Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Things to do if you're bored this summer!



It's that time!  S-U-M-M-E-R!!!!!  Yea!  I know you have lots of swimming, sleeping, sports, and more swimming on your list of things to do this summer, but just in case you get bored, here are some super cool biology games that I found for you to check out!

http://www.anatomyarcade.com/

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

The Human Eye


Homework for Wednesday, May 4th:  Research the eye.  Draw and label a diagram of the eye and know the function of each part. 

Important parts:  Pupil, iris, cornea, retina, sclera, lends, vitreous chamber (humor) optic nerve.  You may find other important parts too! 


Sites to try:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bigeye.html

http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/V/Vision.html

http://www.pasadenaeye.com/faq/faq15/faq15_text.html

Sheep Brain Dissections

"Wow!  That's a lot smaller than I thought it was going to be."  That was a quote from a first hour student when he first saw the sheep brain.  Many students also said it was not as gross as they thought it was going to be.  The consistancy?  "Looks and feels like chicken!" according to one observant student!