Organelle Quiz Thursday

• Know the functions of the organelles (should be on your previous blog post!), be able to label the organelles within a cell (same previous blog post!).

• Know the interactions between organelles to perform specific functions within the cell - such as ingestion & digestion of a food macromolecule or making a protein for secretion from the cell. (Also a blog post by you).

• Sound good? Great.

Cell organelles working together

Here are the two animations that we watched in class today about how organelles interact to create a protein to be secreted to the outside of a cell.

Protein synthesis - DNA to Ribosome - Part 1

Vesicle formation - Part 2

Organelle Flashcards

Here is a link to another organelle resource - cell organelle flash cards that look like good information.  Might be useful as you study & learn the functions of each organelle.

Quizlet organelle flash cards

First Blog Assignments

The first real blog assignments are being published.  It is exciting to see the work that you are doing and especially the little extras that some of you are posting to really take some ownership of your blog and thus your learning in Biology 12.  It is giving me lots of ideas for upcoming blog assignments that give you some more freedom in how they are completed in order to tap into your creativity.
I am happy with the blog format so far, in that I can comment on your blog posts and make suggestions for improvements.  Although your posts are published, they can still be works in progress.  The learning does not need to stop as soon as the publish button is pressed, you can make revisions and additions to topics and assignments as we go.  Your work is still your own, not sitting in a folder (or princess bag) forgotten about while waiting to be marked.

You should have 3 or 4 posts already - and a reminder that you should be started on your Study notes - it will be a big assignment in preparation for your Unit Test.  Save them as a draft until test day.

Link to organelle picture

Organelles labelling

Labelling assignment - warm up

Drag this pic onto your desktop and then insert into a new blog post.
Label the organelles, using the numbers.  Include a brief description of the function of the organelle.

Publish!

Cell Processes Assignment

Here are your instructions for the rest of the Cell Processes Assignment that we started yesterday with the iPads.  We will be using the laptops today, so you can bring your own device along to use if you like.

Cell Processes Project

Part A:

Cellular respiration

·      1 picture of organelle involved, label & describe the reaction that occurs (in words)

Photosynthesis         

·      1 picture of organelle involved, label & describe the reaction that occurs (in words)

Posted to blog – mostly completed yesterday. If a problem with using the Skitch app, just post as a blog post answering the guiding questions.

Part B:

Cell processes

Working individually –

Research one of the following:

·      Protein synthesis

·      Lipid synthesis

·      Secretion

·      Digestion of incoming nutrients

·      Recycling of damaged organelles

Answer the guiding questions as a blog post, and add an appropriate picture or animation.

Cell Organelle Link

I found another good cell organelle link - roll your mouse over the cell structures for function information.

Cell Organelle Functions

iPads

During today's class I had some frustration with the iPad cart and the inability to sign out of the apps.  I am also concerned about all your work that was left on there, on the camera roll & blogpress as well as the work that was left from students who have used the iPads before us.  There are glitches that need to be worked out, it seems that iPads are not really set up to be a shared device.  That being said - this assignment did create some good results, I liked the format of the final product.  Learning tech skills along with the material that we need to cover in Biology can't be a bad thing.

Cell Organelle Powerpoint

I think I found my slideshare powerpoint.  Let's see if this works.

Cell organelle powerpoint

Fingers crossed - use this if you like to complete your chart.

Eukaryotic Cell

Here is a link to the latest Crash Course video - same guy who we watched in class the other day.
Woo hoo.  I'm liking that so far, he is making videos that follow the Biology 12 curriculum at the same pace that we are learning it.  What's not to like.

Biological molecules

Here are some pics if the review posters that you made in class yesterday. Check them out to help you study -

Cell Organelles

There are lots of resources on the internet for basic cell organelle info.
Here is a link to a Biology site that has some good information on eukaryotic cell organelles - nice pictures, charts and animations.

Cell organelles

You can use this for your info as well as searching for an interactive cell to complete your chart.  These will be your basic notes for the unit - you need to know the functions of the organelles before we can talk about how they are interrelated for specific jobs that the cell needs to perform.

The following pictures are linked to the website link that I gave you.

Blogger newbies (me included)

Biology 12 - I am super excited that we got this up and running in class yesterday.  If you are not on my reading list, we can try and figure that out in class today.
I see two things happening with your blog - first is a place to chronicle your learning and the activities that we are doing in Bio class.  This would be a place to post pics with a short explanation - to jog your memory of what we were actually learning in class that day - key things to remember etc...
At the end of the semester, we will have interview time when you can present to me the most important and pivotal parts of Biology for you during the semester.  This presentation can have an impact on your grade, especially if you can demonstrate an understanding for the topics we have learned.  This is where you can supplement your understanding and be a resource for your classmates by posting pics and links to info you find online.
The second use for your blog is going to be to post your study notes on our test day.  The outline that you got early in the semester is what you need to use as your guide for the questions you will answer for your study notes.
Make your blog your own - show your personality - it is out in the world for all to see, so make sure you represent yourself well.
Loving what I am seeing so far. Great start :)

One more thing

Okay - one more thing to try - finding and attaching a biology link...

lipids info

Okey dokey.  Also super easy!  Lets see if it works!

From my phone

Let's see how easy this is. I'll try to attach a photo here too - how about a glucose molecule?

Biology - Feb 13

I am hoping to have you all up and blogging by the end of the week - we are going to use the iPads on Thursday during our double block.  Hopefully I will have things figured out more by then - but I am excited by the possibilities!
You probably already have some media to put into your blog like this:

That was easy.  This is my dog Piper.  Isn't she cute.

Biology - Feb 13

I am hoping to have you all up and blogging by the end of the week - we are going to use the iPads on Thursday during our double block.  Hopefully I will have things figured out more by then - but I am excited by the possibilities!
You probably already have some media to put into your blog like this: