Teaching is what one person does to another, while learning is something we can only do for ourselves and involves far more than thinking.  Learning involves your whole personality: its’ senses, feelings, intuition, beliefs, values and will (skillsyouneed.com, 2018). 

How to use this site

• If you are absent from class, please scroll down to the current month and look for a current lesson.
  
• Make a choice:  Read the information, watch a video if one is posted, or watch a slideshow - Complete a Cornell Notes activity on what your watched or read.
• If there is an assignment attached, then complete the assignment and pass that in or email your work to me.
• You can also go to: googleclassroom.com and find a lesson there.
  
• Email me with any questions you may have and/or submit  assignment via email or share on googleclassroom to: jsmith@emmm.org

*Instructional Lab teachers, please see me for modifications to assignments that you feel may be needed.

 *Don't forget to check into your googleclassroom.com for updates on assignments, messages from me, and access to the Maine State Library! 







September 

• We will watch the video: Matter and Energy by Khan Academy
• We will review the syllabus and what is expected from student and teacher
  
• We will discuss and practice writing scientific papers using APA format
• We will prepare to keep a scientific portfolio
• We will examine the Cornell Notes format and complete the first set together
• We will participate in a training of safety in the laboratory
• We will log into googleclassroom.com and practice using this site
• We will begin our studies
  

Transmission of Diseases

If you missed this class,  watch the following videos:

What are pathogens? by Fuse School - Global Education

Infectious vs Non-Infectious Disease by James Dundon

Pathogen : Disease Transmission and Survival by James Dundon

• Read the following experiment on Simulating the Spread of an Infectious Disease
• Submit a two page paper, in APA format (includes citations) that describes the experiment, its purpose, the results and a conclusion that includes your research on this topic. 
  
• Submit this paper as soon as you return to school or attach it to an email to me ASAP.

Understanding Diseases PowerPoint or Google Slide Presentation

• Choose an infectious disease from this list or research your own
  
• Create a powerpoint presentaation with a minimum of 20 slides
• Include the differences between infectious and non-infectious diseases
• Identify the type of germ and they way it spreads
• Explain how the body defends itself against this disease
• Describe the symptoms, treatment, and prevention for this disease
• Who discovered this disease and how was it discovered
• Research a true life situation refering to your disease and share this story in your presentation

Rubric for Presentation

(Follow the Instructions above and this rubric)

Send your completed presentation as an "attachment" to me.

 October

Life's Home: The Cell

Chapter 4 in your textbook

Complete: Pg 38 in your Workbook #'s 1-10

If you do not have access to your books, then complete the worksheet here and research the web to complete it.

Worksheet

Watch the video below and take notes!

Anatomy & Physiology Cell Structure and Function Overview for Students 

                                     by RegisteredNurseRN Published on Jul 15, 2015 

• If you have missed this section, use the list of organelles below and research each of the organelles to find what disorders or diseases are related to it and the human body.
• LIst the organelle and describe it in a few sentences
• Find a disease or disorder of the organelle and describe it. Include the proper name of the disease and how it effects the body. 
• Is there a cure?  If so, how?

Organelle LIst

• Cell Membrane
• Ribosome
• Gogi Body
• Lysosome
• Endoplasmic Reticulum
• Mitochondria
• Nucleolus
• Cytoplasm

• A good resource: cellmembraneisawesome and nih.gov

November/December

 The Cell Membrane

Watch the videos below:

• The Cell Membrane by Bozeman Science
• Cell Membrane Overview by Khan Academy

Review the information below:

Flexible Containers

Membrane Proteins

Complete the following worksheet and use the image and slides below to help answer some of the questions:

Structure of the Cell Membrane image by Socratic

Extracellular Fluid Membrane Image by Socratic

Open the Membrane PowerPoint by Mrs. E's Biology Site

Correct any errors you find in the presentation (on a piece of paper).

Review of the Cell Membrane

Videos:

The Plasma Membrane by JCCCvideo

Transport Across Cell Membranes by Bozeman Science

Assignment:

Chapter 5 Starts on page 92

1. Write the vocabulary word given below
2. Write the definition
3. Write a sentence using the term in a scientific manner (not using the definition you wrote)
4. Hand draw an image of the term
5. You must use citations for any work that is not your own

• Phospholipid Bilayer
• Cholesterol
• Proteins
• Glycocalx
• Integral Proteins
• Peripheral Proteins
• Receptor Proteins
• Transport Proteins
• Plasma Membrane
• Fluid Mosaic Model

Tonicity, Osmosis, & the Cell



Video: Osmosis.mp4 by CCSpaceScienceCenter

Complete the worksheet below:

Cell Membrane and Transport Worksheet by Biology Corner

 Osmosis Egg Lab by XoletteScience

*There is a mistake in calculating the percent change in this video. Percent Change = (Final Mass - Orginal Mass) / Orignal Mass.

subtract the original number from the new number, and then divide that difference by the original number and multiply by 100 to get a percent. For example, a change from 5 to 6 has a difference of 1, divided by the original 5 is 0.2, which is a 20 percent change when multiplied by 100.

Experiment with the following egg osmosis lab or complete the worksheet below using the data in the lab video above.

Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to demonstrate what happens when an animal cell is exposed to varying osmotic conditions

Questions:

1. What happens when a cell is subjected to a solution where the water concentration is higher than that inside a cell (hypotonic solution)?
2. What happens when a cell is subjected to a solution where the water concentration is lower than that inside a cell (hypertonic solution)?
3. What happens when a cell is subjected to a solution where the water concentration is equal to that inside a cell (isotonic solution)?

The cell is like a salty sea that is mostly water.  The cell membrane in an animal cell is both a protective barrier and a filter to keep unwanted materials out and bring needed materials inside.  Water can move freely through the cell membrane with osmosis. So can small molecules such as sodium and calcium ions. Large molecules like polysaccharides and proteins need assistance in moving through the cell membrane.  In this experiment, you will be looking at the movement of water.

Weigh your egg and record the data. Soak the egg in vinegar until it dissolves the hard shell and leaves a soft outer covering that acts like the cell membrane of a cell.

Materials:   

• Egg                
• Plastic cup
• Water   
• Gatorade
• Corn syrup        

Procedure:

Day 1

1. Mark the cup with a sharpie with your class day and name or initials, and the first soaking solution (water, Gatorade, or corn syrup).

2. Take one egg from the soaking container.  The egg should be rinsed under the tap and gently patted dry.

3. Weigh the egg and place the egg in the container. (The egg’s weight must be identified with the solution in order for the experiment to work).

4. Record weight in the table in the data section.

5. Gently pour a solution into the container so that the egg is covered to about ¾. Record the weight in your lab book.

6. Let sit.

Day 2

1. Take the egg gently out of the container, rinse gently under tap water, pat dry, and weigh.  

2. Record weight in the table in your lab book.

3. Dispose of water down the drain.

4. Then exchange the liquid for the Gatorade. Let sit.

Day 3

1. Take the egg gently out of the container, rinse gently under tap water, pat dry, and weigh.  

2. Record weight in the table in your lab book.

3. Dispose of Gatorade down the drain.

4. Then exchange the liquid for the corn syrup. Let sit.

Day 4

1. Take the egg gently out of each container, rinse gently under tap water, pat dry, and weigh.  

2. Record weight in the table in your lab book.

3. DO NOT put corn syrup down the drain.

4. Dispose of eggs, used cups and corn syrup in the garbage can

Student worksheet

Pre-Lab Definitions:

1. Diffusion –

2. Osmosis –

3. Hypotonic solution-

4. Hypertonic solution –

5. Isotonic solution –

Pre-Lab Predictions:

       What will happen to the weight of the egg in corn syrup? Why?

        What will happen to the weight of the egg in the water?  Why?

         What will happen to the weight of the egg in the vinegar?  Why?

* Calculate  % Change in Weight = Difference in Weight   x  100%

                                                         Weight start

Note that % Change in Weight can be negative or positive

Analysis Questions:

1. Create a bar graph of the percentage of weight change for EACH material

2. How did the results compare to your pre-lab predictions?

3. In a controlled experiment, you should only change one variable and you hold others constant.  List three variables you held constant during this experiment.

4. Which of the solutions was hypertonic? What is your evidence?

5. Which of the solutions was hypotonic? What is your evidence?

6. A student’s experiment showed that her egg gained mass overnight with the vinegar and distilled water. She had about a +1% change for vinegar and a +10% change for distilled water. She had hypothesized that the egg’s mass would not change significantly with vinegar.  She concluded that her hypothesis about vinegar was not supported (because it did change in mass). Her teacher told her that the data indicated that her hypothesis was supported, especially with the 10% change for the distilled water. What did the teacher mean?

7. What is the biggest source of error for the lab? (student’s writing down numbers wrong, calculating, or using the wrong scale do not count)



Active Transport APA Paper

Use valid websites (.gov and/.org) to research material and use videos (valid science videos) to complete a 750 word paper in APA format on the active transport process in the plasma membrane. 

Suggestions:

• Khan Academy site
  
• Active Transport.wmv
  

 Basic Chemistry for Biology Review

If you were absent for the first class, complete the following vocabulary work:

• Write the word
• Define the word
• Create a sentence in your own words, using the word in the correct context (it must refer to its application in science)
• Any information used that you "borrowed" from anyone, anywhere else, must be cited
• Hand draw an image
  

Vocabulary Words

• Atom
• Nucleus
• Electron
• Element
• Isotope
• Compound
• Ionic Bond
• Ion
• Covalent Bond
• Molecule
• Van der Waals Forces

January/February

Progression of  Study:  The Big Picture

Click here to read our progression of study, which links our studies and activities together, forming the Big Picture of what we are learning and why we are learnig these specific biological science lessons.

 Macromolecules

Videos:

Biomolecules by the Ameoba Sisters

Carbohydrates by Bozeman Science

Review of the Cell Theory (The core principle of Biology):  Original and Modern Versions:

 *paraphrased from www.thought.com

Understanding CHONPS,  Nutrition and Macromolecules in All Living Organisms

Carbohydrates and Lipids

Watch the video:  Carbohydrates by Bozeman Science

Read the following on Carbohydrates from Khan Academy

Watch the following video on Lipids by Bozman Science

Read the following on Lipids by Khan Academy

Take notes and/or use these sites to answer the questions on the worksheet below:

The Macromolecules:  Carbohydrates and Lipids

Testing Foods: Click here to view our carbohydrate and lipid lab

Proteins and Nucleic Acids

Watch the following video on Proteins by Bozeman Science

Read the following Introduction to Proteins and Amino Acids by Khan Academy

•  Use the list found HERE (Proteins) to create flash cards and add images where applicable (some images have been given to you on the worksheet.

Protein Lab

 Protein Exam Click Here

Nucleic Acids

Watch the following video by Bozeman Science:  What is DNA?

1. Take notes and submit them by email as an attachment, through googleclassroom, or hand them in.
2. Complete the worksheet (click here).  Answers are in your textbook: Chapter 3.6

Create a macromolecule Foldable

March/April

Enzymes and Catalysts

Watch the video on enzymes by Bozman Science

Read Intro to Enzymes part one by Khan Academy and Intro to Enzymes Part two

Complete the attached Enzyme worksheet: Answers are in your textbook:

Advanced Bio Enzyme

Investigating Enzymes:  Lab

Click here to see the lab we completed in class

Follow the instructions below to complete the lab report:

Enzyme Catalase Lab Report

 Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Watch the video:  Introduction to Photosynthesis by Frank Gregorio

 Learning Objectives (from Pheonix.edu):

• Define autotroph and photosynthesis
• Explain the processes  of aerobic cellular respiration, including glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphoryation
• Discuss the process of anaerobic respiration through fermentation
• Germinate millet seeds under experimental conditions
• Measure respiration reates as a function of water displaceent by germinated and dormant millet seeds
• Graphically analyze experimental data

1. Begin a keynote or google slide presentation on respiration.  Start with photsynthesis and follow the instructions attached below.  Your presentation will ongoing, continuing with cellular respiration and a lab experiment, using your photos taken during the experiement.

Photosynthesis section of presentation

ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is considered by biologists to be the energy currency of life. It is the high-energy molecule that stores the energy we need to do just about everything we do by converting to ADP (adenosine diphosphate).

• The structure of ATP has an ordered carbon compound as its backbone, but it is the triphosphate that is the critical portion of ATP.

• There are three phosphorus groups connected by oxygens to each other and also side oxygens which are connected to the phosphorous atoms.

•  Each of these oxygens has a negative charge, repelling each other, trying to escape, which creates a lot of potential energy.

The Big Picture:

ATP Synthase:  Synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes the linking together of two molecules.  Synthase creates ATP, but it is more than "just a protein."  It is a "complex of Proteins" consisting of a transmembrane pump and two linked motors, which rotate. 

Different forms of ATP Synthase are found in baceria and in membranes of mitochondria and plant chloroplasts.  As protons cross the membrane, down a concentration gradient, one motor turns, driving an axle that turns the other ------> (yielding) ATP.  This axle rotates 150x sec. 

When motors are thrown into reverse, ATP is hydrolysed, thus providing energy to pump protons against an electrochemical gradient.  We make and recycle our body weight in ATP every day!

*Focus protein:ATP synthase/http://bigpictureeducation.com

http://slideplayer.com/slide/8602930/cellmembrane

 ADP: Adenosine Diphosphate

 ADP is the result of a conversion from ATP that yields a crucial reaction for the supplying of energy for life processes.  The result liberates about 7.3 kilocalories per mole, about the same as the energy in a single peanut!

Conversion from ATP to ADP

Referred to as: hydrolysis of ATP  because this reaction involves a water molecule

ATP + H2O ———-> ADP + Pi

Pi is H3PO4, commonly referred to as P𝑖 or inorganic phosphorous
and bound to a pentose sugar (ribose), which is attached to a purine base (adenine)


Watch the slideshow below and take key information to add to your powerpoint:

 ATP ------> ADP Cycle

If you are not sure what to consider key points, use the Cornell Notes to help you.

 Beginning Cellular Respiration Lab

 Cellular respiration is the consumption of oxygen by a cell within a living organism.

"In plant seeds, the cellular respiration does not occur until the seed has absorbed moisture and released stored starches that can then be metabolized into energy for the purpose of growth" (Reference.com/cellularrespiration, 2019).

We will begin the stages of cellular respiration by germinating millet seeds.

 medcraveonline.com

 Cellular Respiration Experimental Lab

• Germinating seeds and using them to compare rates of cellular respiration as a function of germination
• It will take 2-4 days for seeds to germinate
• Germinating seeds must be kept moist and in a dark, warm space
• Label your petri dish with name, date, and time
• Take a photo

Cellular Respiration Section 1: Add to Your Slideshow

 Cellular Respiration Section 2: Add to Your Slideshow

Cellular Respiration Lab Part II

Materials Needed:

• Distilled water      Yellow food coloring       Small metric ruler    Tweezers
• Glass beaker 100ml       Test tubes 2         Well plate        Permanent marker
• Camera     Desk lamp 100 W incandescent light bulb   Pen/Pencil
• Paper towels     Clear tape      Safety gogles   Millet seeds not germinated
• Millet seeds germinated     Stirrer rod     Gloves     NaOH 0.5 M; 0.5ml in pipet

 Continue with steps 19 through 29 taken from www.HOLscience.com; Hands-On Labs, Inc.

1. Use your lab assistant to log in time, result, and observations.  Answer the questions on the back page of your lab assistant.
2. Complete the following work and add it to your slide presentation.
3. Add your lab work, pictures and results to your slide presentation.
4. Turn in your final slide show presentations.

Watch the Video if you have access:

AEROBIC vs ANAEROBIC DIFFERENCE by Dorian Wilson

The Three Stages of Cellular Respiration

Click here for Notes

(There are no questions listed on the notes, so please summerize the three stages and add images to your slide show.)

https://www.slideshare.net/stubeck/ap-biology-the-stages-of-cellular-respiration-ch-7 



Conclusion to Cellular Respiration

"All living things run on energy. If the organism is a plant or autotrophic microbe, the energy comes from sunlight. For all other forms of life, energy is extracted from nutrients through the reactions of metabolism--cellular respiration" (scienceprofonline).

  It doesn't matter whether the original form of energy is sunlight or food, ultimately it must be converted to the cellular energy known as adenosine triphosphate or ATP. 

This conversion occurs through three different pathways: glycolysis, Kreb's cycle (citric acid) and the ETC (electron transport chain).

There are many ETCs that are housed in the cell's membrane and run continuously, producing energy for the survival of the cell. 

 *http://www.scienceprofonline.com/metabolism/electron-transport-chain-cellular-respiration.html

 May/June

Genetics and Cell Division

Chapter 9

Worksheet One

In Class Only Dry Lab:

 Animal Mitosis Microslides and Workbook

Human Reproduction and Workbook

Complete the activities below:

http://slideplayer.com/slide/4087108/

Onion Cells Activity - Biology Corner

Cheek Cell Activity - Biology Corner

Worksheet Two - Cancer Cells

Dr.Jockers.com

 Progression of  Study Continued:  The Big Picture

Click here to read our progression of study, which links our studies and activities together, forming the Big Picture of what we are learning and why we are learnig these specific biological science lessons.

 Germline DNA

These are the DNA in germ cells (egg and sperm cells that join to form an embryo). Germline DNA is the source of DNA for all other cells in the body. Also called constitutional DNA. 

Germline mutations are hereditary in nature, since they occur in the gametes which participate in fertilization. Thus, the death of the parent organism where the mutation originally occurred will not erase the mutation, since it has already been passed down to future generations.

 Somatic mutations cannot be transferred to succeeding generations, since such mutations don't occur in the cells involved in fertilization, i.e., the sperm and ovum. However, these mutations are transferred to daughter cells (cells formed after division). These mutations exist until the death of the parent cell where they originally occurred, or that of the daughter cells if any, or the death of the organism itself.

*https://biologywise.com/germline-mutation-vs-somatic-mutation 

 http://vanat.cvm.umn.edu/mMeiosis/images/LifeCycle300.jpg

Introduction to Genetics

Mendel/youtube.com

Biology Corner

Please open the link above, read the presentation and answer all questions!

Also: Practice Problems; sex linked genes

Worksheet

Introduction to Genetics Lecture Notes by basicbiology.net

Introduction to Genetics video by FrankGregorio

Chapter 11 Mendel's Discoveries worksheet click here:

Activity: Chapter 11 Page 206-207

Essay: Scanning Genomes for Disease Markers

• Directions: Read the essay on pages 206-207:  Discuss the essay in your own words and include one meaningful pro and con you find in this essay. 

Chapter 12 Units of Heredity

Why is this important?

The transmission of traits from generation to generation affects your appearance, your behavior,and your health. Understanding how these traits are inherited is important in understanding traits you may pass on to a future generation (Patterns of Heredity and Human Genetics, http://www.lachsa.net/ourpages/auto/2016/4/20/57318737/Chapter%2012.pdf).

Watch the slideplayer presentation by Mr. Chapman Biology 30, "Genes, Heredity, and Punnett Squares"

Chapter 12 Worksheet: Click Here: Units of Heredity

 Pedigree and Genetic Analysis by https://www.slideserve.com/joy/pedigrees-genetic-analysis

Watch the slidserve presentation: Click Here

• Pedigree Analysis Lecture Notes by http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~genetics/units/instructions/instructions-PBA.pdf: Click Here

• Pedigree Analysis Activity: Click Here
  

Karyotyping

 quora.com

Karyotyping is a laboratory procedure that allows your doctor to examine your set of chromosomes. “Karyotype” also refers to the actual collection of chromosomes being examined. Examining chromosomes through karyotyping allows your doctor to determine whether there are any abnormalities or structural problems within the chromosomes (Healthline, https://www.healthline.com/health/karyotyping). 

Karyotype and Idiogram Slideshow by easybiology class.com: click here

Go to: www.biology.arizona.edu 

and open the karyotyping activity worksheet: click here

Final Exam Day:  Dissection!

 Sheep Organs

• Kidney by scienceteacher.org
  
• Brain by Biology Corner
  
• Heart by Biology Corner
  
• Eye by sps186.org
  

 pinterest.com

Have a great summer!

Assessments throughout the school year may Include:

•Design Scientific Experiment
—in cooperative groups, includes written lab
report, trifold board and presentation, both including graphs, tables and charts

•Build a 3-­D Organelle Model—completed individually

•Build a 2-­D/3-­D Phospholipid Bilayer Model—completed individually

•Karyotype and prenatal testing project—completed in cooperative groups, includes a hands
-­on activity, creation of a skit and presentation

•Build a 2-­D Meiosis model on a paper mural—completed in cooperative groups in-­class assignment

•Genetic disorder research paper, trifold pamphlet and presentation—completed individually, uses multimedia to obtain information and to create pamphlets, including Appleworks and/or the Pages program

•Terrestrial/Aquatic Biome PowerPoint—completed in cooperative groups, includes presentation, peer teaching of the class, creation of an outline of material and quiz

•Species Interaction Project including Symbiotic Relationships—completed
individually, uses Internet and magazines to obtain pictures

•Virtual Fetal Pig Dissections—completed individually, uses Internet to perform a Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection to prepare for the actual dissection of the fetal pig
•Fetal Pig Dissections—completed in cooperative groups of 3­‐4 students

Assessments ideas borrowed from: https://www.springfieldspartans.org/cms/lib/OH01001714/Centricity/ModuleInstance/292/Advanced%20Biology.Course%20Syllabus.pdf

Syllabus

Students and Parents:

Click Below:  Read, print, sign and return to my class or send as an attachment from this web site or to: jsmith@emmm.org

2019-2020

Grading Scale

Quarterly Grades:

Homework: 25%

Take Home Quiz: 20%

Projects: 25%

Tests: 25%

Class Participation: 5%

Formative Assessment:  Graded as Collected or Not Completed 



Semester/End of Year Grades:

Semester 1: 45%

Semester 2: 45%

Final Exam/Project:  10% 

Total: 100%   



Always check your assignments on: google classroom under Advanced Biology

Cornell Notes

Check here to learn how to use the Cornell Note System.

Cornell Notes

Cornell Notes Example



APA Format

Citations and References