CORE Science Assignments

Watch the video about the Central Dogma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLQe138HY3s

Use the attached slides to complete the class assignment.
Label the features of the cell.
Describe the function of each organelle.
Color to differentiate one organelle from another.

1. Check over your list of things you know about DNA from class today. Look over the items below and make any corrections/additions necessary.

DNA Top Ten

1. DNA is a nucleic acid. This means it is made of nucleotide subunits.

2. Nucleotides have three parts: a phosphate group, a 5-carbon sugar (deoxyribose in DNA), and a nitrogenous base.

3. Nitrogenous bases include adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G).

4. These bases exhibit complementary base pairing - meaning each base only pairs with it's complementary base. A - T and C - G 

5. The bonding between complementary bases is what joins the two strands of DNA into a double helix structure.

6. DNA sequences that code for the production of proteins are called genes.

7. Different versions of genes are called alleles.

8. DNA is found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.

9. All living organisms contain DNA which allows for inheritance.

10. Prior to cell division, DNA replication takes place to create a copy of DNA for the additional cell resulting from division.

 

Next, watch the YouTube video below and answer the questions on the attached sheet. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z9pqST72is

After you and your group have selected a topic and finished the reading (see link below), you will develop a slide (or slides) to share your example with the class.

Please include:
a title
information for your audience
a relevant image for your topic
type of evidence for evolution

One group member will be responsible for presenting your example to the class tomorrow.
Check your email for the google presentation.

Watch the film below up to the 15:30 mark and answer the following questions:

Who is the host?

What arguments does he use with the students to try to open them up to the theory of evolution?

What was Darwin's childhood like?

What kinds of things does he observe on his voyage with the HMS Beagle?

Who is Lyell and how does his work influence Darwin?

My outlets are out again! ARG!

Today's slides are posted. Take good notes and please ask me if you have questions!! Then answer the questions below and read the linked comic "Survival of the Sneakiest".

Study Questions:

1. Who is Lamarck? How did he think species change? What part of his concept of species change shows up in Darwin's theory of evolution?

2. Who is Malthus? How did he influence Darwin's work?

3. What is the role of the environment in natural selection?

4. Explain the meaning of the phrase, "survival of the fittest"?

The day the power went out in B7 :(

Open the slideshow below, and we will go through together in class

The link below provides a timeline for the Scopes trial. Try to make some comparisons between "Inherit the Wind" and the actual situation it was based on.

You and your group will be assigned to one of the five major landforms surrounding Kakadu National Park in Australia. Investigate the flora and fauna present in that area. Sketch out a food web for that region. You and your group will use Corebaby to create a Google presentation that does the following:
o Introduces us to the region
o Provides slides that show the flora and fauna in the region
o Includes a food web showing feeding relationships in the area
Include many pictures in your presentations – it should have more pictures than text.

First, begin by creating a table to classify the species in your area. I suggest a table like the following:

Species Eats Is eaten by Trophic Level

Then create a google presentation in corebaby (go to Google drive, and create a new presentation.) Only one group member should do this and they can share the presentation with the rest of the group. Then you can start developing your slides.

Use class time today and tomorrow to work on the assignment. You and your group will present on Friday.

Long term assignment attached below.

Sept. 12 assignment posted below!

Work with your partner and finish at home if necessary.

Assigned in class 08/15/13 - Leaf and memorized presentation

Parent Letter Tear-off due