Bio with Black

Hello All! This week everyone has been working hard to understand the mechanisms of membrane transport. They have been watching and measuring how water moves in and out of a cell. Below you will see pictures of everyone putting their critical thinking skills into action. They were tasked with creating various solutions with goals of increasing the size of a gummy bear, decreasing the size of a gummy bear, and keep the size constant.

Hello all! A quick update about some exciting things to expect in the coming weeks. In unit 3 (still about 2.5 weeks away), we will be studying cell specialization in class. During this time we will look at stem cells and their special ability to create a whole baby. To demonstrate this for the class we will hatch chickens and monitor their growth through the entire embryological process! Today I began setting the incubator up to calibrate the temperature and the humidity levels. I will begin adding eggs in just a few days!

This week everyone has been working hard to learn about the four types of organic molecules and the nutrition that they are associated with. Today the students took this knowledge to the next level and tested various solutions for the presence of the organic molecules. They used 4 different chemical test and observed color changes if positive and no color change if negative. Next week they will take this to the next level and test mystery items for the presence of starch, proteins, or simple sugars. Here are some pictures of these scientists hard at work!

Hello All! Sorry for the lapse in posts! I will do the best I can to keep you updated on your students progress through pictures and updates. So far, class is going great! Students are working hard on learning the content and also having some fun through labs and activities. So far we have done an animal behavior lab with earthworms. Students learned about the various forms of behavior exhibited by animals (humans included) and displayed these by observing a worms behavior. Today students are using an iPad to create a claymation activity to display enzyme's properties and their functions. Topics Covered to Date:      -scientific method      -animal behavior      -microscopes      -organic molecules & nutrition (carbs, lipids, proteins, & nucleic acids)      -enzymes Upcoming Dates: -They will have their next vocabulary quiz tomorrow. They will have a vocab quiz at the end of every week so y...