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Friday, December 31, 2010

A Note

Tommorow's lesson plan will be the last free preiew and to follow along with the standards just follow the chapter of contents in the “Biology Principles and Explorations” by Holt, Rhinehart and Winston textbooks for chapter 11 and beyond. It'll also be the last post on my workbook 8nless anyine hasa request or concern. All posts will be on by subbing at BSH.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Ch 10 Lesson Plan

L.O: SC912L16.10
Chapter10: Gene Technology
Videos: STO Space Seed on gene supermen.
           STE Similitude on cloning
           STNG Up the Long Ladder on cloning and genetic drift.
           STNG Emergence on quality of progeny.
           STNG Bloodlines on gene resequencing.
 T.R: “Lunch…fly.” From “In Search of Far Side” on pitfalls of gene Technology. The question is: What techniques  had this pitfall?
O.S: These web articles: “Pacific Biosciences New gene Sequencing Technology”, “Technology Review safer Gene Therapy”, “Dow Applies New gene Technology on maize...”, Researchers Identify …The Dumpsomes”, and worksheets and handouts involved.
From to Seek Out new Life: pp. 192-194, 198, 207-208.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

ch 9 lesson plan

L.O: SC912L16.9-16.10
Chapter9: Gene Expression
Videos: STNG Rascals on puberty genes.
           STNG Identity Crisis on DNA takeover.
           STV: Basics I on gene insertion.
TR: “This…realize.” From “Beyond the Far Side” with these questions-
‘Identify the type of mutations, the type of traits, and the transmission mechanism responsible for the defect seen here?’
OS: These web articles: “GE Putative”, “Sugar Spice and Everything Nice…Tails”, “Sick and Lonely Genes”, and the handouts and worksheets involved.
From The Biology of Trek: pp. 105-115, 141, 158-159.
From To Seek Out New Life: pp. 108, 46-48.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

ch 8 Lesson Plan

L.O: SC912L16.3-16.8
Chapter8: DNA
Videos: STNG Genesis on intrans genes.
OS: The web articles: “Baking Out DNA – Forensic Scientist Improve DNA Analysis”, “How did Life begin RNA that Self Replicates Itself”, and the handouts and worksheets involved.
From The Biology of Trek by Jenkins and Jenkins: pp. 167-168, 158-168.
From to Seek Out New Life: pp. 46-48.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Chapter 7 Lesson Plans

NSES STANDARD C: The Molecular Basis of Heredity
L.O: SC912l15.12—16.2
Chapter7: Mendehl and Heredity
Videos: STV Tuvix on a monohybrid cross
OS: The web articles: “Animal-hybrid Sparks Controversy”, “The Top 10 Animal Hybrids”, “Science Creative Quarterly The truth about Chimeras”, and the worksheets and handouts involved.
   From To Seek Out New Life: pp. 40, 107-08, 110.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Driving UPdate

Since my mom is going in for unexpected oral surgery she won't be able to help me practice so lessons and car are put off until spring break now.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Chapter 6 Lesson Plans

L.O: SC912L16.14-16.17
Chapter6: Cellular Reproduction
TR: “Life in a Petri Dish” cartoon from “Beyond the Far Side” on fission with the questions- ‘What type or class of microbes are these; and what type of reproduction are they undergoing?’
OS: The web articles: “Fossil Embryos caught in Act of Dividing”, “Fossil Embryo Imaged in 3D”, and the handouts and worksheets involved.

Monday, December 20, 2010

chapter 5 lesson plans

L.O: SC912L18.6-18.10
Chapter5: Photosynthesis and Respiration
Videos: STNG Home Soil on electronic transport chain like in photosynthesis.
OS: Photoelectric effect articles @ Wikipedia.org, info sheet from Star Trek Wiki at Memory Alpha.com, and handout and worksheets involved.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Ch 4 Lesson Plans

L.O: SC912L18.1-18.2
Chapter4: Energy and Metabolism
Videos: STO Doomsday Machine- to cover fuel source, metabolism and energy. Mythbusters: Diet Coke and Mentos on the exogenic chemical reaction of nucleation.
OS: These web articles: Nucleation article @ Wikipedia.org, Fizz fountains at eepybird.com and “Scientist Identify Molecules that coordinate movement of molecules in cells”, “Without enzymes biology reaction is essential” and the handouts and worksheets involved.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Driving Update

On hold to cold in this unuuslally below temperature weather we have been having. It might be put on hold til next big stretch of vacation-Spring break along with the garge sale and other things unless it warms up by mid week next week so  I could still get two weeks in before school starts up again.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Ch 3 Lesson Plans

LO: SC912L18.1-18.2
Chapter3: Cells and Their Environment
Videos: Star Trek Original (STO) The ManTrap on salt transport in osmosis/diffusion.
TR: “Slug vacation disasters” a Far Side cartoon clip on osmosis. The question to ask is: What  is going to happen to the slugs next and explain why.
OS: The web article “Weird Water Discovery Challenges” on properties of water and the handouts and worksheets involved.

I went in today as a favor for a friend. It went fine considering it was a 12:30 day. She was in to reherse her first block, then she planned a movie for second block after she left. They were quiet as church mice only because it was an approved R rated movie. Then the last block worked on their assignment that is to be graded on Friday by her. It was an okay day that'll finish paying for that dentist bill.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Sources for Lesson Plans Materials

                     Other Sources and Supplies You’ll Need

“The Star Trek Encyclopedia” by Michael and Denise Okuda


“The Biology of Star Trek” by Jenkins and Jenkins

“To Seek Out New Life” by Athena Andreadis Ph.D.

“Beyond The Far Side” by Gary Larson

“In Search of The Far Side” by Gary Larson

The Far Side cartoons from the web via yahoo picture search.

M.C. Escher lithographs from the web via yahoo picture search.

The Far Side cartoons and M.C. Escher lithos are both also available in mass on desktop calendars.

DVD player hook up

VHS player hook up

Televisions with appropriate hook up of your choice.

Overhead projector (If using old style you’ll also need transparencies and markers) or the new model called ELMOs that you can use with paper.

The episodes of Star Trek can be in d.v.d. format, v.h.s. format, or even be bought as videos at Itunes or Amazon; and also seen for free @ youtube.com, or hulu.com, surfthechannel.com, or tvduck.com.

The web articles were also from the Yahoo! news search engine.



Chapter 2 Workbook Plans

NSES Standard C: The Cell
L.O: SC912L14.2
Chapter2: The Cell
Videos: STNG: Acquiel on the amorphous state of matter.
            Star Trek Deep Space Nine (STDS9) The Alternate; and Fascination on the gel as a state of matter.
TR: “Life in the Primordial Soup” on intro to the diversity and structure of cells they'll be seeing in class. “Hey…Earth!” on microbial life with the questions-ID the microbes types seen here and explain the male microbe’s remark.
OS: These web articles: “Microbes clean up on toxic waste”, “New windows opens up on secret life of microbes”, Gels articles at Wikipedia.org; and the worksheets and handouts involved from the book To Seek Out New Life pp. 54-57, 61.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Toon Review Information-Larson and Escher art and Trek Eps and docus

Instructions for Toon Reviews:
(1)        Post the toon/litho on the overhead.Tell the kids you are posting a cartoon or litho up on the overhead to review the info they'll cover today or already did yestreday.
(2)        Tell them they are to study it for 5 minutes then answer the questions about it in 10 minutes.
(3)        Go over the answers with them when time is up.
Instruct them to place worksheet in their class folders.

 
Instructions for Star Trek episodes:
(1.) Introduce the Star Trek basic info to class regarding time line and events and the characters involved that they should be watching. (They are two storylines per episode. Watch the one concerning the biology concept under study. )
(2) To aid their viewing post a picture of the crew and characters of the episode on the overhead projector.
(3.) Instruct them to watch and answer the questions as they are watching the episode.
(4.) Give them 5-10 extra minutes to finish give them a verbal warning of end time.
(5.) Go over the answers with them after collecting them.
(6.) The next day hand them back corrected and instruct them to place in their class  folder.


Instructions for Documentary:
(1.) Pass out worksheets and introduce the documentary  and what subject it is covering.
(2.) Instruct to kids to complete the worksheets while watching the video.
(3.) Collect them all when video finishes.
(4.) Go over answers.
(5.) The next class hand back after corrected and instruct the class to place in class folders.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Friday is a Free for all day

Yoday all blocks had to catch up on homework and practaie for test on Monday followed by that FCAT video question. Everything went fine until last bock when the sophs-seniors put off doing their work til it was to late and then had the nerve to complain and talk during the video. For a strange turn of events the fresh in 5th block were the best behaved today.
On a another note I'll start posting new lesson plans chaper by chapter here for the next three weeks. One every other day. If interested leave a post and tell me if you want a lesson, chapter, unit, or whole book, once again. Also leave your email so I could fill you on fee and the postage details.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Thursday -slow but steady witha bit of boohoo!

First, it was just homework, class work and dvd FCAT problem with same movie old movie as last time. The first period didn't erven finish the classwork and we have do that tomorrow then they'll do movie FCAT exercise. Second class was a the best-someone else came and taught and then did the movie FCAT exercise as planned. Then in sixth they were so dumb and lazy they never answered my inquiry to tell me where they were so they never got to do the movie FCAT exercise. But sixth period did with a few kids skipping out near the end of class to media room. One was written up because he wasn't suppose to be go until the others came back which they didn't.
The boo hoo is I received a rejection from McGraw-Hill publshsers for my Media Biology workbook.
Tommorow is another day without surprises as MS. Stacey used to tell Anne in "Anne of Green Gables."

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Tuesday A Day Full of Delightful Surpises

Okay it started out good and got better. First my mother was well enough to drive me to work. When I got there and out of the car there was an announcement on the PA with our principal saying we upped our rating as a high schoool from a D school to a B school. I couldn't be prouder even though I am only a meager sub there.
It was the headlines on the front page this morning. Then my classes were better than they had been for the class I subed for esp forth block class. And my mother was still well enough to pick me up and I didn't have to take the bus home. Then later on talking to the sec there I decided to take my mothers offer and take her car to work after Xmas with three weeks of practice during vacation time to help her out although I still afraid leaving her alone with my phyically disabled dad alone all day. I dropped off my cards to to all the teachers who requested me the most this first half of the year. Some have a little special gift with their cards.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Looking Forward to those crazy freshman, sort of!

Well tomorrow I have that day in the 600 bldg again. Good thing it'll be my last. I am bringing my phone and wearing three layers of clothes again just in case mother has another attack since it's going to be a cold cold day out there. I aslo means another coffee day. and I might have to bus it home again. Friday will be the other tricky day.Friday math class. Yeah I know the triple threat, math, friday and sub = bad behavior  and probably no working. Not in my classroom. If so they'll get written up. I don't play around when it comes down to the assignment.
Errands went fine. I did all the inside shopping except for the vacuum store and Crowders.
Have a good night!

BAD WEEKEND

So after three days my mother still isn't feeling right and I have to run a few errands for her as she drives me around town today. I did get a call in thrice today but had to refuse because we were suppose to be doing these errands this past weekend. I couldn't even relax this weekend . I was sore form the walk Friday into Saturday , Then I had to food shop on Sunday with a rotten cart which also gave me a sore arm since it kept pulling to the right. I don't mind the crowds but then Sunday I couldn't wind down and soak in the tub with my worrisome father calling for me and getting the dog anxious to leave the room. That left me taking aspirin when I am trying to not take too many  and oracare on my tongue last night cause I couldn't relax ( a def B day! for sure!!!). Good thing I didn't go in today.
I did put in one porpospal for the media workbook to a publisher over the wekend to speed along the income hopefully.And requested the submission guidelines for two others. Cross your fingers. Meanwhile please feel free to ask questions, make comments and request material and instructions for that first chapter I posted up in last post.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Biology Media Workbook Guide Unit 1 Chapter 1 Sneak Peak Only

NSES Standard A: Science as Inquiry and G: The History and Nature of Science

Learning Objective (L.O.): SC912L14.1

Chapter1: Biology and You
Videos and Their Content:
  “The Secrets of the Stone Spheres” on scientific method.
Any one of these for scientist and subject: Star Trek Voyager (STV) Scientific Minds, Star Trek Next Generation (STNG) Where Silence has Lease, or Star Trek Enterprise (STE) Observer Effect.
Toon Review (TR):
“Late at Night…. electricity.” from Beyond the Far Side by Gary Larson; on ethics with the question “What ethics and practices are the scientists breaking?"
Larson cartoon "Early microscopes" Ask these questions: (1) What type of microscope is it? (2) What are the missing pieces not seen on it? (3) What wrong behavior when using the microscope is he doing?
Other Sources (O.S):
These web articles: “Ethical research in Science” @Wikipedia.org, “What is ethics in Research and Why is it Important?”, “School of Arts and Sciences in University of Pennsylvania”,  “Parts of An Experiment”, The Science Code of Ethics”, and/as the handouts(to be read before the videos and before and after the toon review) and worksheets.

Freaky Friday

First my mother came down with a mild attack but was able to drive me BSH and later that day was fine when I checked via cellphone at 11am. The classes were going fine to until the second block journalism class that works on the newspaper they were falling behind the finishing dates and then last block when a few hallway incidents led to referals from the teacher next door who had to tell them to get inside and the one inside were not doing all the assignments they had to for the day. Then I called home and my mother had a full blown attack like the first time in August right before work began again for the school year. So I had to take the bus home. This meant I had to walk down to Cortez 40 minutes, wait at the bus for 20 minutes and ride the bus and walk another 30 minutes home. I left at 220pm but didn't arrive home til 350pm. So I now am resigned to quit subbing at BSH and get a position as a teachers aide at SBE just to be safe and nearby in case she has another one. It's the only plan that allows me to keep working. So I put in an online application at PATS and just have to wait for one to open up there even if it might not happen til next August although there are 4 other positions for teachers aides already open giving me  hopeful expectations for now. Also the writting keeps going. Later today I'll post the UNIT 1 Chapter I materials you need for the media work. Remember to look for the blog entry with lesson plan costs. I might need thsoe sooner that I thought.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Wednesday at the Dentist

Not 100%, that bruxism feel actually was the infection trying to come back in those hard to reach pockets but we stopped it again with a quick clean up. She reccomended a pillow but it's a little to pricey. I'll look for a cheaper one designed like it.But besides that we are okay until our next checkup 4 months away.
Still no jobs for the week before vacation.Need one more just to cover the other half of the dental bill.