Flatworms and parasites

  Review my slideshow on flatworms and parasites

And take a look at this video of a liver fluke:
This liver fluke parasite was found inside a 20 year old man who complained of abdominal pain


Assignment 20 marks
Summarize the key ideas (see vocab words) in a one page drawing or poem or interview a flatworm.
Watch the Shape of Life Video on flatworms. Platyhelminthes,
the first hunter:
https://www.shapeoflife.org/video/flatworms-first-hunter

Cnidaria

    

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

These notes and slides will be the subject of an open book quiz.

Please examine our specimens of cnidaria in the lab. 

Sponges : Phylum Porifera

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

 
 Here are your Notes on sponges
 Sponges slide show

ASSIGNMENT :  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.

You Animal!

 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
12-15 points:  cartoon is brilliant, it stands out, it summarizes the main points in a creative format, it is inked and in colour

10-12  your cartoon is excellent and includes all the main points. inked and in colour

5-10 your cartoon is complete it may not be inked or in colour
1-4 your cartoon is incomplete

Bacterial Wine and Cheese Assignment

 This is our bacterial wine and cheese 

 Read this article: 

Some of My Best Friends Are Germs by Michael Pollan 

We will be looking at a few examples of food microbes that can form your microbiome.

Natto and kimchi 

Euglena minilab - An individual assignment

 1. Observe and draw Euglena. observe how it swims

2.  Write a paragraph on its life history.  Where does it live? What does it eat? What is its body plan?

3. Conduct a mini experiment.  Does the euglena  prefer light or dark conditions? 

4.  Upload an observation on the class observation channel 

18-20 - This lab has great observations and your drawings show care.  All the questions are answered. A brilliant job

15 - this lab is beautifully drawn and your questions are answered.  You are missing a few items but your lab is very well done

10 - this lab is a great start but it needs more time to be complete