POWER POINT: HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS

Here are the notes on Human Body Systems that were completed during class on Friday, Feb. 21st.  

Use these to make sure your Cornell Notes are complete!

NEW UNIT, SYLLABUS

Today, students received a new syllabus for their new unit on "The Nervous System and the Neuron".   This will be a relatively-short unit.   There will be a 100-point Project due on Tuesday, March 4th.   The same day, after school, there will be a Study Session to prepare for the Unit Test on the following day.   Students who score higher on this test than the previous unit test will have their scores for the first unit test raised, so it's important that students plan ahead to take advantage of these opportunities.

Here's the syllabus:

POWER POINTS: PROBABILITY AND MEIOSIS

Here is the (brief) Power Point discussing, and giving examples of some basic principles of probability. This is, of course, math....but an essential tool, also, for doing science.

Also, here's the short Power Point notes on 'Chromosomes and Meiosis'.

UNIT 11 UPDATE: TEST DATE, BOOKLET ASSIGNMENT

Our current unit on Mendelian Genetics and Meiosis was originally scheduled to have conclude today (Friday, Feb. 7th).   Unfortunately, Mr. Hatfield's commitments to the Fresno Teachers Association's Bargaining Team have led to occasional unscheduled (but also unavoidable) absences.   Today's test has been rescheduled, therefore, for Friday, Feb. 14th.


Students will be provided a Study Guide on Tuesday, Feb. 11th.  Because of Mr. Hatfield's commitments, there will be NO After-School Study Session prior to the test.  Mr. Hatfield will be available in his room at noon on both Tuesday and Wednesday to answer any questions based on the Study Guide, but he will NOT be available after school due to FTA commitments.

Tuesday, Feb. 11th is ALSO when student's 70-point Project ("Mendelian Genetics Booklet") is also due: 

Students who do not provide the Booklet prior to the end of school on Tuesday can expect a home contact.   Mr. Hatfield would be gravely concerned about any student who is unable to finish the Booklet after four days, because that student will obviously be choosing not to prepare for next Friday's exam, and thus CHOOSING TO FAIL.   Don't do that, students!

Finally, to help students continue their study of Meiosis, Mr. Hatfield is making the PBS video shown in class ("Life's Greatest Miracle") available on-line, here:

POWER POINT: MENDEL'S EXPERIMENTS

The lecture notes for the present unit on Genetics is available at this link. Students have been assigned a 70-point Project, a "Mendelian Genetics" booklet. They may find the notes, as well as their text (Chapter 11) are very helpful in completing this project, which is due on Friday, Feb. 7th. They have also received a Lecture Guide in Mendelian Genetics that covers this material, which will be due on Thursday.

Students who fail to hand in their BOOKLET by Monday, Feb. 10th, may have the home contacted.

VIDEO: GREATEST DISCOVERIES IN GENETICS

On Tuesday, Jan. 28th, Mr. Hatfield was at a district meeting that lasted until nearly 7:00 in the evening.   His colleague Mr. Moore covered the class and students were asked to compete a handout based on a video hosted by Bill Nye, entitled "Greatest Discoveries in Genetics".

For students who were not in class on Tuesday and would like to complete the same handout, I am making the video available on-line here at the class blog.  In the spring semester it will often happen that videos will be shown in class but also made available here on the blog.

SYLLABUS, UNIT 6: MENDELIAN GENETICS

Students:

Please note an important 70-point project in this Unit that must be completed before the Unit Exam.