Class notes and Angiosperm Sexual Reproduction

Bog Buddy Schedule on May 9

Our Gladstone consent form was signed to give permission for the following schedule:

1.  Meet at school at 830 for attendance
2.  Leave school to catch the 25 UBC together to go to Camosun bog
3.  Go to Camosun bog ETA 10am
4.  Review your bog stations and rehearse your program (Mr. Ho's students will act as your audience)
5.  11:30 Ms. Wilson's elementary class will arrive and we will divide into groups
6.  Go through bog stations
7.  Say thank you and good bye at approximately 1pm.  The program might end a little earlier or later depending on when the elementary class arrives.
8.  Dismissal will be at Camosun bog

We officially moved two biology classes to May 9 which is a day off for you.  Therefore, you are granted the next two biology classes off.  By signing your consent form, your parents and guardians  gave permission for you to attend school starting at silent reading on the following dates: May 10, May 12, 2016.  After these dates, our biology class will continue at the usual time.

Camosun Bog Project

 Friday: bog rehearsal and bog orientation: flashcards due
 bog story and games due for peer review

Monday:  Meet at school at 8:30 10 marks
walk to bus stop at 8:45 sharp
board bus at 9:00
 Bog Buddy program rehearsal with mr. Ho's class. 10:00

Second tour with ms Wilson's class at 11:30

DETAILS/TASKS

1. Create an illustrated narrative about the bog in form of a story book. Include the
following key points:
1. 15000 years ago: ice age
2. 10000 years ago: ice melted, leaving a lake in camosun bog
3. 6000 years ago: sphagnum moss, the keystone species of the bog began to grow
4. dead moss turned into peat
5. peat did not decay due to bog conditions:
1. high water table
2. acid conditions
3. low oxygen
4. low nutrients

6. more bog plants came and the ecosystem became stable:
1. besides sphagnum moss
2. labrador tea
3. kalmia
4. arctic starflower
5. pinus contorta
6. sundew
7. bog blueberry

7. 100 years ago, vancouver was built: drains removed the water from the bog.
Water table went down. Bog plants died and became soil. Invasive plants arrived:
8. Camosun bog restoration group restored the bog: removed the soil: lowered the
soil level, reintroduced bog plants, removed the invasives.

2. Make flashcards about the bog. See file called “bog plants to know”. Create a game
for the flashcards. Include both invasives and native species.
3. Go to the bog station rehearsal and familiarize yourself with the bog stations. 5
minutes per station.
4. Present your learning materials during the bog buddy tour.

Source:
http://www.camosunblog.blogspot.com

Groups:  
Diego Marcus
April, Cynthia
Sharon L Dayne
Bonnie Jenni Lei
Mazhar Leon Abdhulli
Sophie Stephanie
David Vincent
Henry Jackie
Mandy Helen, Sharon Karen
Zeba Janis Lisa Alecia

Danielle

Kim N

Some resources for Animalia

You can download them here
molluska notes
flatworms and roundworms
kingdom animalia
cnidaria and porifera
Some notes on arthropoda

Due dates, checklist, Field study, Bog buddy, Final invertebrate study

1. finish and hand in the Planaria lab.  Draw planaria, make observations and write notes from page 311 in our text for platyhelminthes.  Show me your lab diagrams and assignment.

2.  Hand in your Trout lake study: by emailing the blogger email listed on the board.
Due by April 18 

3.  Junior scientist:  Hand in the following by April 14
a. original lesson plan
b. implementation observations
c.  child's drawings (already in)

New assignments
4.  Invertebrate topic: Due, emailed by the end of April
Choose an invertebrate topic to prepare an emailed web poster:
topics can be
  Echinodermata  ( preserved specimens available)
  Molluska    (frozen defrosted specimens available, live snails available from garden)
  Arthropoda   (preserved specimen available, live specimens from garden available)
  Annelida    (live specimens from school garden available - do not kill)

your emailed web poster must have the answers to these questions
1.  your name and the name of one partner (select your topic today and take notes (5 marks)
2.  the phylum of your invertebrate and its general characteristics 10 marks
3.  classes of your invertebrate and the most interesting pictures of the examples in each class
4.  symmetry    1 mark
5.  deuterostome or protostome   2 marks
6.  Choose three examples of your phylum    21 marks
      For each example write
     a.  body plan
     b.  habitat
     c.  food
     d.  adaptations
     e.  reproduction
     f.  waste
     e.  sensing the environment
7.  Do a dissection of your specimen and photograph your dissection
8. Bibliography 5 marks

5.  Field study: Due last day of May
Create a pdf photographed field guide for one of the following environments:
1.  Gladstone Garden bug guide
2.  Trout lake, plants and animals around the lake field guide
3.  Central Park Forest Guide
Each field guide will be in pdf format and contain
a.  at least 25 of the most common species available for identification
b.  a title page
c.  A dichotomous key for identifying plants, and animals

6.  Camosun Bog Project:  
a.  Prepare a story book and flashcards describing the story of Camosun bog
b.  Make a lesson plan for bringing bog buddies round to the seven stations identified by the instructor on the REHEARSAL DAY  on  Mon April 25, 2016
c.  Engage your students on a bog tour on the TOUR DAY in May (to be announced)
Monday May 9, 2016

   
   

Junior Scientist

Junior Scientist Program:

1.  Create a lesson plan for the junior scientist.  Work in a group of two or three.
Your lesson plan has:

a.  lesson goals:  The Magnificent Magnified World
b.  step by step procedure, time this minute by minute
c.  must include an INTRODUCTION to you so they're not scared of you      /5
d.  a SITE WALK to do a BIOLOGY SCAVENGER HUNT for specimens    /5
e.  a MICROSCOPE SESSION to look at specimens                                       /10
f.  encourage your kids to DRAW THE SPECIMEN                                         /5
e.  you TEACH THEM SOME KIND OF BIOLOGICAL CONCEPT        /15
f.  a SNACK BREAK (10 min)


implentation:  I will observe how your lesson goes.
Are students engaged?     /5
Are they active in learning?      /5
Do you connect with your students?    /5
Did you get through your lesson?    /5
materials:
dissecting microscope (stereoscopic) two ocular lenses
petri dishes to collect stuff
paper for them to draw with, felts.

Your topic is....THE MAGNIFICENT MAGNIFIED WORLD....
THINGS YOU MAY MAGNIFY....
money, magazine, paper towel
hair (yours or theirs)
leaf, flower (watch out for pollen allergies!!!)
bug hunt  for worms, ants, spiders, any bug...

Tsunami Relief

Some notes on parasites:
Platyhelminthes and Nematoda

The World Health Organization has sent your team to a remote Sumatran seaside village.  The basic infrastructure of the village has been destroyed.  There is no longer any sewage, drinking water or electricity.  People are cooking using gas stoves.  Livestock such as pigs, cows and chickens are roaming the wreckage.

A freshwater stream drains into the ocean.  This stream is currently being used for laundry, sewage, bathing and drinking water.  Furthermore, there is an infestation of mosquitoes due to the presence of standing water.

Assuming that all the major examples of parasitic worms occur in this area, what three parasites do you think would cause the most severe health problems?

Choose three parasites to focus on.

1. Identify the major risk factors that can lead to people becoming infected.
2. What symptoms would you expect people to have that would indicate infection?  How would you know that people are infected?
3. What are your recommendations for treatment?
4. What are your recommendations for prevention given that it could take months before the infrastructure is restored?

Your assigment may take the format of
1. A pamphlet for the general public
2. A strategic plan:  An essay and illustrations :  a report for the local authorities
3. An educational poster for the public
4. Choose your own format

Evaluation:   Content:   10
Written expression and drawings: 10
Creativity:         10