Homework for the weekend (4/30 and 5/1)...

Botany - Look through the PowerPoint slides online for section 30.3. We will be working on germination and plant propagation Tuesday. Remedial work for Unit 4 IPers is now available...

A&P - Read pages 238-267 and finish the worksheet covering disorders of the endocrine system. We will finish constructing the notesheet on Tuesday and take a formative exam covering the unit.

Environmental Science - Remedial work for Unit 3 will be available Monday. No homework for you this weekedn unless you are on IP/AW. In that case, get to studying!

IP/AW Students! Time is running short. Get in and see me in seminar or before school to set up times and plans to get your tests retaken and passed!

Have a good weekend and enjoy the weather!

Article of the Week (4/18 Edition)...

With our Biology classes in the Science Wing recently wrapping up "Evolution-Change Through Time," I decided to go with the flow and find an article this week that touches on common ancestory and the science behind it. Attached is a link to a ScienceNews.org article that talks about new fossil findings discussing a possible new link to the common ancestory between all primates...

Possible pivotal human ancestor debated...

Cow Eye Dissection!

This past Wednesday, Anatomy and Physiology students of Room 103 dissected cow eyeballs. This lab was designed to give the students a better structural understanding of the eye, and to also give them a feeling for the composition of those structures. Below are some pictures from the dissection...

 Dessie trimming away some of the fat and connective tissue from his cow eye...

 Kolbie cutting through the sclerna and getting ready to check out the inside of the eye...

Colby showing the choroid/tapetum and lens from the cow eye...

Sensory System Exam - Anatomy/Physiology...

A&Pers... Your Unit 11 Exam covering our Sensory System is slotted for the second half on class on Tuesday, April 19th. All the material we covered in class is accessible through the "A&P Unit 11 Material" link, so not being able to study because you do not have your notes is not an acceptable excuse. Check out the major concepts, finish your colorings and make sure you read the chapter again. Study up and good luck...

Botany Unit 4 Exam!

Attention Botany Students... Your Unit 4 Exam covering Photosynthesis, Plant Response and Movement is scheduled for Tuesday, April 19th. Make sure you are studying chapters 6 and 31, looking at the major concepts under the "Botany" tab on this website and looking at all the material accessible through the "Botany Unit 4 Material" link. Everything is uploaded online. Study up and good luck!

Article of the week (4/11 Edition)...

It seems that every "Article of the Week" could be dedicated to current environmental issues facing the world. With that in mind, and my recent trend to publish such articles I decided to steer towards another subject taught in Room 103, Botany. This week's article discusses the extinction of native flora in metropolitan areas, the movement of foreign plants into those areas, and the retention of some native flora in the metro areas. The article also has a nice little podcast to go along with it... Enjoy...

How Doth Your Native Flora Grow... 

Homework for the Weekend...

Botany - We will be wrapping up plant movements on Monday, quizzing over plant movements on Monday, and beginning our notes over seasonal responses. For this weekend, make sure you complete worksheet 31.2 and review the reading from 31.2 (pages 636-639)...

Anatomy/Physiology - We'll tackle the special sense of vision on Monday, and have a quiz over the general senses, gustation and olfaction. Review the PowerPoint over the general senses (linked at A&P Unit 11 Material) and the notes that go along with it. Also, as always, COMPLETE YOUR COLORINGS!

Everyone have a great weekend and see you on Monday...

Happy 1st Birthday Wrigs...

It was my daughters 1st birthday this past weekend. She officially turned one on April 1st. Yes, an April Fools baby. Anyways, just wanted to share the news and this picture. She had a good time with her cake...

Article of the Week... (4/4 Edition)

Past "trash," current "trash," and the future of "trash," all included in this article and podcast. Enjoy...

Will today's trash be tomorrow's island?