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See the Middle School page for daily homework assignments: http://hatfieldpublicschools.net/smith-academy/middle-school/daily-homework-assignments

Most resources below have been posted on my new website (check it out!): https://sites.google.com/a/hatfieldps.net/the-case-files/

Below are links that may be useful for students in my classes:

Online Graph Program http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/

Quizlet.com www.quizlet.com. Create your own flashcards, or search for mine under the username MsCase.

Graphic Organizers (for taking notes or planning writing assignments): http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/graphorg/

Earth Science

Layers of the Earth

Seismic Waves: Information about earthquake waves and how they show us what’s inside the Earth. http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/seismic/index.htm

  1. Read the information
  2. Answer the questions about p and s waves, and record your answers in the form of complete sentences in your notebook or in a document you can save and print.
  3. Use the check your answers button at the bottom of the page to check your work.
  4. Choose “Discover more about the Earth’s interior.” Follow the directions and answer the questions as you go through this tutorial.

 An animation to review layers of the Earth and preview plate tectonics: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/animations/hellscrust/main.html

A layers of the Earht quiz (with a few topics we didn't cover): http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tarbuck_earth_8/19/5071/1298247.cw/index.html

Geologic Time: Useful websites
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Tour of Geologic Time
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/geologictime.php

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Geologic Time: The Story of a Changing Earth
http://paleobiology.si.edu/geotime/main/index.html

Paleomap project (Christopher R. Scotese)
http://www.scotese.com/Default.htm

United States Geologic Survey: Our Changing Continent (John S. Schlee)
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/continents/

 

Classification

Homework due Thursday 9/16: Visit the Kingdoms slide show at http://www.biology4kids.com/extras/show_kingdoms/index.html, and answer these questions (paper copies of the slideshow are available upon request): 

  1. Compare and contrast prokaryotes and eukaryotes (you can use a Venn diagram).
  2. List the three domains.
  3. What are the four kingdoms of Eukarya?
  4. Compare and contrast Bacteria and Archaea (you can use a Venn diagram)
  5. Name and describe two protists.
  6. Do they love lichen at Biology4Kids? Do you love lichen?
  7. Describe the difference between vascular and nonvascular plants, and give an example of each.
  8. What are the two types of seed-producing plants? Give an example of each.
  9. What are invertebrates? Give three examples.
  10. What are the main types (classes) of vertebrates?
  11. Are there more species of vertebrates or invertebrates?
  12. Why are other species important?

Resources for Organism Case Study

You may use other sources besides those listed, including books, an ancient technology in which facts and information are printed on paper and bound together.

Tree of Life Web Project: http://tolweb.org/tree/

If you’re looking for ideas for an organism to study, try their “random page” feature. If you have an idea of which organism you might like to study, you can search for it, or click on the branches of the tree. You will probably need to use additional resources to find out more about your organism, but this is a good place to start for classification.

Eukaryota: Systematics: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/alllife/eukaryotasy.html

Translate into plain English, the title of this webpage refers to the classification of all organisms that are not bacteria (the eukaryotes). Basic information is available for animals, plants, fungi, and the many groups of protoctists, which have some very interesting lifestyles!

Kimball’s Biology Pages: http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/W/Welcome.html

You can search for many groups of organisms and topics in this online biology textbook.

Animal Diversity Web: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

From the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, this site allows you to find information about many phyla within Kingdom Animalia.

Fungi: http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/FunFacts/factindx1.htm

Titled “Fun Facts about Fungi,” this site is not as technical as some others but still has useful information.

Fungi: http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/

This site has a “Fungus of the Month,” in addition to a slide show introduction to the Fungi which includes a lot of information about how fungi are classified.

The Virtual Bacteria Museum: http://bacteriamuseum.org/cms/

The Microbial World: http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/groups/jdeacon/microbes/

Classification Webquest (Friday 9/10 and Monday 9/13)

Site 1: Classifying Life http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/classifying-life.html

Step into the shoes of a taxonomist and classify three forms of life: a plant, an animal, and a...well, you'll need to figure that one out for yourself.

Task for Site 1: Write down the scientific name of each of the three organisms you classified. The scientific name is the genus and species names. To write a scientific name correctly, capitalize the first letter of the genus name, but not the species name. If you are writing by hand, underline both names. If you are typing, italicize both names. (This sentence is written in italics.)

Site 2: All in the Family http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/change/family/index.html

This website is more advanced than the first one – there are more new vocabulary terms and concepts. There are three classification trees you can investigate, first by making a hypothesis about which organisms are most closely related, and then by looking at the evidence that supports each classification tree.

Task for Site 2:

  1. List  the types of evidence that is used to determine the degrees of relatedness of (a) dolphins, sharks, and wolves; (b) bears, raccoons, and opossums; and (c) humans, tunicates, and sponges.
  2. For each tree (a, b, and c above) choose 1 of these types of evidence and describe in detail how it shows which two groups are more closely related.

 

Advanced Phylogeny Interactives (optional):

Classification tutorial, with quizzes and flashcards (pretty advanced): http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/default.htm

Peabody Museum videos and interactive: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/treeoflife/film_study.html

General Earth Science Resources

Aphabetized Earth Science Animations of all kinds: http://webs.cmich.edu/resgi/topics.asp?mc=Other%20Resource%20Links&ca=95&cad=Earth%20Science%20Animations

Windows to the Universe Website (astronomy and meteorology): http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

STARS: Star Life Cycle Interactive: http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_main.html

EARTH-SUN-MOON: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072482621/student_view0/interactives.html# Scroll down to seasons, eclipses, lunar phases (phases of the moon), and the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram interactive for stars.

TIDES: http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es2406/es2406page01.cfm

HEAT TRANSFER: Radiation, Conduction, Convection: http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/SCE304/SCE304.swf and http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/light_lessons/thermal/index.html

ROCK CYCLE: http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/geology/rocks_intro.html and http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es0602/es0602page02.cfm and http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/diagram.html

EARTHQUAKES: Virtual Earthquake Lab http://www.sciencecourseware.com/eec/Earthquake/

VOLCANOES: Virtual volcano sites: http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/pompeii/interactive/interactive.html and http://www.alaskamuseum.org/features/volcano/
Tiltmeter Lab: http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/about/edu/predict/index.php

RELATIVE DATING: Animations and explanations of relative dating & stratigraphy: http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/investigations/es2903/es2903page01.cfm?chapter_no=investigation. More relative dating exercises: http://www.athro.com/geo/seframe.html

EVOLUTION: Lines of Evidence: The Science of Evolution website (University of California Berkeley)
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/lines/index.shtml

Life Science

Diffusion and Osmosis Sites

 

CELLS

Cell vocabulary flashcards on quizlet.com. Search for my username: MsCase (typed just like that, with no space, no period, and a capital M and C). There are three sets: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Start where you are, and work up to at least the intermediate set.

Quiz: http://www.bcscience.com/bc8/pgs/quiz_section1.2.htm

Note: Ignore number 6 on this quiz, about the aphids and the leaf. The rest of the questions are right on target.

Another Quiz: http://www.glencoe.com/qe/science.php?qi=258
Note: A few questions about about topics we didn't cover, or didn't cover in detail, but questions about cell types, parts, functions, and tissues/organs are on target.

Label cell parts: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/bc/bc_marieb_ehap_8/activities/chapter3/Act3A.html
Note: Cytosol means cytoplasm. Centrioles are parts we didn't study (yet). Rough endoplasmic reticulum is ER that has ribosomes on it.

More cell parts to label: http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/westmin/science/sbi3a1/Cells/cellquiz.htm
Note: Turgor pressure is water pressure that presses against the cell wall and keeps plant cells from wilting. The nucleolus is a special structure within the nucleus that makes ribosomes. You don't need to know these terms for an "A" on the test Wed., but they'll help with this website.

Advanced (If you're going for the A+ mastery): Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, and Virus tutorial.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/pev/main.html

Advanced cell parts labels (you won't need to know all these parts, even for the A+, but if you want an extra challenge, go for it): http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=AP11403

Cell Craft Game (Thanks, ZL!): http://www.kongregate.com/games/CellCraft/cellcraft

 

More Good CELL websites:
Cells Alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/3dcell.htm

National Science Foundation: A Tour of the Cell
http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/biology/interactive.jsp

University of Utah Genetics Science Learning Center: Inside a Cell
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/cells/insideacell/

 

General Biology Animations
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/biology.html
Check out Mitosis and Meiosis tutorials, for a preview of our genetics unit, try Independent Assortment of Alleles

Meiosis
Mitosis v. Meiosis: Animation and Explanation: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divide.html


Mitosis The Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/Cell_Bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/main.html. On the last page ("The End"), follow the link to Online Onion Root Tips (http://www.biology.arizona.edu/Cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html), and work through this activity, again carefully reading the information on each page and using the next button to move on.

DNA
DNA replication game
http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/dna_double_helix/

DNA replication and protein synthesis animations
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/dna/#

DNA and Genetics Information
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

DNA Interactive
http://www.dnai.org/a/index.html

Diffusion and Osmosis Sites


Photosynthesis and Respiration Sites
http://www.nclark.net/PhotoRespiration (see list of links and choose what you need to review)

Photosynthesis:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/photosynthesis.html

Advanced:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/biology/green_plants_intro.shtml
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz2199831930210.html

Super-Advanced:
http://www.johnkyrk.com/index.html



ECOLOGY RESOURCES
Interaction Information and Online Quiz (a great review for your Ch. 2 assessment)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway/environment/2_compete_or_die1.shtml

Environmental Science

Plate Tectonics

USGS Understanding Plate Motions: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html 

PBS Plate tectonics activity: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/#

Geologic Time: Useful websites
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Tour of Geologic Time
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/geologictime.php

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Geologic Time: The Story of a Changing Earth
http://paleobiology.si.edu/geotime/main/index.html

Paleomap project (Christopher R. Scotese)
http://www.scotese.com/Default.htm

United States Geologic Survey: Our Changing Continent (John S. Schlee)
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/continents/

RADIOMETRIC DATING INFO AND VIRTUAL LAB (Classwork for 10/6)

  1. Read the information on this page about absolute (radiometric) dating: http://paleobiology.si.edu/geotime/main/foundation_dating3.html
  2. Complete this online lab about radiometric dating (this is the only online dating you are allowed to do in science class). Choose Virtual Dating Isochron for rocks and minerals: http://www.sciencecourseware.org/virtualdating/

ROCK TYPES AND ROCK CYCLE INFORMATION

Rock Cycle Interactive. Work through the chapters to the final quiz. At the end of the period, print the quiz to show me, and then review the suggested chapters or move on to the next activity. http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/index.html

Rock Types/Rock Cycle information. Note the “Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced” tabs at the top of the page and adjust the content and reading level accordingly. http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/geology/rocks_intro.html&edu=high

Rock Identification Key (and information) Preview content if you have time; we'll use this key for a rock identification lab in class.  http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/rockkey/index.html

 


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