Biology 12 1-2 Martin 23 Sep 2015

Read and be able to answer the questions for Unit A in the workbook.

Answer the questions given in class on feedback loops:

Explain the following factors as they relate to feedback loops in homeostasis:

Stimulus
Receptor
Input
Output
Response
Afferent and efferent feedback loops

As always, please list references for any and all sources you use.

Science 10 1-1 and 2-3 Martin 22 and 23 Sep 2015

Finish the diagram of the atom (see p. 170 or the workbook for some good examples). Label the diagram, and list as many facts/points about the atom and atomic bonding as you are able.

Complete section 4.2 in the workbook.

Go to periodictable.com. You were assigned a number in class. That number corresponds to the atomic number of the element you will research on the periodictable.com site. For example, if you were assigned #1 by me in class today, that means your element is atomic #1, Hydrogen. If you are #2, that is Helium, and so on.

You will make a mini poster for next class. On an 8.5 X 11 inch piece of blank paper (no lines), provide the following information:

On the mini poster, show:
the element name,
atomic number,
atomic mass,
whether it is a metal or non-metal,
its period (horizontal row on the periodic table)
its group(family) (vertical column on the periodic table),
whether it is a solid, liquid, or gas at standard temperature and pressure (STP),
some of its characteristics,
interesting facts,
and applications/uses (what do we use that element for?)
Include at least one image.

Please be sure to include references on the mini poster (list all sources that you used).

Biology 11 1-4, 2-1 and 2-2 Martin 21 and 22 Sep 2015

Read the remainder of Appendix C (p. 10 – 11 in reference section of textbook) on the care and use of the microscope.

Finish the microscope crossword. Clue 17 across is difficult to read on the handout.  It is “1 X 106 microns (or micrometers).”

Be sure you have read and understood 5-1 to 5-3 in the textbook.