1st Quarter (2015) Extra Credit

Create an essay that discusses the following question: "If you could change something about Bingham High School, what would it be?"

This is extra credit!  You may only do this if you have no missing assignments for the entire quarter!

This must by typed, single spaced, and in size 12 font (times new roman or calibri).

Essay is due on October 27, 2015 by 3 pm.

Good luck!

1/13/15 Biology Classwork (Tuesday)

1. Notes...Here is a picture of the notes we took today.  Please record them in your workbook on page 181 or 182, wherever you have space.

2.  We worked on a webquest about diffusion and osmosis...here is a link to the google doc, it is due next class period.  Worksheet

3.  We also turned in the lab from last class period (egg lab)

Ecology Test Practice Test Answers

EVOLUTION - GREAT TRANSFORMATIONS - NOVA - Discovery/History/Science (do...

Chapter 10 Section 1 Vocab Quiz

1. Gene
2. Homologous chromosome
3. Gamete
4. Haploid
5. Fertilization
6. Diploid
7. Meiosis
8. Crossing Over

a. segment of DNA that controls the production of a protein
b. type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in a cell
c. process which chromosome segments are exchanged between pairs of homologous chromosomes
d. process in which one haploid gamete combines with another haploid gamete
e. cell that contains 2n number of chromosomes
f. sex cells that have half the number of chromosomes as somatic (body) cells
g. chromosomes that make up a pair, one came from dad and one came from mom
h. cell that contains n number of chromosomes

Chapter 7 Test Review

Here is a link to the powerpoints that we went over in class, just in case you would like to look at them to study for the test this friday.....you can find them here.

Remember, for every 4 questions that you get right on the review, you get 1 extra credit point.  There is a total of 10 extra credit points that you could earn on the review...

Here are the powerpoint presentations that you can use to study for the quiz on Wednesday of this week!

Internet Research Project 1

Please complete the first part of this assignment in your notes.  Make sure to complete each section as the information you find will help you on the test at the end of the Ecology unit.  Use the links after each section to help find your answers/notes.

Whatever you do not finish in class, must be completed at home and turned in by the next class period.

Part I.   Characteristics of Life Notes

a. What are the characteristics of life?  List the characteristics and a brief explanation of each.
(Characteristics of Life)

PLEASE GET OUT A NEW SHEET OF PAPER FOR THE NEXT FEW SECTIONS, YOU WILL BE TURNING THIS IN!

Part II.  Internet Research

a. Take the quiz on the following website : Quiz!  If you miss a question, use the internet to find the correct answer and record on your paper what questions you got right, and which ones you missed.  For the ones that you missed, please indicate which website you used to find the correct answer.

b. List 4 different places that you can go to research answers to questions that you may have.  Use each of the sites to find the answer to the following question: "Who was Louis Pasteur?  What contributions did he make to science?" Record your answer on your paper.  Which search site offered the best results to find the answer?  Which one(s) didn't seem to help much and why?

c. Watch the following YouTube video: Earth at Night! On your paper, answer the following questions; 1) What are the bright yellow spots? 2) What do you think the white flashes are that you can see periodically throughout the video? 3) Where is this video taken from, where does it start at, and at what altitude is it taken from?

d. Use the following graph to answer the questions: Graph 1; 1) What was the approximate temperature of the age of the dinosaurs? 2) Make your best guess when the approximate date of the "little ice age" was, and what was the temperature? Use one of the search sites (from letter b), to find the exact dates and average temperatures.  How close did you get? 3) In the last thousand (1000) years, what would you say, based on the graph, has the temperature got colder or warmer?  Why?

e.  Use the following graph to answer the questions: Graph 2; 1) What data is this graph representing? 2) What percentage of the population is someone like you?  Where do you fit in the graph? 3) What percentage of the population are people life your parents?  Your grandparents? 4)  Why is data like this useful? 5)  What year is this graph representing, and do you think the numbers have changed since then?  Why or why not? 6) Use one of the sites from part b to find an accurate answer to this question 5.

f.  You're done!  Please keep the characteristics of life notes and turn in the rest of this assignment to the homework basket.

Introduction to the Scientific Method

Today we began our discussion of the scientific method by watching a YouTube video clip from the movie "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".  Here is the link if you missed it: http://binghambiology.wikispaces.com/Introduction+to+the+Scientific+method

We also completed the first learning log question, if you did not finish in class, go to the wiki page and click on the link at left titled "learning log" and answer the question under the title "intro to the scientific method".

You also must pay your class fee by the end of this week, as we will be starting labs next week and you will be unable to participate until your fee is paid.

First Two Days!!!

So far, you have received a disclosure, you should have paid your fees, and we have started talking about the scientific method when we did the "magic bottle" activity.  Remember, if you have not paid your fees yet then you must do so before you can participate in future labs.  The lab fee is $5 payable in the main office under "science" fee.

17th/18th November 2009

Today we completed the Chemistry of Life unit, and took a partner quiz over the notes and the vocabulary from the chapter 6.  We spent some time defining the vocabulary words from chapter 7, as we will begin our study of the cell and its structures starting on Thursday. 


EXTRA CREDIT:  Find an article that discusses any type of cell as found in chapter 7.  Print the article, type a 2 paragraph description of what is contained in the article, and how it relates to chapter 7.  20 points extra credit.

5th/6th November 2009

Today we completed the notes over section 2 of chapter 6.  We also worked on the pH lab and found out that we can test for acids/bases.   We have a quiz over the vocabulary from 6-1/6-2 during our next class period.

3rd November 2009

Just a reminder about the start of the new quarter:
1) Check skyward once a week
2) Check the blog once a week
3) Keep up on the homework, notes and activities

We finished the notes over Chapter 6, section 1.  There were eight questions that were answered, and if you did not take the notes, here are the questions:

1.  What is an atom?  Draw a picture and label it.

2.  What is an element?  Give examples

3.  What is a periodic table and how is it used?  Draw and label one square from the periodic table.

4. What is a compound?

5. What is an isotope and how is it used?

6. What is a covalent bond?  Give examples

7. What is an ionic bond?  Give examples

8.  What are van der Waals forces?  Give an example

We also started the element research project, which is due at the beginning of the class next time (5th/6th)....

Here is the link for the worksheet if  you missed it, lost it or whatever else usually happens to sophomore homework..........
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AbWXSGLbnv-XZGhubWtqZzJfMzRkNjJqbXhjdA&hl=en

23rd/26th October 2009

The end of the quarter is nearing!  The VERY LAST day to turn in work is Wednesday, Oct. 28th by 3pm.  Right now you should be working on the biodiversity paper.  There will be an end of the quarter test on the last A and B day of the quarter, and this test should take most of the class period.

19th/20th October 2009

We are still working on our Ecology unit, and are currently working on our storybooks for our environmental problem much like we read in the Lorax/Truax books.  We will spend some time researching on the internet environmental issues, and the book will be due 21st/22nd of this month.

EXTRA CREDIT:  Take a picture of an environmental problem in the area where you live, print if off, attach to it a one paragraph description of what is going on and how it is affecting the environment.  Due by the end of the day, Wednesday October 28th.

29th/30th September

Today we studied the Owl Pellet, which is a good way to apply some of the ecology principles we have discussed in class.  First, owls are predators that help keep their prey population numbers in check.  We can look at an owl pellet to see how healthy the ecosystem is where they live.

We took apart the owl pellet in class and reconstructed its last meal...We also watched a video from the show "Dirty Jobs", which showed how pellets were collected for study.  A link to that video can be found here:  http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/dirty-jobs-owl-vomit-collector.html

For homework, make sure you have completed the section assessments for 2.1/2.2/2.3 as we will correct this on Monday, October 5th.

18th/21st September 2009

We started the Ecology unit by completing the vocabulary words for chapter 2 from the book.  Remember, homework for the next class period are the section assessments from 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3. We will start discussing the notes for the Ecology unit during the next class period, and we will be starting the predator-prey lab.

14th/15th September 2009

Worked on the Rocket Car lab today, and noticed that some groups really struggled with getting their car to move.  I noticed that some of you did not work very well as a group, as one person tried to troubleshoot the problem while the others sat around and didn't help.  This is a concern, and will be addressed in future labs in class.  I am hoping that you are seeing how the scientific method works to help us answer questions that we may have about the natural world.  As we ask questions, we can hypothesize as to what we think is going on, then design experiments to test our hypotheses.  At this point in the class, you should be able to pose a question, develop a hypothesis, design an experiment, perform your experiment, collect and analyze data and voice your conclusion that presents your results. 

We turned in the metric conversion and graphing review assignment today, and remember, any time that you want to turn in a late assignment you must attach a hall pass to it.  No pass, no credit on late work.

We will have a quiz over the scientific method on friday/monday classes, and soon will begin the ecology unit.

9/7 - 9/9

Worked more with observations/inferences, by now you should understand the difference between the two.  You should also know the difference between a quantitative/qualitative observation.  The questions on the back of the worksheet are due the beginning of the next class period.

We also worked on the scientific method with an activity called "Saving Sam".....Great opportunity to show how you can work with someone else to solve a problem.  Most of you came up with very unique ways to save Sam.  Plus, having to write your steps so someone else could follow them forced us to be SPECIFIC with our pictures and descriptions (remember the gatorade bottle?)

EXTRA CREDIT:  Print off a picture of something that has to do with Bingham High School.  Put your name at the top, turn it in to the correct homework basket.  Last day to turn this in is this Friday (September 11th).