Just How Much is a Trillion, Anyway?
David Schwartz talks about people’s inability to truly comprehend large numbers. Listen to this NPR podcast to try and wrap your head around a trillion. NPR Trillion
David Schwartz talks about people’s inability to truly comprehend large numbers. Listen to this NPR podcast to try and wrap your head around a trillion. NPR Trillion
Test on Monday, 4/24/08 on chapters 4 & 5.
Answer chapter 4 review: UC #1,3,5
Answer chapter 5 review: RI #4; UC 7,8; Synthesis 1
Test on chapter 8: Joints - Friday, 4/18/08
Written test on bones - Tuesday, 4/22/08
Practical test on bones - starts Tuesday, 4/22/08 (until Monday, 4/28/08). You must see me to sign up for a time. The time slots are immediately before or after school. During the practical, you will have 4 minutes to build a leg/ankle/foot or an arm/wrist/hand and answer several questions.
Go to the following University of Delaware site: http://www.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/
View the ‘Instructional Video‘ and use the ‘Virtual Microscope‘. Be sure to know how to use each part of the microscope and know each part’s function.
Then go to http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/anatomy/introduction.html and complete the ‘Microscope Assembly‘ activity about half-way down the page.
Then go to http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/virtual/virtual.html and look at the ‘Scanning Electron Microscopy‘ activity. Feel free to look at the others too - they are pretty cool.
Read the following pages in chapter 8:
234-245; 253-257
Closer Look (256)
Related Clinical Terms
Make sure you know the directional terms (i.e. flexion/extension, abduction etc….)
Answer the following review questions on pg. 259: 3-7, 10, 12, 13, 17; Clinical Application 1-3
Go to the following website…
http://www.nsa.gov/kids/home.cfm
Click on ‘Codes & Ciphers‘ at the bottom and read through the material. Be sure to look at the various types of ciphers under the ‘Make a Cipher‘ section, and the ‘Top Secret Language Tips‘ under the ‘Breaking Ciphers‘ section. Write these tips in your notebook. You will be asked to apply your skills at breaking ciphers so be sure you understand the techniques used.
After you read through the Codes and Ciphers section, click on Games & Activities at the bottom. Then complete the ‘Cryptograms‘ link (beginner, intermediate, and advanced). Once you have completed those, complete the 5 problems in the ‘Yardleygrams‘ section.
Read chapter 3 and write down key ideas and statistics etc… for our discussions.
Due: Friday, 4/11/08
We will be reading one chapter per week so it is your job to remember from now on.