Assignment tuesday 5/26 through 5/27

The assignment is as follows.

1.Read each others papers. This should take about a period. You really should read the paper twice before you start on editing.

2. If you get to the editing phase of the paper today that is fine. Use the published form on google docs to create a table with your suggestions.To be able to edit the form you need to copy and paste the document into google docs. This way each of you will be able to create your own document and you will not overwrite another groups information. To share this document with me add me as a collaborator. Use James.Smirk@gmail.com


You will notice that you have been given new computers. In an effort to make sure these do not get abused you need to log on to your student account. After you have done so please make sure you go to the form I have posted here for computer sign out.

Thanks and looking forward to getting your edits.
Mr. Smirk

pH lab requirements

Hey I know we all have lots of questions.

1. You are doing a partial lab write up.
2. The graphs you have from class is your results section. No
additional writing is required for this section. Make sure that graphs
have axis labled, titles and keys.
3. Using your data from class and your prelab write the discussion
section and the conclusion. Use lab Write to guide you.


Additional information
You are to share data among groups. Every individual should have acid
and base data for the following sunstances.
a. water- Control
b. pH 7 Buffered solution-Control
c. Gelatin-variable
d. Potato-variable
e. Liver-variable


You may get this information from any group but I suggest that you get
the information from every group to increase your confidence in the
data.


Remember to use the lab write checklists to review that you have all
of the need information for the discussion and conlusion sections.
Ok that is all for now.


Smirk

Further clarification

For the Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium Lab
You must have the complete lab write up. If it is in labwrite you need to have it done for this lab. Abstract, references, title, all of it.

Clearing up some confusion

If you have been keeping up with the blog you will have noticed that the schedule for the next couple of weeks has you finishing a lab report. This mean you need to complete the full lab write up of the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium lab. You should already have the intro and materials completed. Results, discussion and conclusion are all that needs to be written. Please continue using each other as readers and editors . Remember that if you choose to peer edit that you need to retain copies of all comments that have been made by the reader. This way if I feel that perhaps some individuals did not work independently you can prove to me that you did write the lab first and then made edits. Put another way, this is not a group writing effort. You are to finish the lab on your own but you may use each other for peer review.

Biochem lab

Click the link for the BIOCHEM LAB

Biochem quiz

He is the Biochem quiz

The schedule through Midterms

Got to the schedule through midterms

Organic Quiz Questions

Hey Blogger is back up and running!!!!! Go to this link organic molecule form to enter your organic molecule questions. I f you are friends with someone who is away and they have sent you their questions please enter them as well.

Work

Read hardy weinberg equilibrium
rewrite introduction from bird lab and enter final copy in lab book
Lab book is due in for grading the wed prior to Thanksgiving. If you are going to be away make sure it is turned in ahead of time.

****************Reminder***************

This Tuesday- Quiz on Origin of Life
Next Friday- Quiz on Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
Next Tuesday- Unit exam on Evolution

Next Section

Start reading the origin of life section of the evolution chapter. 27.2 pg 552. We will be watching a movie on this and our labs will catch up to our current conversation about evolution.

darwin

read pages 558 and 559
Lecture on darwin on monday

Evolution

Read chapter 27.1 for friday

Update

Good start on the presentations.
Tomorrow we finish chapter 1
Monday we start the cricket lab.
Tuesday we have a quiz on chapter 1.
We are not covering classification in chapter 1 for this quiz.

Pseudoscience presentation

Due Monday Sept. 29th
Thursday-Create visual
Friday-Practice and peer review/edit.
Saturday and Sunday-Refine and practice

Pseudoscience presentation

1. Read dazzle 'em with style
2. Get on line and create a list of pseudoscience topics. Do some basic research and narrow that list down to your top 5.
3. On Monday we will get into groups of 2 and we will designate topics. You will have 3 days to research and create a 5 min presentation on you topic.

reminder

quiz this tuesday on pseudoscience.
Keep working on your prelab

homework

Read chapter 1 for monday.
How about starting to create a review page on the group?
Any takers?
If so start the page by giving it a title and entering in the objectives.

Homework for 9/9

Set up lab book
Get all 2 safety contracts signed
Download and read smart people article from group

Homework for this weekend

Once you have signed on to the group please find the file named Baloney Detection part 1 and 2. Read this article. Highlight the ways you can determine if something is science or not.

Welcome

Hello All,
Welcome to Mr. Smirk's Accelerated Biology Blog. You can look here for assignments and information I need to share with the class. Valuable resources can be found under the resources link.

What you need to do for class tonight are the following:
1. Sign up for a Gmail account. choose an obvious account name. This makes it easier for all of us to figure out who posted what. We do this so we can take advantage of the valuable collaborative tools that Google has available.
2. Sign up for Google docs under your account. This program is very powerful and will allow you to share documents you create with each other.
3. Sign up for Mr. Smirk's Bio Acc group. This allows us to share important information, create review pages, ask questions to each other about assignments and exams, as well as archive electronic handouts.
4. Complete the sign-up form found under resources.
5. Get Criteria for Success signed and bring it to class.
6. Brainstorm, research, discuss and write down what you think science is and why it is important.