Astrobiology Project Due October 3

We will be working on an astrobiology project this week. It will be focusing on Carbon, Nitrogen and Hydrogen and what role these elements play in the development of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins.




Project Rubric

Carbohydrate fact pages from class
Fats and Protein fact pages from class

Additional Resources You Can Use
http://scienceaid.co.uk/biology/fundamentals/carbohydrates.html
http://scienceaid.co.uk/biology/fundamentals/lipids.html
http://scienceaid.co.uk/biology/fundamentals/proteins.html
http://www.cyberlipid.org/cyberlip/desc0004.htm#top
http://askabiologist.asu.edu/research/buildingblocks/index.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/051018_science_tuesday.html
http://www.ciw.edu/news/building_blocks_life_formed_mars
http://organic-chemistry.suite101.com/article.cfm/what_are_organic_molecules
http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/protein.html
http://kidshealth.org/kid/nutrition/food/carb.html

September 23 Chapter 2 Guided Reading

We had class time today to finish chapter two guided reading. Tomorrow you will need to bring a nickel to class with you - we are going to look at the properties of water. We already have made observations dealing with solubility. Later this week we will be looking at pH and we will be starting a astrobiology project.

September 22 2008 Molecule Behavior Part 2

Today we are going to do a quick experiment with sugar and water and starch and water. Then we will review the types of bonds atoms can form with one another.

How Molecules Behave Part 1 September 17 2008

For the past three days you have been working on a guided reading packet for Chapter 2 of our book. Today we are going to do some observations on how molecules behave and create a list of questions based on our observations

Monday September 15, 2008

For the next two weeks we are going to look at why life couldn't exist without chemical reactions. To start, we are going to review balancing equations and learn more about the basic elements of life - Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen, Hydrogen, Phosphorous . Keep your work in your class notes section of your binder.

Activity 1 - Do the balancing equations problems on worksheet 1 using this website
Activity 2 Learning about Carbon

1. Write down the element symbol, atomic number and atomic weight.
2. Write down where it can be found in nature
3. Scroll down and write a description of what the element looks like
   

Activity 3 Learn about Carbon and biology - answer these questions

1. How much is in your body - (change it from kilograms to pounds before calculating)
2. What is the ppb of the element in the human body?
3. What is the biological role of the element?

Activity 4 Learning about Oxygen

1. Write down the element symbol, atomic number and atomic weight.
2. Write down where it can be found in nature
3. Scroll down and write a description of what the element looks like
   

Activity 5 Learning about Oxygen and biology

1. How much is in your body - (change it from kilograms to pounds before calculating)
2. What is the ppb of the element in the human body?
3. What is the biological role of the element?

Activity 6 Learning about Nitrogen

1. Write down the element symbol, atomic number and atomic weight.
2. Write down where it can be found in nature
3. Scroll down and write a description of what the element looks like

Activity 7 Learning about Nitrogen and biology

1. How much is in your body - (change it from kilograms to pounds before calculating)
2. What is the ppb of the element in the human body?
3. What is the biological role of the element?

Activity 8 Learning about Hydrogen

1. Write down the element symbol, atomic number and atomic weight.
2. Write down where it can be found in nature
3. Scroll down and write a description of what the element looks like

Activity 9 Learning about Hydrogen and biology

1. How much is in your body - (change it from kilograms to pounds before calculating)
2. What is the ppb of the element in the human body?
3. What is the biological role of the element?

Activity 10 Learning about Phosphorous

1. Write down the element symbol, atomic number and atomic weight.
2. Write down where it can be found in nature
3. Scroll down and write a description of what the element looks like

Activity 11 Learning about Phosphorous and biology

1. How much is in your body - (change it from kilograms to pounds before calculating)
2. What is the ppb of the element in the human body?
3. What is the biological role of the element?

September 9 Microscope Lab

Yesterday in the computer lab you had the chance to finish your online microscope activity. Today we are going to do a basic microscope lab with three stations. You will be taking notes on a lab sheet which will go in your notebook lab section. Just a reminder - you have a research journal arcticle on Thursday and a test on section 1.1 and 1.2 and the microscope on Thursday. You will be able to use your notes for this test.

Assignment for September 5

Today we had a shortened afternoon because of the great pep rally/tv appearance our school put on this morning - and I was happy to see so many of you up at 5:00 AM - I was very proud of our school.

Here is what we looked at 6 period today as a way of reviewing the scientific method.

Assignment for September 4

We will be working with information about mosquitoes today in preparation for the research project we will be participating in.

For the assignment, click here

For information on the research study, click here

Open House Presentation -What I told your parents

Open house is a great opportunity to meet your parents. I had a chance to share with them the work that you have already done in class as well as what we will be doing this year.

Slide show link

Parts of a microscope

Today in class we reviewed the parts of our student microscope and students got a diagram to include in their lab section of their binder. We also talked about micro measurement using millimeters and micrometers. Students used small rulers to measure the field of view using their 4x and 10x objective lenses.

Micro Field Trip - online September 2, 2008

Today we went to the computer lab and took a virtual field trip to the microscope museum. We wrote about what we learned in our class notes section of our binders.