POWER POINT: PHOTOSYNTHESIS, PART 1

This Power Point contains an outline of photosynthesis, relating it to the 'Great Circle' of chemical reactions that all living things participate it (autotrophs and heterotrophs!), reactions which recycle the raw materials that life requires. Much of this material is covered in the first two sections of Chapter 8 in the Dragonfly Book.

The Power Point for Photosynthesis, Part I, is available here.

A PDF file of the Lecture Guide based on that Power Point can be downloaded here.

This assignment is due when students return to school after Thanksgiving Break, on Monday, Dec. 1st.

POWER POINT: THE FLUID MOSAIC MODEL

You can get the Power Point for 'The Fluid Mosaic Model of the Cell Membrane" here. There are drawings in Chapter 7 of your text, particularly the one on pg. 182, that would be good for students to have completed in their notes. Mr. Hatfield, as always, recommends that students use colored pencils to complete their drawings in their Cornell Notes.

Also, the STUDY GUIDE for next Wednesday's test is available here as a PDF file for students who would like to start their test preparation early!

CELLS AND THEIR ORGANELLES (POWER POINT)

Here's the link you need to download this Power Point, to use to complete your notes or the Lecture Guide based upon it.

WE'RE IN THE NEW ROOM!

It's the end of an eventful and exhausting week in Mr. Hatfield's Biology classes!



On Monday, Mr. Hatfield was off-campus for district-mandated CLAD training. On Tuesday, Mr. Hatfield had a sub in the room (Ms. Melkonian) so that he could supervise the moving of materials from Trailer T-5 to the new classroom (N-63), but toward the end of each period collected his students and led them on a 'pilgrimage' to see the classroom. And, throughout the week, students have been pulled out of class to participate in 'Breaking Down The Walls', a schoolwide activity which promotes greater appreciation for the diversity of the Bullard campus. So things have been hectic, and as a result of this (and two previous postponements of the move to N-63), our classes are running behind. In order to keep up with Fresno Unified's desired pace of instruction in Biology, we will be changing our syllabus. Here are the major changes, next week:

MONDAY, OCT. 27th
(Study Guide and Vocabulary Boxes for Unit Test 2)

WEDNESDAY, OCT 29th
(Open House in Mr. Hatfield's new classroom N-63, between 6:00 and 7:30 on the Bullard campus)

THURSDAY, OCT. 30th
(After-School Study Session in Room N-63, between 4:15 and 6:00)

FRIDAY, OCT. 31st Unit 2 Exam (Students should plan to take advantage of extra time during Lunch or after school)

Our modified syllabus is available on-line here.

Lab 6 ("Acids and Bases") is available on-line here.

POWER POINT: "THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE"

Students can upload the Power Point of our latest lecture here.

The PDF of the Lecture Guide based on the Power Point can be found here.

The Chemistry of Life

OPEN HOUSE POSTPONED . . . AGAIN

Parents and Students: I still intend to hold an 'Open House' in our newly-remodeled classroom on the Bullard campus (N-63). Unfortunately, as of yesterday afternoon we teachers were abruptly informed that our scheduled move TODAY has been pushed back a week. No keys are yet available to we instructors for any of the classrooms affected. I can tell you that I was in the classroom yesterday and it looks like it is ready. But they tell me that the fire alarms and the security wiring are not yet completed, and that in any case the district needs to come by and rekey all of the doors.

So, we are in a holding pattern but I will keep you informed as I learn more. In the meantime, I've made a video (hosted by YouTube) that contrasts our present and future situations with, I hope, more good humor than I actually feel:




Scott Hatfield

DOWNLOADS FOR MONDAY'S SESSION

Dear ACADEC Students:

Please download the following PDF files prior to Monday's session:

"Show Me A Walking Fish" (article)

"Diversity and Classification" (Lecture Guide)