Becoming Human videos

Here are some ideas on what you need to know from the Becoming Human videos.

Episode 1
Where is Afar? Why is it important?
Who was Selam? Why is Selam important?
What is important about Selam's teeth, skull, spine, shoulder blades, feet, kneecaps, and tibia?
Who was Lucy? What is it important?
What is important about Lucy's knees and pelvis? Compare the upper and lower halves of her body.
Describe Afar 3-4mya (million years ago)
How has Afar changed? How did that affect species?
What hyptotheses are there to explain why hominids evolved bipedalism?
What physical adaptations are found in chimps? How does their walking compare with humans?
What is the molecular clock and how is it used?
Who was Toumai?
How have hominids changed over time (for example, skull changes)?
What are endocasts and why are they important?
What did scientists learn from Selam's endocast?
What do we know about stone tools? What do we still not know?
Who was Homo habilis? How was H. habilis important? How do we know?
Compare Australopithecus and H. habilis.
What environmental changes were important for changes in brain size?

Episode 2
For this episode, I'll be a little more general. Your notes from episode 1 should give you an idea about the types of specific information you should be looking for. So, for this epsiode, know about:
H. erectus
Turkana Boy
pubic lice
persistence hunting
maternal commitment
hominids leaving Africa
Dmanisi, Georgia
Flores, Indonesia

Episode 3
H. heidelbergensis
H. neandertalensis 
Atapuerca, Spain
Gran Dolina
Pit of Bones
Scladina, Belgium
language development
parietal and temporal lobes
extinction of Neandertals
H. sapiens
diet
Pinnacle Point, South Africa
Blombos, South Africa
technology
Klasies River Caves

Unit 2: Evolution

Here's the doc with the unit standards and assignments.


Bozeman Science video on Endosymbiosis



The Making of a Thoery: Darwin, Wallace, and Natural Selection


What causes antibiotic resistance?


Galapagos Finch Evolution


Reproduction Isolation and Speciation in Lizards


What is the Evidence for Evolution?


Evolution of Whales


Becoming Human - Episode 1 - First Steps


Becoming Human - Episode 2 - Birth of Humanity


Becoming Human - Episode 3 - Last Human Standing

Unit 1: Cellular Energy

Here's the doc with unit standards and assignments.

EOC resources

Here are some resources to use reviewing for the biology EOC.

Escambia County biology EOC review site: http://www.ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/biologyeocreview

Practice test / review questions from Volusia County

More practice and review from Volusia


FLVS has created a practice test that represents the actual End-of-Course Assessment to help you study. Check your answers here.

More Volusia resources: http://myvolusiaschools.org/science/Pages/Biology-EOC.aspx


Some good videos:


Stated Clearly videos on evolution: https://www.youtube.com/user/sciencestatedclearly/featured


brain structure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUEwGGsB43c

brain lobes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPLZ_WUsK88

symbiosis: http://ed.ted.com/on/qPNynrFb

endosymbiosis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBjD4A7R2xU

DNA mutations: http://ed.ted.com/on/L3IQzqsX

meiosis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCLmR9-YY7o

mitosis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0k-enzoeOM

plant cells: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UvlqAVCoqY

domains of life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAR47-g6tlA

DNA transcription and translation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itsb2SqR-R0

uncontrolled cell growth: http://ed.ted.com/on/CY5DUVD5

DNA replication: http://ed.ted.com/on/4tXJDRxg

sexual vs asexual reproduction: http://ed.ted.com/on/gdzXH8sr

enzymes: http://ed.ted.com/on/CCj0dfqD

properties of water: http://ed.ted.com/on/lNe9zJ13

biological molecules: http://ed.ted.com/on/5YO5v66E

photosynthesis: http://ed.ted.com/on/qjQ1iDvA

photosynthesis II: http://ed.ted.com/on/JkmLNleT

active and passive transport: http://ed.ted.com/on/wXTVVvPB

plant cells: http://ed.ted.com/on/Ue3zbefx

taxonomy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F38BmgPcZ_I

mitochondrial DNA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kS5qREISS-Q

Before Watson and Crick

Read the article, "Before Watson and Crick."

Answer the following questions. Use complete sentences, and restate the questions

1. What type of physics research was advanced by WWII?
2. What type of biological research was slowed down by WWII?
3. How many years passed between Mendel's research and the discovery of chromosomes?
4. What is an important chemical difference between DNA and RNA?
5. Why did scientists quickly rule out RNA as the primary heredity material?
6. Why did scientists initially suspect protein was more likely than DNA to be the primary hereditary material?
7. What was Astbury's contribution to the study of DNA?
8. Where did Avery eventually publish his research findings?
9. Why did Schrödinger believe it was important to combine physics, chemistry, and biology?
10. What was Schrödinger's series of lectures compared to?
11. Where did Franklin do her DNA research?

Lastly, create a timeline for the events discussed in this article.

poster design extra credit

Here's the extra credit opportunity for the 3rd 9-weeks.

You can design an educational poster. The poster is worth up to 30 assignment points. Plus, within each category and topic I will select a 1st place winner to receive an additional 20 test points.

There will be two categories for posters: 1) mixed media, and 2) traditional poster
The traditional poster category will include posters with only 2-dimensional graphics. The mixed media category can include 3-dimensional art and other techniques beyond colors and pictures.

For the topic, you can choose any one of the following:
scientific thinking/scientific method (ch 1)
biochemistry (ch 2)
the biosphere (ch 3)
ecosystems and communities (ch 4)
populations (ch 5)
humans in the biosphere (ch 6)
cells (ch 7)
photosynthesis (ch 8)
cell division (ch 10)
heredity (ch 11)
DNA (ch 12)

There are 11 topics multiplies by 2 categories, so there could be 22 1st-place winners. You can enter up to three posters.

Do not simply steal a design off the internet. If you are found to have stolen a design from someone else, you will receive no points.

Put your name and the topic on the back of each poster. The posters are due by April 1. 

meiosis homework

Watch the Bozeman Science video about mitosis and meiosis, and then answer the questions listed below. Write your answers on a paper and bring it to the next class meeting.


Here's the video


Here are the questions:

1. What is the centromere?
2. What do the beads represent in this simulation?
3. What's the goal in mitosis?
4. What two things does a cell do before it divides?
5. What happens during prophase 1 that leads to variability?
6. Why is independent assortment important?
7. What is "a little bit different" about egg formation during meiosis?