Live view from 56th street

Well it’s finally official, we are on an e-learning day because of ice. Thank goodness too because 56th street was a mess (yes, that’s right I made it into school today).
Today would have been a day 4 and so periods D & E would have had class today.

Luckily, everything we would have done in class you can do at home. You’ll just have to do it by yourself instead of with your “tates”. Below is a description of what you need to do today to be prepared for your next class and your test coming up Monday the 29th!

1. Get out the “Karyotyping Practice“ Handout we started at the end of last class (you did the front side already).
2. Complete the top table with the information you already have.
3. Then, use the 10 Example Karyotypes and fill in the second table with the correct disorder for each example karyotype. You’ll turn this assignment in at the beginning of your next class.
4. When that is complete you can start working on your Unit 7 Study Guide. The answer key is provided to check your work.

Be safe, get some work done, and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Biology D & E:

While you are at home safe and sound from the winter storm, here is what I would like you to do:

1. Get out the 3 stapled packets you got in class on Wednesday.
2. Start with the cell cycle stations packet (has a large circle on the front). Start with Station 1 using the assignment “Go Find the Info” I asked you to have done for class today.
3. Each time you finish a station, then write down some brief notes about each station on the third notes packet (the one that has a chart that says partner/instructor in the boxes) in the boxes labeled “Partner”. These notes are for you and should be based on information from the station.

I don’t expect you to finish all of the stations (in fact if you don’t have notecards at home you wont be able to do #3), but you should try to get three or 4 of them done. We’ll finish the last of them in class on Tuesday together, and that is when we’ll fill in the “instructor” part of the third packet. You’ll turn in the stations on Wednesday (D) or Thursday (E) so you have time to finish that last station. Good luck, stay safe, and enjoy the 4 day weekend!

Welcome to Semester 2! I’m not gonna lie… I love semester 2 because we get to cover some really cool topics. Think of it this way, Semester 1 was all a big set up for the interesting stuff we’re covering now through the end of the year. That being said I know we have some new faces in class and I wish I could be there to welcome you in person. Alas, it will have to wait until tomorrow. Either way, new to the class or coming back for another go round, welcome and I sincerely hope you have a great Biology experience.

If you are new make sure you add this page to your homescreen so its easy to access. Also you should check out the class rules, expectations, and procedures at the bottom of the semester 2 documents page (which you can access through the buttons at the top). Now, on to the good stuff… today’s activities:

1. (Make sure you pick up the papers in the front) Please watch my YouTube video on chromosomes and take notes

2. After taking notes, read the small article you picked up. As you read, highlight material you find important and/or interesting.
3. Then, compare your highlights to a partner of your choice. With that same partner you can them complete the questions related to the reading.

You will need to have this done and completed before our next class because we are quickly going to move on from Chromosomes to talking about types of reproduction and how these chromosomes are related to those processes. Have a great first day and I’ll see you tomorrow!