Introduction to Biology & Cells (Structure & Function)
Unit 1 Objectives, Learning Targets, and Terms
Unit 1 Approximate Schedule
Calendar/Assignment Due Dates
LECTURE/NOTETAKING RESOURCES
Beginning of Term - Safety Review
Lab Safety Challenge - produced by Flinn Scientific
- see how many safety guidelines or rules are broken in the video - use the safety guidelines as a reference to check
Measurements in Lab - notes from class
Topic 1 - Biomolecules & Origins of Life
The Molecules of Life - flash animation with narration
Chemical Evolution - The Building Blocks of Life - video from NOVA Science Now "Where Did We Come From?"
start at 15:30 to about 25:00
What is Chemical Evolution? - by Stated Clearly
Can Science Explain The Origin Of Life? - by Stated Clearly
The RNA Engma - by NOVA Labs & PBS
How Did Plant & Animal Cells Evolve? (Endosymbiosis) - by TedEd.org
Other resources to learn about cell organelles & their functions
Cells Alive! - website that has interactive diagrams to explore organelles found in different cells
The Virtual Cell - site with animations that show some of the organelles found in cells
Inside a Cell - produced by the University of Utah
Cell Organelles - produced by edhegreensea.net
Cell Structure Main Page - Rader's Biology4Kids
Parts of The Cell - Ask A Biologist produced by Arizona State University
Topic 4 - Cell Transport
Just Passing Through - interactive animations that illustrate the methods of cellular transport across membranes - produced by WGBH(PBS-TV) Boston and National Science Foundation
Cell Membranes Are Way More Complicated Than They Look by TED Ed
Fluid Mosaic Model of the Cell Membrane - animation of structure and composition of the cell membrane
Insights Into The Cell Membrane - How the structure of the Cell Membrane was discovered - by TED ED
What Is The Biggest Single Celled Organism by TedEd.org
Diffusion
Diffusion Tutorial - by McGraw-Hill Higher Ed
How Osmosis Works
Faciliated Diffusion
Active Transport
Osmosis & Diffusion Videos
Osmosis, Diffusion, and Solutions -
Topic 5 - Plant & Animal Cells
Plant and Animal Cells - Interactive Concepts in Biochemistry Webpage by Wiley Publishing - compare plant, animal (eukaryotic) and prokaryotic (eubacteria) cells
Interactive Animal Cell - WiscOnline - produced by Wisconsin Technical Colleges - interactive diagram of a typical animal cell
EXAM & REVIEW RESOURCES
ENRICHMENT RESOURCES
Topic A - Origin of the Universe & Earth
The Big Bang - by Crash Course Big History
Evidence for the Big Bang Theory
What is the Universe Made Of - produced by TedEd.org
What Light Can Teach Us About The Universe by TedEd.org
The Beginning of The Universe, For Beginners by TedEd.org
Origins: Back To The Beginning - produced by PBS & NOVA (from 1:28 to 12:15)
A Science Odyssey: Mysteries of the Universe - Discovering Evidence for the Big Bang (start 1:14:10)
Origins Of The Solar System - produced by NOVA - start at 3:15 to 15:30 - discusses the formation of the solar system and the Earth
The Solar System and Earth - by Crash Course Big History
Formation of the Earth - "Who Melted The Earth?" by Sci Show - ties in ideas of radioactive decay and accretion
Topic B - Evolution of the Earth
Part 1 - notes - land masses & Earth's surface
Part 2 - notes - climate, oceans, & atmosphere
The Pangea Pop Up by Ted Ed.org - explaining continental drift and evidence for it
Changes on the Earth's Surface -
Contintental Drift
http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/ideas/gondwana2.html -
http://www.scotese.com/earth.htm - Paleomap Website - provides pictures and maps of the Earth's continents in the past and projects where the continents will move in the future
Lunar Impacts - March 2013
Lunar impacts - produced by Science @ NASA
Lunar impact detected 9/11/13 - video from University of Huelva in Sevilla, Spain
Changes in the Climate & Atmosphere
Warnings From The Ice - produced by PBS & NOVA - learn how scientist use ice to put together a picture of the climate of Earth going back tens of thousands of years
Old & Odd: Archaea, Bacteria, & Protists by Crash Course Biology
Topic C - Cell Structures & Functions
Could Comets Be The Source Of Life On Earth? - by TedEd.org
RNA Origins of Life - by NOVA & PBS
Topic E - Early Life
Cell Analogy Project - instructions & guideline for the project
Examples to spark your imagination:
Analogy #1 (cell as a city) Analogy #2 (cell as a ship) Analogy #3
other objects that could be used to represent a cell:
the cell as a school or a factory or a spaceship or a prison or house/hotel