsoC_PHPnx51pw/viewform?usp=sf_link Now that you have completed the initial work I want you to dig into my class norms. This means that you should understand how you will be graded, the IB Learner Profile, The lab safety guidelines, materials needed, and anything else about this class. Once you've gone over the website, please fill out the following google form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekL30ir9ZDVuo-2QV9RQJS7Oz15DNzu0LqGcufgBHwVRYJfA/viewform?usp=sf_link Honors Biology - Today you had a chance to meet some of your classmates, compare your attributes, and to form lab groups. But before we start doing ANY work of any type I want to make sure everyone understands how the class is run. Therefore, once you have read every page and get a good idea of how you will be graded, the IB Learner Profile, The lab safety guidelines, materials needed, and anything else about this class, I want you to fill out the following google form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekL30ir9ZDVuo-2QV9RQJS7Oz15DNzu0LqGcufgBHwVRYJfA/viewform?usp=sf_link If you do not complete this form you will not be allowed to participate in any lab work. OH, and you should also know that you will not need the materials until Monday so don't stress on getting this stuff right now. Thursday IB Biology - Today we started class by answering your questions from the website Google Form (see above, and complete it tonight if you didn't last night). Next we played a card game that illustrated the 6 facts about The Nature of Science. Nature of science
Lastly, we discussed the idea that you will be raising a "pet" organism this year. We discussed fungi, rodents, plants, etc. This year long project we will begin next week and you have free reign to choose whatever organism you like. Please just keep in mind that this will provide you with extra credit after each successful semester and that the organism will be raised from a very early age to maturity, and should probably have a life cycle that can last more than a year. Don't forget to get your materials by Monday! Honors Biology - Today we started class by answering your questions from the website Google Form (see above, and complete it tonight if you didn't last night). Next we played a card game that illustrated the 6 facts about The Nature of Science. Nature of science
Tomorrow we will start off in our first direction and in order to be prepared I want you to watch the following video:Sian Welch & Wendy Ingraham - The Crawl - 1997 You do not need to do any research at all, in fact I don't want you to. All I want you to is to describe what you think is happening, in the best detail you can, physiologically? This description should be on a piece of paper ready to be turned in. OH! ...and Don't forget to get your materials by Monday! Friday IB Biology - Today we started by discussing the details of our "pets." Please make sure you have a "pet" that you can work with. You then spent some time taking a group quiz on membranes. Since these membranes are very important to understanding how biochemistry affects life. Since the quiz wasn't too fabulous it's clear that on Monday that we will refresh our memory by doing our Bubble Lab! So, bring your "pet" if you can, bring your notebook, and all of your materials that I have not provided for your lab. Have a good weekend. OH, OH, OH, I ALMOST FORGOT!!! ...There are still about 4 people who have not given open permission to your summer project!!! You will see a zero on your grade, but don't worry, I will change that when you let me in. Honors Biology - Today we started by discussing one piece of important information we should remember about how we use science as a whole, "Be skeptical but keep an open mind." We added this to our notes. Then we watched the video from last night and another very similar video of athletes who have run out of "gas". We then discussed these videos to decide what we know about what was happening. We isolated the idea that the condition could have been related to energy, food/nutrients, and mostly physical condition. You then developed questions with your group that might help us understand this all better. We will pick up this discussion next week, but on Monday we will be setting up your notebooks. It will take most of our day so be sure to bring your materials!!! That's it! Enjoy your weekend. This week...
IB Biology - There are only a few things you need to know. When I see you you should have some food to share, a pen, and a piece of paper. You will watch a biology movie called "Cradle to the Grave" and reflect on some of the points. That's it. Honors Biology - When I see you you should have some food to share (with your paragraph), a pen, and a piece of paper. You will watch a biology movie called "Cradle to the Grave" and reflect on some of the points. That's it. I hope everyone has a great summer! You seniors, it's been a pleasure. It really has. You are the only group (and always will be) in my 26-27 years of teaching where I have know many of you since middle school. You are special to me so stay in touch. For you freshman, I hope to see you in your senior year! Tuesday
IB Biology - Please use the following link while the presentations are going on so that you can provide feedback. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJQg0w7Yh9eS13TJAnHzhZNEjqSWOeGRaHXuCYnjV4Q-AJGg/viewform?usp=sf_link Honors Biology - While you wrote your reviews on your peers topics today (see below), I also need you to do a tiny bit of homework. Tonight, or before Friday, I need you to get your parent input on your notebook. Please make sure to get this as it will replace your last score. If you don't do it, your score will change to a zero. 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We are a touch behind because of the fascinating work, but we will do what we can to finish tomorrow even though it is a short day. Since you probably won't be reading this blog as we go towards finals, I will say it now, and later, that each of you will need to bring in something edible to share on the day of finals when you will be watching the Biology movie, Cradle to the Grave, amd then reflecting upon this. Honors Biology - Today we had to shift gears on a dime! I thought you would review the other classes work, but it hadn't been forwarded until later in the day. So, we ended up making those reviews tomorrow and today we assigned our final project to be brought in on the day of finals, our food/concept connection project. All of you have had your concept assigned, now all you need to do is create something we can eat that is connected to this concept. You should bring in about 8 servings or you will end up with too much as a class. Also, don't forget that the paragraph that will explain the connection between the food and concept should be typed and includes your name. If you cannot get this project completed due to financial issues, don't worry, just come talk to me and we'll still make it happen. Thursday IB Biology - As we tried to close out our presentations, if we didn't get to yours, we will be sure to do it first thing on the day of finals. We have to since Friday is a senior fun-day. Please be prepared. You are not off the hook yet. Honors Biology - Use the following link to access Mrs. Hirt's Public Health Projects Hirt Community Health Project. You should review 3 of these before the day is out. Friday IB Biology - I know you having fun today and that I won't see you, but don't forget to bring something to share on finals day. You'll be watching the Bio movie, Cradle to the Grave, and completing a reflection. ...and eating stuff. Honors Biology - Today you started by cleaning your lab stations!!! Yay! Super fun. We also checked off your parent input scores. Next we reviewed the expectations for the day of finals. Please come prepared and it will be a nice day. Monday
IB Biology - This is the final week to prepare our presentations. We looked at the form that your classmates will be using to give you feedback. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJQg0w7Yh9eS13TJAnHzhZNEjqSWOeGRaHXuCYnjV4Q-AJGg/viewform?usp=sf_link You then watch an entertaining video from Hank Greene on giant single celled organisms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szIcnSIlrDE In this video you saw how Hank changed fancy terminology into funny common language so we could understand it better. BUT the most important thing I need you to do is to BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK in for return tomorrow! I know I posted it on Friday, but then they said they had to change the schedule and we now have to return them tomorrow. Honors Biology - Today we prepared for the end! We worked on the websites you are all responsible for, and we helped you with this by looking at the Google form that will be used by page visitors to your website. This is the link to this form so please post this to your website: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAcNLQvUqXpiWFCCMVdfEhzKkPxY9O_yGzMgwRghqjjbf3kw/viewform?usp=sf_link If you are looking for the original posting of this project, I believe you can find it on week 34. Make sure you have everything required! One last thing! I found this great video on healthy relationships. You don't have to, but watch it if you have some time. It tells you what to look out for: https://www.ted.com/talks/katie_hood_the_difference_between_healthy_and_unhealthy_love?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Tuesday IB Biology - Today we started the day with looking at a very good video that can help us all have healthier relationships.: https://www.ted.com/talks/katie_hood_the_difference_between_healthy_and_unhealthy_love?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Next, you all began working on the final project. Only a couple of days left before showtime! In preparing, here's the link to the feedback form that your classmates will be using.: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJQg0w7Yh9eS13TJAnHzhZNEjqSWOeGRaHXuCYnjV4Q-AJGg/viewform?usp=sf_link Honors Biology - Today was all about getting your website properly cited. The following resources should help a lot! Remember, only 3 days left. APA examples for... How do you write a citation for a website? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrSRSgHCI_8 How do you cite an Image? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocElkTfFkTA What does it look like in text? https://bowvalleycollege.libguides.com/apa-style/citation Wednesday IB Biology - So today we did a quick refresher today on family planning, you received my senior letter, and discussed our awards ceremony. The ceremony starts at 5:30, most likely in the guidance center, with a light dinner, and at 6:15 will proceed to the theater for the actual award ceremony. You should dress "nicely." I will be wearing a suit, but you do not need to be formal. Please look "nice." The rest of the period you spent clarifying your presentation which will start first thing next week. Honors Biology - Oh, another thing you must include in your website is the feedback form that will be required. Here's the link to the form so you can place it on your page (or embed it if you like). https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAcNLQvUqXpiWFCCMVdfEhzKkPxY9O_yGzMgwRghqjjbf3kw/viewform?usp=sf_link Thursday IB Biology - Rehearsal, rehearsal, rehearsal. Today is the first day in three weeks that we have had everyone in class!!! Woo Hoo! This means that you have 2 days together to have your presentation ready to rock for next week(which is a short week). Make sure you are ready. If you need a specific day because of some prep you need to do, please let me know TODAY!!! Honors Biology - Today was only a work day. You should be near to being finished. Tomorrow we'll check each others website for compatibility. But the actual show begins next week and it's a short week. ALSO, look at the opportunity below. GUHSD Health Career Pathways Students, CHECK THIS OUT!!! Looking to make a positive contribution through volunteering this summer? Volunteer at with St. Paul’s Senior Services Center Do you like to assist with seniors with activities? Are you comfortable with technology and can show seniors how to use their phone, apps and the internet? Do you know Spanish (our seniors would love to learn a few words and phrases)? Or maybe you’d like to greet people and help out at the front desk? Our El Cajon PACE location is currently seeking volunteers Monday thru Friday between the hours of 9am – 3pm.* If you’d like to volunteer at St. Paul’s please complete an online application at www.StPaulSeniors.org. Click on “Donate” then “Volunteer” to access the application link. We will then reach out and connect with you. You may also contact Lisa Blalock, Volunteer Coordinator at 619-239-6900. More about St. Paul’s Senior Services Center St Paul’s Senior Services would love to have you join our volunteer team. We are a mission-driven, non-profit organization that is spiritually guided to help seniors lead enriched lives through excellent and innovative services. We envision a world where seniors have options as to where and how they live. Since 1960, the organization has been dedicated to serving the spiritual, physical, and social needs of the elderly, fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion consistent with personal and affordable preferences striving to be the most outstanding and innovative provider in California. Through independent, assisted living and skilled nursing communities as well as an intergenerational day care program and Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), St. Paul’s provides affordable, innovative and comprehensive programs in a non-denominational environment with great value placed on optimal independence at all stages of life. We have a reputation for providing high-quality care with dedicated and compassionate staff who care about seniors. Our communities and programs are centrally located near Hillcrest and Downtown with locations also in El Cajon and Chula Vista. *Other locations and hours may be available. “Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation’s compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another.” ~Erma Bombeck Friday IB Biology - Three things happened today. 1) You were assigned a presentation time for next week. 2) You received your next gift, the stethoscope! Yay! 3) Lastly, I need you to evaluate your awards from the other night. I was informed that because I was announcing too quickly for our awards handlers that two awards have been handed out improperly. If you have an award that you're not sure you earned, please bring it back to me so I can get it to the right recipient. THANKS! RIGHT AFTER CLASS I got this email for a scholarship that many of you would be eligible for!!! Check it out. The deadline is not until the end of June! HCC/AMN Healthcare Scholarship Through HealthCare Communicators (HCC) of San Diego, high school seniors in San Diego County who plan to enter the healthcare field after college can apply to win a $2,000 scholarship courtesy of AMN Healthcare. The application deadline is June 30. Visit the HCC website for more information. Honors Biology - Today you reviewed our project rubric, then you exchanged project with others to evaluate what you've done. Lastly, you worked to fix your issues (if you had any). Next week on Tuesday you will have all of your URLs posted for other to access and give you the real feedback before I grade them. Be sure you have registered your URL!!! |