WEEBLY  

CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE COLLECTION PROCESS/ PRESENTATION CREATION?

This week I conducted a presentation correlated with the skeletal system. I illustrated the different parts and structures of the skeletal system via Slide Rocket Presentation and I believe it went very well. I also composed and printed a fact sheet. We also discussed the digestive, immune, nervous, circulatory, reproductive, etc. Then the later part of the week was given to the creation of the nitrogen cycle poster.

This week we spent 3 days dissecting both worms and frogs, Robin didn't favor either one. However, I found the experience to be interesting and incredibly smelly. The fact that Robin was quite afraid of the small insides of  the frog specimen allowed me to be head conductor in the dissection. After beginning the project and making the first cut the rest came very easily.

I created a blog called icollected30plusleaves.blogspot.com for the collection  project. Leaf Blog 

IN SPIRIT OF EARTH DAY. 

 http://www.earthday.org/

OFFICIAL EARTH DAY SITE

THIS IS THE TRASH ISLAND LOCATED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch

This week in biology I failed a very simple quiz on Euglena, Amoeba and  paramecium. I made a 30 and I believe this is due to the lack of mango naked juice in my life at the time. The rest of the week I spent trying to get over the fact that I made a 50 on a fairly simple quiz. it was really lame, so I napped about it. 

By: Somer Gentry

In Biology class we are have created an Earth Day project where we take a Country and do research to see if they are an Earth Destroyer or Earth Healer. Based on our research we all agree that Russia is an Earth Destroyer. Their air and water is very polluted. The air is hard to breathe and almost half of their water is not drinkable. Below are the links of our presentation.

http://padlet.com/wall/y5q1akqnwh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iofLN3qJIfg 

http://goanimate.com/videos/0997GT82ZKAA?utm_source=embed&uid=0qC3FphcpDi0



sites for goanimate:

http://blogs.dickinson.edu/russenviro/tag/pollution/

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/russia-makes-progress-cleaning-pollution-hot-spots-remain

On Monday I made the statement: " folks are getting shorter by generations". This is because I once watched  Morgan Freeman explain this on Discovery Channel. However, I have discovered that I am wrong.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-are-we-getting-taller

This week in honors biology we had a project to do concerning a creative portrayal of all of the topics we have discussed in this unit. We also created an illustrative projection of future humans in 4012. They were far from realistic, but the project was fun. Also, I'm doing many of the blog assignments and updates that I did not do when assigned. Which is lame on my part.  

i cant figure out the link list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L2cfxkSTAU


THIS VIDEO IS ABOUT A 4TH GRADE CIRCUS. You find the correlation.

This week in our biology class we were put under the pressure of educating 15 year old 4th graders which is quite the task considering how everyone failed miserably. Lucky we have an opportunity to re-teach these young folks. I'll will be pintrest-searching all through spring break, whether it be baby hedgehog photos or fun biology activities. Besides that I've used my 4th period as a study hall for the approaching test and I have not napped after school all week. Keep it classy.

This is humorous illustration conveying how half of the father's chromosomes and half of the mother's chromosomes come together to create a spawn.

.CURED COLOR BLIND MONKEYS.

This article discusses the round-about results due to a gene therapy conducted on a group of color blind monkeys.

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/colortherapy/ 

In the last four day week, we have went through Punnet squares and have discussed genetics are a broad topic. The Punnet Squares are similar to catchy songs, once you get them you've got them. After you learn the basic process it's just a repeated action. I missed a day in the class and found it very easy to catch up on what I had missed.
Side Bar; The Photosynthesis equation makes several appearances on the ACT.