Today we finished talking about energy in living systems. We went over some reaction types that are relevant in biology. It's important that you read the textbook for this section of the unit. There are also some textbook questions to answer in preparation for next week's test. We then began a "jig-saw" activity on Enzymes. This will continue tomorrow when the "experts" present what they've learned to their home groups. For homework, please also read the lab on pages 82-83 and page 762 in your texts. Here is a link to a page showing links to on-line animations/tutorials on enzmes...they can be very helpful when learning something new and abstract like this. Enzyme animations and tutorials

On Wednesday, we discussed old homework (textbook questions) and then we went over the energy notes. Students were asked to create a concept map on terms related to energy in living systems.

Here are some good YouTube videos by a teacher of biology from the US.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwDy4rUU5Xw Carb's Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeMUQnAme5E&feature=related Carb's Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFRP1tau8HM Lipids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUVIHmO-lm8&feature=related Proteins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lUAjoMWtDA Energy and Laws of Thermodynamics

Please remember to bring your 3-D Molecules Lab to class on Tuesday. We will finially finish it!

Students worked on finishing their application research report. This report is due tomorrow.

Happy snow day #2! Hopefully, you are using this time to do some biology....

You will still have a library period on Monday. The intent of that period is to get help with referencing, structuring your report, or typing up your good copy. So, by Monday's class, you should NOT still be doing research on your topic. Remember that Ebsco Host can be accessed from the school website and google books and google images from google (google images will give you an illustration of your molecule). If you haven't already created an outline for your report, this should be done now. You may want to think of this as a 5 paragraph information report. You have practiced this type of writing in other classes and on the grade 10 literacy test (remember???). It's OK to insert pictures in your report, just be sure to reference them. Also, be sure to show me a couple of "in-text citations" so I know that you know how to do this. Your list of reference should be alphabetized by author's last name and comes at the end of your report. You can use the link on the blog to citationmachine.net to help you with APA style of referencing. Please feel free to write me by posting a comment to this post. It will go to my e-mail and I can respond to your comment through the blog. Or, you can provide me your e-mail address in your comment and I can write to you directly.
Finally, we will finish (once and for all!) the 3-D molecules lab on Tuesday and discuss all the textbook questions then. Phew! Hopefully we will have school next week!
Enjoy your time off school, but remember to take advantage of this time to get your school work done. Then you can really enjoy your weekend!

Good morning and happy snow day! I'm at school, so if you live in town and want to come in for extra help, I'll be in room 228 except over the lunch hour.
Tomorrow we will finish the 3-D molecules lab and then you will be discussing the large number of textbook questions that were for homework for about a week now. You will be doing this in your learning teams. If you can't remember what was assigned, check under the homework section next to these posts.
If you are finished all work in this class and are looking for something to do today, please feel free to read about An Introduction To Metabolism (pp. 58-68). You can also work on your unit 1 research report, which is due next week. I've booked the library for Monday so you can write your good copy then, or get help with referencing. You should have all your research and a rough copy done by Monday morning. See you tomorrow!