Big Idea 1 - LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures & Processes
The Science of Biology
Reading Assignments
Refer to pages 3-21 of the textbook.
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 1 Textbook PowerPoint (pptx)
Activities & Laboratory Investigations
CER - Characteristics of Life (pdf)
Heart Rate (HR) and Height Activity
Data Analysis
Peacock Butterfly Predator Defenses (jpg)
CER Practice (Claim, Evidence and Reasoning)
Sham Wow Video (online advertisement)
Sham Wow CER Template (make a copy of this Google doc. when writing your 'Shamwow' CER)
Refer to pages 3-21 of the textbook.
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 1 Textbook PowerPoint (pptx)
Activities & Laboratory Investigations
CER - Characteristics of Life (pdf)
Heart Rate (HR) and Height Activity
Data Analysis
Peacock Butterfly Predator Defenses (jpg)
CER Practice (Claim, Evidence and Reasoning)
Sham Wow Video (online advertisement)
Sham Wow CER Template (make a copy of this Google doc. when writing your 'Shamwow' CER)
Life's Chemical Basis
Reading Assignments
Refer to pages 23 -34 of the textbook.
We will move through this chapter quickly spending most of our time on Module 2.4 & 2.5
Polarity Notes & Reading (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 2 Textbook PowerPoint (pptx)
Activities & Laboratory Investigations
"What is the pH of that substance?" (information provided in class)
Refer to pages 23 -34 of the textbook.
We will move through this chapter quickly spending most of our time on Module 2.4 & 2.5
Polarity Notes & Reading (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 2 Textbook PowerPoint (pptx)
Activities & Laboratory Investigations
"What is the pH of that substance?" (information provided in class)
System Interactions
Reading Assignments
Refer to pages 481-493 of the textbook. We will also be briefly covering some topics covered in pages 499-697.
Tissues Overview (pdf)
The Science of Fear (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 28 Textbook PowerPoint (pptx)
Activities
Systems Interactions Analogy (Google Doc.)
Microscopy - Examining Cells and Tissues (pdf)
Laboratory Investigations
Muscle Stimulation Virtual Lab (website link)
The Digestive & Endocrine Systems Virtual Lab (website link)
Virtual Animals Dissections (website link)
Sensory Reflex & Reaction Time (pdf)
'The Stroop Effect' effect test (website link)
Reaction Time tests (website link)
Reaction Time Test No. 2 - "How Old are Your Reactions? (website link)
Data Analysis
Coming soon.
Study Guide
System Function, Parts & Interactions (Google Doc.)
Videos
Organ Systems Video (Bozeman Science)
Water Transport in Plants (You Tube, 3:00 min.)
Interesting Links
Right Brained? Left Brained? Take the brain test!
The Science of Fear
Refer to pages 481-493 of the textbook. We will also be briefly covering some topics covered in pages 499-697.
Tissues Overview (pdf)
The Science of Fear (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 28 Textbook PowerPoint (pptx)
Activities
Systems Interactions Analogy (Google Doc.)
Microscopy - Examining Cells and Tissues (pdf)
Laboratory Investigations
Muscle Stimulation Virtual Lab (website link)
The Digestive & Endocrine Systems Virtual Lab (website link)
Virtual Animals Dissections (website link)
Sensory Reflex & Reaction Time (pdf)
'The Stroop Effect' effect test (website link)
Reaction Time tests (website link)
Reaction Time Test No. 2 - "How Old are Your Reactions? (website link)
Data Analysis
Coming soon.
Study Guide
System Function, Parts & Interactions (Google Doc.)
Videos
Organ Systems Video (Bozeman Science)
Water Transport in Plants (You Tube, 3:00 min.)
Interesting Links
Right Brained? Left Brained? Take the brain test!
The Science of Fear
Feedback Mechanisms
Reading Assignments
Refer to pages 494-495 of the textbook. Also read 548-549 & 660-662 for specific examples of feedback loops in the human body.
Overview of Homeostasis (pdf)
Activities
Identifying a Negative Feedback Loop (pdf)
Homeostasis CER (pdf)
Laboratory Investigations
Homeostasis & Negative Feedback - Concepts and Breathing Experiments (pdf)
Body Temperature: Thermoregulation (Concord)
Data Analysis
Coming soon.
Study Guide
POGIL - Feedback Mechanisms (pdf)
POGIL - Regulating Blood Sugar (pdf)
Videos
Positive & Negative Feedback Loops (Bozeman Video)
Refer to pages 494-495 of the textbook. Also read 548-549 & 660-662 for specific examples of feedback loops in the human body.
Overview of Homeostasis (pdf)
Activities
Identifying a Negative Feedback Loop (pdf)
Homeostasis CER (pdf)
Laboratory Investigations
Homeostasis & Negative Feedback - Concepts and Breathing Experiments (pdf)
Body Temperature: Thermoregulation (Concord)
Data Analysis
Coming soon.
Study Guide
POGIL - Feedback Mechanisms (pdf)
POGIL - Regulating Blood Sugar (pdf)
Videos
Positive & Negative Feedback Loops (Bozeman Video)
Cell Structure (Chapter 4)
PowerPoint Presentations
Ch. 4 Textbook Powerpoint (PPTX)
Activities
Cell Survivor (pdf)
Table of Organelles (Google doc.)
Who Am I? (pdf)
Making Cell Analogies (pdf)
Laboratory Investigations
What is the ideal cell size? (pdf)
Data Analysis
Coming soon.
Study Guide
POGIL - Cell Size (pdf)
POGIL - Prokaryote & Eukaryote Cells (pdf)
POGIL - Organelles in Eukaryotic Cells (pdf)
Interesting Links
Electron Microscope Images - Check out these awesome electron microscope images.
Virtual Microscopy - Invertebrate Zoology from Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
The Inner Life of a Cell - An awesome animation created by XVIVO and sponsored by Harvard.
Powering the Mitochondria - Another animation created by XVIVO and sponsored by Harvard.
Cells Alive! - A great tool that provides numerous tutorials of cell processes.
Cell Biology Animation - an excellent site created by John Kyrk
Virtual Cell Animation Collection - Molecular & Cellular Biology Center.
Cells and Molecular Biology Online - A rich source of information and further links related to molecular biology & cells.
Cell Visualizations - ‘Celullar Visions: The Inner Life of a Cell’ - this cell animation is excellent and is part of the successful studiodaily.com online family.
Cell Size & Scale - This site from the University of Utah gives a great graphical representation of the size of a cell.
Electron Microscope Images - Peering into the micro world.
Microscope Imaging Stations - assorted microscopic images.
Scale of the Universe, The Most Amazing Fact and other Interesting Videos and Facts about the Universe
Ch. 4 Textbook Powerpoint (PPTX)
Activities
Cell Survivor (pdf)
Table of Organelles (Google doc.)
Who Am I? (pdf)
Making Cell Analogies (pdf)
Laboratory Investigations
What is the ideal cell size? (pdf)
Data Analysis
Coming soon.
Study Guide
POGIL - Cell Size (pdf)
POGIL - Prokaryote & Eukaryote Cells (pdf)
POGIL - Organelles in Eukaryotic Cells (pdf)
Interesting Links
Electron Microscope Images - Check out these awesome electron microscope images.
Virtual Microscopy - Invertebrate Zoology from Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
The Inner Life of a Cell - An awesome animation created by XVIVO and sponsored by Harvard.
Powering the Mitochondria - Another animation created by XVIVO and sponsored by Harvard.
Cells Alive! - A great tool that provides numerous tutorials of cell processes.
Cell Biology Animation - an excellent site created by John Kyrk
Virtual Cell Animation Collection - Molecular & Cellular Biology Center.
Cells and Molecular Biology Online - A rich source of information and further links related to molecular biology & cells.
Cell Visualizations - ‘Celullar Visions: The Inner Life of a Cell’ - this cell animation is excellent and is part of the successful studiodaily.com online family.
Cell Size & Scale - This site from the University of Utah gives a great graphical representation of the size of a cell.
Electron Microscope Images - Peering into the micro world.
Microscope Imaging Stations - assorted microscopic images.
Scale of the Universe, The Most Amazing Fact and other Interesting Videos and Facts about the Universe
Ground Rules of Metabolism - Energy, Enzymes and Cell Transport (Chapter 5)
PowerPoint Presentations
Chapter 5 Textbook Powerpoint (PPTX)
Enzyme Animation (created by Hon. Bio. student to show enzyme function) (PPTX)
Activities
BMR Calculator (website link)
Laundry Detergent Radio Commercial (pdf)
Starch Digestion Activity (Google Doc.)
Laboratory Investigations
Calorimetry Investigation (pdf)
Calorimetry Virtual Lab Investigation (McDougal-Littell)
Observing Osmosis in Eggs Lab Investigation (pdf)
Gummy Bears - Diffusion & Osmosis VERSION 1 (pdf)
Gummy Bears - Diffusion & Osmosis VERSION 2 (pdf)
Dialysis Tubing Experiment (Google Doc.)
Virtual Laboratory Investigations
Enzyme Controlled Reactions (Virtual Lab, MacGraw-Hill)
Study Guide
POGIL - Membrane Structure & Function (pdf)
POGIL - Transport in Cells (pdf)
POGIL - Understanding Cell Size (pdf)
Interesting Links
Sodium Potassium Pump #1 - A nice way to show the Sodium-Potassium pump
Sodium Potassium Pump #2 - Another site showing this unique mechanism.
Diffusion and Osmosis Tutorial (BBC)
Cell Signals - 3d animations of cell signals from the Dolan DNA center.
The Scale of the Universe - An awesome sight that shows the scale and size of things.
Videos
Bozeman Science - Enzymes (11.51 min.)
Chapter 5 Textbook Powerpoint (PPTX)
Enzyme Animation (created by Hon. Bio. student to show enzyme function) (PPTX)
Activities
BMR Calculator (website link)
Laundry Detergent Radio Commercial (pdf)
Starch Digestion Activity (Google Doc.)
Laboratory Investigations
Calorimetry Investigation (pdf)
Calorimetry Virtual Lab Investigation (McDougal-Littell)
Observing Osmosis in Eggs Lab Investigation (pdf)
Gummy Bears - Diffusion & Osmosis VERSION 1 (pdf)
Gummy Bears - Diffusion & Osmosis VERSION 2 (pdf)
Dialysis Tubing Experiment (Google Doc.)
Virtual Laboratory Investigations
Enzyme Controlled Reactions (Virtual Lab, MacGraw-Hill)
Study Guide
POGIL - Membrane Structure & Function (pdf)
POGIL - Transport in Cells (pdf)
POGIL - Understanding Cell Size (pdf)
Interesting Links
Sodium Potassium Pump #1 - A nice way to show the Sodium-Potassium pump
Sodium Potassium Pump #2 - Another site showing this unique mechanism.
Diffusion and Osmosis Tutorial (BBC)
Cell Signals - 3d animations of cell signals from the Dolan DNA center.
The Scale of the Universe - An awesome sight that shows the scale and size of things.
Videos
Bozeman Science - Enzymes (11.51 min.)
Videos
A Tour of a Animal & Plant Cell