WEEK OF JANUARY 24, 2011


PRE-AP HONORS BIOLOGY

We will finish the unit on cellular reproduction including mitosis and meiosis this fourth week.  We will test on the unit on Wednesday and begin the chapter on Mendelian genetics.


FORENSIC SCIENCE

We will have the test on odontology on Tuesday and begin the unit on Forensic Anthropology on Wednesday.   We will be looking at different homonid skulls as well as the differences between male and female skulls and long bones.


PRINCIPLES OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE

Unit Three on Diabetes will continue this week. We will study the energy found in the food we eat and how to measure that energy. We will look at how the food we eat influences our metabolic activity.


HUMAN BIOCHEMISTRY

Tuesday we will review alcohols, ethers and thiols and test on Wednesday. We will then look at chirality or handedness of organic molecules by using the chemical models.


MEDICAL PROJECTS

Job shadowing continues this week. Students will job shadow on Thursday. The shadowing positions will continue from the second rotation begun the first of December.



AMAZING QUOTES
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
-Albert Einstein

"Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."
-- unknown

"Make sure your mind is in gear before putting your mouth into motion."
-- unknown.


NOTES
Please check my lesson plan link for important information such as assignments, parent/student and safety contracts. Assignments will also be posted on moodle page.



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