Assignment 7 xʷməm̓qʷe:m. Camosun Bog, An introduction.

I would like to introduce you to a very special ecosystem in our city.  It is over 2000 years old: likely the oldest part of Vancouver and it is the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam people. Camosun bog is so important that it forms part of their creation story.

First have a look at the bog powerpoint slideshow here to find out what a bog is.


 Then, read about the  story of Camosun bog here

And in particular note the
history as it relates to bog restoration. on the main Camosun bog site


I would like you to answer the following questions in a creative format with illustration.  Make a cartoon,  or an illustrated essay reflection with lots of photos


1.  How was the bog formed?
2. What is the keystone species of a bog?  Read about Sphagnum moss.  How does Sphagnum maintain the acidic conditions.
3.  What is peat?  How is it different from soil?
4.  Why is digging through a bog like digging through time?
5.  We never found any bodies in the bog, but some artifacts were preserved in Camosun bog.  What were they?




6.  This woman remembers playing hockey in Camosun bog.  What were some of her observations?

7.  How are bogs carbon sinks?  Why is this important?
8. Camosun bog, məqʷe:m,  is the traditional territory of the Musqueam people. How long have they been using this area for food, medicine and culture?
9.  What nearly destroyed the bog?  
10. The change in abiotic conditions caused "invasives"  to go into the bog.  These are actually native forest species and not invasives to BC but they are invaders to a bog.  What plants are these?

11.  What are the native plants in a bog? Take a look




Evaluation for the cartoon
20   your cartoon stands out from all the rest.  it is well thought out and work has been put into it.
       It  is  in ink or colour. it includes all the major points.  YOU HAND THIS IN ON YOUR BLOG
17-19  your cartoon is really excellent and it includes all the major points. it is in colour and in ink.
You hand this in on your blog.
15-16  your cartoon is quite good. it may be missing a few details but it is well done
0-10 . your cartoon is a good start but it is incomplete


Evaluation for illustrated writing. 
20   your writing is exceptional and includes all the major details of the content.  It is insightful and shows that thought was put into the writing. It is excellent and you communicate the ideas very clearly.  You include excellent pictures.  And you cite where you got the pictures.
YOU HAND THIS IN ON YOUR BLOG
17-19.   your writing is excellent  and enjoyable to read.  and includes all the correct details. You  communicate clearly.  You include excellent pictures.  And you cite where you got the pictures.
You hand this in on your blog.
14-16  your content is really good, it is missing a few details but still very well done and well written.

0-10 . your writing is incomplete.

Assignment 6 Nature notes in your neighbourhood.

Dear biology 11 class, for your next assignment, you will do the following

For 20 marks, please update your blog.  Have each blog author write a post.

REFLECTION WITH ALL YOUR SENSES
1.  Write a one page reflection on observing nature with all your senses,  during Covid 19 Pandemic.  Go outside and find nature.  Find a place with plants. Find a place which seems like a good place to be.  I would like you to experience and observe this place as an organism with sense organs.

  Draw in colour  or photograph this place.   Write about the following:
1.  Where is your place.  What time is your observation and what are the weather conditions?
2. . Why did you choose this place? What are the qualities of this place?
3..  What do your sensory perceptions tell you about this place?
a. What do you see? What colours do you perceive?
b. Close your eyes, what sounds do you hear?
c. What is the mood?
d.  Take a deep breath, What do you smell, what scents are here?
e.  What are some textures here, Reach out your hands, what do you touch? What is the temperature, the wind, is it hot, cold? humid?
f.   What are the living things around you?  The plants, animals? fungi?
g.   Movement and Circulation: how do you move to and from this place (bike, walk, run...)
h.  Do you interact with others here?  (is this a path, a park, a yard, a sidewalk).  How?

evaluation:
20 - you write with insight, sensitivity and with adjectives which describe your place.  You write so well that your reader can experience the place for themselves.  Your drawing or photograph is eye catching.

17-18 - you write very well and with excellence.  Your drawing or photograph is gorgeous and artistic.

13-16 - This is an excellent start to some amazing writing.  You answer most of the questions and you have a really good photograph or drawing

5-10 - This is a good start and the assignment is incomplete


FYI, ALSO UPDATE YOUR BLOG with a cropped photo of your Cnidaria assignment.  Make sure your assignment has no name on it.

FYI some examples of my photos of nature in East Van

This pic was taken at dusk, running in east van

on the left, a hummingbird, which just scolded the crow on the right

Cnidaria, the first moving animal

Read the Cnidaria section of these notes
Read the  Cnidaria notes on these  slides

ASSIGNMENT 4 
Choice A:  Write a script of a reality TV show.   What does a Cnidaria do all day?  There are three main Cnidarians:  Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa and Anthozoa.  Interview one example of each type of Cnidarian like you would for a crazy reality TV show script.  Include the major points in the Cnidaria notes and Cnidaria intro video. Come up with a really really good title that'll make someone want to watch your show!

Choice B: HOCKEY CARD ASSIGNMENT: Imagine that a class of Cnidaria is like a hockey team.
Create three hockey cards each representing  one team member : one hydrozoan, one scyphozoan and one anthozoan.
write the stats on your three cnidaria and a picture.  You may draw the cnidarian or upload a pic.  Use all the key words and major points from the Cnidaria notes and Cnidaria intro video.

Assignment 4 criteria
20 - your project really stands out for excellence
18-19 - your project includes the details in the Intro video,  these notes and these  slides.  It is creative and shows that thought was put into the final product.  It is well put together (if it is a drawing, it is in ink and colour).   If it is writing, it is well written

15-17. This is a really great concept and you include most of the details on Cnidarians in the notes and slides.  You do very impressive work.  If it is a drawing, it is well done, but not in ink or colour.  If it is written, there are minor spelling and grammatical errors but it is still very engaging to read

11-13. This is a great start to a great project.  It includes the main points but maybe it is not covered in depth.  You probably should have spent a little more time on this before handing it in.

5-10. This project is a good start but it was incomplete. 



ASSIGNMENT 5 
Watch the Shape of Life video on Cnidaria.
https://www.shapeoflife.org/video/cnidarians-life-move

This video gives an evolutionary context for Cnidaria.
Cnidaria were the first animal to develop a mouth, stomach, muscles and nerves.  They also developed the ability to stun prey.  Further, they developed the ability to swim.  


USING THE KEY IDEAS AND Key words in the video,  create an ANALOGY of a cnidarian.   
Choice A: You can write your analogy in form of a one page scary story, or a one page children's story or fairy tale

Choice B: Or you can draw your analogy and explain how your cnidarian is kind of like a...something...

Assignment 5 criteria
20 - your project really stands out for excellence
18-19 - your project includes the details in the Shape of Life video.   It is creative and shows that thought was put into the final product.  It is well put together (if it is a drawing, it is in ink and colour).   If it is writing, it is well written

15-17. This is a really great concept and you include most of the details on Cnidarians in the notes and slides.  You do very impressive work.  If it is a drawing, it is well done, but not in ink or colour.  If it is written, there are minor spelling and grammatical errors but it is still very engaging to read

11-13. This is a great start to a great project.  It includes the main points but maybe it is not covered in depth.  You probably should have spent a little more time on this before handing it in.

5-10. This project is a good start but it was incomplete. 

The Sea Sponge- the simplest animal

Watch this intro video on how sponges filter feed with their collar cells


 Here are your Notes on sponges
 Sponges slide show

ASSIGNMENT 1:  Create at least three pages out of the following material.  Each page will be evaluated for 5 points for a total of 15 points.  You may use more pages if you want for each section.  Please upload a picture (jpeg) or pdf of your work on microsoft teams

PAGE 1.
Draw a one page cartoon or write a rhyming poem/rap song on the Sponges slide show.

PAGE 2
 Sponges are the earliest animals:
 Watch this video and give me a cartoon or poem about the main points of this Shape of Life video
https://www.shapeoflife.org/video/sponges-origins

PAGE 3
IF YOU PUT A SPONGE THROUGH A BLENDER AND TRY TO MAKE BOBA OUT OF IT...
the sponge will survive!  Sponges are capable of reassembling themselves.  Watch this cool video to observe this phenomenon and summarize the main points in a cartoon or a poem
https://www.shapeoflife.org/video/sponges-time-lapse-sponge-cells-recombining

Evaluation for the cartoon
5.  your cartoon stands out from all the rest.  it is well thought out and work has been put into it. It is       in ink or colour. it includes all the major points.
4  your cartoon is excellent and it includes all the major points
3  your cartoon is quite good. it may be missing a few details but it is well done
0-2. your cartoon is a good start but it is incomplete

Evaluation for the rap or rhyming poem
5.  your writing includes all the major details of the content.  it has good rhythm and it is very clever
4.   your writing is excellent and includes all the correct details.  it rhymes
3.  your content is really good, it is missing a few details but still very entertaining
0-2. your writing is incomplete.


ASSIGNMENT 2.  Send me the link to your blog through teams
Make a Biology blog.  Get together with colleagues in our biology class or work on your own, but first, create a public blog.  This blog should not have your name on it. It can have your initials. I will be asking you to post observations on this blog. For now, set it up, design it and send it to me, including details of who will be the authors.  I will accept up to 3 authors on one blog.  Your first post ought to be a sample of your work that you already handed in, such as your picture or your poem, but blur out your name. A REMINDER TO DISABLE ALL COMMENTS FOR YOUR BLOG.

evaluation:  Each group member should upload a first post, with no identifying name. just initials. 

5 - you send me a blog with a picture of your animalia assignment that has been altered to not show your name.  Your blog looks really nice.  You are working by yourself, or you are working with a group.  If you have a group, let me know the complete names of each group member.  Each member must upload a pic of their previous assignment.
0 - you did not send me any blog.

What is an Animal? Assignment 1

Hello Biology 11s,  your first lesson is on Animalia
I would like you to watch some intro videos on animalia and then do the assignments.
Your notes introducing you to Animalia are here.   Please watch these introductory videos which will try to explain a few of the concepts.  I still need to make the one on the primary germ layers though.
See the assignment below:




Assignment 1:  Draw a cartoon OR write a poem that rhymes (not both)  to answer these questions and submit them as your first assignment. I want to see that you read the notes and understand the main concepts. 

EVALUATION
10 points:  cartoon is brilliant, it stands out, it summarizes the main points in a creative format, it is inked and in colour

8-9:  your cartoon is excellent and includes all the main points. inked and in colour

5-7 your cartoon is complete it may not be inked or in colour
1-4 your cartoon is incomplete


POEM.
10 points: your poem is brilliant and it rhymes and it includes all key points. it stands out
8-9:  your poem is really excellent and it rhymes and includes all key points.
6-7 - your poem doesn't rhyme but it includes all key points.
1-4 your work is incomplete.

Welcome to Our 'Online Biology Course

To get into the course, you must get onto Microsoft Teams.  Some of you are already signed up on teams.

1.  Log into your VSB account. This is a "learn" email.
2.  Click on the following link:
     
       MICROSOFT TEAM: Gladstone Biology 11
3.  Ask to be a part of the team.  If you cannot join, then contact me at scng@vsb.bc.ca and ask me to add you onto our team
4. My course format will be to upload lessons on this website and ask for student responses to be handed in through teams. 
5.  I look forward to learning with you again and I hope you are healthy.

My dear Bi 11s, we miss you!

I know this is a difficult time, but I would like you to know that your teachers miss you and care about you.  

For many of us, Gladstone is our favourite school, and many of us have worked at other school sites.  You are kind, caring, smart, with a beautiful spirit and we are inspired by your presence at Gladstone. 

We can't be on site, but we can be together again in a virtual learning community!  Please  stay tuned here so that I can give you class assignments from my website. You will receive an email from your homeroom teacher at Gladstone. Please reply to that email! 

We want to come together as a learning community again. I hope that you have the resources around you to be safe, to be fed, sheltered, to be at peace and to be connected with those who  love and care for you. 

If you need to contact anyone at the school, such as a counsellor or staff member,  and you are not sure how to do that, please send me an email and I will try to connect you.  

Blessings from home

Ms. Ng