Mr. Hartog's Class: 2009

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Coral Reef Links

A number of island nations, such as the Kiribati of the Pheonix Islands are establishing marine reserves in the hopes of conserving coral reefs around the globe. According to the article "Saving Our Oceans" in the September 2008 issue of Smithsonian magazine, over 1/3 of the world's coral reefs face extinction. I encouare you to read the article, use the internet to explore another marine reserve and to answer the following questions:

Discovery Questions:
1. Name and describe the physical and biolocial components of another reef ecosystem around the world? For one point extra, turn in an ecosystem map of a coral reef habitat.
2. What human activites do scientists contribute to the decline of coral reefs?
3. Why are sharks considered keystone species of many reefs, according to the article?
4. How do environmental scientists monitor the health of coral reefs?
5. What are the economic complexities around the establishment of a marine reserve, as explained in the article and your research?
6. What is the role of the Endangered Species Act and conservation organisations in preserving our oceans?

Resources:
Our Imperiled Oceans -
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/victory-at-sea.html

World's Coral Reefs Face New Threats -

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18456171

Map Reveals Extensive Damage to World's Oceans -

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19085884
Ecosystem Assessment Division of NOAA -http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/ead/EADhome.htm
Reefs at Risk, World Resource Institute -
http://www.wri.org/project/coral-reefs
Conservation International -
http://www.conservation.org/Pages/default.aspx
Endangered Species Act -
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/esa/

Sunday, June 21, 2009

LAST DAY WEBQUEST

Interactive Heart Transplant:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplantwave.html

Try this game about the digestive system here:
http://kitses.com/animation/digestion.html

Watch some of these movies about the human body systems:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/movies/how_the_body_works_interim.html

Try some of these games about the Body:
http://www.scienceworld.ca/fun_stuff/playstuff/bodyworksgames.html

Test your reaction times here:
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/zap.html
http://www.exploratorium.edu/baseball/reactiontime.html

Try a virtual frog dissection (click on demo on the top, and then "begin"):
http://www.froguts.com/flash_content/index.html

Infection Game:
http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/03_inf/03a_inf.html

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

ECOLOGY REVIEW

Thursday, June 11, 2009

VIRUS PROJECT

Choose one of the following VIRUSES or VIRAL DISEASES.

EBOLA --
INFLUENZA --
RABIES --
HIV --
VIRAL MENINGITIS--
SMALLPOX --
COWPOX --
EPSTEIN-BARR --
HEPATITIS --
WEST NILE --
ROTAVIRUS --
DOWNLOAD THE POWERPOINT FILE FOR THIS PROJECT.
You must create a powerpoint presentation that answers the following questions:
What is the structure of your virus? Include a picture of the virus.
What is the VIRAL CYCLE of your virus? Include a picture of a VIRAL CYCLE.
How do Viruses interact with their host cells?
Why are Viruses not considered alive?
What is the disease caused by the virus? Include the symptoms, treatment, cure, vaccine, and prevention.
When was the last major outbreak of the disease?
History of the Virus. Who discovered it?
Additional interesting information.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

MORE GENETICS REVIEW ACTIVITIES

:1. Incomplete Dominance and Codominance WebLab
2. Sex Determination and Linkage
3. Genetic Counseling Web Lab
4. DNA Fingerprinting Web Lab
5. Crossing Over Activity

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

REVIEW ACTIVITIES

DRAGON GENETICS http://biologica.concord.org/webtest1/web_labs_genophenotype.htm DRAGON MEIOSIS LAB http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/DragonMeiosis/meiosis_dragons.html MENDEL'S PEAShttp://biologica.concord.org/webtest1/web_labs_mendels_peas.htm MENDEL'S PEAS, CONTINUED http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/Mendel/mendel.html OTHER WEB LABS http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/WebLabDirectory1.html ANOTHER DRAGON GENETICS http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/Dragon/dragons.html

1.PRACTICE MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS: http://biologyinmotion.com/cell_division/index.html

2. INTERACTIVE ANIMATION: CELL CYCLE: http://www.cellsalive.com/cell_cycle.htm http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm

3. MITOSIS MOVIE http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/tdc02_vid_dnadivide/

4. MITOSIS RAGS TO RICHES http://www.quia.com/rr/89527.html

5. INTERACTIVE ANIMATION: CELL DIVISION: http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm

6. INTERACTIVE ANIMATION 2: CELL DIVISION: http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/lsps07_int_celldivision/

7. MITOSIS WITH MUSIC: http://www.loci.wisc.edu/outreach/bioclips/CDBio.html

8. MITOSIS TERMS http://www.quia.com/mc/65901.html

9. MITOSIS VERSUS MEIOSIS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divi_flash.html

10. MITOSIS ANIMATION http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/animation__how_the_cell_cycle_works.html http://www.quia.com/pp/3371.html?AP_rand=1837454151 http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::535::535::/sites/dl/free/0072437316/120073/bio14.swf::Mitosis

STEM CELL ANIMATION: http://www.dnalc.org/stemcells.html

CELL DIVISION MATCHING; http://www.quia.com/mc/408090.html

http://www.quia.com/pp/12997.html

http://www.quia.com/rr/131187.html

http://www.quia.com/rd/48018.html

http://www.quia.com/rd/30210.html

http://www.quia.com/hm/237506.html

http://www.quia.com/cb/126953.html

http://www.quia.com/pp/137112.html

http://www.quia.com/pp/30257.html

http://www.quia.com/ba/16320.html

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1321779.html

http://www.quia.com/jg/1290254.html

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

BIOMES RESOURCES

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/world_biomes.htm Helpful with the Human Impact.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/ This is on the NASA website. It is a little challenging—but it has great pictures and some data about climate.
http://www.mbgnet.net/ Easyto read with nice graphics.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/
http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/introbiomes.html A site that has food webs for most of the biomes.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Climate Change Internet Resources

To complete the webquest, click here to download the worksheet. Open it up using staroffice.

Then, try to complete the questions on the worksheet, using the following resources:
GLOBAL WARMING SIGNS:http://www.climatehotmap.org/

CONSERVATION CENTRAL:http://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/conservationcentral/

GREENHOUSE GAS ONLINE:http://www.ghgonline.org/

OCEAN OASIS:http://www.oceanoasis.org/toc.html

(WORLD WILDLIFE FUND) CLIMATE CHANGE:http://panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/climate_deal/
· FAQs about Global Warming and Climate Change[http://www.greenpeace.org/~climate/climatefaq.html]Frequently asked questions (FAQs) on climate change and global warming at Greenpeace.
· Global Warming[http://www.pacificrim.net/~wgi/resource/gr_sa/gwarming.html]Information on global warming at the World Game Institute.
· Global Warming Resources[http://www.covis.nwu.edu/storage/GlobalWarming.html]An extensive list of resources on global warming at the CoVis Website.
· Global Warming Terminology[gopher://mammatus.sprl.umich.edu:70/00/Global_Change/Air_Pollution/global_warming.txt]A list of terms and definitions of global warming.
· Index to Climate Change Fact Sheets[http://www.unep.ch/iucc/fs-index.html]Links to over 90 texts on global climate changes.
· NASA Facts: Global Warming, Global Change/Climate Change [http://spso.gsfc.nasa.gov/NASA_FACTS/global/gw.html]A NASA paper on global warming.
· Sierra Club Global Warming News[http://www.sierraclub.org/news/global-warming/]Resources on global warming at the Sierra Club Website.
· The sea ice in the Arctic is melting, is this a sign of global warming? [http://www.nrsc.no:8001/Pressreleases/fingerprint.html]A press release from the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center.
· World Population Clock[http://sunsite.unc.edu/lunarbin/worldpop]The current world population.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Biology and Honors Biology Homework.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

BIOMES WEBQUEST

CONSERVATION INTERACTIVES: CREATE A RAINFOREST REFUGE:http://www.msnbc.com/modules/rainforestSimulation/main.asp
CORAL REEF CONNECTIONS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/survival/coral/POPULATIONS AND PYRAMIDS ACTIVITY: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel/environment/populationsandpyramidsact.shtml QUIZ: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/science/quizengine?quiz=edexcelpopulations_and_pyramids&templateStyle=science
Biome Rags to Richeshttp://www.quia.com/rr/2578.html?AP_rand=1752978778
Land Biome Matchinghttp://www.quia.com/mc/887815.html
Biome Scavenger Hunthttp://www.mhcentro.com/sh/6280.html?

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FILE FOR THE WEBQUEST. OPEN IT USING STAROFFICE

THEN GO TO THIS SITE TO FIND THE ANSWERS TO THE ASSIGNMENT

Sunday, May 17, 2009

BIOMES EXPLORATION

TO COMPLETE YOUR ASSIGNMENT ON YOUR SHEET, USE THIS LINK:
BIOMES INTERACTIVE

AFTER COMPLETING THE ASSIGNMENT, PROCEED TO THESE LINKS:
Biome Rags to Richeshttp://www.quia.com/rr/2578.html?AP_rand=1752978778
Land Biome Matchinghttp://www.quia.com/mc/887815.html

CONSERVATION INTERACTIVES: CREATE A RAINFOREST REFUGE:http://www.msnbc.com/modules/rainforestSimulation/main.asp
INTERACTIVE BIOMES:
http://www.teachersdomain.org/asset/ess05_int_biomemap/
CORAL REEF CONNECTIONS:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/survival/coral/

POPULATIONS AND PYRAMIDS
ACTIVITY: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel/environment/populationsandpyramidsact.shtml
QUIZ:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/science/quizengine?quiz=edexcelpopulations_and_pyramids&templateStyle=science

Biome Scavenger Hunthttp://www.mhcentro.com/sh/6280.html?

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

POND ECOSYSTEM GIZMO

Go to www.explorelearning.com

LOGIN: ROOM102BIOLOGY
PASSWORD: ROOM102BIOLOGY

Go to POND ECOSYSTEM GIZMO

Friday, May 8, 2009

ECOLOGY WEBQUEST

CLICK HERE AND DOWNLOAD THE WEBQUEST FILE. OPEN IT USING STAROFFICE.

USE THE LINKS BELOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
AT THE END OF THE PERIOD, SAVE YOUR FILE AND SEND IT TO MR. HARTOG.

1.http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm
2. http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html
3. http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/carbon_cycle_version2.html
4. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Water/co2_cycle.html,
5. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Life/nitrogen_cycle.html&edu=mid
6. http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_population.html

7. Choose and read about one of many impacts that humans have on ecosystems from the list below:

Impact of Human Activity on Ecosystems
Deforestation
Human Soil Erosion
Extinction of Species
Fires
Pollution
Greenhouse Effect

BIOMES: http://mbgnet.mobot.org/

WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED WITH THE WEBQUEST, TRY THESE SERIES OF ACTIVITIES:

HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/evolution/humansact.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/science/quizengine?quiz=humanstest;templateStyle=science

ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT

ACTIVITY:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/evolution/organismsact.shtml

QUIZ:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/science/quizengine?quiz=organismstest;templateStyle=science

POPULATIONS AND PYRAMIDS

ACTIVITY:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel/environment/populationsandpyramidsact.shtml

QUIZ:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/schools/gcsebitesize/science/quizengine?quiz=edexcelpopulations_and_pyramids&templateStyle=science

Sunday, May 3, 2009

ECOLOGY ACTIVITIES

ECOLOGY LINKS
1. Play this Game about 4 Food Webs Here
2. Play This Game about Food Webs Here
3. Play this Harder Game about Food Webs Here.
4. Try this:
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.html
5. Then This:
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/food_menu.html
6. TRY THIS TO LEARN ABOUT HOW THAT WEIRD FISH GLOWS.
7. ECOLOGY VOCABULARY
8. CHAPTER 3 RAGS TO RICHES:
http://www.quia.com/rr/389316.html?AP_rand=1740782508
9. ECOLOGY SAMPLE TEST
http://www.quia.com/quiz/236814.html?AP_rand=1538948652

INSTRUCTIONS FOR 6 KINGDOMS POWERPOINT

Saturday, April 25, 2009

CLASSIFICATION INTERACTIVES

1. A TOUCH OF CLASS GAME

2. ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION GAME

3. KINGDOM PHYLUM CLASS ORDER GAME
4. TREE OF LIFE CLADOGRAM

5. QUIA-CLASSIFICATION ACTIVITY 1

6. ALL IN THE FAMILY

7 . CONNECT THE DOTS IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS

8. A BIO-POLL

9. ANOTHER INTERACTIVE

10. CLADOGRAM INTERACTIVE

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Natural Selection Webquest

1. BEFORE STARTING THE WEBQUEST, PLAY THE ANTIBIOTIC GAME.

2. THEN TRY THIS ACTIVITY ABOUT INTERPRETING FOSSIL FOOTPRINTS

3. THEN TRY THIS ACTIVITY ABOUT THE PROCESS OF FOSSILIZATION.

4. THEN TRY THIS ACTIVITY ABOUT HOW CAMOFLAGE HELPS PREDATOR AND PREY SURVIVE.

5. THEN TRY THIS ACTIVITY ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER FOSSIL SKELETONS.

6. AND THIS ONE ABOUT THE PROCESS OF FOSSILIZATION.

NATURAL SELECTION WEBQUEST.
PART 1. ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
1. WATCH: WHY DOES EVOLUTION MATTER NOW?
Go to Microbe Clock Interactive.
How do humans influence the evolution of microbes?

How does natural selection work to produce multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis?

Why is understanding evolution especially important today, now that people can travel easily?

EVOLUTION OF THE EYE
Watch the Evolution of the Eye video
Why were people resistant to the idea that the eye evolved through natural selection?

What evidence can you give to show that evolution did occur through natural selection? (For example, some animals alive today have simpler stages of the eye; Nilsson's work shows how the evolution could take place through small changes, etc.)

Why has the flatworm not evolved a more complex eye with a lens?

SEXUAL SELECTION:
Try the The Mating Game Web feature, and watch Sweaty T-shirts and Human Mate Choice video.

What role does sexual selection play in natural selection?

Why have male competition and female choice evolved as a selection means in many species? What role does partner selection play in genetic diversity?

SEXUAL SELECTION VS. NATURAL SELECTION:
TRY THE SEX AND THE SINGLE GUPPY http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/sex/guppy/
What hypotheses did you test?

What conclusions did you reach based on your simulation results?

How do sexual selection and natural selection interact in this guppy simulation? In nature?

Designasaurus

Your team will receive a dinosaur skeleton that has just been discovered. Use the skeleton to write a report in StarOffice Writer on this newly discovered dinosaur. Your report should include the following sections.
I. Dinosaur name. State the reason why your team chose this name for the new dinosaur.
II. Dinosaur model. Find a picture for what you think this dinosaur looked like when alive.
III. Size of dinosaur. Estimate how large (length and height) you think this dinosaur was.
IV. Probable habitat. State your reasons why you feel this dinosaur lived in such a habitat. Base your hypothesis at least partly on the fossils found.
V. Diet. What did your dinosaur eat? State your reasons why you feel this dinosaur had the diet you describe.
VI. Hunting/Grazing Methods. Did the dinosaur hunt or graze? State your reasons.
VII. Adaptations of the skeleton. List any adaptations you see on the skeleton and describe the probable usefulness of such adaptations for this dinosaur.
VIII. Socialization. Did the dinosaur live in groups or alone? State your reasons.
IX. Further information. Describe any other predictions you have for this dinosaur and how it lived.

ORIGIN OF SPECIES ACTIVITY

Microbe Clock.

Origin of Species Activity
How new Species are Formed

EVOLUTION HANGMAN

THE STORY OF CHARLES DARWIN

EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION

HUMAN EVOLUTION CONCENTRATION

Saturday, April 11, 2009

4th Quarter Homework

The homework for the next 5 WEEKS in BIOLOGY is available here.
The Homework for the next 5 Weeks in HONORS BIOLOGY is available here.

A. An Activity about making evolutionary trees.
B.Origin of Species Activity
C. How new Species are Formed
D.The Mating Game
E. How does Sex affect Survival and Evolution?
F. A coral Reef Ecosystem

A fairly complete version of the Evolution Powerpoint is available here.

Webquest:
Go to http://www.explorelearning.com/
Login as Room102Biology
Password: Room102Biology

Follow the instructions on your sheet for the first activity. (Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection.)

Thursday, April 9, 2009

CLASSIFICATION AND EVOLUTION ACTIVITIES

GO THROUGH A B C D E and F before trying the others.
A. An Activity about making evolutionary trees.
B.Origin of Species Activity
C. How new Species are Formed
D.The Mating Game
E. How does Sex affect Survival and Evolution?
F. A coral Reef Ecosystem

EVOLUTION BATTLESHIP: http://www.quia.com/ba/151704.html

Friday, April 3, 2009

FOSSILS WEBQUEST

THIS IS THE SITE YOU NEED TO USE FOR THE HOMEWORK:

http://ats.doit.wisc.edu/biology/ev/ns/ns.htm

IF YOU CHOOSE, YOU CAN INSTEAD TRY THESE...

1. Explore Some of the Interactives at the PAleontology Channel at Ology

2. Look at this interactive about fossilization.

3. Explore the BBC Prehistoric Life Site.

4. Sea Monsters Game

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/seamonsters/game/index.html (SELECT LOW SPEED CONNECTION!)

5. Fossil Jigsaw Game (May be blocked)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/mammals/challenges/flash/maker.shtml

6. BIG AL THE ALLOSAURUS GAME http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/dinosaurs/bigalgame/bigal.pl?cxn_speed=F&BEGIN.x=19&BEGIN.y=22 1) What characteristics helped your organism survive? 2) What dangers did your organism face?

FROM HOME, YOU CAN TRY DOWNLOADING THIS "DINOSAUR WORLD" INTERACTIVE.

Monday, March 30, 2009

EVOLUTION INTERACTIVES

DOWNLOAD THIS FILE AND OPEN IT. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCUMENT, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SITES. AND E-MAIL IT WHEN FINISHED TO MRHARTOG@GMAIL.COM

PART A.

DARWIN EVOLUTION GAMES:

http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/darwin/darwin.html

Watch the "NATURAL SELECTION SLIDE SHOW."

CLICK ON "SURVIVAL GAME"

1) What characteristics helped your organism survive?
2) What dangers did your organism face?

PART B.
Go to the following site:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/teachstuds/svideos.html

Watch the first two videos (THEORY, AND CHARLES DARWIN). For each video, write a 1 paragraph response.

PART C.
BIG AL THE ALLOSAURUS GAME
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/dinosaurs/bigalgame/bigal.pl?cxn_speed=F&BEGIN.x=19&BEGIN.y=22
1) What characteristics helped your organism survive?
2) What dangers did your organism face?

PART D.

FOSSILS GAMES

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/mammals/challenges/flash/maker.shtml

Evolution Slideshow
NOW, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON YOUR WORKSHEET:
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/evolutionlab.html

Sunday, March 22, 2009

AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR PROJECT

Now, here's what you should do:
1. Incomplete Dominance and Codominance WebLab
2. Sex Determination and Linkage
3. Genetic Counseling Web Lab
4. DNA Fingerprinting Web Lab
5. Crossing Over Activity

BLAST THAT GENE ACTIVITY:
DOWNLOAD THIS DOC FILE. AND OPEN IT AFTER DOWNLOADING IT.

Download the following file (CLICK HERE) Answer the questions, using this site: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html Then, try these: GENE MAPPING http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/archive/pedigree/mapgene.html KARYOTYPING http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/karyotype/

BIOENGINEERED FOOD RESOURCES

Bt Corn(QuickTime Video)

Classical vs. Transgenic Breeding(QuickTime Video)

Engineer a Crop: Transgenic Manipulation(Flash Interactive)

Genetic Art(PDF Document)

Guess What's Coming to Dinner?(Flash Interactive)

Should We Grow GM Crops?(HTML Interactive)

Super Salmon(QuickTime Video)

Viewpoints: Harvest of Fear(HTML Document)

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

A Micro-organism

That's the virus that is keeping Mr. Hartog sick in bed today.

Now, here's what you should do:

1. Incomplete Dominance and Codominance WebLab

2. Sex Determination and Linkage

3. Genetic Counseling Web Lab

4. DNA Fingerprinting Web Lab

5. Crossing Over Activity

Today is also the last day to work on your genetic disease presentations.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

GENETICS BATTLESHIP, AND OTHERS

BLOOD TYPES INTERACTIVE QUIZ: (CAN BE MORE THAN ONE RIGHT ANSWER)

http://www.quia.com/quiz/148873.html?AP_rand=1569209955

BLOOD TYPING PROBLEMS

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/Human_Bio/problem_sets/blood_types/01Q.html

GENETICS BATTLESHIP

http://www.quia.com/ba/141016.html

GENETICS VOCABULARY

http://www.quia.com/mc/65753.html

HUMAN GENETICS VOCABULARY

http://www.quia.com/mc/507223.html

HUMAN GENETICS QUIZ

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1633831.html?AP_rand=518002025

MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS BATTLESHIP

http://www.quia.com/ba/64222.html

BLOOD TYPES INTERACTIVE

http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/gene3.htm

MEIOSIS ACTIVITY:

http://www.quia.com/pp/13258.html

GENETICS REVIEW

http://www.quia.com/cb/134670.html

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

HUMAN GENETICS WEBQUEST

TRY THE FOLLOWING SITE TO FIND OUT ON WHICH CHROMOSOME YOUR DISORDER IS FOUND, AND WHICH OTHER DISEASES ARE RELATED TO THE SAME SITE ON THE CHROMOSOME:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DISEASES.
Sickle-Cell Disease
Hemophilia
albinism P
henylketonuria
Cystic Fibrosis
Tay Sachs Disease
colorblindness
Adrenoleukodystrophy (Lorenzo's Oil)
Hereditary Deafness
Coffin-Lowry Syndrome
Achondroplasia (dwarfism)
Fragile X Syndrome
Huntington's Disease
Marfan Syndrome (Alton Giant)
Trisomy 13 (Edward's Syndrome)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Rett Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome
Turner Syndrome
Rett Syndrome
Progeria (premature aging)
Xeroderma pigmentosum
Gaucher Disease
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

DOWNLOAD THIS FILE AND OPEN IT.
RESEARCH THE DISEASE. YOU WILL NEED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS- (IN YOUR NOTEBOOK)
Medical
1. How does a person inherit it? Is it dominant or recessive?
2. What are the possible genotypes of the parents? If the disease is a chromosomal abnormality, describe the abnormality.
3. How prevalent is the disease in the population (include statistics)?
4. What are the chances of a person with this disease passing the disease to their offspring (include possible scenarios)?
5. How is the disease diagnosed?
6. What are the physical symptoms of the disease?
7. What is the life expectancy of someone with the disease?
8. How can the disease be treated?
Personal
1. What is everyday life like? What is the quality of life?
2. What limitations does the person have?
3. What are some organizations that can help a family cope with a child's disorder (web links)
4. How possible is it that a cure will be found?

You will be using STAROFFICE IMPRESS instead of POWERPOINT to create the presentation.

When you are finished with your presentation-- remember to include images as well as text for each slide-- e-mail the document to mrhartog@gmail.com.