THE PIG DISECTION!!!!

SUMMARY
On Jaunuary 15 we disected a pig fetus. WE learned about the organs and got a Hands On experience on what the organs looked and felt like. We then had to do a work sheet on what the function of the organs were in the pig.

THOUGHTS AND OPINOINS
I thought that this was probably the highlight of the year for me. The pig disection was just so much fun and i also learned allot about how the body worked. But i thought we should have done the disection on a double block so we could have had a bit more time looking through the pig and looking at the organs. I cut off the head and that was pretty sweet!

ABOVE AND BEYOND
http://www.whitman.edu/biology/vpd/main.html
i put thisn one here so you could try out the pig disection if you might have missed it because its so sweet. but it wont be as fun as the real thing.

January 15 blog- Eleanor McBain (Make up for another one) 3/3

January 15

Summary

Today in class, Mr. C. had all the kids paired in groups of 2 or 3 and had us prepare a lab that demonstrated the production of heat during excersize. So we had to:

-make a hypothesis ( if, then, because statement)

- design a procedure that would increase our body temperature

- Point out our variables (Manipulated, Controlled and Responding)

- tell how or why our body temp. increased

- Lastly, to make a conclusion, graph and table that illustrated our results within a group.

Thoughts and Opinions

Well Mr. C. I thought it was fun. My idea was to hop on one foot down the hall but the other ones didnt really want to.... Anyways. It was a fun activity to do and let us know why our body heat increased during activity.Some of the students just walked around the school for a while, and others actually took initiative and did something that was physically active. One of the students hopped around the class room for a bit, which was funny to watch.

To say the least, it was fun, worth-while, and educational.

Above and Beyond

Haha.. Anyways.

My additional insight is going to be a picture of the Gross anatomy.

January 14, 2008

January 14 Blog
Parker Konschuh ( Make-up for my last one) 3/3

Class Summary
- Began the muscle / motor system unit-
Three Main types of muscle tissue
- Cardiac: found in heart, involuntary (autonomic)
- Skeletal: moves bones, voluntary
- Smooth: found in organs, veins, arteries etc, involuntary
- Started looking more in depth with skeletal system
- Antagonistic pairs
- Muscle contraction (actin and miocin)

Thoughts on the Lesson

I thought the lesson gave a reasonable introduction to the motor system. For once I actually kinda understood what was going on during the first day. I dislike that we were assigned things with 10 minutes to go, but whatever. At least I could answer the questions. I think that the function of the muscle system is a little more obvious, and there will be less to do. I think that we will have to do some more work with muscle contractions before I understand the miocin / actin thing.

Above and Beyond

During this lesson I started to think of how going to the gym builds muscle strength. I didn’t really know how muscle fibre was produced or whatever makes you stronger. Mostly I was daydreaming and wondering what to put for above and beyond in my blog. Before finding this website I would have never guessed that this is how muscle growth occurred. So here it is:

Muscle fibre growth

Your muscles are made up of thousands of fibres called 'myofibres'. Lifting weights causes microscopic tears in the muscle fibres. Training actually breaks down the muscle.
Your body rebuilds the damaged fibres making them bigger and stronger. It does this to adapt to the stress of training. The next time you go to the gym, you'll be bigger and stronger. Your body can cope better, and so, less stress.
Many believe that muscle growth happens when they train. It is only between workouts, when we rest and feed the muscles that growth occurs.
How to increase muscle size.
We must train hard enough to damage the muscle fibres so our body rebuilds them bigger and stronger.

http://www.bodybuilding-for-beginners.com/muscle-growth.html

Laura Smith Nov.19/07 2/3

Today in class we:

• Answered questions:

1) Which molecules carry energy from light reactions to dark?

2) Where does the Calvin Benson cycle happen?

• Marked the lab questions


• Went over photosynthesis practice questions


• Marked a photosynthesis diagram


• Looked at noncylclic photophosphorylation


• Got handed the "Candy Lab #2" sheet (will be doing it tomorrow)


• Watched a movie called "Cycle of Life" which was on photosynthesis

Thoughts and Questions:

I like studying photosynthesis because I find it pretty easy.

Where does the Calvin benson cycle happen?

Above and Beyond:

Where does the Calvin Benson cycle occur?

It occurs in the stroma of the chloroplasts.

Here is a picture that I found on google of the Calvin Benson Cycle