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Thursday, February 27, 2014

Daily Summary 02-27

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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objective: SWBAT explain the main limits to individual cell size (why they are usually so tiny) and how cells avoid the problem of becoming to large

– Warm-up: What kind of cells do you think are larger on average: elephant cells OR mouse cells? [5]

– Cell Growth: read section 10-1, answer all section assessment questions [20]

– Turn in “Effects of Exercise on Respiration” mini-lab [~20]

– Cell Size and Diffusion Rates Experiment [10]

– Introduction to mitosis and cell division [20]

– Mitosis Mini-book [30]

– Check/stamp any as of yet unchecked assignments


HOMEWORK:

– Finish Mitosis mini-book (DUE MONDAY)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:

– Objective: SWBAT explain the main limits to individual cell size (why they are usually so tiny) and how cells avoid the problem of becoming to large

– Warm-up: If multicellular organisms can be millions of times larger than the average eukaryotic cell, how do these organisms get that large? How is the process that allows cells to replicate like a copy machine? How is it different? [5]

– Cell Growth: read section 10-2, answer all section assessment questions [20]

– Turn in “Effects of Exercise on Respiration” mini-lab [~20]

– Introduction to mitosis and cell division [15]

– U of A Onion Root Tips Activity (online) [20]

– Mitosis Mini-book [30]

– Check/stamp any as of yet unchecked assignments


HOMEWORK:

– Finish Mitosis mini-book (DUE MONDAY)



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PRINCIPLES OF THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES (PBS)
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)



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HONORS BIOLOGY: Online Onion Root Tips Activity

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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Online Onion Root Tips Activity



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