Social organisms and behavior

Class,

Here' s an excellent radiolab that explores the role of "good" in the biological world.  The bee workers are incapable of reproducing, and they are truly half of the mother (unfertilized eggs).  Therefor, it is TOTALLY worth it for them to die in hopes of saving the queen.



By the way, remember to learn assessment statement E.6.4 tonight.  Check out click4biology.com

Prepare for design rubric: BUGS!!!!

Hello class,

Your assignment for the weekend:  Learn about Armadillidium (pill bugs).  I want oyu to know thier kingdom and phyllum.  Learn about their habitat and food choices.  Learn about lifespan and mating habits.  Learn anything you can find.

I will quiz you on this on Monday.

This is leading up to another IB rubric lab.  Next week you will design a lab to investigate taxis or kinesis in Armadillidium.  After spring break, you will be doing this lab!!  (yeah!).  To prep you for this, you may want to look at the click for biology assessments E.3.2.   (no humidity test, however.)

vision and other cool stuff

Class,  I'd like you to investigate blind spots.  this link is a coo little activity that I think you'll enjoy.  The explanation on wikipedia is a bit thin, but the picture is very helpful.

In addition, please do pages 297-298 in your orange workbook.  oops...I mean funbook!

Here's a link to that way cool site I used in class on Thursday in case you want to check it out.