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!

Nervous System Study

Check out this site for tons of kid-friendly information on the brain- http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Frog Dissection Time!!

We've been studying invertebrates for the past couple of weeks, but now it's time to get back to the vertebrate body.  Check out this site to complete your Virtual Frog Dissection Homework Sheet.  It's due Monday, April 18th!

http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_16/BL_16.html - Virtual Frog Dissection


Image borrowed from Google Frog Image

Day 18 of the Wisconsin Fast Plant Experiment

We've been pollinating our plants and they are starting to grow small seed pods!

We have a lot of colorful flowers growing!

Our plants are getting tall!

The stamen (male) and pistils (female) are visible.

Pollination has occured and many plants have seeds pods growing.  The long, green structure in this picture is a seed pod.

Invertebrate Review!

Here is a quick tutorial to go along with your notes when studying invertebrate animals.

WFP Day 11

Our Plants are growing true leaves and flower buds now!