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The Biology Class of St. Joseph High
School in the Computer Room, First Semester,
2002-03
Computer Room Session of October 4,
2002
1) Today, it won't be necessary to go on the
internet (except for this website) unless there is a change in
plans. Be sure to hand in your homework on the "Inherit the Wind"
movie at the start of class.
2) Do Objective B-53 which consists in using
the BioSim CD ROM. Individually follow the directions for
Investigation 9.2 "Natural Selection: A Simulation " . Make the
graphs and answer the 5 discussion questions. If you finish, or you
need help in doing Investigation 9.2, go to Investigation
3.2b.
3) For homework, be sure to read and study
Chapters 9,21,10,11 and do Objective B-54 - Write and know the
complete definitions from the Glossary for the bold-type words in
Chapter 21.
Internet Lesson # 04 Continuity
Through Evolution, Session 1
Friday, September 27, 2002. This is the
fourth online lesson for a biology class at St. Joseph High School.
It is taking place in the school's computer room. The purpose of the
lesson is to allow the students to use the SCILINKS and other links
for Chapters 9 in the BSCS Biology, 9th Edition Textbooks. In using
scilinks.org and the other links, students will reinforce and
supplement their learning aboutot the content of the
Chapter.
SPECIAL RULES: (Read the rules at the end
of this page and follow them.)
PROCEDURE:
1) This is Objective B-45. Each student will
sign-on to scilinks.org and then go to the online resources and the
other links listed below. Write a minimum of 2 lines about the
websites visited unless other instructions are given. Do this on 2
sheets (4 sides) of loose-leaf paper which are due at the end of
class. You must also give evidence that you are using all of your
classtime visiting the assigned websites. Try to go to as many of the
websites as possible but do not move through them too quickly as the
time is indicated on the class report. Hand-in B-45 at the end of
class.
2) The codes will not be listed on this
website. You need only to go to the one on Evolution listed on Page
227.
3) At that Scilinks site, go to these
websites in any order: Life Overtime, Human Prehistory, and Human
Evolution (humboldt). Read and follow as much as you can at these
websites and write at least a half-page of notes on each website.
4) After Scilinks visit the websites
below.
5) Then if you still have time left, go to
one of these online books and start reading it. Then, hopefully, you
will want to come back and continue reading all of the 3 books
online.
HOMEWORK: B-46 - Do the definitions
(from the glossary) for the bold-type words in Chapter 9. Read and
study Chapter 9. Be ready for the test on Chapters 5-8 on Monday,
9/30/02.
SPECIAL RULES:
A) Do not use the printer for this
class. Sound is not required. If you have earphones and play your CD
music, you are breaking a school rule.
B) Do not play games (except for
any games you may find in the assignment) on the
computer.
C) Do not go to any other websites
without permission. If you go to the wrong site by mistake and it is
has inappropriate material on it, inform the teacher at
once.
D) No email is to be sent and do
not go to any newsgroups.
E) Pace yourself. If you are
running short on time, then try to visit all of the main sites
listed. Also, you may continue outside of classtime.
F) Keep all of the classroom
rules.