December 2016

• Thurs 12/1:  Digestive System Quiz.  The blood system and blood vessels. Work on IA Question, due next Friday.   Read 6.2.
• Mon 12/5:   Cadaver Field Trip form due.  Structure of the heart and the path of blood.  
• Wed 12/7:  Cadaver Field Trip!!
• Fri 12/9:  Pacemaker and control of the heart beat. Atherosclerosis.   Internal Assessment question due.
• Tues 12/13:  Review for Circulation Quiz to be taken on Thursday.  Begin structure of the lungs.  Prep for Internal Assessment.
• Thurs 12/15:  Circulation Quiz.  More on the Respiratory System (structure of alveoli).  Are you ready for your IA to start in January?

Digestion Unit Outline: 6.1 in text

You should be able to:

1. Draw and label parts of the human digestive system (use coloring sheet to help)
2. Describe what happens to food as it goes through the system using appropriate vocabulary and describing the function of each part.  (use back of coloring sheet to help)
3. Identify tissue layers in transverse sections of the small intestine (p. 281 in book)
4. Describe the synthesis and contents of pancreatic juices.
5. Describe the digestion of food in the mouth (only 1 enzyme), the stomach (only 1 enzyme) and the small intestine (many enzymes)
6. Describe the structure and function and villi
7. Describe methods of absorption in the small intestine (see pp 284-285)
8. Use dialysis tubing to model the small intestine

Populations Lab Write-up Reminders

You should make sure you have the following in your Populations Lab.  Your first draft is due Monday 11/7 for Peer Review.

1.   Focused Question.  Typically you only have 1 focused question, but in this lab since we were pretty open-ended about looking at different factors to get more to talk about, you might have a multi-part focused question.
2.  Background.  This can be personal background, including why you chose the question, but could include class material, and will probably require some research.  Include citations for research!!
3. Variables.  Typically you have independent, dependent, and controlled, but as stated above, you may actually have more than one independent variable this time.  Controlled should be explained as to how you attempted to control them or why you didn't.
4. Methodology:  includes materials you used and specifically how you carried out the investigation.  Include number of subjects, number of trials, etc.  It is good to explain why you chose what you did.  Methodology is not just WHAT you did but HOW and WHY.
5. Data:  should be in a well-labeled and titled data table(s).  Must include uncertainty and qualitative data (observations).  
6. Data-processing:  calculations, graphs, charts of processed data.  Graphs should show uncertainty where appropriate.  Calculations should show the blank equation, equation filled in with numbers, and answer with units.  Use a good graphing program like LoggerPro for graphs!  If you need help with it, ask me or another student.
7. Conclusions:  interpret the data!  Use numbers to back yourself up.  Discuss relationships between variables.  Try to explain the data using science (possible evolutionary causes, maybe physics, etc).
8. Evaluation:  discuss causes of uncertainty or limitations, the degree to which that uncertainty impacts the data, and realistic suggestions for improvement.  This can be done in a chart if you would like. You should discuss at least 3 separate sources of uncertainty/limitations.
9. Communication:  Is your lab clear?  Does it have clear headings?  Are the units included?  Is it well-organized? Did you check for spelling and grammar errors?  
10. Personal Engagement:  Did you include your motivation for asking this question?  Do you show persistence in taking data and answering the question?  Are you thorough in your answers or somewhat dismissive or robotic?  

November 2016 (and October 31)

This is going to be a crazy month!  There will be some weeks when I see you once and one week when we have all of our classes!  

• Mon 10/31:  Start Hardy-Weinberg Activity.  Work on 10.3 questions and take data for Populations Lab.  Beak quiz on Wednesday!  Please Read 1.5.
• Wed 11/2:  Beak of the Finch Quiz.  You will have 20 minutes without your book and 10 minutes with your book.  You will have 1 short answer question from each chapter and have to answer 5 of them.  In addition, there will be 5-8 multiple choice questions.  The questions we discussed in class are on the website.   Check off 10.3 questions and go over them.  Finish Hardy-Weinberg Activity.  Packet due Mon 11/14.
• Mon 11/7:  Rough draft of Populations Lab due for Peer Review.  Final Draft due Fri 11/18.  Origin of Cells!
• Mon 11/14:  Review for Evolution Quiz to be taken on Wednesday.  Start digestion!  Start reading 6.1.
• Wed 11/16:  Evolution Quiz.  Digestion Coloring Sheet.  Finish reading 6.1.
• Fri 11/18: Final Draft of Populations Lab due through turnitin.com.  Parts of the digestive system, on-line activity, structure of small intestine and villi, synthesis of pancreatic juices.  Check off coloring sheet and worksheet on back.
• Tues 11/22:  Absorption in the digestive system.  Dialysis tubing simulation.  Start brainstorming Big IA!  You need to come up with a question by Monday 12/5.
• Tues 11/29:  Joe Eats a Burger and review for Digestive System Quiz to be taken on Tues, Dec 1st.  Start structure of blood vessels.

10.3 Questions

To be done in your notebook by Wednesday, 11/2.

1. What is a gene pool?
2. How can allele frequency be used to demonstrate evolution?
3. Describe these 3 patterns of natural selection and give an example of each:  stabilizing, disruptive, and directional.
4. Describe these 3 types of reproductive isolation and give examples of each:  temporal, behavioral, and geographic.
5. Distinguish between allopatric and sympatric speciation.
6. Discuss the 2 theories about the pace of evolutionary change:  gradualism versus punctuated equilibrium.
7. What is polyploidy?  How can it lead to speciation?  In what organisms is it most common?
8. Do the DBQ’s on p. 458 and 460 (this one starts on 459)

The Week of 10/24-10/28

• Tues 10/25:  Check off DBQ's on pp 244, 249, and 257 and go over.  Discuss Beak of the Finch, chapters 5+6.  Make graphs for beak lab, answer questions, and submit to me electronically.  Take data for Populations Lab?
• Thurs 10/27:  Discuss Chapter 7 of Beak of the Finch and review general themes of the book.  Quiz on Chapters 1-7 next Wednesday 11/2.  Methods of Speciation.  Read 10.3 in text.

The Week of 10/17-10/21

• Mon 10/17:  Discuss chapters 1+2 of Beak of the Finch.  Short notes on evidence for evolution.  Guidelines for Populations Lab.  Please have a proposal for your question and how you will take your data by Wednesday 10/19.  You need to turn it in to me.  Hand back poster grades.  Work on your Populations Question or data-based questions on pp. 244 and 249.  Read Chapters 3+4 of Beak of the Finch for Friday 10/21.
• Wed 10/19:  Speciation.  Main components of natural selection.  Antibiotic resistance.  Add DBQ on p. 257 to the earlier ones and get checked off.  Submit your proposed question and procedure (how you will take your data) to me.
• Fri 10/21:  Discuss Chapters 3+4 of Beak.  Beak Lab!  Take data, add to class database and then start to analyze.  Read Chapters 5+6 of Beak for Tuesday, 10/25.