Mr. UlmerMr. Ulmer

Modern Biology: The Modern Biology: The Study of LifeStudy of Life

The Class Web Site The Class Web Site WEBWEB

• There is a 150 page class web site.There is a 150 page class web site.

• It is found on the H.S. web site, under It is found on the H.S. web site, under “Faculty” and “Mr. Ulmer”“Faculty” and “Mr. Ulmer”

• There will be There will be project informationproject information , , supplies, links, and photossupplies, links, and photos

• A A class syllabusclass syllabus which describes which describes policies, grading, and expectations if policies, grading, and expectations if found there.found there.

Classroom ActivitiesClassroom Activities• Laboratory ExperiencesLaboratory Experiences: Students : Students

will complete a formal lab report.will complete a formal lab report.

• Group Lab ActivitiesGroup Lab Activities: : Students work Students work in in

assigned lab groups for “hands-on” work.assigned lab groups for “hands-on” work.

• Internet ActivitiesInternet Activities:: Web Quests, Web Web Quests, Web Reviews, Web research, and Reviews, Web research, and PowerLibraryPowerLibrary

Classroom ActivitiesClassroom Activities• Current EventsCurrent Events: Researching, reading : Researching, reading

and writing about our science topics in and writing about our science topics in the news.the news.

• Cornell NotesCornell Notes: Reading, analyzing, : Reading, analyzing, organizing information from the text. organizing information from the text. These become a study-guide for tests.These become a study-guide for tests.

• Concept MappingConcept Mapping: These : These

organize ideas.organize ideas.

1.What is the 1.What is the chemicalchemical and and structural structural basis of living basis of living things?things?• What is Biology?What is Biology?

• What is “Alive”?What is “Alive”?

• What is a Cell?What is a Cell?

• What are some of the major What are some of the major molecules of life?molecules of life?

• How does life get energy?How does life get energy?

• What is DNA?What is DNA?

2. How is genetic information 2. How is genetic information inherited and expressedinherited and expressed

• How is DNA passed on?How is DNA passed on?

• How did we learn about genes?How did we learn about genes?

• What is genetic engineering?What is genetic engineering?

3. How has the theory of 3. How has the theory of evolution transformed the evolution transformed the study of biology?study of biology?• What did Charles Darwin do?What did Charles Darwin do?

• What is the evidence of evolution?What is the evidence of evolution?

• How do scientists classify life?How do scientists classify life?