St. Joseph High
School Biology Class Website
The Biology Class of
St. Joseph High School in the Computer Room, First Semester,
2002-03
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"At
St. Joseph High School, we are not just talking about it, but making
use of high technology to reach new distances in the vast expanse of
knowledge! " - Quote by Bro. James Petrait, teacher of this biology
class and webmaster.
INTERNET LESSON # 14 - -
Starting 12/11/02. The internet is not working in the computer room
today. This lesson is voluntary to those who can do it at home. -
INTERNET LESSONS 13, 12, 11,10, 9, and 8 are below this lesson and so
are links to the previous 7 lessons.
II) Go to these SCILINKS
and view as many websites as possible from each one:
A) Page 532
B) Page 540
C) Page 584
D) Page 587
E) Page
588
F) Page 589
G) Page 591
H) Page 593
I) Page
591
J) Page 593
III) Homework: Be sure
to read, study, and know Chapters 20, 22, 23, and 24. The Unit Test
and Final Exam will be next week.
Go
to
www.scilinks.org
(Use the
back button on the browser to return: to this
page.)
Go
to
www.scilinks.org
(This link will
open in a new window.)
END OF INTERNET LESSON
14, DECEMBER 11, 2002
INTERNET LESSON # 13 -
COORDINATION IN ANIMALS AND PLANTS - DECEMBER 4, 2002 - INTERNET
LESSONS 12, 11,10, 9, and 8 are below this lesson and so are links to
the previous 7 lessons.
I) This is Objective
B2-44. Be sure to read and follow the Special Rules from the above
link.
Objective B2- 43 homework is
due at the start of today's class.
Each student will sign-on to
scilinks.org and then go to the online resources listed below.
Read, study and write a minimum of 3 lines for the listed
scilink websites. Answer these questions for each website visited: 1)
What will the website help your learn in Chapters 17 and 19 in your
textbook? 2) How interesting is this website to you and why? 3) Is
this website useful to you in your everyday life - why? - The writing
part of this objective is not the complete assignment. You
need to spend the time in silent study of the websites
visited. The number of new scilinks and new websites (and time on
each) visited will be considered in determining the grade for this
objective. Be sure to hand-in the assignment at the end of this class
only. There are 4 scilinks and 23 websites in this lesson. Visit as
many as you can but do not leave them on the desktop so an accurate
time may be shown for your visits. Be sure to write down your
homework assignment into your assignment notebook.
II) Go to these SCILINKS:
A) Page 450 - MUSCLES (7
websites listed) - Spend 25% of the classtime here - Convert that to
minutes and write the starting and ending time on your paper for this
scilink and the ones below.
B) Page 456 - THE HUMAN
BRAIN (6 websites listed) - Spend 25% of the classtime
here.
C) Page 466 - STRESS (4
websites listed) - Spend 25% of the classtime here.
A) Page 514 - PLANT
HORMONES (6 websites listed) - Spend 25% of the classtime
here.
III) Homework: (You
need to write this in your assignment book before leaving class
today. Be prepared to show the assignment written down in the
assignment book if you are asked to do so.)
Read and study Chapters 14,
15, 16, 17 and 19 at home - that means you take your textbook with
you and use it during a definite time period of a half-hour or more
at the definite place at home! You should have an organized study
method. You have a test on those Chapters on Friday, 12/6/02.
The written homework is
Objective B2-45. This homework is due at the start of class
on 12/5/02 only. Homework is so named because it is done at
home - not during school time. Write complete answers to the
Application Questions on Page 521, #'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. If you have an
internet connection at home and time on a computer, feel free to
continue the above links. You may also send in your homework by email
to your teacher at sjhs@islands.vi It must be sent before midnight on
12/4/02.
Go
to
www.scilinks.org
(Use the
back button on the browser to return: to this
page.)
Go
to
www.scilinks.org
(This link will
open in a new window.)
END OF INTERNET LESSON
13, DECEMBER 4, 2002
INTERNET LESSON # 12 -
Animals - Food, Energy, Maintenance of the
Internal environment. November 25, 2002 - INTERNET LESSONS 11,10, 9,
and 8 are below this lesson and so are links to the previous 7
lessons.
I) This is Objective
B2-34. Be sure to read and follow the Special Rules from the above
link.
Objective B2- 33 (The
application questions or alternate Investigation 15.2) homework is
due at the start of today's class.
Each student will sign-on to
scilinks.org and then go to the online resources listed below.
Read, study and write a minimum of 3 lines answering the
questions for the scilink websites. Answer these questions for each
website visited: 1) What will the website help your learn in Chapter
15 or 16 in your textbook? 2) How interesting is this website to you
and why? 3) Is this website useful to you in your everyday life -
why? The writing part of this objective is not the complete
assignment. You need to spend the time in silent study of the
websites visited. The number of new scilinks and new websites (and
time on each) visited will be considered in determining the grade for
this objective. Be sure to hand-in the assignment at the end of this
class only. There are 4 scilinks and 69 websites in this lesson.
Visit as many as you can but do not leave them on the desktop so an
accurate time may be shown for your visits. Be sure to write down
your homework assignment into your assignment notebook.
II) Go to these
SCILINKS:
A) Page 392 - DIGESTION (8
websites listed) - Spend at least 10 minutes here.
B) Page 403 - NUTRITION
(14 websites listed) - Spend at least 20 minutes
here.
C) Page 421 - CIRCULATORY,
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS (40 websites listed) - Spend at least 40
minutes here.
A) Page 426 - IMMUNE
SYSTEM (7 websites listed) - Spend at least 10 minutes
here.
III) Homework: (You
need to write this in your assignment book before leaving class
today. Be prepared to show the assignment written down in the
assignment book if you are asked to do so.)
Read and study Chapters 14,
15, 16, 17 and 18 at home - that means you take your textbook with
you and use it during a definite time period of a half-hour or more
at the definite place at home! The written homework is Objective
B2-35. Write the definitions from the glossary for the bold-type
words in Chapter 16. This homework is due at the start of class on
11/26/02 only. If you have an internet connection at home and
time on a computer, feel free to continue the above links. You may
also send in your homework by email to your teacher at
sjhs@islands.vi It must be sent before midnight on 11/25/02.
Go
to
www.scilinks.org
(Use the
back button on the browser to return: to this
page.)
Go
to
www.scilinks.org
(This link will
open in a new window.)
INTERNET LESSON # 11 -
Eukaryotes: Animals - November 19, 2002 -
INTERNET LESSONS 10, 9, and 8 are below this lesson and so are links
to the previous 7 lessons.
I) This is Objective
B2-28. Be sure to read and follow the Special Rules from the above
link.
Objective B2-27 homework is
due at the start of today's class.
Each student will sign-on to
scilinks.org and then go to the online resources listed below.
Read, study and write a minimum of 3 lines answering the
question for the scilink websites. For the fetal pig links, list the
structures and functions of the parts you studied. The writing part
of this objective is not the complete assignment. You need to
spend the time in silent study of the websites visited. The number of
new scilinks and new websites (and time on each) visited will be
considered in determining the grade for this objective. Be sure to
hand-in the assignment at the end of this class only. Spend at least
6 minutes on each of the 11 listed scilinks websites. Then go and do
the fetal pig website links for at least 10 minutes each. If any time
left, then go and visit the remaining scilinks. Be sure to write down
your homework assignment into your assignment notebook.
II) Go to these
SCILINKS:
A) Page 364 - Animal
Adaptations (16 websites listed)
1) The Dinosauria: Truth is
Stranger than Fiction - Are Dinosaurs extinct?
2) Vent and Sea Communities
on the Artic Seafloor - What do Scalebelly Eelpout eat?
3) Black Smokers, American
Museum of Natural History - Describe tube worms and their
environment?
4) Nine-Branded Armadillo -
Describe how an armadillo can cross a body of water.
B) Page 367 - Invertebrate
Animals (8 websites listed)
1) Jellyfish - How are
Jellyfish beneficial to other animals?
2) Leeches - What do they eat
and how do they do it?
3) The Animal Kingdom The
Animal Kingdom - List the characteristics of vertebrates and
invertebrates.
3) Whirling Animals -
Describe how "wheel organs" work.
C) Page 372 - Vertebrate
Animals (5 websites listed)
1) Sharks - How are sharks
adapted to their watery environment?
2) Vertebrates, More on
Morphology - What type of bones are found in vertebrates?
3) How Are Bones Different in
Birds? - How are bones different in birds?
D) Fetal Pig Dissection
Links
III) Homework: (You
need to write this in your assignment book before leaving class
today. Be prepared to show the assignment written down in the
assignment book if you are asked to do so.)
Read and study Chapters 14,
15, 16 and 17 at home - that means you take your textbook with you
and use it during a definite time period of a half-hour or more at
the definite place! The written homework is Objective B2-29.
Do the Concept Review Questions on Page 365, #'s 1,2,3,4; Page
375, #'s 4,5,6; Page 385, #'s 1,2,3. This homework is due at the
start of class on 11/20/02 only. If you have an internet
connection at home and time on a computer, feel free to continue the
above links. You may also send in your homework by email to your
teacher at sjhs@islands.vi It must be sent before midnight on
11/19/02.
Go
to
www.scilinks.org
(Use the
back button on the browser to return: to this
page.)
Go
to
www.scilinks.org
(This link will
open in a new window.)
INTERNET LESSON # 10 -
Eukaryotes: Plants - November 8, 2002 - INTERNET
LESSONS 9 and 8 are below this lesson and so are links to the
previous 7 lessons.
I) This is Objective
B2-19.
Objective B2-18 (
Investigation 13.1,"Increasingly Complex Characteristics") is due at
the start of today's class. Also hand-in your field trip permission
form and the fee (correct change or check payable to St. Joseph High
School only) to the teacher at the start of class. Objective B2-17 on
the distribution of bacteria will not be due until 11/14 because you
need to observe the petri dishes on 11/13.
Each student will sign-on to
scilinks.org and then go to the online resources listed below. Read,
study and write a minimum of 3 lines of notes about the websites
visited unless other instructions are given. The number of new
scilinks and new websites (and time on each) visited will be
considered in determining the grade for this objective. Be sure to
hand-in the assignment at the end of this class only. Spend at least
5 minutes on each of the 14 listed websites. Then go and do the
remaining 23 websites for the remaining 20 minutes.
II) Go to these
SCILINKS:
A) Page 338 - Plant
Adaptations (11 websites listed)
1) Bryophyta - What are the
names of the diploid and haploid stages? Make a quick sketch of the
life cycle.
2) Angiosperm Anatomy - What
kind of plants are these? Name the 3 basic organs. Click on the 4
parts and read them.
3) Tree Structure and
Function - List the 6 parts and clcik on and read about each
one.
4) Sexual Reproduction in
Angiosperms - List the items in the index and know about
them.
5) Fossil Groups - What are
spores and pollen grains?
6) Flowering - After reading
it, look at the videos if your computer can pick them up.
B) Page 344 - Ferns (10
websites listed)
1) Non-Vascular Plants - Name
some of the mosses and their allies. What makes them
unique?
2) Seedless Vascular Plants -
What Genus are horsetails in?
3) Mosses and Liverworts,
Simple Plants? - Why are the simple plants?
C) Page 346 - Seed Plants
(16 websites listed)
1) Cycad Identification -
Where is E.Munchii found?
2) Seed Plants, More on
Morphology - How is germination triggered?
3) Angiosperm Images -
Choose, list, and look at images from at least 5 familes.
4) Angiosperm of Gymnosperm -
What is the difference?
5) Angiosperm Life Cycle -
What are the main parts of the cycle?
III) Are you finished with
the above after spending at least 5 minutes on each one? Then use
the remaining 20 minutes to visit the other 23 websites. Check out
the Toshiba/NSTA Exploravision Awards and the Name the Rover Contest
from the links below if you haven't done so already.
IV) Homework: (You
need to write this in your assignment book before leaving class
today. Be prepared to show the assignment written down in the
assignment book if you are asked to do so.)
Read and study Chapters 11,
12, 13, and 18 at home - that means you take your textbook with you
and use it during a definite time period of a half-hour or more at
the definite place! The Unit Test will be on Friday, November 15th.
The written weekend homework is Objective B2-20. Choose 4 or
more plants growing in, around, or near your home. Write a 1/2 side
or more description of each. Name the plants if you can. If you have
an internet connection at home and time on a computer, feel free to
continue the above links. You may also send in your homework by email
to your teacher at sjhs@islands.vi Be ready to go on the field trip
to the St. George Botanical Gardens at 8:10 AM on 11/12/02. Hand-in
B2-20 on Wednesday at the start of class. During the field trip, you
will do B2-21 which will consist of a page or more of notes. For
Tuesday night homework, add a 2 sides summary of all that you learned
at the Gardens and hand it in with the notes on Wednesday at the
start of class. During the field trip, make sure that you adhere to
the dress code exactly and be on your best behavior.
Go
to
www.scilinks.org
(Use the
back button on the browser to return: to this
page.)
Go
to
www.scilinks.org
(This link will
open in a new window.)
INTERNET LESSON #
9 - Eukaryotes: Protists and Fungi - November 5,
2002 - INTERNET LESSON 8 is at the bottom of this page and so are
links to the previous 7 lessons.
I) This is
Objective B2-13.
Each student will sign-on to
scilinks.org and then go to the online resources listed below. Write
a minimum of 3 lines of notes about the websites visited unless other
instructions are given. The number of new scilinks and new websites
(and time on each) visited will be considered in determining the
grade for this objective. Be sure to hand-in the assignment at the
end of this class only.
II) Go to these
SCILINKS:
A) Page 308 - Protists (5
websites listed)
1) Sexual Reproduction:
Ciliophora Mating Reaction in Paramecium - What is
conjugation?
2) Biological Diversity -
Protists: Slime Molds then link to "Cells Alive", Read Microbiology
and take the quiz.
3) Flagellated Protists -
Read it and go to Euglena's Home Page.
B) Page 311 - Protozoans
(7 websites listed)
1) Protozoa: Go to the
Microbe Zoo and go to the Snack Bar (virtual food only) and list how
microbes process some foods.
2) Come back later and take a
virtual walk around the rest of the Microbe Zoo.
C) Page 316 - Fungi (5
websites listed)
1) Fun Facts about Fungi:
Read about Decomposition.
2) The Amazing Kingdom of
Fungi: Read about Stinkhorn Fungi and Slime Molds.
A) Page 322 - Lichens (9
websites listed)
1) The Special Biology of
Lichens.
2) The Fungus Meets an
Alga,
3) Desert Varnish and Lichen
Crust. How are dyes related to this website?
III) Are you finished with
the above? Then go back and visit the other 17 websites. Check
out the Toshiba/NSTA Exploravision Awards from the link below if you
haven't done so already.
IV)
Homework:
Read and study Chapters 11,
12, 13, and 18 at home - that means you take your textbook with you
and use it during a definite time period of a half-hour or more at
the definite place! The written homework is Objective B2-14.
Write the definitions for the Chapter 13 bold-type words from the
glossary. If you have an internet connection at home and time on a
computer, feel free to continue the above links. You may also send in
your homework by email to your teacher at sjhs@islands.vi .Remember
to bring in your permission form and fee for the field trip to the
Botanical Gardens on 11/12/02.
Go to
www.scilinks.org
(Use the back button on your browser to return to this
page.)
Go to
www.scilinks.org
(This link will open in a new window.)
INTERNET LESSON #
8 - PROKARYOTES AND VIRUSES - October 29,
2002
PROCEDURE:
I) This is Objective
B2-05.
Each student will sign-on to
scilinks.org and then go to the online resources listed below. Write
a minimum of 3 lines of notes about the websites visited unless other
instructions are given. The number of new scilinks and new websites
(and time on each) visited will be considered in determining the
grade for this objective. Be sure to hand-in the assignment at the
end of this class only.
II) Go to these
SCILINKS:
A) Page 282 -
Archaebacteria (4 websites listed)
1) Ancient Bacteria - What
is... the NSF LExEn Program?... a hydrothermal vent? Why are Hydrogen
Sulfide and Iron Monosulfide important?
2) Chemosynthesis - Why do we
culture these microbes?
3) Callisto Makes A Deep
Splash - Explain Callisto's fluctuating magnetic field. Describe Lake
Vostok.
4) Martian Life - The NASA
Coverup - Give the reasons for an against this "life on Mars"
experiment.
B) Page 289 - Bacteria (20
websites listed)
1) 3D Cell - Take a trip
through the 3 kinds of cells.
2) Prokaryotes - Read "If You
Were a Bacteria"... What is the conclusion?
3) Domain Bacteria - How many
bacteria in a person's mouth?
4) Compost Microorganisms -
Read about it. List the organisms involved.
5) Fun Facts About Fungi -
Read about the mushroom experiments - some would make a good
project.
6) Bacterial Morphology -
Glance at it and come back to it to find out everything about the
subject.
C) Page 296 - AIDS (16
websites listed)
1) See HIV in Action - Study
the HIV Life Cycle.
2) Immunnodeficiency Diseases
- Read it. What is SCID? Why are AIDS infections
"opportunistic"?
3) HIV/AIDS Statistics - How
many people died from AIDS in the world since 1981? How many people
are now living with AIDS?
III) Are you finished with
the above? Then go back and visit the other 27 websites. Check
out the Toshiba/NSTA Exploravision Awards from the link
above.
IV)
Homework:
Read and study Chapters 11
and 12 at home - that means you take your textbook with you and use
it during a definite time period of a half-hour or more at the
definite place! The written homework is Objective B2-06. Do
the Application Questions 1, 2, 3, 4 on Page 298. Expert, complete,
and neat answers are expected. If you have an internet connection at
home and time on a computer, feel free to continue the above links.
You may also send in your homework by email to your teacher at
sjhs@islands.vi
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. If the teacher requests to
view your computer history, do not resist.
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.
This page was designed by the
Webmaster and teacher of this class, Brother James A. Petrait,
O.S.F.S. Comments may be sent to him at the email address
below.
© 2002, James A.
Petrait
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