IB Biology SL 1-2

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Brief Description:

This class will include a study of cells, biochemistry, human physiology, genetics and ecology. Other topics may include diet and nutrition, physiology of exercise, evolution and/or neurology & behavior.Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking and understanding of scientific theories as well as experimentation.This course is open to all students who have met the prerequisites. Students successfully completing this course will be qualified to take the standard level IB Biology examination in the second year.

Back to School Night ppt

General Handouts Useful throughout the 2 year course:

• IB Biology SL 1-2 Expectations
• IB Biology SL 1-2 Syllabus
• PPS Lab Safety Contract
• Academic Honesty Contract
• IB Biology Survival Manual
• Citing Sources using MLA with science examples
• Reading Response Template
• Point Sheet
• Introduction to Logger Pro
• Turnitin.com registration instructions  Class ID: 22347281  Enrollment Key: Mendel
• IB Bio SL 1-2 Extra Credit Opportunites
• Extra Credit Book Review Rubric
• IB Syllabus
• IB Internal Assessment Criteria
• Desmos Training for Science State Testing
• How to Ask Ms. Raczek for a Letter of Recommendation

Handouts for topics:

Introduction to IB Biology

• Introduction to Biology Assignment Sheet
• Uncertainty Lab
• Class Walking Data
• Color Marking Walking Lab ppt
• Cells Assignment Sheet
• Make a Table Activity(submit to Turnitin.com when finished)
• Functions of Living Things Notes

Cells

• Cells IB Syllabus
• Cell Surface Area Lab
• Cell Surface Area Lab Check-list
• Development of the Cell Theory Article (okay for Q1 RR)
• "The Fix Is In" article (okay for Q1 RR)
• Comparing and Contrasting Organisms Lab
• Observing Organelle Functions in Paramecia Lab
• Cell Metaphor Activity (see Ms. R)
• "Pentagon of Life" article (required Q1 RR)
• Cell Membrane Diagram
• Osmometer Data Analysis
• Osmosis and Diffusion Through A Semi-Permeable Membrane Lab
• Plasmolysis Lab
• Blood Cells Pics
• Bubble Lab
• Endo/Exocytosis/Endosymbioitic Theory handout
• "Search for LUCA" article (okay for RR)
• Mitosis Activities(must be done in flex if absent)
• Cell Review
• Cell Review Key
• Cells Essential Questions

Biochemistry

• Interpreting Graphs Activity
• Biochemistry Assignment Sheet
• Biochemistry IB Syllabus
• Biologist's View of Physical Chemistry Handout
• Molecules of Life Reading (NOT okay for RR)
• "Adapting to a Changing Ocean" article (okay for Q2 RR)
• "Launching a New Frontier: The Global Hemp Innovation Center" article (okay for Q2 RR)
• Water Olympics LabWater Olympics Lab
• Carbohydates Notes
• Lipids Notes
• "Killer Fat" article (okay for Q2 RR)
• Measuring the Energy in Nuts Lab
• Lipids ppt
• PERIOD 2 Class Nut Data
• PERIOD 3 Class Nut Data
• PERIOD 4 Class Nut Data
• Colormarking Nut Lab
• Enzymes as Agents Reading (to be used with Data Analysis)
• Enzymes as Agents Data Analysis
• Detecting Biological Molecules Lab
• Detecting Biological Molecules Make-up Lab
• Proteins notes
• Enzyme Lab
• Color Mark Enzyme Lab
• Nucleic Acids notes
• Dictionary of Biological Molecules
• Dictionary Key Colors and Hints
• Biochemistry Review

Human Nutrition

• Unhappy Meals Article
• Unhappy Meals Guided Questions
• "Can Fat Be Fit" article (okay for Q2 RR)
• "The Power of Milk" article (okay for Q2 RR)
• "Pima Paradox" article (okay for Q2 RR)
• "Science and Psuedoscience in Adult Nutrition Research" article (okay for Q2 RR)
• "The Keto Diet: Scam or Not?" article (okay for Q2 RR)
• Human Nutrition Assignment Sheet
• BMI Data Analysis
• Human Nutrition Oxford Text Information (includes Anorexia)
• Vitamins C and D Data Analysis
• Vitamins Data Analysis Reading
• Essential Nutrients Analysis (EATracker.com discontinued... use Cronometer.com)

Semester 1 Final

• Semester 1 Final Review Data Analysis

Human Physiology

• Maintenance and Homeostasis Assignment Sheet
• Feedback Mechanisms Reading (NOT okay for RR)
• Digestion Assignment
• Oxford Digestion Pages
• Joe Eats a Burger Simulation Script
• Joe Eats a Burger Simulation Chart
• Circulation and Respiration Assignment
• Oxford Circulation and Respiration Pages
• Circulation Drama
• Circ Drama Make-up
• Liver Notes Handout
• Body Response Design Lab
• Body Response Color Marking ppt
• "Chemical Messengers" (okay for Q3 RR)
• "Is Sugar Toxic" article (okay for Q3 RR)
• "The Bypass Cure" article (okay for Q3 RR)
• Perception, Regulation and Defense Assignment Sheet
• Nervous System Guided Notes
• Nervous System Assignment
• Nerve Impulse Simulation
• Nerve Impulse Physiology Notes Handout
• Oxford Text Nervous and Immune System
• Human Physiology Data Analysis
• Reproduction Notes Handouts
• Supplementary Reproduction Reading
• "The Ecosystem Inside" article (okay for Q3 RR)
• "The Perfect Plague" article (okay for Q3 RR)
• "Back from the Brink" article (okay for Q3 RR)
• Human Physiology Essential Questions
• Lost Sense of Smell and Coronavirus Article (interesting, but a little short... so also choose 3 of the FAQs at the end of the article) (Okay for Q3 RR)

Exercise Physiology

• Exercise Physiology Assignment Sheet
• Muscles, Genes and Athletic Performance Article (okay for Q4 RR)
• Exercise Physio Supplemental Handouts
• Coordinated Movement
• Chicken Wing Dissection Lab
• Dissected Chicken Wing Photo
• Metabolism Lab (assignment sheet)
• Metabolism Reading
• Metabolism Surface Area Chart (first page only)
• Metabolism Table B (activities and how they increase metabolic rate)
• Seed Germination Cellular Respiration Lab
• Cellular Respiration in Germinating Seeds ppt (to be used with the lab handout above)
• Oxford Respirometer Pages

Ecology: Ecosystems and Communities

• Ecology: Ecosystems and Communities Assignment Sheet
• Biome Project
• Ecosystem Interactions Assignment
• Ice Paradise Reading (for use with Ecosystem Interactions)
• Transpiration Lab ppt
• Photosynthesis, Respiration and Energy Relationships
• Photosynthesis Data Analysis
• Photosynthesis Data Analysis ppt (watch the video! It explains a lot! find the link in my HW blog above)
• Leaf Chromatography Lab
• Leaf and Plant Structure/Function
• Flower Structure/Function
• Cosmos: A World Set Free Response
• Greenland Ice Study
• Article for Greenland Ice Study
• Mesocosm Questions
• Pollution Game Response
• Climate Change Data Analysis(use with link below)
• Carbon Footprint Calculator Directions
• Carbon Footprint of Average Family in the USA
• Shallow Seas Response
• "Twilight at Easter Island" article (okay for Q4 RR)
• "Life Under the Bubble" article (okay for Q4 RR)
• "Some of My Best Friends are Germs" article (okay for Q4 RR)

Links for various topics:

• Is IB credit recognized at my college/university?
• Prokaryotic cell, plant and animal cells
• Volvox movement
• Amoeba movement/phagocytosis
• Paramecia movement
• Paramecium eating yeast
• Paramecia Contractile Vacuole
• Hydra movement
• Scenedesmus 
• Inner Life of a Cell Video
• Relative size of living things
• Animal Cell mix and match
• Endocytosis animation
• Mitosis in a Blood Lily Cell
• mitosis simulation
• 3-D molecular model website
• pH tutorial
• circulation video
• Chemical Synapse Animation
• Synapses and Drugs Animation
• Nicotine and Neurons
• Immune Response overview
• How HIV works
• HIV Transmission FAQ
• Muscle Contraction Animation
• National Geographic Global Climate Change Site
• National Climate Assessment Website (for use with Climate Change Data Analysis)
• Climate Change Assessmenet (if site is down)
• Yale Climate Opinion Interactive Map
• Climate Neutral Now: United Nations Climate Change
• Climate Change Solutions Jigsaw Articles: read and note 3 main points to share with your group
  • Flying is Bad For the Planet. You Can Help Make it Better. #1
  • Blamed for Climate Change, Oil Companies Invest in Carbon Removal #2
  • Nuclear Power Can Save the World
  • Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered #3
  • How Zinc Batteries Could Change Energy Storage #4
  • 3 States Announce Plans to Phase Out Climate Super-Pollutants Used in Cooling #5