The Weeks of 12/8-12/19

• Mon 12/8:  Notes on heart problems.  Inspirational "Heart" video.  :)
• Wed 12/10:  Hand out Digestion and Circulation Review for Test next Wed 12/17.  Video on Atherosclerosis.  Some extra notes to fill in gaps we have missed.  Hand out Disease/Disorder Project to be due 1/14/2015.  Work time on Internal Assessment, Review Sheet, and/or starting project.
• Fri 12/12:  Turn in Populations Inquiry through turnitin.com and please give me a hard copy.  Questions on Review Sheet?  Start the respiratory system.  Parts of the system, the process of breathing.  
• Mon 12/15:  SPARK Lecture today on Waves!  More on respiratory system, including gas exchange and the structure of the alveoli.  Questions for test on Wednesday?
• Wed 12/17:  LATE OPENING TODAY!!  But get to class on time please!  Turn in hand-done drawings of digestive system and the heart.  Rest of the Review Sheet is optional.  Take Digestion and Circulation Test.
• Fri 12/19:  More on the Respiratory System.  Work on your Disease/Disorder Project.  Everyone should have their topic picked by today!  It is due Wed, 1/14/2015!

Have a great break!  Enjoy your holidays however you celebrate them and Happy 2015 (the year that you graduate!!)

Lab Write-Up Reminders for Populations Lab due Fri 12/12/14

• Background Info
• *Focused Question (says what you're doing, identifies variables)
• Variables identified (manipulated, responding, controlled-at least 5)
• Procedure: includes how variables are controlled, number of trials, explanations for your choices, and enough detail to follow
• Data:  organized, labelled, both qualitative and quantitative, must have uncertainty, explained (can be in annotation under data table)
• Data Processing:  calculations (show 1 sample of each type), t-tests or correlations or both, graphs (avoid bar graphs, include uncertainty bars)
• Conclusion (typically 3 paragraphs), explain/discuss results using data from the investigation, discuss sources of error/uncertainty, suggest specific improvements for the sources of error/uncertainty that you mentioned

The Week of 12/1-12/5

Keep Working on your Populations Inquiry!  Remember that it is due Friday 12/12!

• Mon 12/1:  Turn in Joe Eats a Burger if not already.  Work on Circulation Worksheet, due Wednesday.  Reading Chapter 42.  
• Wed 12/3:  Notes on the heart and circulation.  Open-heart surgery computer simulations.  Check off Circulation Worksheet.  Keep reading Chapter 42.
• Fri 12/5:  Mike Powell video.  Problems with the cardiovascular system.  Finish reading Chapter 42.

The Week of 11/24-11/26

• Mon 11/24:  Digestion Quiz (label parts of the digestive system and describe what happens to food as it passes through the system).  Structure of the ileum.  Reading Chapter 41.
• Wed 11/26:  Joe Eats a Burger Simulation.  Structure of the heart!  Learn how to draw it and what happens in all the parts.  Veins, arteries, and capillaries.  Start Reading Chapter 42.

Have a great extended week-end!!

Turnitin.com Information for this year

Class ID for this year:  9073214
Password:  digestion

Yes, you do need to add a new class this year even though you had me last year!

The Weeks of 11/10-11/21

• Mon 11/10:  Teacher Work Day.  No School!!
• Tues 11/11:  Veteran's Day.  No School!!
• Wed 11/12:  Questions on Evolution Review?  Start Digestion!  Do digestion interactive on National Geographic Website and complete hand-out.  Then color the digestive system on the reverse using colored pencils.  Due Monday 11/17.
• Fri 11/14:  Turn in Completed Evolution Review.  Take Evolution Test.  Finish Digestion Worksheet, due Mon 11/17.
• Mon 11/17:  Get digestion worksheet and coloring checked off.  Overview of the human digestive system, using important terminology.  Practice drawing the digestive system, including the gall bladder, liver, and pancreas!  SPARK lecture on Human-Computer Interactions today at 3:30 in 169.
• Wed 11/19:  Enzymes in the digestive system.  Villi and microvilli. Exocrine glands and cells.  Gastric juice secretion control.  Reading:  Chapter 41.
• Fri 11/21:  Stomach ulcers and stomach cancer.  Digestion of lipids.  Villus epithelium cells structure and function.

The Weeks of 11/3-11/14

SPARK Lecture today at 3:30 in 169!!  Remember there is one SPARK lecture per quarter per student.  The quarter ends on Friday.  Deadline for late work and extra credit is Friday by 3:30!

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• Mon 11/3:  Make graphs using Class Beak Data.  Analysis and Conclusion for the beak lab due Wed 11/5.  Work on Speciation Worksheet.
• Wed 11/5:  Turn in Analysis and Conclusion for Beak Lab.  Notes for Speciation.  Hand out Evolution Review for Test next Fri 11/14.
• Fri 11/7:  Deadline for Late Work and Extra Credit.  Beak of the Finch quiz on Chapter 7-9.  Go over miscellaneous evolution topics and review for test.
• Mon-Tues 11/10-11/11:  No School for Teacher Work Day and Veterans Day.
• Wed 11/12:  Questions on Evolution Review?  Start Digestion!!
• Fri 11/14:  Turn in Evolution Review.  Take Evolution Test.  When finished, work more on the human digestive system.