Saturday, December 29, 2007

Next: End-of-term Test Jan 16, 9:50AM: all about Eyes and Sensors

"We don’t see things as they are; we see things as we are."

This quote suggests that what we see depends as much on ourselves as it does on the world around us. Explore this link and see if you can figure out what they tell us about how we see.
Did you know, even blind people can learn to see again with... their tongue!
+ watch this video

Now, what is this test about?
Study Pickering, complete Biology: section 5.6 p 100 - 103
+read pickering
Can you do more?
+view here to see the world as a colorblind person would
+view here to experience impaired vision
+view here to see the world with old eyes

Friday, November 09, 2007

Monday, October 29, 2007

New! Class room copies available

As of period 2, don’t bring your book to class.
However, to log your progress you need to keep an A4-size binder as journal.
Kindly refer to your journal rubric for the end-of-year evaluation.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Just a Body Responding




Today's lab (Mo Oct 15) will be about two body respondses:

--> Temperature Comparison
follow the Protocol as listed on p. 174, BSCS
--> Front Squat - test
follow the Protocol as listed p. 179, BSCS

Homework (due Friday Oct 19)
1. Execute tasks 4 and 5 on page 176.
2. Read the essay Homeostasis (p229) and record the analysis questions 1 - 4 in your journal.
4. Rewrite your prediction as an if-then statement (task 5 page 179, BSCS)
5. Complete tasks 9 to 12 on page 181-182
6. Complete the Analysis questions p 182 task 1 and 2.