Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Post 15: April 29,30

A and P:  List and explain each of the functions of the reproductive system.

Bio:  Read through the standards based assessment on p 479.  Record your answers and a brief explanation of why.

Micro:  Explain 3 ways that microbes such as fungi and viruses can be harmful, helpful to humans.

Physics:  Define the terms capacitance and current.  Describe how the current flows in relation to the charges.

E and S:  Give 3 reasons why design of a aircraft or spacecraft is important.

Zoology: List and give examples of the 3 types of amphibians.  Also give 3 general characteristics of the class.

Friday, April 25, 2014

Post 14: April 25,28

Biology:  Explain what a natural resource is and why it is important to conserve them.  Give 3 examples of natural resources.

AnP:  Briefly explain the processes of reabsorption and secretion.

Micro:  Watch the video - Monsters Inside Me (Double Agents) at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33RvdVG8i4I  and explain three things that you learned.

Physics:  Explain what electric potential and the potential difference are.

EandS: Give a brief explanation of what the Hubble Space Telescope is, where its at, and what its current status is.

Zoology:  Explain 3 things that you learned from the fish dissection.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Post 13: April 23, 24

A and P:  Explain each of the functions of the urinary system.

Bio:  What is sustainable development (p472)?  How can the fishing industry be made sustainable?

Micro:  Explain each of the types of worms that can affect humans:  platyhelminthes, cestoda, nematoda.  How do they affect them, what dangers do they pose?

Physics: If 2 point charges (-1.8 C and 3.6 x 10^5 C) are located on a line 1.3 m apart, what is the force that is exerted?

E and S:  Quickly research space exploration and write down 4 things that you find.

Zoology:  Explain 3 things that fish have evolved that make them different from the invertebrates we have looked at so far.


Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Post 12: April 16, 22

Biology:  What is meant by the terms primary and secondary succession?

A and P:  Explain how aging affects the digestive system.

Micro:  What is a fungus, what role does it play in the ecosystem?  Does it have a role in your body?

Physics:  Answer the conceptual questions at the bottom of page 556.

E and S:  Explain 3 things that you learned about your star or planet that you researched.

Zoology: Explain the difference between the 3 main classes of fish -- placodermi, agnatha, osteichthyes and chondrichthyes?  Also give an example of each.


Monday, April 14, 2014

Post 11: April 14,15

A and P:  Explain the following terms:  mechanical digestion, chemical digestion, absorption and transportation.  Also explain each of the 4 macromolecules needed by the body for survival.

Biology:  Explain 3 things that you have learned from 2 of the biomes that others discussed.

Micro:  How do viruses relate to, even causes some cancers?

Physics:  Compare and contrast electric conductors with insulators and give an example of each.

E and S: There was a "blood" moon last night around midnight, what is it and what causes it?

Zoology:  Explain each of the 4 important economic benefits that we receive from insects.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Post 10: April 10, 11

Biology:  What is a species?  Explain each of the 4 different ways that species can interact. (found on 405)

A and P:  Explain each of the 6 functions of the liver.

Micro:  Explain what a bacteriophage is and what the differences between replication and the lytic cycle are.

Physics:  Describe the type of image produced by a converging and diverging lens.

E and S:  What have you learned about your planet, star or stellar body so far?

Zoology:  Which arthropods have you been able to capture so far, from what order are they?

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Post 9: April 8,9

A and P: List 5 of the vitamins and 5 minerals needed by the body.  What role does each of them play?

Biology:  Describe what your ecological footprint is, as well as non-renewable and renewable resources.

Micro: List and describe the 4 ways that viruses are presented.

Physics:  Explain what a lens is and how it changes the direction of light.

E and S:  Discuss 3 things that you learned from the video we watched last class.

Zoology:  Discuss 3 things that you learned from the video we watched last class.

Friday, April 4, 2014

Post 8: April 4, 7

Biology: List 5 things that you have learned from your project about the diversity and ecology of your biome.

AnP:  What are some (5) of the fluids or enzymes produced by the small intestine and associated glands.  What are their functions?

Micro:  Explain each of the 4 ways that food can be preserved to prevent or slow microbial growth.

Physics:  How does refraction change with the density of a material?  Explain.

E and S:  Explain how modern technology and scientific thinking has improved our understanding of objects in space and their size, location, etc...

Zoology:  What are some means (3) that insects have evolved in order to survive? You may have to google research this if you don't remember.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Post 7: April 2,3

Biology:  Explain how competition and predation affect how organisms interact.

A and P:  Explain what the terms deglutition and mastication mean.

Microbiology:  Explain the chemical means for controlling microbe growth.

Physics:  State the law of reflection.

E and S:  Pick one of the planets other than earth and find 3 facts about it.

Zoology:  Compare and contrast the 3 types of development in insects and give an example of each.