Max and I went over the human nervous system and the eye. We looked at and discussed diagrams of a neuron, action potential, synapse, neurotransmitters, cornea, pupil, iris, lens, vitreous humor, retina and optic nerve. We began discussing human sexual reproduction. We discussed the terms zygote, internal and external fertilization.
Concentrate on the savanna and desert biomes.
Discuss the rainfall, temperature, location on the planet, types of plants, adaptations to survival by plants. Show photographs and sketches.
View the animal life present in both biomes and the adaptations brought about by natural selection to increase their chances of survival.
Andrew and I discussed the tendency of humans to categorize the subjects that we studied.
We looked at the categories that exist in art. We spoke about several types of art and prominent artists. Andrew drew comparisons amongst the artistic styles and artists. He categorized them.
We then discussed how these categories can give shape to comparisons and contrasts. We discussed some of the categories of life and elements of those categories.
We discussed elements that we strongly associate with those categories and then gave stark examples of elements that we would not expect to find in categories such as trees with lungs or humans bearing fruits.
Today Anna presented her final project on the Taiga. She also took the final exam via Quizizz for AP Bio Ecology scoring 100%.
Session Minutes
90
Minutes Student Attended
90
Lesson Comments
Anna's final grade (99%) and all assignment grades and descriptions can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UHNWAex9f1EzwKFPktU_Zej4hO-6IeLzzRjEUOFkkco/edit?usp=sharing
Anna dissected an owl pellet to investigate the anatomy of barn owl prey. She will use this information to reconstruct the skeleton of the vole she found in the pellet. She will also put together a food web with the owl as the apex predator and determine the diet of the prey item based on independent research. Anna will share her skeleton reconstruction and lab investigation sheet via pics or screen share during our next session.
Today Anna and I discussed the parameters of the final project for AP Bio-Ecology. Anna will select one biome from the eight listed biomes to research. The information collected will be used to create a pamphlet, website, or poster that describes the biome. The project will include what makes the biome unique and the types of plants and animals that live there, as well as dominate weather patterns and threats. Anna will gather information about the biome, take notes, and think about how she can organize this information and put it into her own words. Her final project will need to include references to material she included. The link to the project is: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w0bDUkq-NiDo3cPug7mEpu7No4jFdTMVWNy1aiZoraQ/edit?usp=sharing
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Anna is achieving a perfect score (100%) in AP Bio-Ecology and will finish up the last hands-on lab and report next week. Her final project due date and exam through Quizizz will be on June 29, 2020.
