Life Science 11

 Hi Bio Besties!   I have now left the building and you are in Mr. Roskam's good hands:) 

I left him lots of things to do with you, so here is a list of what will happen and links for when I'm away.  

Wednesday/Thursday April 24-25:  Outside protist in pond water collection!  Time to search the world for little critters in water.  We are looking for single celled EUKARYOTIC creatures (but you might see other things as well).  When you come back from your collection walk, you will be doing a lab.

Friday, April 26:  Protist lab with SLIDES of the creatures.   The lab is found HERE.   Notes taken on the board. Notesheet is HERE. 

Monday, April 29:  Protist Colouring Sheet found HERE.  Protist Review found HERE.  And Check answers to Protist Review HERE.    Homework: Read page 74-79.  Answer understanding of concepts page 80 #1-17

Tuesday, April 30: We started FUNGI!!  with THIS power point.  Next we worked on the Fungi Colouring.  This is found HERE.  

Wednesday/Thursday, May 1-2:  First block: Fungi Lab.   Second block: Finish off power point notes from last class.  Next finish off Fungi Colouring and turn in before you leave.   Homework: Read page 88-91 in TEXT

Protist/Fungi Quiz coming up next week on your double block.  Amoeba sisters have a good VID!

Environmental Science 12

 Here is the work for the 7 days while I'm away:)   Keep up with the work load so that you don't get bogged down later!! 

Wednesday, April 24

Earth Day Fair!  I'm sad to miss this and hope that you get to present to lots of students.  Remember:  Food bribery will bring people in:).  

Friday, April 26

Starting off with a written reflection of the Earth Day Fair.  What worked well, what didn't?  What would you change for next year?  Next uni Water Sustainability:  Water Cycle Assignment found HERE.  Use the video below to help you.  

Next start on the video below

Monday, April 29

Do the Local Water Ways assignment.  (only a hard copy given out).  You can work with a group to try this.  It's tricky!

Tuesday, April 30

Start the Human Impact of Rivers Project.  It is found HERE.   There is an exemplar from last year's class HERE if you want to check it out.   You will get a chance to work on this in your double block as well.  

 

 

Life Science 11

Today we wrote our bacteria quiz.  Next we reminded ourselves how to make microscope drawing and calculate actual size.  Here are the notes from the board

Next we started protists:

Life Science 11

 Today we looked at the results of our Antibiotics vs. Bacteria lab and recorded the results in a table.  We don't have all the information for E. Coli since it needs to grow some more in the incubator.  

Next we worked on the bacteria review ---For the QUIZ ON TUESDAY and watched the video below on antibiotic resistance.

  

Life Science 11

 Today we learned how to use sterile technique in the microbiology lab.  See the first 4 minutes of the video below.  Next we did a lab:  Antibiotics vs. Bacteria.  We finished off the Abundance and Distribution of Bacteria lab and turned it in as well as the Prokaryote colouring worksheet.  Finally we got a review for the bacteria quiz coming up on Tuesday, April 23.

Life Science 11

 Today we finished taking notes on bacteria.  Power point is HERE.  Next we worked on prokaryote coloring (from yesterday's post).  This is due in your double block.  Also due in your double block is the distribution and abundance of bacteria lab with results (as a graph) and conclusion.   

Life Science 11

 Today we turned in the animal taxonomy poster project.  Next we took some notes on bacteria found HERE. (We only did up to and including conjugation).  Next we started a prokaryotic colouring sheet.  This is found HERE.  

Life Science 11

Today we wrote our taxonomy quiz.  Next we looked at the results of our abundance and distribution of bacteria lab found HERE.  Make sure you bring your lab back to school next week to write a conclusion and make a graph of your data.   

Finally we worked on our Animal taxonomy project HERE.  Make sure you are able to finish this up by Friday's class.  

If you are interested in some summer backpacking adventures, see Wildsight's post HERE. 

Life Science 11

 Today we reviewed for our taxonomy quiz.  See the video below to help you review.  Quiz will be in your double block.  Next we grew some PETS with the abundance and distribution of bacteria lab.  This lab is found HERE.  

Life Science 11

Today we went over Cladograms and talked about their connection to the taxonomy unit.  We made our own cladograms and analyzed one.    Note sheet and worksheet HERE.

We watched the amazing David Attenborough discuss the evolutionary tree of life

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Enviro Sc. 12

 Today we worked on our Earth Day symposium presentations.  We also watched the short video below to preview what we will be doing for the shore line clean up on Thursday.

Life Science 11

 Today we continued work on our vertebrate animal of BC evolution and taxonomy poster.  This assignment is found HERE.   It is due on Friday, April 12.  We also watched the orca video below:

Life Science 11

 Today we reviewed some work on Taxonomy.  First we did THIS worksheet and checked our answers.  Next we got THIS assignment and started collecting information to make a poster.  

Life Science 11

 Today we took notes on Taxonomy.  Note sheet is HERE and power point HERE.  Next we watched the videos below.  The second one will help you make a dichotomous key for the creatures found on the shark worksheet HERE.   Make sure you have someone go through your key to see if it works!

Environmental Science 12

Today we talked about food sustainability and watched the video below to see how Las Vegas deals with its food waste.  Tomorrow we will go to the community kitchen to help make a meal from the food recovery program. 

Life Science 11

Today we did a breeding bunnies lab.  Turn in your graph when you have completed.  Next we got another review for the evolution quiz- Coming up right before MARCH break!! On Friday!!.    This review is HERE and answer key HERE.   ---Make sure you view this in web version to see answers.  

If you need to look back at the evidence of evolution it is found HERE.  

Below is a good video on the types of natural selection.  Don't worry about the term "Hardy-Weinberg" equilibrium, it just means the alleles are in equilibrium.  

Life Science 11 (Bio 11)

Today we looked at the types of natural selection with THESE notes.  

Next we watched the short video on the 5 fingers of evolution. (5 ways that evolution can happen)

We also took notes from THIS power point and got THIS review.  Evolution Unit Quiz (Unit D pg. 32) is coming up on Friday, March 15.  

Environmental Science 12

Today we finished our Reflectivity Apparatus lab.  Next we watched a Zoom presentation by the UBC faculty of Food Systems, Nutrition and Applied Biology.  Tomorrow and Friday we will be out and about in the community!   Wear some good shoes for walking and proper clothing to be outside.  

Life Science 11

Today we turned in our Evidence for Evolution worksheet we worked on last week.  Next we took some notes on Darwin's theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.  These notes are found HERE.  Finally we finished off our graphs and the questions for the Natural Variations lab.  The lab is HERE.   

Environmental Science 12

Today we made and tested our Reflectivity apparatus.  We came up with predictions about which natural substances had the highest and lowest albedos.   HERE is the assignment.  

Life Science 11

Today we reviewed the 5 pieces of evidence for evolution and watched the videos below:

Environmental Science 12

 Today we took some notes on Earth's Energy Budget.  Notesheet is HERE (up to ALBEDO) and power point is HERE. 

Next we did an activity on Solar Insolation found HERE.  

Life Science 11

 Today we wrote our virus quiz.  Next we made a histogram to represent the data in our Natural Variations lab.  Video below explains histograms:

Environmental Science 12

Make sure you have turned in your drawdown solutions project:). 

Today we finished off taking notes from the Draw down solutions video:  Reducing sources.  Make sure you have notes that identify the major causes of greenhouse gas emissions in the world.

Next we looked at some moss (water) under the microscope and tried to find some tardigrades (water bears)  Video below:

Life Science 11

Today we talked about the virus unit and what you need to review before the quiz tomorrow.    The review questions:  Viruses:  Structure and Nature are due tomorrow.

Major ideas in the unit: 1) Structure of a virus particle.  2) Lytic vs. lysogenic cycles (explain steps in the lytic cycle).     3) Immune System -1st, 2nd and 3rd lines of defense

Next we took some short notes on evolution and finally did a short lab:  Natural Variations Lab.  Make sure you bring this back tomorrow to complete the questions and graph.  

Life Science 11

 Today we practiced for our Virus Unit Quiz coming up on Tuesday.  We worked on the review questions:  Viruses:  Structure and Nature.  Next we played some review games with the vocabulary words found HERE.  and some Kahoots.

Reminder that the viral disease project is due on MONDAY and the Quiz on Viruses is on Wednesday.  

Environmental Science 12

Today we talked about Brian Mulroney (Canada's 18th Prime Minister) and what his contributions to the environment were.  Next we finished off the Draw Down Solutions Project if need be.  

Environmental Science 12

 Today we went for a LONG walk on our quest to find rocks and moss for our TERRARIUMS!!   They look great! 

Life Science 11 (Bio 11)

Today (and yesterday for the other class) we spent the first block finishing off the Virus Project.  This project is due Monday, March 4.  Next we did a viral spread lab where we had to figure out who started the spread of a virus.  Finally we started on the Virus Review.  Review is found HERE and the virus test is coming up on Tuesday, March 5.  

Life Science 11

 Today we worked on our virus project.  See last week's post for the assignment

Environmental Science 12

Today we worked on our Draw Down Solutions Project.  See Friday's post for the assignment.  We also got the jar being used for our terrariums set up and ready to go for Thursday.  Come prepared to go outside and do some rock hunting and a moss mission on Thursday.  

Check out the video below for how a terrarium works:

Life Science 11 (Bio 11)

Today we took some notes on the human immune system.  These notes are found HERE and the power point is HERE.  

Next we worked on our 3 Virus project.  This project is due next Friday, March 1.  Project is HERE.  

Life Science 11 (Bio 11)

 Today we wrote our quest on CELLS unit and turned in the unit review questions.  Next we finished off the virus notes from yesterday and watched the AMOEBA sister video below.  Finally we started on our own virus project.  This can be done on office 365 in word.  Project is found HERE.  It is due next FRIDAY, March 1.

Environmental Science 12

Today we continued to work on our DRAWDOWN projects.  (See yesterday's blog post).   Next we did a short group activity to calculate the carbon dioxide emissions savings from biking or walking to school EVERY DAY!!  We also watched a few more minutes of the draw down solutions video on decreasing sources.  

Environmental Science 12

 Today we got back to DRAW down solutions and looked at how we can decrease sources of greenhouse gases.  We watched 7 minutes of the video below.   After that we had a short time to work on our project this is found HERE. 

Life Science 11

 Today we went over any specific questions from the CELLs unit study guide found HERE. 

Next we took some notes on viruses.  The power point is HERE and note sheet HERE. (we aren't done yet!) 

Finally we started a VENN diagram assignment on CELLS vs. VIRUSES.  If you weren't here for this, don't worry!  You will have time to work on it in class.  

Life Science 11 (Bio 11)

Today (and yesterday), we did the yeast respiration lab.  This lab is found HERE.  It should be turned in.  Next we worked on test review Study Guide is due on Tuesday.    Next we checked answers to the one page review.   Finally we got a MC practice quiz -this is found HERE.  Answers are HERE.   

Finally we watched the two videos below:

Environmental Science 12

Today we took some notes on the Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Carbon cycles.  Next we did a worksheet on the carbon cycle.  Next block we went outside and did a lab that involved measuring air temperature in different locations.  Finally we started to think about a research project around the Drawdown solutions library.  Research project is HERE and Website is HERE.  

We will start working on this project next week.

Environmental Science 12

If you are looking for the old notes on Weather and the Coriolis effect, the power point is found HERE.  (start on slide #20)

Today we finished off the second Draw Down Solutions video (from yesterday's post) and turned in two things we knew, two things we learned and 1 question we have from this.  

Life Sc. 11

Today we took some notes on how organisms get and use an energy molecule.  Next we got two review sheets for the Cell Quest coming up next week (on Wendnesday) and finally we got a yeast lab that we should finish for Tuesday.  

Environmental Science 12

 Today we watched two videos from the DRAWDOWN Project.  Next we looked at the Drawdown solutions found HERE.

If you were not in class, please watch the first video and write a reflection (what you got out of the video).

For the second video, watch the first 7 minutes.  

Environmental Science 12

Today we finished off our Climographs for Revelstoke and somewhere else in the world.  Next we learned to play two Enviro. Sc. type board games.  ABLAZE and Nature FLUX.  See the you tube videos below to learn how to play.

 

Life Science 11

Today we worked on our plant and animal cell colouring sheet from last class.  Turn this in!

We also worked on the cell organelle worksheet table (hold onto this one)

Homework:  In your textbook:  Read page 4-7  and page 10-14   Make note of any difficult language you encounter.  

Life Science 11

 See yesterday's blog post

Environmental Science 12

 Today we finished off notes on the Coriolis effect and watched the video below:

Next we worked on our Climograph (see yesterday's blog entry).  

Make sure your graphs show:

Average high temp. Average low temp. for each month (use lines).  Temp.  in degrees C

Average precipitation for each month (use bars).  Precipitation in mm

Life Science 11

Today we finished off the notes from last class on the characteristics of living things.  Overview notes on cells found HERE.   Next we did a lab on plant and animal cells and turned this lab in.  The lab is found HERE.  Finally we did some review on cell organelles this review is found HERE.  

Environmental Science 12

 Today we finished off the weather notes and started on the Coriolis Effect.  See yesterday's blog entry for the power point.  We also watched the video below:

Next we worked on our El Nino assignment from yesterday.   

Next assignment:  Make a Climograph for Revelstoke and one for somewhere else in the world.  HERE is a website that explains what a Climograph is. 

Life Sciences 11 (Bio 11)

 Today we took our microscope quiz.  Next we got the textbooks from the library.  Finally we finished off notes on characteristics of Living Things.  The power point is found HERE. (started on reproduction, finished with homeostasis.)

Homework:  Find a picture from the textbook that speaks to you.  Write me a brief couple of sentences about why you chose this pic.  Or get creative and write a poem!)

Life Science 11

See Friday's post.  We finished off the lab calculating actual size and drawing magnification.

Check your review answers from Friday.  

 

Environmental Science 12

 Today we finished off our notes on Layers of the Atmosphere.  Next we took notes on weather.  Note sheet is HERE (page 13) and the power point is HERE.  Next we did an activity on ENSO found HERE (page 19-21)

We also watched the videos below:  (Just 5 minutes of the El Nino video) 

Life Science 11 (Bio 11)

Today we worked on microscope labs.  First we went over using a compound microscope lab and turned in.  This lab is found HERE. 

Next we worked on determining actual size of an organism using Field of View Diameter.  This lab is HERE.

Finally we got a review for our microscope quiz coming up on Tuesday.  The answer Key is found HERE.    

Environmental Science 12

Today we started with a little lab activity to look at the % of oxygen in the air.  The lab is found HERE.  

Next we took some notes on the Earth's Atmosphere.  These notes are HERE (First 5 slides) 

Finally we did a little graphing activity where we needed to graph temperature change with increasing altitude.  This is found HERE. 

Life Science 11 (Bio 11)

 Please see yesterdays post for the double block.

Life Science 11 (Bio 11)

Today we went over the language of biology questions.  Key is found HERE.  

Next we took some notes on the characteristics of living things.  The power point is found HERE.  

Finally we did a microscope lab to review parts and functions of the microscope.  This lab is found HERE.  

Microscope quiz on the parts and functions of a compound microscope coming up on Tuesday, Feb. 6.  

Nice video review found below:

Science 9

 OPPPS!!  The key wasn't uploaded properly yesterday!  Check the Science 9 practice final found HERE.  

Anatomy and Physiology 12 (Bio 12)

 HERE is the answer Key to the multiple choice final.  Make sure you can see it!  

HERE are some more review questions with the Key HERE.  

Anatomy and Physiology 12 (Bio 12)

Today we wrote our last quiz on the nervous system.  Email me if you need to know your mark ASAP!  Next we finished off the Nervous System with notes on the divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System.  Power point is found HERE.  

Practice, Practice for the Final Exam:  HERE is the open-ended final review with the KEY

HERE is the multiple choice review with the KEY

HERE is a worksheet for the divisions of the Nervous System if you need practice on that with the KEY

Video below reminds us of HOMEOSTASIS one of the BIG THEMES in Bio 12

Anatomy and Physiology 12 (Bio 12)

Today we continued on our power point on the Nervous System.  We took notes on neurotransmitters and the brain.  Power Point is found HERE.  Next we did the brain dissection this is found HERE.  Turn in one per team.

Make sure to check your answers to the Cells of the Nervous System HERE.    

If you need a practice brain it is HERE.    Reminder that there is a quiz on Friday on the Nervous System.  

Some practices quizzes found HERE (don't need to know #2,6 or #7). HERE (don't need to know #6-10). Lots of good quiz questions found HERE.  Don't need to know about divisions of nervous system....

Goood ol Hank to help you review below:

Science 9

This week we continued to study reproduction and genetics.  We took notes on karyotypes found HERE.  We worked on the comic strip:  Sperm Wars!  Turn that in when you are done.  Comic criteria is found HERE.  

We also watched the Nova Documentary:  Life's Greatest Miracle--Showing the process of fertilization- fetal development and birth.  

We also got a review for the biology unit test --coming up on Jan. 19.  Review is found HERE.  

Anatomy and Physiology 12 (Bio 12)

 Today we wrote the urinary system quiz.  Next we took notes on the Nerve Impulse with the power point found HERE.  For homework you need to complete the drawing of nerve cell worksheet found HERE. 

You also got review booklets found HERE with KEY.  And HERE with KEY

Science 9

Today we finished off our male and female reproduction worksheets and diagrams.  Next we started the comic strip "Sperm Wars".   HERE is a review for the final exam coming up on Jan. 24th.   

Anatomy and Physiology 12 (Biology 12)

 Today we look at Reaction Times and Reflexes.  We completed the lab found HERE.  We also took some notes on the nervous system up to the including the Reflex Arc.  The power point is HERE.  

Remember that you have a quiz on the Urinary system on FRIDAY.  Make sure you know parts and function of urinary system as well as parts and functions of the NEPHRON.  Check out the last blog entry for practice quiz questions.   Answers to structure worksheet found HERE.  Other worksheet HERE. 

We watched the videos below:

Science 9

 Today we took notes on MEIOSIS the notesheet is found HERE.  Next we answered some questions in the text book.  page 78 # 1, 2, 5, 6, 12, 15 and 16.  Make sure to complete these for homework if you haven't done so.  

Anatomy and Physiology 12 (Biology 12)

 Today we finished off the notes of the urinary system.  Quiz on Urinary System on Friday.  HERE is the assignment due on Wednesday.  Along with the structure labelling found HERE.  

Some GOOD quiz practice questions are found on THIS site as well as THIS site.  

And as always:  Video below by Bozeman Science