Transport/Circulation Life Function

The following websites provide additional information, all in a video or animation format:
NOVA: human heart
3D animation
Nat. Heart & Lung heart animation
DoeReport,medical art:Blood flow in vessel
DoeReport,medical art:Anatomy of a vein
DoeReport,medical art:Athersclerosis
DoeReport,medical art:close up of blood flow
DoeReport,medical art:red blood cells
How Stuff Works: blood flow through body
PennMedical Anim.: search "cardiology" for different videos

Cell membrane: salt osmosis

The following website provides information about how salt influences the water inside of a cell

Cell unity: Receptors

Links to helpful website related to receptor molecules on the cell membrane surface that aid is cellular communication:
Action of insulin
Insulin/glucagon
General

Hormones
Neurotransmitters

Field Study Organism ID

In addition to the paper dichotomous keys, the following links are to dichotomous keys that will assist you in identifying your organism:
-tree,flower, or vine
-insects with 6 legs

Scientific Method

There is a video that you need to watch and may be viewed either below, however if this doesn't work it may be located by: 1)My Computer 2)Shared on E405... drive 3) Student Share folder 4)Cerny 5)Biology 6)Scientific Method

Review Links: Living Environment

http://sciencereviewgames.com/srg/subjects/le.php
http://www.huhs.org/departments/science/martin/AP_ReviewGames.htm
http://www.teacherweb.com/VA/BaysideHigh/Brumley/hf3.stm
http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/games.htm

Biodiversity lab: Test 6 (electrophoresis)

Complete the following activity and/or go through the following

Cancer Survivor!

The following is a segment from a talk a women gave to 9th and 10th graders. Please feel free to watch it and you are encouraged to share your thoughts by posting a comment below.

Mitosis & Meiosis

The following links provide you with video animation on the prcesses of mitosis and meiosis:

• Cells Alive (mitosis)
• John Kyrk (meiosis)
• Copernicus Project (both)
• McGraw (mitosis activities)
• McGraw (meiosis)

Bunch o' Biology

Check out the following site or this site, click and read or watch whatever you find interesting.
The following is a virtual heart surgery

immune system story podcast

Immune System

Each group will be assigned a number and you must then research information (not simply definition!) and be able to summarize the main ideas. Each group must then 1) post a comment under this posting that summarizes your infmormation and 2) present your information to the class. The following website may help get you started.
1)What's the difference between a cold and the flu? Can you really catch a cold by not wearing a hat in the winter?
2)Can a Virus be used to cure cancer?
3)Human papillomavirus(HPV), should teenagers be vaccinated? Why or why not?
4)Smallpox, will it ever be back? Why or why not?
5)Streptococcus causes strep throat...and more...like what?
6)Is Salmonella in all raw chicken...and so what if it is?
7) How exactly does an antihistamine (like Benadryl) work?
8) How does Cancer form and why can't your body fix it?
9) Does vitamin C really prevent you from getting sick?
10)What role to Stem cells have on the immune system/white blood cells ?
11)Other (as approved by instructor)