Journals

=You need to write a paragraph on each topic:=

= = = = =Extra Journals=

Some sources of extra journals:

[|SciShow on Youtube]

[|Life or not life?]

=1st Quarter=

Mandatory (your choice of 3 of these):
 * Characteristics of Life**: Why might an alien being coming to Earth think that cars are alive?


 * Chemistry**: Why does a study of biology require some knowledge of chemistry? Give some examples in your answer.


 * Cells**: Make an analogy for the cell. For instance, if you picked a city, the nucleus could be city hall, the mitochondrion could be a power plant, etc.... Use the analogy to compare cell parts with whatever you pick.


 * Cellular Energy:** Explain where the solid part of plants mostly comes from. Include where it **doesn**'t come from.

=2nd Quarter (you need to do 3 of them)=


 * Sexual Reproduction:** Discuss why sexual reproduction results in more variation than asexual reproduction.

Discuss how meiosis is important in order for sexual reproduction to take place.


 * Genetics**: Diagram a pedigree using proper symbols and numbering. Include at least 3 generations and either use your own family, the one for "I'm my own Grandpa" (search Youtube), or one found from another source. There should be a paragraph to summarize what is happening.

Watch the Mendel video (see Genetics page) and write about the man and his role as "Father of Genetics."

Watch the series, "Secrets of the Romanovs," and write about the science involving their family. Focus on Alexi's hemophilia and evidence both for and against the woman known as Anna Anderson actually being Anastasia. (FYI: there are four parts total)

Go to: [|Learn Genetics,]explore, and write about what you learn.

=3rd Quarter-(you need to do at least one per topic)=

Watch the series of videos, [|Darwin's Dangerous Idea] and write about Darwin's life, how his theory of natural selection developed and his problems with publishing his work.
 * Evolution:**

Watch the link "Evolution Talks" on the Evolution page and write about 1 or more sections.

In the video //Ape to Man//, science is shown to have taken a fairly complicated path to the current theory of human evolution. Discuss changes in ideas, science that was ignored or even frauds that occurred that made things difficult.

Listen to this podcast: [|New Species in the Old World] and write about it.

Think of a type of classification you might use on a day to day basis and describe how it is similar/different than scientific classification.
 * Classification**:

Make up a creature and decide how to classify it. (draw a picture for more credit!) Don't forget to give it a scientific name written in the proper way!

Why aren't viruses or prions considered to be living, while bacteria are?
 * Bacteria/Viruses:**

Watch this video on [|Ancient Microbes Found in Buried Antarctic Lake] and write about it.

From the video, //The Seedy Side of Plants//, discuss some of the "strategies" plants use to take advantage of animals. Good info here: [|Seedy Side of Plants]
 * Plants**:

Theorize how a certain trait in a plant may have evolved, such as a Venus flytrap's ability to catch insects.

Read the article: "How Flowers Lure Bats," in the March, 2014 National Geographic and write a summary of what you read.

=4th Quarter Journals (you need to do three of these; please include the questions in your notes)=

Keep a dated journal that keeps track of the first appearance of spring of various species (animals, plants, whatever you see). For instance, I saw my first robin on March 15th. It was hopping around my yard looking for worms when the snow was almost totally gone. The temperature was 67 degrees Fahrenheit.
 * General**:

Go to this website about light pollution in our night skies: [|Globe at Night] Do the activity, submit your data (they have a free app) and then write about it in your journal.

From the [|"How Smart are Animals"] video, discuss the intelligence of non-human creatures.

Watch this video, "[|The Most Venomous Animals in the World]," summarize what you saw and theorize how animals have evolved the ability to produce poisons/venom.

Watch an episode of [|"Your Inner Fish"](there are clips available, so you don't necessarily have to watch the whole episode) and write about it.

Hypothesize how arthropods led the march to life on land.
 * Invertebrates**:

Read this article and write about it: [|Edward Scissorshands Fossil Found]

[|Article on Geerat Vermeij, the blind scientist from our video] Read the article and summarize.

Read this article and write about it: [|Article about Burmese pythons in the Everglades]
 * Vertebrates:**

Discuss the possible evolution of life from water to land.

Read: [|Carnivorous dinosaurs turn to vegetarians] and write about the article.

Read: [|Links between Birds and Dinos] and write about the article.

Read: [|10 Dinosaur Myths That Need To Go Extinct]and write about the article.

Watch: [|"How Wolves Change Rivers"] and write about all the effects reintroduction of wolves has had on Yellowstone National Park.

Watch: [|Slow Motion] and write about the movements of invertebrates and vertebrates.

__**4th quarter drawings (labeled) needed for notes:**__ sponge, cnidarian (your choice), planarian, tapeworm, clam, earthworm, crayfish, grasshopper, sea star, fish, frog, mammalian heart.