Please use the links below for additional help with any of the topics we cover this year. If you find a link that no longer works, please let me know and I'll update it.
Scientific Method
----Steps of the Scientific Method - Review
----Interesting - 'The Scientific Method is Crap' - Ted Talk Video
----Independent and Dependent Variables - Review 1 and Review 2
----Theory vs. Law vs. Hypothesis - Review
Macromolecules
----Macromolecule Introduction Video - Review 1 and Review 2
----Macromolecule Chart (Properties) - Review
----Macromolecule Foldable Instructions
----Enzymes - READ THIS PACKET and WATCH THIS VIDEO
Cells
----Cell Theory - Review 1 and Review 2
----Cell Size Limits (Why cells aren't big) - Review
----Cell Organelles and Function - Review or Review 2
----Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells - Review
-Phospholipid Bilayer in detail
---Structure - Review
---Transport across the Membrane - Review 1 or Review 2 or Review 3
---Osmosis (hyper, hypo, and isotonic) - Review 1 or Review 2
-Mitochondria in detail
----ATP/ADP Cycle - Review
----How Cellular Respiration Works - Review or Review or Review
----Aerobic vs. Anaerobic Respiration - Review
----Comparing Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis - Review or Review
DNA
----DNA Structure - Review
----Base Paring Rule - Review
----DNA Replication - Review Video 1 or Review Video 2
----DNA Central Dogma (DNA->RNA->Protein)- Review
----DNA vs. RNA - Review
----Three Types of RNA - Review
----DNA Mutations - Review 1 or Review 2
----What Causes DNA Mutations? - Review
----DNA Technology - Review 1 and Review 2
Genetics
Mendelian Genetics (Complete dominance)
----Introduction to Genetics - Review
----How to complete a punnet square - Review 1 and Review 2
----Mendel's Laws - Review
----Dihybrid Cross - Review
----Trihybrid Cross (Using forked line method) - Review
----Test Crosses - Review
----Pedigree Charts - Review 1 and Review 2
----Sex-Linked Traits - Review 1 and Review 2 and Review 3 and Review 4
Non-Mendelian Genetics (Codominance and Incomplete Dominance)
----Incomplete and CoDominance - Review and Review 2
-------Blood typing video and Lab Write-Up Instructions
-------Sickle Cell and Malaria - Review 1 and Review 2
Mitosis and Meiosis
----Sexual vs. Asexual reproduction - Review
----Cell Cycle - Review 1 and Review 2
----Overview of mitosis and meiosis - Review Video
----Slightly more detailed overview - Review Video
----Mitosis, Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction - Review (really good, from Khan)
----Haploid vs. Diploid - Review
----Steps of Mitosis - Review
----Steps of Meiosis - Review|
----Nondisjunction mutations (trisomy vs. monosomy) - Review
----What is a Chromosome? - Review
Classification
----Characteristics of the six kingdoms - Review
----Dichotomous keys - Review
----Cladograms - Review
----Levels of Taxonomy (Linnaean System of Classification) - Review
----Taxonomy and the Tree of Life - Review
----Characteristics of the 6 kingdoms Picture from class
----6 Kingdoms of Life Foldable Instructions
----Tree of Life Website: Tree of Life
----Plant Tropisms - Review
Ecology
----Characteristics of Life - Review
----Biotic and Abiotic factors - Review
----Levels of Organization in Ecology - Review
----Limiting Factors and Carrying Capacity - Review
----Density Independent and Density Dependent Limiting Factors - Review
----Predator/Prey Relationships - Review and Review
---Extra Credit - Download and run the program. Change the parameters. Write a one page summary of the factors that affect predator prey relationships in terms of all factors including limiting factors and their carrying capacity. Write Extra Credit at the top and turn it in.
----Niche - Review
----Food Chains, Webs, and Energy Pyramids - Review
----Energy vs. Matter flow in an Ecosystem - Review
----Can you determine the niche of each organism in this food web?
----10% Rule - Review 1 and Review 2
----Symbiotic Relationships - Review
----Ecological Succession - Review or Review
----Project Instructions - Ecological Succession Project
----Biomes (focus on abiotic factors and how organisms are adapted to survive)
------Desert Adaptations - Review
------Grassland Adaptations - Review
------Rain Forest Adaptations - Review
------Tundra Adaptations - Review
------Temperate Deciduous Forest - Review
------Taiga Adaptations - Review
------Freshwater Adaptations - Review
------Marine Adaptations - Review
------Estuary Adaptations - Review
----Biogeochemical Cycles - Review
--------Carbon Cycle - Review
--------Nitrogen Cycle - Review
--------Phosphorus Cycle - Review
--------Water Cycle - Review
Evolution
----What is Natural Selection - Review
----What is Evolution - Review
----Lamarck vs. Darwin - Review
--------Podcast on Inheritance and Evolution. Was Lamarck Completely Wrong?
----Prezi Presentation on Evolution - Click Here
----Directional, Stabilizing, Disruptive Selection - Review
----Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium - Review
----Homologous vs Analogous Structures - Review
----Darwin’s Finches - Review
----Pesticide / Antibiotic Resistance - Review
Below is not part of our curriculum, but many students aspire to become doctors, scientists, or just want to know more about the world around them. The link below will allow students to take college level courses at home. (No credit, but you can see what its like). There are MANY different courses you can view.
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/