You will have a test on all material covered thus far. except for the various drugs (LSD, ecstasy, etc…) The test will include all material from Chapter 11 in the textbook, class notes, drug information, and anything else we covered. It will also include any other assigned readings/information such as the study guide pages and chapter review questions.
Test Date: Wednesday, 3/19/14
Read this NIGMS article on sepsis to learn about this deadly medical condition. I have highlighted key items at the version located here.
Since we have a diverse group of students, juniors/seniors, biology/AP biology, etc…, it is important that we all have a fundamental background in genetics to start building from. So each of you should go to the DNA From the Beginning website and complete items 1-24. Items 1-14 are under the heading “Classical Genetics” and items 15-24 are under the heading “Molecules of Genetics”. You should see these on the right side of the browser window. For each item you should, at least, view the ‘Concept’, go through the ‘Animation’ and complete the ‘Problem’ as a self-test. You can look at more for each if you want (e.g. Gallery, Video, etc…), but the Concept, Animation and Problem should be good enough for most of them. This is a considerable amount of material so you should do a little bit each night or you will be overwhelmed at the end.
The website is located at: http://www.dnaftb.org/1/
Due: April 7, 2014
Accidents are the 5th leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause among young adults.
According to an article by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, “The leading cause of death in people between the ages of 1 and 44 in the United States isn’t heart disease or cancer—it’s injury from falls, car accidents and other types of physical trauma.
While research has led to significant improvements in survival immediately after a traumatic injury, challenges remain. To help address them, scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health are focusing on understanding what happens to the body at many levels, from its molecules and cells to its tissues, organs and systems.”
Read the rest of the article here to learn about some of these amazing research findings.
You will have a test on Chapter 8: Joints and the notes given in class.
Date: Monday, 3/10/14
You will have a test on everything we have covered so far. Particular emphasis will be on the firearms information, autopsy procedure, determining cause of death and determining the post-mortem interval.
Date of Test: Monday, 3/10/14
Go to my neuroscience wiki page on drugs located here:
http://www.docfleetwood.net/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Drugs
Complete the “lesson” links to learn how a neuron works, what happens at the synapse and how drugs affect this. As an added bonus, the “Mouse Party” activity is pretty funny 🙂
Use the information from the site to create a table in a Google Spreadsheet with the following information: drug name, method of intake, how the drug affects the neurons in the brain. For example… Cocaine, snort, inject or smoke, blocks dopamine reuptake receptors thus prolonging the effect of dopamine. (but yours will be in a nice, neat table format)
Share that Google Spreadsheet with my tfleetwood charterschool email address.
Read this article from The Scientist magazine to learn how researchers are trying to use bacteria to determine the post-mortem interval.
http://www.the-scientist.com//?articles.view/articleNo/38946/title/The-Necrobiome/
Researchers are looking to make healthier sausage by adding bacteria from baby feces (poop). Mmmm, yummy. Checkout the story at LiveScience.
http://www.livescience.com/43465-baby-poop-sausage-probiotic.html
Bonus: While you are there, be sure to click on the 7 Gross ‘Human’ Foods link in the article.
Using the gapminder.org website, you will analyze health data from around the world and create a 5-8 minute presentation to explain your findings to the class. A full explanation of the project can be found here:
http://www.docfleetwood.net/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Comparing+Nations
Due: Tuesday, 2/25/14
