End of the Year!! (updated)

This is the projected schedule for the end of the year!  Remember the Seed Germination Lab is due Thursday, 5/22, although the important thing is that you get genuine results.  Redo your seeds if you need to!

• Mon 5/19:  Turn in Plant Video hand-out with your 2-3 paragraph reflection on the video.  Do on-line Hoyt Arboretum Field Trip Prep in class and get checked off.  Come to class on-time tomorrow so we have maximum time for the field trip.  Remember your Tri-Met pass!  Hand out Plant Review for Plant Test next week.
• Tues 5/20:  Hoyt Arboretum Field Trip.  I will give you a field trip hand-out to fill in as you go.  Be prepared to observer plants, draw, and come prepared for the weather!
• Thurs 5/22:  Turn in Seed Germination Lab. Turn in a hard copy and through turnitin.com please.   Plant Review!  Plant test will either be next Tuesday or Thursday, but either way we will continue with the last topic of the year.
• Tues 5/27:  Start Climate Change using Packet and on-line document.
• Thurs 5/29:  Turn in Plant Test Review prior to taking the test.  Plant Test and more on Climate Change.
• Mon 6/2:  Notes on Climate Change.  Climate change packet due.
• Wed 6/4:  Finish Climate Change. (short classes due to Senior Assembly)
• Thurs 6/5:  Review for Final Exam (exam is on 2nd semester only.  You will receive a review well in advance).
• Mon 6/9:  Review for Final Exam.
• Wed 6/11-6/13:  Final Exams!!

5/12/14-5/16/14

• Mon 5/12:  Notes on Phototropism and Photoperiodism.  Check off Flower Worksheet.  Read Chapter 39.  Get Field Trip Permission Form signed by Friday.
• Tues 5/13:  Finish notes on photoperiodism and Notes on Gibberrelin and Seed Germination.  Checklist for IB Labs.  Remember that Seed Germination Lab is due Thurs, May 22.  Finish checking off Flower Worksheet.  Flower Dissection.
• Thurs 5/15:  Plant classification.  Amazing Video on Plants!  Complete hand-out as we go and write 2-3 paragraphs on the prompt at the end for Monday.  Start Field Trip prep.  Work on Hoyt Arboretum Field Trip prep sheet as homework. 

The Week of 5/5-5/9

• Mon 5/5:  Notes on Transpiration stream and Xerophytes.  Check your transpiration lab results.  Work on on-line transpiration lab.  SPARK lecture this afternoon at 3:30.
• Tues 5/6:  Finish transpiration lab and turn in.  Finish plant transport notes.  Difference between monocots and dicots.  Monocot/Dicot coloring worksheet.
• Thurs 5/8:  Notes on flower parts and fertilization.  Finish monocot/dicot worksheet and get checked off.  Flower worksheet, due Monday.  Hand out Field Trip form for Hoyt Arboretum Field Trip on Tuesday, May 20th.  Please get signed by next Friday.

Seed Germination Inquiry

Question:  What factors affect the rate of germination of seeds?  (When I say rate of germination, I mean the Time until germination).

1)  We have done preliminary seed germination in the classroom
2)  Pick a type of seed you want to use.  You need to get your own seeds for this or ask me if that is a serious hardship for you
3)  Pick the variable you want to change.  You may check out 5 petri dishes, a thermometer, and a pipette for a week if you would like (or you may use your own equipment and have unlimited time)
4)  Carry out a controlled experiment at home
5)  Write a FULL IB lab report, including all of the details.  Good control of variables and explicit procedure.  Data with uncertainty and processed data (should have standard deviations and t-tests).  Check your Survival Manual for details on write-ups and use your Enzyme Lab feedback for help.

Final Lab is due Thursday, May 22.

The Weeks of 4/21-5/2

• Mon 4/21:  Work day, catch up day.  Work on Gel Electrophoresis Lab due tomorrow and/or Biotech Review due Thursday.
• Tues 4/22:  Questions on Biotech Review?  Turn in Gel Electrophoresis Lab.  Introduce seed germination and set up seeds to germinate in the classroom.  You choose type of seeds, type of vessel, amount of water, location for seeds, etc.  In the meantime, work on Leaf Structure and Coloring Worksheet to be checked off Thursday after the test.
• Thurs 4/24:  Turn in Biotech Review.  Take Biotech Test.  Check your seeds, add water if needed, and finish Leaf Worksheet.  Get checked off when finished.
• Mon 4/28:  Notes on leaves, roots, and stems.   Introduce Seed Germination Inquiry.  Check seeds again and get Leaf Worksheet checked off if not already.
• Tues 4/29:   Notes on stems.  Gather plant parts in the Lincoln Yard.  Get 10 different leaves, 3 roots and 3 stems.  In the classroom, draw 5 leaves, 2 roots, and 1 stem.  Label all the parts that you can and then write a caption describing the features of each sample (color, texture, where it was found, special features).  Read 35.1.  Plant seedlings if you would like.
• Thursday 5/1:  Notes on plant growth and water transport in plants.  Transpiration.  Finish drawings and turn in.  Read 35.2-35.4.

Information on Gel Electrophoresis Lab: Due Tues, 4/22

Data Processing Part (done in class on Tues 4/15)
1)  Make Data Table for Ladder, Crime Scene, Suspect 1, Suspect 2, Suspect 3 to show distance traveled  of each band and then converted into DNA size in kilobases
2)  Measure practice gel bands (distance traveled from well in mm)
3)  Make graph on semi-log paper of Ladder information (Band 1 = 23,130 Kb, Band 2= 9,416 Kb, Band 3=6,557 Kb, Band 4=4,361 Kb, Band 5=2322 Kb, Band 6=2027 Kb).  Draw a distinct line of best fit that goes through the points as best as possible (should be curved)
4)  Use the graph, to complete the data table (convert CS, S1, S2, and S3 distance traveled to kilobases)

What you need to turn in on Tues 4/22:
a)  Completed lab hand-out (questions on first page and last page)
b)  Completed data table, neat and labeled graph, and practice gel photo taped to either.
c)  Court testimony:  1.5-2 pages on "who done it" including how gel electrophoresis works, your evidence, and possible sources of error and uncertainty.  You may use either your group's gel photo or the one I gave you.  If you want a JPG file of your group's photo, ask the group member who has it or myself and I can e-mail it to you.  Remember that you are an expert witness for the prosecution in a murder trial, so you may play the part as you see fit!

The Week of 4/14-4/18

Welcome to the 4th Quarter!

• Mon 4/14:  Take photos of your gels and share them with me.  Start researching Bioethics.
• Tues 4/15:  Analyze gels and make graphs.  Gel Electrophoresis Lab due next Tues, 4/22.  More research and preparation for Bioethics Debate.
• Thurs 4/17:  Bioethics Debate.  Questions on Gel Electrophoresis Lab?  Review Sheet for Biotech Test to be taken next Thurs 4/24.