IMMUNOLOGY

Click on the INTRODUCTION hyperlink on the page that is linked below and go through a lesson on immunology.

At the bottom of the page you will find a hyperlink called "BEGIN PROBLEM SET"
Click this hyperlink and go through each question.

Write each answer on a piece of paper and turn it in:

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/immunology/tutorials/immunology/main.html

SWINE FLU OUTBREAK - Why is this important? 4/26/09

An outbreak of the swine flu has initiated concerns that a pandemic may be starting. This is a time to get educated on what this is and what can mean for you personally. We will be discussing this in class, and below are some links you may find helpful.
To start we need to learn a bit about virus. What are they and how do they infect? What damage do they cause and how can they be stopped?Here is an explanation of what a virus is, how it infects cells and how it spreads.
http://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/bc_campbell_biology_7/media/interactivemedia/activities/load.html?18&A

Why are we concerned about the out break of the swine flu? What is a pandemic? Is pork safe to eat?The U.S. has been anticpating a pandemic for a few years and have a web page to answer quesions about what one entails. Check it out here: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/general/index.html

This article from a Canadian paper has a nice overview of how viruses infect and spread and what is known about the current swine flu spread.http://www.montrealgazette.com/Health/Virus+could+throw+wrench+into+pandemic+planning/1532800/story.html

Here is a link to the current CDC(Center for Disease Control) Swine Flu Investigation.
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/investigation.htm

Here is another CDC link to "Key Facts About Swine Influenza (swine flu):http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm

This link from the CDC answers questions about the swine flu and you:http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm

Here is a cool link that shows where different diseases have been reported around the world:http://www.healthmap.org/en

**EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES**

CHECK OUT EARTH HOUR !
This is an international effort to draw attention to our need to address the issue of global warming/climate change. Your job is to turn out your lights for one hour, starting at 8:30 pm, on March 28th.For 10 extra credit points, write up a paragraph describing the following:
-your success with getting your familly to turn out the lights for the full hour.
-what barriers their were to your success and how your family responded to your request.
-what it was like without the lights for an hour.
-explain how this action could cause a reaction by world leaders at the Global Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen 2009.
For more information go to: http://www.earthhour.org/about/

The other extra credit opportunity is March 27 - 29th, attend the Better Living Show at the Portland Expo Center.
IT'S FREE, except for the cost of transport or parking. For 10 extra credit point, Choose five awesome green things that happened at the show to describe. It could be something about the food service or a display or presentation.
Your description should be more than what is written at the web page.
You can get times and more information by going to http://www.betterlivingshow.org/attendees/about.asp

For an additional 10 points you could volunteer to help out at the show. Follow the volunteer instructions on the web page.

You can also earn 10 points extra credit for attending the LEAP presentation on April 8 at 7 pm in the library.
International photographer Gary Braasch will discuss his work with environmental photography and climate change.
Here is a link: https://mail.lshigh.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.braaschphotography.com/
FOR AN ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE 10 POINTS YOU CAN TURN IN YOUR NOTES TO ME WHEN YOU LEAVE THE PRESENTATION.
Point value will be determined by the thoroughness of your notes.

HANDOUT FOR THE EVOLUTION WEBQUEST

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfcf35dj_818ggp7pbdv

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Ch 24 and 25 Vocabulary

Here are the key terms for ch 24 and 25:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfcf35dj_815dgsc6x9k
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Sunday, February 22, 2009

EVOLUTION UNIT

Here is a list of objectives for chapters 22-26 and Lab 8:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfcf35dj_5074c9jfmfn

GO THROUGH THIS ASSIGNMENT ON INTERACTIVE WEB PAGES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF EVOLUTION, Turn in your commentaries by Monday 3/9/09:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfcf35dj_529dd223wn4

CHAPTER 22 POWERPOINT: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dfcf35dj_532cf44rff4

CHAPTER 23 POWERPOINT http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dfcf35dj_689n244fxd8
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CHAPTER 21 LECTURE OUTLINE and POWER POINT

Here is the document of the Chapter 21 Lecture Outline: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfcf35dj_387fckpv86t

And here is the powerpoint for chapter 21: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dfcf35dj_388g9vg4zgp
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FEBRUARY 23rd Finish Up Unit 3

Here is a list of what your should know for unit 3:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfcf35dj_385fcgjg6c3

At the end of this document is a list of what you should know in particular for ch 20 and 21.

To help master some of the information, use the BioCoach web page to review Restriciton Enzymes and Lac Operons. You can reach the Biocoach web page at http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/index.html

After you complete the reviews for each concept, take the self-quiz for each topic and print your answers to turn in to your teacher.
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

February 11/12 MAKING SENSE OF CHAPTER 18 HANDOUT

This is a copy of the handout I passed out in class on block day to help organize the chapter 18 information:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfcf35dj_377dqd6xwhd
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February 11/12 Chapter 19 Lecture Outline

Chapter 19 in the Campbell 8th edition is titled "Viruses".
Here is the lecture outline that I passed out in class:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfcf35dj_378cnm3cwfd.
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Friday, February 6, 2009

FEBRUARY 6 ASSIGNMENT, MAKING A MODLE OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

Today you will use paper, felt pens and scissors to create a dynamic (movable) model of protein synthesis. For details click here:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfcf35dj_16f6vmbpgb
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JANUARY 22 or 23rd. DNA REPLICATION INTERACTIVE

Go to this link to find the interactive on DNA replication:

http://www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/replication/replication.htm

Assignments Due -December 10, 2009

Today we started the genetics problem packet.
You should do 2 problems from the monohybrid question, 2 from the dihybrid questions and all of the Beyond Mendel problems. In the additional Practice Problems, do 2 from the Multiple Alleles and Codominance section, 1 from the Incomplete Dominance section, 1 from the Epistasis section and all of the Other Variations on Mendel's Laws of Genetics section.
You should have these completed by Friday.
On Friday we will look at genetic disease.