Genetics Links for Genetic Modification Research

Question 1: How has the government used genetic modification in the past?

CIA Animal Tech: Cats, Bats and Rats
Glowing Bacteria to Code Spy Messages


Question 2: What are the positives and negatives of genetic modification?

Amateurs Are New Fear in Creating Mutant Virus

Scientist Ask for a Global Ban After Gene Edited Babies From China

Question 3: In what other ways can genetic modification be used?

D.I.Y. Biology, on the Wings of the Mockingjay

Matter Atoms Elements MiniLesson Links for Week 4

• 1) Strong Interaction: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #1a
• 2) Strong Interaction: The Four Fundamental Forces of Physics #1b

Matter and Atoms Links for Atomic Theory Task

Atomic Theory Online Textbook
Atomic Theory Textbook 2
Bohr Model Theory
Electron Cloud Model
Quark Theory

Math In Space Links for Week 3 Task

Star Life Cycles -- National Schools Observatory
Imagine the Universe -- NASA

Chemistry Matter Week 2 Lab Research Links

1. Factors that Affect Solubility
2. Solubility Video
3. Solubility Lab Sample Procedures
4. Solubility Lab Ideas
5. Factors that Affect Solubility Video
6. Factors that affect solubility Text

You Are What You Eat Fats Links

Know Your Fats -- American Heart Association
Lipids Article --Khan Academy

Lipids -- CK12 Textbook

Types of Lipids -- Harvard School of Health

Laws Hot Air Balloon Research

Nova Hot Air Balloon

Scientific American -- Balloon Evolution

Hot Air Balloon Science Video -- It's Ok to Be Smart

Genetics and Mutations Week 1

Links for DNA Modeling Task

DNA -- ck12 Textbook

DNA -- Khan Academy

You Are What You Eat Week 1

Links for Chart Task

Carbohydrates -- CK12 text

Carbohydrates -- Khan Academy

Oceans Week 8 Links for Tasks

Marine Pollution Facts -- National Geographic

Ocean Pollution--The Dirty Facts -- Natural Resources Defense Council

Marine Pollution -- World Wildlife Federation

Plastic--the Popular Problem -- KQED Public Radio

Ocean Pollution -- Marine Biology Conservation Society 

Disease and Disruption Week 4 Links

Diseases and Conditions by the CDC

Non-Communicable Diseases by the Public Health Initiative

Chronic Communicable Diseases by the Pan America Health Organization

• National Asociation for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems
  http://www.naphsis.org
• Intelihealth
  http://www.intelihealth.com
• Health Finder
  http://www.healthfinder.gov

Oceans Week 7 Links for Task

Corals and Coral Reefs

The Deep Sea

Rocky Shore Ecosystem

Rocky Shore

Sandy Shore

Sandy Beaches

Open Ocean

kelp forest

What is a Kelp Forest?

Disease and Disruption Week 3 Task Links

Adaptive Immunity--Khan Academy
Introduction to the Immune System | CK-12 Foundation
Your Immune System--Kid's Health

Links to Use to Create Comic or Animation--Use your google account to register/sign in!
Canva Comic Strip Maker
Make Beliefs Comix
Pixton EDU
Animaker

Disease and Disruption Week 2 Task Links

How Wet Suits are Made

Standford Scienctists Testing Overheating in Hazmat Suits

In Persuit of the Perfect Space Suit

Firefighting Equipment History 

Shrink Wrapping Space Suits

Neil Armstrongs Space Suit was Made by a Bra Manufacturer

Building the Future Space Suit

The Skin They're In (Navy Designed Wet Suits)

WiseGeek What is a Hazmat Suit?

Alt J Field Day

Friendship Bracelets Instructions
Butterfly Origami Instructions
Zentangle Instructions

Human Anatomy Heart

Activity: Heart Disease Data Analysis--See Links Below

Cardiovascular Death Data

Heart Attack Data

Heart Disease Data

Oceans Tuesday Week 4 Links for Task

Links for Task
NOAA - Upwelling

NOAA Ocean Education - Tides

Waterencylopeida

NOAA's Oceans Education

USC Ocean Currents and Climate

Energy Tuesday Week 3 Link

Skatepark Playground

Human An: Heart Blood Lungs Monday Week 2

Heart Link for Class Today

Heart, Blood, Lungs Thursday Week 1 Links for Task

Use the following links to help you complete your diagrams.

Helpful Links for Diagrams

http://www.texasheart.org/HIC/Anatomy/

http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/heart.html 

http://www.newhealthadvisor.com/Circulatory-System-Diagram.html

Structures and Functions

Human An and Phy: Heart, Blood, Lungs Week 1 Tuesday

Use this source or this source to locate a tissue of interest to you.

Oceans Tuesday Week 1

Links for Task today

Coastal Temperatures
National Data Buoy Center

Ecosystem Stability Links for Class

Ecosystem Simulation 1
Ecosystem Simulation 2

National Invasive Species Information Center
Invasive Species Laws and Regulations

Special Block Sign UP

LINK

Genetics and Mutations Links for Class

Choose a Genetic Disorder
Do Nows and MINILesson Notes
Gene Expression PHET Simulation
Fruit Flies Genetics Simulation

Human Impact on the Environment Links

Do Nows and MINILessons
Timeline of Human Population Growth

Materials Science Links

Do Nows and MINILessons
Link for Molecule Polarity Simulation

Energy Week 1-3 Links

Do Nows and MiniLessons

Temperature and Energy Transfer Simulation

Enthalpy Change Lab Procedures

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Collisions Video

Heart, Blood, Lungs Links for Week 8

Blood Pressure Virtual Lab

MINILessons and Do Nows Week 4-9

LINK for Advise

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2asRdAGGOp_OMf9YwcaRdE6dOBssbIQZ-Y_Ubsim4IfU5rg/viewform

Energy Week 1 Links

Skate Park Simulation LINK

Instructions and Link for Articles

1. Search the articles on the website for an article about energy.
2. When you find an article that you're interested in, see Ms Friedrich. She will print the article for you.
3. Highlight and Annotate your article by highlighting 10 ideas in the text. Then, Annotate these ideas in the margins using one of the following thought starters:
   
   
   • This means that...
   • In other words, ....
   • This shows...
   • The author used this word to...
   • This is important because...
   • I would add...
   • I agree/disagree with this because...

Heart, Blood, Lungs Human Anatomy Week 7 Link

Link for Blood Cell Data Study Task

Health and Homeostasis Week 4 Thursday Sub Plan

Do Now: Choose 2-3. Fill your do now box.
1. How would you describe a hormone cascade? What structures are involved? What are the causes? Effects?
2. What hormone or gland do you think is most important to maintaining homeostasis? Explain your thinking.
3. What makes the endocrine system different from other body systems? Do you think it is more complex or more simple than others? Explain your thinking.


MINILesson
When you are finished with the do now, watch the next 4 minutes of our video clip (from 2:30 to 6:30) and fill in your mini-lesson notes using the outline below. If you need headphones please ask Ms Silver!

• How do hormones regulate homeostasis?
• 3 Details
• 2 Thoughts This makes me think about...
• 1 Question I wonder (if, how, what, when)...

TASK: Continue working on your case study Endocrine Project. Research and answer at least 3-4 more questions to stay on track today!

• If you need a handout, see the sub. 
• You may work in partners or individually. 
• This information will be presented to your peers in the next few weeks!

Atoms, Elements, Periodic Table Week 1 Thursday Sub Plan

Do Now 1: Choose 3-4 prompts below. Fill your first do now box. You will not do a second do now today--please cross off this box. 
1. How would you describe elements? What would be most important to tell people? What would be the most difficult part for you to explain?
2. What do properties have to do with atoms? Elements? Give an example to explain your thinking.
3. What do you think is the most important particle in an atom? Explain your thinking.
4. How has direct and indirect evidence been used to make discoveries about atoms? Give an example to explain your thinking.

MINILesson
When you are finished with the do now, watch the following video about atoms, elements and the nucleus. Fill in your mini-lesson notes using the outline below. If you need headphones please ask Ms Silver!

• What makes atoms/elements unique?
• 3 Details
• 2 Thoughts This makes me think about...
• 1 Question I wonder (if, how, what, when)...

**We will not do a second minilesson today so please cross off this box!

TASKS: 

1. Continue working on your element project. 

• The sub will have extra handouts if you were absent. 
• Research your element.
• Then, there are art supplies in the back of the room for your mixed media art representation of your element. 
• Remember, you will be doing a peer critique of your art next week!

2. After lunch, choose ONE of the three articles from the sub. You will create a OnePager with this article by doing 6 bullet points from the onepager handout.

• Next week we will do a gallery walk of your OnePagers so your classmates can compare and contrast your thinking to their own.

Human Anatomy: Heart and Circulatory System Thursday Week 4 Sub Plan

Do Now: Choose 2-3. Fill your do now box.
1. How would you describe the blood vessels? What would be the most important detail about their structure? 
2. How does blood vessel structure connect to their function? (explain an example)
3. What do you think about your heart valve poster? If you were the teacher what grade would you give yourself? Explain your thinking.
MINILesson
When you are finished with the do now, watch the next 4 minutes of our video clip (from 5:00 to 9:00) and fill in your mini-lesson notes using the outline below. If you need headphones please ask the Ms Silver!

• What is the structure/function of blood vessels?
• 3 Details
• 2 Thoughts This makes me think about...
• 1 Question I wonder (if, how, what, when)...

TASK: Continue working on your heart valve poster. Posters will be due Monday! See Tiana or Ana for ideas about what should go on your poster!

Atoms Elements and Periodic Table Week 1 Link for Simulation

LINK for Rutherford/Thompson Simulation

LINKS for Element Research

• http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html--scroll down to see a linked list of all elements
• https://education.jlab.org/itselemental/index_sym.html

Atoms Elements, Periodic Table Monday Week 1

Link for Task 1

LINKS for TASK 2 Atomic Theory Research

• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/atom/ - scroll down to the bottom for links to scientists
• https://www.ck12.org/section/Evolution-of-the-Atomic-Model/
• http://www.ausetute.com.au/atomichist.html 
• http://www.visionlearning.com/library/module_viewer.php?mid=50

Health and Homeostasis Thursday Week 3 Do Now and MINILesson

Do Now: Choose 2-3. Fill your do now box.
1. What is the endocrine system? What structures are involved in the endocrine system? What processes does the endocrine system involve?
2. How does the endocrine system help establish homeostasis?
3. What new learning did you gain yesterday about hormones or glands? What do you think about these structures/components of the endocrine system?

MINILesson
When you are finished with the do now, watch the next 4 minutes of our video clip (from 2:00 to about 6:00) and fill in your mini-lesson notes using the outline below. If you need headphones please ask the Ms Silver!

• How does the endocrine system establish homeostasis?
• 3 Details
• 2 Thoughts This makes me think about...
• 1 Question I wonder (if, how, what, when)...

TASK: Finish your glands/hormones chart!

You do not need to do a catch of the day today.

Health and Homeostasis Wednesday Week 3

LINKS for TASK

Hormones
Organs of the Endocrine system (glands)
Endocrine Glands and their Health

Cells Week 3 Monday Sub Plans

1. Do Now Questions: Choose 4-5 prompts total. Fill BOTH of your do now boxes! (2-3 questions per do now box)
1. Describe the labs you conducted last week. What was the purpose of these labs?
2. How would you describe the labs to a friend or classmate? What words would be most important to use? What would be the most difficult part for you to explain?
3. Do your lab results make sense? Are they valid? Is there a scientific reason you got the results you did or did you have errors? 
4. What are some possible sources of error from these labs? How could these errors affected your data?
5. If you were to do these labs again, what would you do differently in your process? Explain your thinking.
6. How do you think your results compared/contrasted to those of your classmates? Give at least 1 way they were similar and one way they differed.

2. MINILesson. When you are finished with the do now, watch the following video clip and fill in your mini-lesson notes using the outline below. If you need headphones please ask the sub!
• How do cell membranes transport and regulate cells?
• 3 Details
• 2 Thoughts This makes me think about...
• 1 Question I wonder (if, how, what, when)...

3. Tasks:

1. First, finish working on labs from last week--both the cell size and dialysis tubing lab. Complete the graph (remember this will be a line graph) for the dialysis tubing lab and answer the analysis questions. You should have at least 1 word from the language board in each box. 

2. Both sides of your dialysis tubing lab (all boxes) should be complete.

3. If you were absent see the sub to get a handout and a classmate to get data. 

4. Second, choose one of the labs--either cell size or dialysis tubing to create a lab poster.

5. Get a lab poster template handout and a blank piece of paper from the sub.

6. There are examples of what a final lab poster should look like hanging below the cabinets near the back of the room. These are due today! (no other class time will be given). You should have at least 1 word from the language board in each box.

7. If you finish early, work on any unfinished work you may have from the previous weeks.

4. Clean-up and Catch of the Day

1. Please clean up around your tables and return all materials where you found them.

2. Complete a Catch of the Day and turn into the front basket.

Health and Homeostasis Week 3 Monday Sub Plans

1. Do Now Questions: Choose 2-3 prompts. Fill your do now box!
1. How effective is perspiration at cooling your body? What do you think the perspiration feedback loop looks like? What other mechanisms does your body use to cool itself?
2. Describe your lab results. Were your results reliable? What makes you sure/unsure?
3. What other labs or tests could you conduct to measure perspiration rates? What materials would you need?

2. MINILesson. When you are finished with the do now, watch the following video clip and fill in your mini-lesson notes using the outline below. If you need headphones please ask the sub!
• What happens when your body doesn't cool itself?
• 3 Details
• 2 Thoughts This makes me think about...
• 1 Question I wonder (if, how, what, when)...

3. Task:

1. Continue working on lab from last week--complete the graph (remember this will be a line graph) and the analysis questions.

2. If you were absent see a classmate to get data. 

4. Clean-up and Catch of the Day

1. Please clean up around your tables and return all materials where you found them.

2. Complete a Catch of the Day and turn into the front basket.

Human Anatomy: Monday Week 3 Sub Plans

1. Do Now Questions: Choose 2-3 prompts. Fill your do now box!
1. What has been the most difficult part of modeling your heart valve? If you were to do this again, what would you do differently?
2. How do you think your product or process compares/contrasts to that of your classmates? What is the best part of your product or process? What do you think is the weakest part?
3. What do you think about heart valve diseases? What causes them? What is the effect of heart valve diseases?

2. MINILesson. When you are finished with the do now, watch the following video clip and fill in your mini-lesson notes using the outline below.
• What does heart disease look like?
• 3 Details
• 2 Thoughts This makes me think about...
• 1 Question I wonder (if, how, what, when)...

3. Task:

1. Continue working on designing and building heart valves. Materials are on the front cart.

2. You can use hot glue or any other materials in the white baskets on the front counter.

3. Make progress on your design and your packet. 

4. Clean-up and Catch of the Day

1. Please clean up around your tables and return all materials where you found them.

2. All computers need to be returned and plugged-in.

3. Complete a Catch of the Day and turn into the front basket.

Cells Monday Week 2 LINK for Task

Osmosis and Homeostasis of Cells Virtual Lab Link

Human Anatomy Wednesday Week 2

Link for Heartbeat task

Human Anatomy Week 2 Monday Links for Task

Links for Circulatory/Heart Diagrams

1. https://www.livescience.com/27585-human-body-system-circulation-infographic.html

2. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-human-body-systems/hs-the-circulatory-and-respiratory-systems/a/hs-the-circulatory-system-review

3. https://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/science/circulatory-system

4. https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/circulatory-system-definition-diagram-and-functioning.html

Cells Week 1 Monday

Links for Organelles Foldable

1. http://www.nslc.wustl.edu/courses/bio101/cruz/Organelles/Organelle.htm

2. Cell Structures Khan Academy

3. CK12 Textbook Cell Organelles