Life Sciences 11

 WOW!  We got a lot done today......3 Kingdoms and a fire drill!!

We started with a quick review of protists.  Make sure you go over the practice questions and protist notes for the quiz tomorrow.  Next we Checked the Fungi Reading guide from last class.  Check your answers HERE.    Fungi practice questions were next.  Check your own answers with the KEY.  

We watched a few fun, fungi films:

Next we started the PLANT kingdom with a few notes on plant evolution and diversity.  We had these notes on the lower (non-vascular) plants.    After the fire drill we collected some moss samples to look at in the lab.   The moss lab is found HERE.  

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Today we did a quick review of protists.  Short quiz on Friday.  Next we started the FUNGI unit.....a mushroom walked into a bar:)

Fungi notes were followed by a mushroom dissection lab and a Fungi reading guide.   Fungi reading lab is due tomorrow along with the Biodiversity lab.  

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 On Monday and Tuesday this week we worked on a Protist Lab.  Next we spent some time using the laptops to complete the biodiversity inquiry lab.   The lab is due on Thursday.  

Here are some relaxing protists to watch:  

Life Sciences 11

Today we got ready for our bacteria and viruses QUEST coming up tomorrow.  We checked the answer Keys to Bacteria and Virus practice test and bacteria and virus worksheet.  

Next we continued with our Diversity and Abundance of Bacteria and Antibiotics vs. Bacteria labs.  

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 Today we checked the answers to: 1) Prokaryote colouring  2)Diversity and Biology of Monerans 

and 3) Viruses: Structure and Nature.

Next we did a lab using aseptic technique:  Making a bacterial streak plate and Antibiotics vs. Bacteria

We got MORE review for the virus/bacteria quest:  Virus and Bacteria worksheet and Practice MC

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Today we got back our marked Animal Evolutions project.   Next we looked at a bacterial Power Point.  We did a lab in groups of 2:  Distribution of Bacteria.   After break we did some questions from the text and a bacterial colouring sheet.   Finally we watched a movie about aseptic technique and made some bacterial streak plates.   Review for Thursday Quest on bacteria and viruses is found HERE

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 This week we have been in the class room and in the field with Wildsight's Jade Harvey.  Excellent work TEAM, you are brilliant.    You will get participation marks for these outings, but will be excused if you are legitimately absent.  

Next week:  We will finish off the Viruses/Bacteria unit.  Test will be on Thursday of next week.  (October 22).  Check your answers Part 1:  Viruses Structure and Nature questions 

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Today we took some notes on the Lytic and Lysogenic cycles in viruses and on the Human immune system.   We got more virus questions to complete.  Next block we went the computer lab to work on our animal adaptations power point.  

Here is an interesting article about vaccines.  

vaccine simulation

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Today we wrote a a quiz on Taxonomy.  Go Homo sapiens!  Next we spent the first block working on our Animal Evolution/Taxonomy project.  Next we took introductory notes on viruses using this power point and answered some questions about viruses.   

We also watched a video on the virus everyone is talking about these days:  Covid-19

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Today we turned in page 199 Review questions.  Next we took some notes on Classification and Taxonomy and watched Amoeba sisters:

We did a practice quiz found HERE.  In the second block we got a research project on an animal.   This is due on October 13.  

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Today we continued on notes on Taxonomy by looking at Cladograms and Dichotomous Keys.   See Friday's post for the power point.   Next we did our own Cladogram and Dichotomous Key and turned those in.   Finally we watched a cool video are humans still evolving?  

Homework:  Read page 196-199 in textbook.  Answer review questions on page 199.  

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Today we wrote the Evolution Unit test.  Next we took notes on Taxonomy.  The Power Point is HERE to go along with it.

Finally we did a Taxonomy Tour of the Greenbelt.  Have a great weekend! 

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Today we reviewed for our Evolution Test by doing a practice test together.  Next we reviewed some of the principles of natural selection and the three types of natural selection (disruptive, stabilizing and directional selection.  

Finally we watched a video:  What Darwin Never Knew