Greetings Parents, Guardians and Students,

I hope everyone is doing well this beautiful weekend! I will be giving a quiz over the cell organelles and this Wednesday, November 6th. That’s right, students! I’ve extended your study and review time. Make good use of it.

The textbook reading homework for pages 112-116 is due the first class meeting for students this week. I really want to stress 100% completion, as we will be conducting a lab on diffusion and osmosis. The background information in the textbook reading is essential to the lab. The assignment is in TeacherEase and you can download the reading guide worksheets below.

Finally, students recently participated in a cut glass mosaic project with local artist Rachel Rodi. We are looking for volunteers to help with the installation of the panels, also available for viewing at www.buglady.org. I hope you can come out and help. The project is amazing!  http://rachelrodi.com/blog/2013/11/2/flowers-installation-coming

Nov 8 Friday – Install Sections
Session 1: 10:00 – 1:30 Need 5 – 10 volunteers
Session 2: 1:30 – 5:00 Need 5 – 10 volunteers

Nov 9 Saturday – Install Sections
Session 1: 10:00 – 1:30 Need 5 – 10 volunteers
Session 2: 1:30 – 5:00 Need 5 – 10 volunteers

Nov 10 Sunday – Grout
Session 1: 10:00 – 1:30 Need 5 – 10 volunteers
Session 2: 1:30 – 5:00 Need 5 – 10 volunteers

click here for reading guide 112-116

Osmosis and diffusion
Should not cause you confusion
Just listen to this flow
If you really want to know!

Local mosaic artist Rachel Rodi is leading this project with the visual arts exploratory classes, through the support of our PTSA. The glass mosaics are California native wildflowers, constructed by students from all grades. They will grace the cement wall on the east side of the school courtyard. Parents are invited to help with the installation of the panels on Saturday November 9th.

Andrew gave me a super cool birthday gift. A piece of amber estimated to be 40 million years old (Eocene) with three bees and some plant fragments embedded. These shots were taken with a Sony Cybershot held up to the eyepiece of the dissecting microscope. Oh yeah, he also gave me a Nikon Alphaphot YS microscope. Bug Lady is very happy!

   

DO NOW QUESTION FOR 10/17 & 10/18

What is Cell Theory? Can you write the four parts of cell theory?

http://www.wiley.com/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/cell_structure/cell_structure.htm Cell Structure Link (For Completing Worksheet)

http://www.carolina.com/teacher-resources/Interactive/online-game-cell-structure-cellcraft-biology/tr11062.tr Cell Craft Link (Second Site – After Worksheet)

http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/ The Virtual Cell (Optional Study Site)

Exit Ticket – We will be doing research papers this year.  What is something you like to research about the cell?  You cannot write nothing, or IDK.   Think stem cells, sickle cell anemia, or Google cell research, cell diseases or types of cells.

Click here for cells worksheet

You know you want to sing it!

I didn’t have time to load the images, but click on these links to download the reading pages or the worksheet. You should have your book, and I printed out these worksheets for you. So read about cells and we’ll begin to study them.

“Cells, cells, they’re made of organelles!”

reading guide 92-95

92-95 textbook