Hybrids

Ligers

Check out the video on Ligers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zOWYj59BXI

Prelab due tomorrow

Don't forget that your prelab is due tomorrow!

Photosynthesis Video

This is the video I was looking for when we learned about photosynthesis.  Parts of it are good, I like the zoom aspect.

http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/forestbiology/photosynthesis.swf

lab reports

We need to work a lot on lab reports.  Y'all may end up owing me several new red pens :)

Jared's favorite website

This is the photosynthesis video from Jared's favorite site.
http://vcell.ndsu.edu/animations/photosynthesis/movie.htm

Chemiosmosis Coloring

The instructions for the chemiosmosis coloring page is on the following site:
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/photosystem_color.html

Facebook Group

I have started a Facebook group, but it will be closed, and I will need your e-mail addressed to invite you -- you will still not be my friends on Facebokk - sorry.  We probably won't need this until later, but if you want to go ahead and try this out we can.

Kaite is a Superstar

Check out the Farmersville homepage.  How much school spirit can one person have?

Week of 9/21

Monday: Lecture Quiz & Diffusion Lab Prelab writeup as class, set up potato portion of lab
Tuesday: Finish Osmosis & Diffusion Lab
Wednesday: Enzyme lab?
Thursday: Enzyme lab? and Formal Lab write up as a class
Friday: Mitosis Lab & Review

Monday will be the test over Cells (Ch. 6-8 & 11)!!!

We are still waiting on the catalase for the enzyme lab to arrive, but it should be here this week.

Your Homework - Due 9/18/09

Using only your books and notes answer the following questions as completely as possible.

1.  Enzymes are biological catalysts.
   a. Relate the chemical structure of an enzyme to its specificity and catalytic activity.
   b. Design a quantitative experiment to investigate the influence of pH or temperature
on the activity of an enzyme.
   c. Describe what information concerning the structure of an enzyme could be inferred
from your experiment.



2.  Cells transport substances across their membranes. Choose THREE of the following four types of cellular transport.

    Osmosis
    Active transport
    Facilitated diffusion
    Endocytosis/exocytosis
For each of the three transport types you choose,
a) describe the transport process and explain how the organization of cell membranes functions in the movement of specific molecules across the membrane; and
b) explain the significance of each type of transport to a specific cell (you may use different cell types as examples.)

Activation Energy

Enzyme Basics with the Science Guy

the things you can learn from a T-shirt

http://t-shirts.cafepress.com/item/carbon-bonding-jr-jersey-tshirt/101281349

This is a link to cafepress, which has all kinds of shirts, some of which are educational.  Tomorrow we are talking about Carbon, this is a preview of what we will learn.

I am lost ....

Remember it is your responsibility to come in and ask for help if you need it. Don't forget about your reading guidelines; look up answers that you do not know. Your quizzes this week will come from the self quizzes at the end of each chapter & from the reading guidelines. If you need help, come in!

Week 2: 8/31-9/4

Monday: Notes: Water (cont.) & Notes: Carbon & Functional Groups
Tuesday: Lecture Quiz (Ch. 2-4) & Notes: Carbohydrates, lipids & Nucleic Acids (Ch. 5)
Wednesday: Notes: Proteins (Ch. 5)
Thursday: Free Energy (Ch. 6)
Friday: Lecture Quiz (Ch. 5-6) & Notes: Enzymes

Grades

I have posted a few grades. Do not freak out if your grade is not where you expect it to be at the end of the six weeks. The first prefix quiz is always the toughest, and you do not have many grades at this point. I will be showing you your pretest results on Monday. Have a great weekend!

Dissociation

Science Guy Voice - Properties of Water

Properties of water

There is only about 3:30 that is the video.

Do Not Try This At Home

ionic bond

covalent bonds

The First Week!

Monday: Introductions, expectations, reading guidelines, lab report guidelines, calendars and books
Tuesday: Lab safety
Wednesday: Pretest
Thursday: Chemistry of Life Notes (Ch. 2)
Friday: Prefix Quiz 1 & Water Notes

Interactive Science Notebooks

If you are checking out the site early - I will be requiring a more structured set of supplies this year. You will need

• a blue or black pen for notes
• loose-leaf notebook paper
• colored pencils
• glue sticks

You will be creating your own text book this year, I think this will force you to work with the material more, and it will allow you and I to be able to assess the information you are having difficulty with. I am looking forward to teaching you this year!

A New Experiment

In AP Biology this year we are going to try a few new things in order to help the students grasp the material, increase test scores and prepare them for college. I hope you are as excited as I am for the upcoming year!