Chemical and Neural Signals Unit
Chapters 11, 45, 48
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Monday,
1/28
Classwork
Chapter 43 & 44 Exam
Begin Endocrine System Lecture 1
Homework
Finish Endocrine System Lecture 1
Study for Endocrine System Quiz 1
Do Free Response #1
Extra Credit (Due no later than next
Tuesday, 2/5)- Read article on Oxytocin which is located in the HW section, and
write a one page summary of the main points in the article. Make sure I can
tell you read the whole article (Top credit possible 5 pts in test category).
Handouts
None
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Wednesday,
1/30
Classwork
Endocrine System Quiz 1
Endocrine System Lecture 2
Grade FR Question
Homework
Do Endocrine System Lecture 3 on your own
(Flipped Class)
Study for Endocrine System Quiz 2
Do Free Response #2
Listen to Weird AlÕs ÒPancreas.Ó Be sure to read
along with the lyrics- very funny and a great biology review! (HW section)
Read: ÒDiabetic Brothers Beat Odds With Grit and
LuckÓ from the NY Times 2/5/06, in HW section (very short article). It is
really interesting. Please read it, and answer the following three questions
(Be sure to include something you learned from the article in each of your
answers). Do this on a separate sheet of
paper from your free response.
1. Based on the article and the lecture I gave,
how is type 1 diabetes different from type 2 diabetes?
2. What are the long-term nasty health
implications for people with type 2 diabetes?
3. If you were a type 2 diabetic what could you
do to ameliorate the possible negative implications of having type 2 diabetes?
Handouts
None
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Friday,
2/1
Classwork
Endocrine System Quiz 2
Video/Song Parody: "Secrete It"
Nervous System Lecture 1
Nervous System Lecture 2
Discuss the Ò20 Mile MarchÓ
Homework
Read p. 960-970
Do CD ROM Activity 48.1 & 48.2 (excellent!)
Do Free Response #3 (In order to get full credit
I must see evidence in your answer that you used the CD ROM to help you answer
this question.)
Study for a Nervous System Quiz
Create a Ò20 Mile MarchÓ Calendar. See HW
section for assignment.
Handouts
None
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Tuesday,
2/5
Classwork
Nervous System Quiz (canceled)
Nervous System Lecture 3
Go over old scantrons
Grade FR and Quizzes
Homework
Do the Brain Assignment (see HW section)
Watch
TED Talk: How Bacteria Talk
Write up a one page summary after watching the talk. Make sure you explain what
quorum sensing is. If you need to,
look it up on the internet to help explain it.
Handouts
None
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Thursday,
2/7
Classwork
Turn in Brain Assignment and TED Talk write-up
(Grade and return)
Grade Quiz
Announce Elkhorn Slough Kayak Trip for Sunday, March 10th.
Whiteboard the TED Talk and Brain Assignment (half the class gets in groups of
three and does the TED Talk, the other half of the class gets in groups of
three and does the Brain Assignment)
Sheep Brain Dissection Introduction
Lab: Sheep Brain Dissection (Use Carolina
Instructions- 18 steps)
Homework
Study for Exam
Bring FR and other work to turn in on the day of the test
Handouts
Sheep Brain Dissection Handout (from Carolina)
Sheep Brain Dissection Handout (with more
detail)
Elkhorn Slough Parent Letter
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Monday,
2/11
Classwork
Chapter 45 and 48 Exam
Turn in HW from the unit.
Homework
Read Chapter 11 (pages 188-194) and do Chapter
11 FR questions 1 & 2.
Handouts
None
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Wednesday,
2/13
Classwork
Turn in Chapter 11 FR 1&2
Lecture Chapter 11 Cell Signaling
Homework
Chapter 11 FR 3&4
Study for Chapter 11 Exam
Handouts
None
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Friday,
2/15
Classwork
Chapter 11 Exam
Homework
No HW over the Winter Break!!
Handouts
None
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WINTER BREAK!
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