Biology

Websites to Explore

2011-04-15T06:09:00.000-07:00

Check out the following websites; watch, listen, and explore! Videos and activities on Evolution http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html http://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_printing_a_human_kidney.html http://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_sussman_the_world_s_oldest_living_things.html http://www.ted.com/talks/cynthia_breazeal_the_rise_of_personal_robots.html

Genetic Engineering

2011-04-04T04:24:00.000-07:00

Below are some sources of information for the genetic engineering project. These sites will only get you started, so you may have to go to sources other than these. Please remember to cite the sources that you use! Spider-goats: / GM Crops / GM livestock (cows, turkeys, chickens, etc.) / GFP (in research, as pets: glofish, and glow in the dark cats): Cloning the mammoth: / Missyplicity Project: / Super Salmon: / GM Forests / Designer Children / Hypoallergenic Pets

Karyotype Lab

2011-03-18T06:45:00.000-07:00

Go the following website. Read and summarize the Introduction (first three paragraphs up to "Your Assignment") and answer all questions for each of the three patients. BE SURE TO READ EVERYTHING ON THE SITE, IT WILL NOT MAKE SENSE IF YOU DO NOT READ CAREFULLY!

Stem Cell Project

2011-03-08T08:17:00.000-08:00

Part A: the following is a website with an introduction to stem cells (only watch 3:55 of the "Play Video" video). Watch the video and take notes in each box. After watching the video, take only a few notes in Part A from . There isn't a movie here, but there are many links to click on so spend a few mintues exploring this site and taking a few notes on what you come across.

Part B: search for your own websites, including the following animation, and the NIH website on stem cells and...the following U. of Utah website.

Part C: the following is an activity that looks at the pros and cons of stem cell research. Click on "Stem Cell Poll" and go through the activity. Feel free to explore other sites. The following NPR article/podcast is also very good (you may also "listen")While going through, on your paper record pros and cons in the decision matrix.

Part D: Go the following site and click on "The Nature of Stem Cells" to answer questions 1 and 2. Click on the "Go, Go, Stem Cell" animation for number 3 and the cell type chart. For the concept map, read the article "The story of IPS" to get information to add to the concept map.

Immune System: "The Battle Within"

2011-02-12T11:30:00.000-08:00

Task: You are going to produce characters based on the components of the immune system. The characters will make up a story line similar to how your body responds to pathogens. You will include the sequence from your body’s first line of defense through your body’s second line of defense. The characters that must be included are listed below, however you may portray the characters any way you wish to. The setting will be up to you as well, however there must be pictures/images used that make sense with the character portrayals you chose. The pathogen you choose must be a real-life bacteria or virus (again, the portrayal of this particular character may be as you wish, but its label/name must be real.)
Your final product may in the form of one of the following:
· Comic book, Comic strips, PowerPoint,Movie (on computer using images or video), Poster, Other (as approved by instructor)

Required Characters to Include:
· Pathogen
· First Line of Defense (skin, saliva, tears)
· T-helper cells
· T-cytoxic/T-killer cells
· B-cells
· Antigens
· Antibodies
· Lymph (nodes)

Grading will be based on the rubric provided in class and is due Thursday Feb. 17th

The following animation will help you with the characters

Reaction time game

2011-01-20T10:45:00.001-08:00

online reaction time game

Regulation System: Neural Plasticity

2011-01-04T05:55:00.000-08:00

Helpful webanimation about a nerve impulse

Helpful and intresting websites about neural Plasticity:

Discovery video
Medscape
Nerves rewire themselves
Feel lost limbs 1
Feel lost limbs 2
Plasticity and cognition
Plasticity and memory
Brain plasticity
Michael Merzenich lecture video
Neural Plasticity Journal (advanced)
Superkid
Grow a new brain?
Exercise improving brain function
Exercise and plasticity: 2002 study
Brain fitness
Others? (please post a "comment" if you find other sites)

insulin-glucose mechanism

2010-12-02T09:38:00.001-08:00

video

Human Digestive/Nutrition system

2010-11-22T17:25:00.000-08:00

The following two video clips on the journy of the digestive system can be viewed here and here in youtube.

Cell Unity Review

2010-10-29T06:13:00.000-07:00

Create a crossword puzzle using this site. You must use at least 20 key words (and clues) from this topic, including some from the diffusion lab. When you are done creating your puzzle, print one copy, write your name on top, and hand in.

Diffusion across membrane lab

2010-10-27T06:08:00.000-07:00

Watch the following animation on hypertonic and hypotonic solutions to help you answer the questions on page 7 and 8. Your drawings need to based off of the original drawing on the board and NOT drawings based on this website.

What IS Biology/Living Environment?

2010-09-10T06:13:00.000-07:00

Using the Internet, check out a few different websites that explains what Biology is. In your notebook write down your own explanation as to what biology is and then type it as a "comment" below (click "anonymous")

Cell animation

2010-09-09T08:06:00.000-07:00

Video summary
Detailed version (click "8 min..." then high speed version)

After watching these videos, post a comment below on your thoughts on the inner-workings of a cell. Can you believe that most of the trillion cells you have in your body are doing this stuff?

Gel Electrophoresis

2010-05-24T08:57:00.000-07:00

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/gel/
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/gelelectrophoresis.html

Regulation System:Drugs

2010-01-11T05:53:00.001-08:00

Mouse Party: Click on the following that will lead to an interactive activitiy on the effects of drugs on the neurological system.

Transport/Circulation Life Function

2009-11-25T05:36:00.001-08:00

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

2009-10-23T08:04:00.000-07:00

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

Cell unity: Receptors

2009-10-19T07:50:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-29T09:23:00.001-07:00

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

2009-09-10T06:39:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-02T08:49:00.000-07:00

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)

2009-05-19T07:18:00.000-07:00

Complete the following activity and/or go through the following

Cancer Survivor!

2009-03-10T10:20:00.001-07:00

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

2009-03-04T06:51:00.000-08:00

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

2009-01-23T09:01:00.001-08:00

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

2009-01-09T08:32:00.000-08:00

Immune System

2009-01-04T11:27:00.000-08:00

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)

HIV and AIDS

2008-12-16T05:14:00.000-08:00

The following contain video clips on information about HIV and AIDS:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (lecture series)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (video clips)
CBS News Videos
CNN Videos
Medical News Today

Topic 11: Regulation System

2008-12-08T15:53:00.000-08:00

General Information on the Nervous System:

Provided by the www Health Channel on eMedTV.com

Multiple Sclerosis:

Provided by the www Health Channel on eMedTV.com

Endocrine System:Pancreas & Diabetes:

Endocrine System, Pancreas - More bloopers are a click away

Endocrine System: Hypothalamus & Pituitary

Brain, Hyptothalamus, Pituitary Gland, Endocrine System - More bloopers are a click away

Recent Events/Research

2008-10-17T09:54:00.000-07:00

The first thing you will do is check the "RSS" feed to look at recent news relating to biology. The instructions are as follows: 1)from mrcerny.blogspot.com click RSS/podcast and login 2)username: password: 3)click on "biology" 4) click the button "display" to refresh 5)scroll down and when you see a title that is of intrest, click on it and read! Post a comment that summarizes the article(s) you read and take time to read other student's comments.

After you have read a few articles, the following video shows "jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures." Post a comment on your thoughts of it after watching it.

Classification

2008-09-17T08:23:00.000-07:00

Click here to play PBS's "Orchid Hunter" (then click "classifying life (158k)..."

Evolution Student Projects

2008-05-09T04:54:00.000-07:00

Evolution rap:

Evolution lecture notes:

MP3 songs & lectures

2008-05-07T04:35:00.000-07:00

The following link has podcasts on MANY different biology topics. You may download them to your iPod/MP3 player if you choose to.

2008-03-14T07:03:00.000-07:00

Watch the following video on NPR's "Science Friday" site (a lot of audio and video) about growing a rat heart. There's A LOT more information on stem cells. A few helpful links are below:
NOVA (Part A: Introduction "watch this segment", pros/cons, cloning and more)
Animations/cartoons on "what is a stem cell?" and "different types of stem cells"
General information
NPR's "Science Friday

Cancer Survivor

2008-03-06T10:54:00.000-08:00

The following is a video clip of someone who survived cancer:

ANYONE please post a comment (click "comments" below) about your reflections/thoughts on what she spoke to you about or comment on someone elses comment.

Immune System (Student project)

2008-01-16T08:33:00.000-08:00

Immune System

2008-01-16T05:57:00.000-08:00

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)Bird flu...are humans at risk?
2)Virus used to cure cancer?
3)Human papillomavirus(HPV), should teenagers be vaccinated?
4)Smallpox, will it ever be back?
5)Streptococcus causes strep throat...and more?
6)Is Salmonella in all raw chicken...and so what if it is?
7) How exactly does an antihistamine (like Benedryl) 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)Stem cells role in the immune system/white blood cells
11)Other (as approved by instructor)

Regulation (Nervous) System

2007-12-14T06:24:00.001-08:00

The following are links that coincide with each "station:"
Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
Station 4
Station 6
Station 7
Station 8
Station 9

Human Respiration Websites

2007-11-29T07:36:00.000-08:00

1. Search and Explore:
We are looking for a list of some great Human Respiratory System websites. Search for and preview Human Respiratory System Sites. Cut and paste the name of the site and the link in your comment below (NOTE: the first site to appear after a search is NOT necessarily the best one!)

2. Critique the site:
Describe three things that you like about the site
Describe two things that could be improved
Describe one thing that you would do differently

Done - Publish the comment and read and visit others

Heart Dissection

2007-11-28T06:03:00.000-08:00

The following video was produced by Mr. Szatkowski's Multimedia Biology class. Use it as you dissect a heart (pause when needed):

Enzymes

2007-10-30T06:23:00.000-07:00

Go the following link and read throught the slides. In particular, spend time looking at each of the options in the "Enzyme Menu" slide.

Receptor Molecules

2007-09-30T15:56:00.000-07:00

Research and post a comment that explains 1) what are where receptor molecules are and 2) their role in communication between cells (hint: hormones & nerves)

A good virus?

2007-09-18T06:31:00.000-07:00

Is there such a thing as a "good" virus? Research where a virus may be helpful to humans and post your thoughts/findings as a comment.

Scientific Method

2007-09-10T06:19:00.000-07:00

Another video on the scientific method

Assignment 9.7.07

2007-09-07T06:27:00.000-07:00

Go to Shared on 'E405-server2\Vol1', click Cerny Bio, click wiki info, open Word doc "key ideas," copy and paste everything into a new page in your wiki. Correct spelling mistakes.
From Key Idea 1, create a link to a new page and after researching on the web, explain the steps of the scientific method and explain why the sci. method is important.

Class Expectations

2007-07-19T05:57:00.000-07:00

Read the following and post a comment (be sure to type first name)