Microscope Activities and Related Links

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Microscope Activities and Related Links:

Informational Link 1: History of the Microscope

Informational Link 2: Using the Compound Microscope

Informational Link 3: More Microscope Techniques (measuring objects/field of view) (be sure to view both related pages)

Informational Link 3: The Scientific Method

Activity 1: Microscope Quiz

Activity 2: Related Images

Virtual Field Trip: Micropolitan Museum

Take a dip in a pond

Scientific Method: The Cricket Lab

Chemistry Links:

The Role of Elements in Life Processes

Rader's Chem 4 Kids: http://www.chem4kids.com

American Chemical Society: http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=kids\index.html

Biochemistry Activities and Related Links:

Chapter 2 Objectives

Interactive pH Scale

Animation 1: Properties of Water

How does water dissolve salt? See it here!

Informational Link 1: The Biomolecules: Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins (includes animation of dehydration)

Informational Link 2: Dehydration and Hydrolysis Compared (simplified version)

Informational Link 3: Dehydration and Hydrolysis Compared (a more detailed version)

Activity 1: Basic Enzyme Concepts (select “The Basics”)

Download a copy of the accompanying worksheet here.

New enzyme animation! (the basics)

Activity 2: Advanced Enzyme Concepts (select inhibition, cooperativity, and feedback)

Download worksheet for Activity 2 here.

Lab Results: "Identifying Organic Compounds in Food"

Review Games:

Matching/Flashcards/Concentration

Challenge Board

PowerPoints used in class: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids

The Cell: Structure and Function

Chapters 3 & 4 Objectives

Informational Link 1: animation showing the relationship among the e.r. and Golgi

Activity 1 "Cell Transport" select "Passive Transport" (read and take notes on the animation; BE PATIENT- the animations take a while to load and complete)

Activity 2 "Active Transport" select "Active Transport"

(Download accompanying worksheet for Activity 2 "Active Transport" here)

Transport animations:

endocytosis/exocytosis

the sodium potassium pump (select sodium potassium exchange)

Tying it all together:

The neuron: basic neuron design and the action potential (select "Action potential propagation...")

The synapse: (select "Chemical Synapse" ) shows what happens at the synapse highlighting diffusion, ion channels, exocytosis, cell communication, vesicle formation (think back to the endomembrane system!)

The neuromuscular junction: reviewing the concepts in the above link but also shows gated channels and the stimulation of muscle by a neuron (select "Function of the Neuromuscular Junction")

Informational Link 2: animation showing phagocytosis

Informational Link 3: animation applying the use of various transport mechanisms (diffusion, exocytosis), membrane receptors, vesicles in the functioning of a neuron (select "Chemical Synapse") (remember the sodium-potassium pump resets the neuron so that it can "re-fire")

PowerPoint presentation from class (cell structure only)

Mouse Party- a look at how concepts learned in chapters 3 and 4 can be applied to the understanding of drug addiction

Lab Results: "Cell Diversity"

Lab Results: "Relationship Between Diffusion and Cell Size"

Lab Results: "Diffusion and Osmosis"

Cell Structure Review Interactive

Photosynthesis:

Chapter Objectives for chapters 7 & 8

Activity 1: Download the instructions for the activity here.

Web Site #1

Web Site #2

Activity 2: "Concept 6: Chloroplast Structure". After labeling the diagram, download a copy to hand in. On your downloaded copy, indicate where the light reactions occur and where the Calvin cycle occurs. You might also want to try your hand at taking the self-quiz. Many of these questions you should be able to answer.

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Photosynthesis Homework Questions

Animation showing absorption of light by PS 2 and PS 1 (By the way PS = PhotoSystem NOT Play Station!) (Correlates to figs. 8.6 and 10.10 in packet)

Animation showing the transfer of electrons from PS 2 to PS 1 and the production of ATP and NADPH (Correlates to the "electron transport system" arrow of fig. 8.6)

Animation showing the overall relationship between the light reactions and the Calvin cycle (Correlates to fig.10.4 in packet)

Lab Results: Chromatography

Respiration:

Cell Division:

Animation showing DNA coiling to from chromosomes

Animation showing chromosome replication

Animations for mitosis: 1. Mitosis (by John Kyrk)

2. more mitosis (maybe a little easier to follow)

3. and even more mitosis

And in case the ones above don’t work don’t work….

the Biology Project

Cells Alive! (correlates DNA replication and division with phases of the cell cycle)

Animations for meiosis: a real nice one!

Comparing mitosis and meiosis: Mitosis v.s. Meiosis (PBS website)

Real movie of mitosis in a lily (from Davidson University) This may take a while to download.

"At Home" mitosis lab: Cornell's Mitosis Images (good review quiz here also) and access to the Biology Project's "Online Onion Root Tips"

The Cell Cycle Game (Nobelprize.org)

Video clips: "Cancer Warrior"

Video Clips: "How Cancer Grows" excerpted from "Cancer Warrior"

PowerPoint with images used in class

DNA Structure and Replication:

Animation 1 showing DNA replication (nice and simple)

Animation 2 showing DNA Replication Please allow some time for this site to load. This site goes into the chemistry a bit more that you need. Pay attention to the summary points that get presented at the top of each section, these help a lot. You also have a benefit of taking little quizzes to check for understanding.

Animation 3 showing DNA Replication (John Kyrk "DNA makes DNA")

Animation showing chromosome replication

Meiosis:

Animation: Meiosis animation (with a quiz)

Animation: Meiosis (John Kyrk)

Animation: Mitosis v.s. Meiosis (PBS website)

Genetics:

Activity 1: visit "Waynes

Word

" and complete the accompanying worksheet. (Stop after the clumping diagram.)

If you really have confidence in yourself, play the Blood Typing Game.

Activity 2: visit "How Things Look to Colorblind People" and complete the accompanying worksheet.