Bacteria Top Ten List!

Read the article I gave you on bacteria.  In your blog you are to simply create a top ten list stating why bacteria aren't always bad guys!  This should be funny while stating facts (so I know you read the article).  David Letterman will be voting on the winner.  Due Monday at midnight.

HIV animations

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter26/animations.html#

http://www.biocreations.com/animations/english_HIV/main.swf

VACCINES!

I want you to do some research on vaccines.  Then I want you to write a three paragraph blog - one paragraph should address the pros to getting vaccinations and the other should discuss the cons.  Your last paragraph should be your own opinon - after doing the research, what do you think?  Are you for or against them and why?  At the end of your blog, include a link to a website you found helpful while researching this topic.
Blog due - Wednesday, March 30
Response to ONE classmate's opinion (one paragraph) - Friday, April 1 (and this is not a joke)

EMERGING VIRUS!

Sign up for your emerging virus here...

Origins of Modern Humans...

After reading the article given to you in class (can also be found at www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/johanson.html) you should do the following:
1.  Describe 2 concepts we have talked about in the evolution unit and how they relate to human evolution.
2.  Pick 2 points in the article you found interesting and explain why.

Due Wednesday, March 9, by midnight.
Comment on something someone said by Friday, March 11, by midnight.

Sexual Selection topics

Ok, sign up here!

The Man Who Evolved

Go to the following website to read Edmond Hamilton's "The Man Who Evolved":
http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/hamilton-mwe.html

React... 2 paragraphs (due Tuesday, 2/14 by midnight)
React to a reaction... 1 paragraph (due Friday, 2/17 by midnight)

Was Darwing Wrong?

Go to the following link, explore the site and then click on the link to read the whole article. 
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0411/feature1/

After reading the article, I'd like you to write a two paragraph response.  Please consider the following questions when formulating a response:
1.  What part of the article did you find most fascinating?  Most surprising/shocking?
2.  Overall thoughts after reading the article?
3.  Did you disagree with anything?  Why or why not?
4.  Have your views of evolution changed after reading this article and/or discussing evolution in class?  In other words, did you initially have some misconceptions about evolution?  What were they and how has your own thinking "evolved?"

Article response - due Thursday by midnight (2/3)
Blog response - due Monday by midnight (2/7)

First Blog!

Welcome to Biology II! As more of a trial run, let's start out with an easy blog to make sure we all feel comfortable with this. As I begin each school year, I make goals for myself as a professional. I think about how I can better myself as a teacher and make sure learning occurs in my classroom. This year, one of my goals is to incorporate even more technology into my teaching. My hope is that you will enjoy blogging and we can learn even more from one another as a result. My questions for you are:

What are your goals for this class?

What will you do to ensure success?

Do you have concerns about the class?

What are you most interested in learning?

Please consider these questions as you formulate a response. Feel free to ask additional questions for me or your peers to reflect upon and answer. Happy blogging!
Due by Sunday night at midnight!  :)