1. 3/30/09
Warm up:
What kind of organism is pictured below? What evidence did you use to make your decision?

2. 3/31/09
Warm up:
What kind of organism is pictured below? What evidence did you use to make your decision?

3. 4/1/09 Warm up: What kind of organism is pictured?
What evidence did you use to make your decision?

4. Some other shapes for viruses
Viruses come in many many different shapes, but all have mainly the same kinds of parts.

5. Extra Credit report due Thursday April 2nd
200 points if all parts are correct and complete!
What is Mitosis?
How is cancer related to mitosis?
Include a diagram of the steps involved in mitosis
Include discussion of common causes of cancer.

6. 3/20/09
Warm up:Are you planning anything fun over spring break?
Rewind:Do you need to gather any materials for your experiment?

7. 3/19/09
Warm up: Why is it important that every member of your group has access to the procedure during the experiment?
Rewind: How is your group going to reduce sources of error during your experiment?

8. 3/16/09
Warm up: Why is it important to be knowledgeable about a topic before you begin an experiment?
Rewind: Name a topic related to science that you are knowledgeable about. List 5 quick facts about that topic.

9. 3/13/09
Warm up: Do you believe in superstition?
Rewind: have you ever changed your behavior because of a superstition?

10. 3/12/09
No warm up today: substitute

11. 3/11/09
Warm up: what job would you like to have when you graduate?
Rewind: what kind of training is required to be successful at that job?

12. 3/10/09
Warm up: What is a question that you have always wanted to know the answer to?
"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes;
he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever." Chinese Proverbs
Rewind: What steps could be taken to find the answer to your warm up question?

13. Warm up: Who is responsible for your learning?
3/9/09
Warm up: Who is responsible for your learning?
Rewind: Who is in control of how much you learn?

14. Upcoming events Assessment interviews Monday-Friday. State testing
100 points…bacteria, virus, protists
(remember testing is 50% of your grade!)
State testing
Period th and 13th
Period th and 16th
Period th and 18th
Those who have passed will not need to take it 

15. Warm up 3/6/09
Lichens are a unique type of fungus. They are are a symbiotic relationship between fungus and another organism. Most lichen has a very faint green color.
What kind of organism do you think lives inside of the fungus known as lichen?

16. Rewind 3/6/09 How does the fungus benefit? How does the algae benefit?
Lichens are a unique type of fungus. They are are a symbiotic relationship between fungus and another organism. Most lichen has a very faint green color.
How does the fungus benefit?
How does the algae benefit?

17. Warm up 3/5/09
What is a fungus?
Rewind: no rewind today.

18. Warm up 3/4/09
On Tuesday, you were assigned 4 science article summaries
Warm up: Write 3 facts from one of the articles/sections that you read.
Were you absent Tuesday?
Finish them today!

19. Rewind 3/4/09
Choose:
Describe 3 ways that protists hurt people. or
Describe 3 ways to prevent protist infections.

20. Warm up 3/3/09
Describe how a microorganism has affected your life.
Rewind:
Explain how a microorganisms may help society.

21. Warm up 3/2/09
On Friday, a choice of 5 science article summaries or 5 section summaries were assigned.
Warm up: Write 3 facts from one of the articles/sections that you read.
Were you absent Friday?
Finish them by Tuesday.

22. Rewind3/2/09
Describe how a small bacteria changed an entire continent of people.
Remember the video? (black death)

23. Warm up 2/27/09
Mr. Shown was absent…no warm up today.

24. How are some protists like modern day plants?
Warm up 2/26/09
How are some protists like modern day plants?
Some protists have chlorophyll!

25. How are protists different from bacteria?
Warm up 2/25/09
How are protists different from bacteria?
Protist have a nucleus!

26. Warm up 2/24/09
How do some protists help other animals? (remember the termite?)

27. What does the contractile vacoule do for a protist?
Rewind 2/25/09
What does the contractile vacoule do for a protist?

28. Warm up 2/23/09
Describe 1 thing that you read about in a science article from Friday.

29. What are three main groups of protists?
Warm up 2/19/09
What are three main groups of protists?
Answer:
Plant-like, animal-like, and fungus like.

30. What are three main groups of protists?
Warm up 2/19/09
What are three main groups of protists?
Answer:
Plant-like, animal-like, and fungus like.

31. REWIND 2/19/09
What kind of organism is thought to have algae as its ancestor?
Answer:
modern plants

32. Most protists live in which kind of environment?
Warm up 2/18/09
Most protists live in which kind of environment?
Answer:
Most protists live in liquids or inside living tissue.

33. REWIND 2/18/09 What does locomotion mean?
What are three structures that protists use for locomotion?
Answer:
Locomotion= movement
Some protists use: cilia, flagella, or pseudopods (false feet)

34. Warm up 2/17/09
What are the distinguishing characteristics of Protists? See page 497
Answer:
Eukaryote (nuclear membrane)
Not in plant, animal, or fungi kingdom.

35. REWIND 2/17/09 What are two differences between bacteria and protists?
Answer:
Bacteria have no nucleus (protists do have a nucleus)
Protists are much larger than bacteria

36. Warm up 2/10/09
Answer:
Photoautotrophs are similar to chemoautotrophs because they both can live in the absence of other living things.
Photoautotrophs use light energy from sunlight or other light sources.
Chemoautorophs use non-living chemicals such as sulfur from volcanic activity.

37. Warm up 2/9/09 Describe 2 distinguishing characteristics
of prokaryotes. (p.471)
Answer:
unicellular (made of one cell)
lack of nuclear membrane

38. Warm up 2/6/09
Each person will need to write their answers on their own warm up sheet.
Choose one of the following questions to answer:
A.) Why is it important to limit the amount of air that the petri dishes with nutrient broth are exposed to?
B.) Why do we refrigerate the nutrient broth after it has solidified?

39. Warm up 2/5/09 When is assignment list 2.3 due? Answer: February 10th!
Each person will need to write their answers on their own warm up sheet.
When is assignment list 2.3 due?
Answer: February 10th!

40. Warm up 2/4/09
Each person will need to write their answers on their own warm up sheet.
Which 5 places in this school do you think have the most bacteria?

41. Warm up 2/3/09 Describe the steps of binary fission. (see chapter 19)
Each person will need to write their answers on their own warm up sheet.
Describe the steps of binary fission.
(see chapter 19)

42. Warm up 2/2/09 1) pilus (plural: pili) 2.)cell wall
Each person will need to write their answers on their own warm up sheet.
1) pilus (plural: pili)
2.)cell wall
3.) plasma membrane
4.) ribosome
Describe what the four parts do to help the bacteria cells.

43. Warm up 1/29/09 No warm up sheet needed this week 
Each group will explain what their assigned cell part does to help the bacteria cell.
1) pilus (plural: pili)
2.)cell wall
3.) plasma membrane
4.) ribosome
5.) nucleoid
6.)capsule
7.)flagellum
8.)endospore

44. Warm up 1/28/09 No warm up sheet needed this week 
Each group will describe a different disease. Explain what disease the bacteria/virus causes and describethe effects on the human body. (each group will share)
1.)Streptococcus mutans (see page 486)
2.)Streptococcus pyogenes (see page 486)
3.)Borrelia burgdorferi (see page 486)
4.)Clostridium tetani (see page 486)
5.)Mycobacteria tuberculosis (see page 486)
6.)Salmonella enteritidis (see page 486)
7.)Neisseria meningitidis (see page 486)
8.)Influenza virus (p.488)

46. Warm up 1/27/09 No warm up sheet needed this week 
Each group will illustrate a different microorganism.
Bacilli
Cocci
Spirilla
T4 bacteriophage
Tobacco mosaic virus
Influenza virus

47. Warm up 1/26/09 No warm up sheet needed this week 
With your group, discuss one of the the topics below. One person from your group will write the group answer on the board.
Choose 1 question to answer:
Q1: How does forming an endospore help bacteria?
Q2: Why is it important to take all of your antibiotics even if you feel better half way through the prescription?
Q3: What are three things you can do to prevent the spread of bacteria?