Life Science 5/19 - 5/21

Objective this week:  To wrap up the reflection study and discuss the success of the school year and understanding of important content.

Monday
7th grade activity

Tuesday
Reflection projects/update journal

Wednesday
Reflection projects/update journal

Thursday
TBA

Anatomy 5/19 - 5/21

Objective this week:  To take the final exam and reflect upon the success of the school year and understanding of important content.

Monday/Tuesday
Final exams and/or review for final exams

Wednesday
Reflection over important content

Thursday
TBA

Zoology 5/19 - 5/21

Objective this week:  To take the final exam and reflect upon the success of the school year and understanding of important content.

Monday

Review for final exam

Tuesday

Final exam

Wednesday

Wrap up the course - finish rat dissection or bird watching route

Thursday

TBA

Biology 5/19 - 5/21

Objective this week:  To wrap up the STEM project and to reflect on a very successful school year through discussion of understanding and importance of content.

Monday
Wrap up the STEM project.  Discuss understanding of protozoans.

Tuesday
Earthworm dissection 1

Wednesday
Earthworm dissection 2

Thursday
TBA

Anatomy Final ..... The Lowdown!!

Here's what you can expect from this year's Anatomy final:

• There will be a maximum of 50 questions.
• The test will be comprehensive throughout the entire year
• The test will be on Quia and will be multiple choice.

Here are some things to study/key in on:

Anatomy Introduction

• understand directional terms
• understand positive and negative feedback
• understand afferent & efferent pathways
• know the difference between anatomy and physiology

Integumentary system

• know the basic functions of the skin, nails, hairs, glands
• burns - first second, third degree and rule of nines - what do these mean?
• trich - what is it?
• what are endocrine glands and what are exocrine glands?
• sebaceous glands and sebum - what are they?

Bones

• know functions of bones, what they do, how they work
• be able to identify bones from a picture, and/or name bones

Muscles

• sliding filament theory - how does it work?
• what are the functions of muscle?

Nervous system

• cerebrum, cerebellum ... what are they?
• gyri, sulci, corpous callosum - explain what these are
• hypothalamus, motor cortex, premotor cortex, frontal cortex, sensory cortexes - what do they do?

Special senses

• basic eye parts and ear parts - anatomy, bones of the middle ear, etc

Reproductive unit:

• male and female anatomy vocabulary words
• basic differences between the menstrual and ovarian cycles
• facts about STI's and contraception
• major events in the childbirth process

Digestive unit

• events of the digestive process
• mechanical vs chemical digestion
• functions of major organs and parts of the small intestine & stomach

**There may be other questions from material not listed on here as well.  There should be approx. 5-6 questions per unit discussed in class.**

Life Science 5/12 - 5/16

Monday
Update changes in reflection project and video.  Prepare data tables.

Tuesday - Thursday
Reflection projects this week

Friday
Mr. Hadachek absent.  Work in class on reflection project report.

Field Biology - Important Aquatic Insect Study Information:

Today in class we discussed your final field report for the school year - the aquatic insect study.  Here are the requirements, how it will be graded, and when it's due:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13jcWtJJeQYm6TDEtagzibiy9kO5ZiLxVgp9gI_-MKec/edit?usp=sharing

Also, for reference, I've included a very helpful link for the identification of aquatic insect species below:

http://www.luresext.edu/aquaculture/insectID.htm

**THIS REPORT WILL BE DUE BY 4:15pm on WEDNESDAY, MAY 14 2014 OR NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN**

Field Biology 5/12 - 5/16

Objective this week:  To wrap up the course and the aquatic field study project.

Monday

Aquatic study - Lake Emerson

Tuesday

Complete the aquatic study and sampling.  Prepare journal for completion

Wednesday

Add information to your aquatic journals.  These journals are due tomorrow.

Thursday

Aquatic insect journals are due today.  Finish them up!  This is the last day for class (Seniors last day).

Friday

No class 

Anatomy 5/12 - 5/16

Objective this week:  To finish the cat dissection and assess understanding of major systems learned throughout the year with a practical exam.

Monday, Tuesday
Wrap up cat dissection and review for Wednesday's cat practical

Wednesday
Cat practical.  There is a 100/85 performance objective on this practical.

Thursday
Begin discussing the urinary system and prepare for the final next week.

Friday
Open study for final - Mr. Hadachek absent today.

Zoology 5/12 - 5/16

Objective this week:  To apply concepts learned from the mammal unit with a rat dissection and learn the basics of cryptozoology.

Monday
Rat dissection day one

Tuesday
Rat dissection day two

Wednesday
Final for Seniors and wrap up rat dissection

Thursday
Cryptozoology basics

Friday
Mr. Hadachek absent - Senior day @9am (class will be in Little Theater)

Biology 5/12 - 5/16

Objective this week:  To apply concepts learned throughout the semester on a hands-on/inquiry-based learning project that will demonstrate a higher level of understanding of content.

Monday 

Continue working on the water filtration project

Tuesday

Water filtration project design & testing

Wednesday

Water filtration project design & testing

Thursday

Filtration project (final version) due today.

Friday

Mr. Hadachek absent today - complete word search puzzles due MONDAY.  

Afternoon Classes 5/7:

If you missed today, there was a sub.  My Field Biology students and I went on a field trip.  Here's what you missed:

Anatomy:

Do questions 17,19,20,22,23,27,31, and critical thinking #1 on pages 906-907.  Consult the review on pages 903-905 and/or Chapter 24 itself for help with these questions.  Also we did a word search puzzle and you need to define the words in the word search.  Both of these will be due tomorrow by class.  You can stop by in the morning and get help with these questions if you'd like, I will be here by 7:30am at the absolute latest.

Here is the link for the word search...print it off and turn it in by class tomorrow.  The DEFINITIONS should be your top priority on this and then the word search:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-helmxU-diUOEZWMGJNWW11SWQ1aC1TRjRCTU9pQllQVmxF/edit?usp=sharing

Life Science:

We worked on two word searches today; you need to finish both of these by class tomorrow.  Be sure to do the definitions first, as they should be your top priority.  Here are the word searches to print out/work on:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-helmxU-diUNVE2UVBUc01oNk9tcld5amhqOHlYdEFodmVr/edit?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-helmxU-diUMlgzYVQ2VVNXRzYwenlGVFVWMjVuWWpmRjVv/edit?usp=sharing

Life Science 5/5 - 5/9

Objective this week:  Apply learned concepts to a reflection project.  Learning will be assessed through in-field questions, quizzes, and updates to their Google journals.

Monday
Outside for reflection project planning

Tuesday
Track meet - remaining students will work on reflection project.

Wednesday
Reflection project

Thursday
Reflection project

Friday
MAPS testing - all 7th graders.

Field Biology 5/5 - 5/9

Objective this week:  To apply concepts learned throughout the semester with hands-on field work.  Learning will be assessed through directed questions and completion of a field journal.

Monday
Aquatic field study - Emerson Lake

Tuesday
Aquatic field study - Emerson Lake

Wednesday
Marsh scavenger hunt field trip

Thursday/Friday
Field work and completion of field journals

Anatomy 5/5 - 5/9

Objective this week:  To apply concepts learned throughout the year to a dissected cat specimen.  Learning will be assessed through dissection packet questions/answers and lab quizzes.

Monday
Cat dissection - digestive system and lab quiz.

Tuesday
Cat dissection - finish digestive system and begin discussing cardiovascular system

Wednesday
Cat dissection - respiratory system (video 7th period)

Thursday/Friday
Cat dissection wrap-up and review for cat practical

Zoology 5/5 - 5/9

Objective this week:  To apply concepts learned throughout the semester to field work & animal identification, with learning assessed through quiz work and successful answering of directed field questions.  We will also introduce mammals this week.

Monday
Bird practical; there is a 100/85 performance objective on this test.  Begin the introduction of mammals.

Tuesday
Bird watching route today

Wednesday
Mammal discussion/assignment

Thursday
Field work - animal identification/application of semester concepts

Friday
Mammals of Kansas

Biology 5/5 - 5/9

Objective this week:  To understand the importance of Protista through a STEM activity where we will build filtered survival drinking straws.  Learning will be assessed through a quiz on Monday, as well as the overall plan developed by the group for the STEM project.

Monday
Protista quiz and STEM project

Tuesday
STEM - begin gathering materials

Wednesday
STEM project

Thursday
STEM project.  The project should be WELL underway at this point.

Friday
MAPS Testing first period

Biology Quiz Monday - Protista

Here's what to study for the protista quiz on Monday:

Protista Basics and Protozoans:

• Are they prokaryotic or eukaryotic?  What does this mean?
• Are they single-celled or multi-celled?
• Do they reproduce sexually, asexually, or both?  (you don't need to know the names binary fission or conjugation)
• Understand how amoebas feed (phagocytosis) and how they move
• Protozoans are "animal-like".  Why are they given this recognition?
• What are differences between cilia and flagella?

Radiolarians and Foraminiferans:

• Understand the importance of these creatures to our life/environment (limestone facts?)
• What are "tests"?

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly:

• Be able to explain how algae plays such a huge role in the lives of organisms around the world
• Be able to explain how malaria and South American Trypanosomiasis is spread

Sample Test Question:

List three ways algae is important to either you, oil companies, and/or other living things

Format:

• 15 - 20 points, short answer/multiple choice/fill-in (questions will show life relevance)

Zoology Bird Practical - What to Expect and Date Change

The date for the bird practical has been pushed back to Monday 5/5.   Here are some things to key in on for that test:

External Anatomy:

• Differences between feathers (contour, down)
• Anatomy of a feather (shaft, barbs, barbules)
• Be able to distinguish between primaries, secondaries, and coverts
• Uropygial gland - be able to locate it and give its function

Internal Anatomy:

• Respiratory system - locate trachea and general area of air sacs
• Digestive system - anything discussed in class is fair game here.....esophagus, crop and gizzard (plus functions of each), proventriculus, small intestine, cloaca (and any functions of these).
• Kidneys - Be able to identify.  
• Syrinx - identify and function
• Male vs. Female .... how to tell?  Identify ovaries and testes.

Critical Thinking Questions:

• There will be a couple of these .... be able to apply what you've learned to the bird's life; "If a bird was built differently, how would not having a ______________ affect the bird and how would it have to adapt?"  Several questions like these will be on the test.  Study the anatomy of the birds, how they are specialized for flight, etc to help answer this.