Monday, December 2, 2013

Friday, November 15, 2013

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Mollusca Research

Choose a mollusc species you are interested in and find answers to the following research questions:

This research should be completed by the end of class on Monday November 11.  

1.     What is the name of the animal you researched?


2.     What class of mollusca is it in?


3.     What role does it play in an ecosystem?  What does it eat?  Who are its predators?






4.     What special adaptations has it evolved for survival?


Thursday, October 31, 2013

Inside Nature's Giants - Giant Squid



Watch the video about Giant Squid and learn how their unique biology allows them to exist and survive in the open ocean.

Kings of Camoflage


How do cephalopods (octopus, cuttlefish, squid) change color?

Cuttlefish Mating Trick

Octopus Hiding

Indonesian Mimic Octopus

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Friday, October 18, 2013

hydra catches water flea



This is the same animal we are looking at in the lab.

Lampart's Classes:

How can we keep them alive? 

What will we need to figure out to set up an aquarium they can live in?

After completing the lab... Set up a simple experiment to help determine their tolerance range for...temperature, turbidity, salinity, or some other factor

Submit a hypothesis and procedure to answer one of these questions and get extra credit if you can carry out the experiment and reach a conclusion about your hypothesis.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Format For Bug Labels

Each of your insects need to have their own label, typed!! All labels should be 9 point font and preferably a normal font like Times New Roman or Helvetica. You should format your labels using the example below:

Common Name 
Order 
Date Caught 
Location

And it looks nice when you center the text as well.  As for a specific example, I have a European Honeybee in my collection and the label would look like this:

European Honeybee
Order Hymenoptera
9/2/13
MHS Land Lab

If you have any questions, feel free to ask us.  Let's get these beautiful collections finished up!!

Monday, October 14, 2013

Monday, October 7, 2013

Wolf Proposal - Cole's Classes

Objective
 Propose a potential solution to the issue of wolf populations being so successful out West.

Procedure
  • Do some online research about the topic. Read others opinions on it. Read the article Wolf Wars from National Geographic that is posted on our blog page. It will be a valuable resource for scientific data. 
  • Form an opinion on what you think should be done about wolves! Exterminate them? Hunt them? No management? You need to develop a solution that will appease all parties here: conservationists, cattle ranchers, government officials, and the general public. 
  • Finally, create your proposal. It can be an essay, a poster, a pamphlet, etc. There is no length requirement and I don’t care what form your proposal takes as long as the quality is there. 

Grading
  • This proposal will be out of 20 points. An “project would include the following:
  • Background on the gray wolf and the justification for the 1995 reintroduction. It should be clear you understand how the YNP ecosystem changed with/without wolves. 
  • A proposed solution to the issue outlined in detail. It should be FEASIBLE! How will your idea be implemented? Who will pay for it? How will your idea satisfy all concerned parties? All of these questions should be addressed. 
  • More than anything, your proposal should be backed up by evidence as much as possible!!!! Do some research!! 

Due
October 8th, 2013

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Rewilding



Answer the following questions for extra credit. Turn in before you take the Ecology Test.
What is rewilding?
Why does the speaker want to rewild the earth?
What would you do if it were up to you?  Why?

Sunday, September 29, 2013

Wolf Wars Article

Below is a link that will allow you to download/view a PDF of the article Wolf Wars from National Geographic.  This article should be very useful when it comes to writing your conservation proposal this week:

Wolf Wars

TC

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Viruses, Bacteria, and Evolution


Watch the flu video and answer the questions below:

1. How does variation in influenza arise?
2. How does this variation increase the chances of a flu population’s survival in changing environments?  

Read the article on bacteria resistance and answer the questions below:


Bacteria Reading

1. On the cellular level, how do antibiotics work to stop the growth of bacteria?
2. What are some ways that bacteria work to stop the effectiveness of antibiotics?
3. Since bacteria reproduce asexually, how do they diversify their gene pool?
4. What are some ways that we contribute to the ineffectiveness of antibiotics?
5. How does this all tie in with what we’ve talking about in class (evolution, natural selection, survival of the fittest, etc.)?

Monday, September 16, 2013

Cheetah Speed



How are cheetahs adapted for speed?

Click on the cheetah survival link and read to find out what the "bottleneck" problem is for the cheetah.

Cheetah Survival

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Lamarke vs. Darwin Two Theories of Change

I think you will find the following links useful in answering the writing prompts.  The assignment is due Friday 9/13.

Evolution writing prompt!

Respond to the following writing prompts.   Be sure to include supporting details.  Be specific.  You need to write between a half a page and a page to answer this.  You may use the textbook CH 4 and/or the internet as a resource. 

1.     Who would have agreed with the following statement? “Elephants stretched their noses and passed on the long nose trait until their descendants had a long nose called a trunk.”
2.     Who would have agreed with the following statement?  “Elephants with longer noses were able to survive and have more offspring than elephants with shorter noses.”
3.     Who would have agreed with the following statement?  “Elephants’ noses have changed over time.”

4.     Compare and Contrast Lamarke’s Theory and Darwin’s Theory


Links:

Lamarke:

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_09

http://necsi.edu/projects/evolution/lamarck/lamarck/lamarck_lamarck.html

Darwin:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/course/session2/explain_c_pop2.html

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/history_14

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/10-examples-natural-selection.htm


Whale Kiosk - Evolution of Whales

Follow the link below:

http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/whalekiosk.html


Sunday, September 8, 2013

Great Transformations EP2



This is a 6 part episode featuring whales and other animals and how they changed over time.  Feel free to watch again.  Enjoy!

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Be Smart, Be Safe



Welcome!

Welcome to Zoology!  It is going to be a great year!

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Inside Nature's Giants - Camel

Watch Camel on PBS. See more from Inside Nature's Giants.


Watch and tell how a camel is physically adapted to survive!

Monday, April 15, 2013

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Racoon Nation

Watch Raccoon Nation on PBS. See more from Nature.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Feathers under 4x Magnification

Primary (flight feather) You can see the shaft down the middle and that the vanes hook together to create a smooth surface so the bird's wing will generate lift.


Down (under feather)  You can see the shaft down the middle and that the vanes do not hook together, so the feather remains soft and fluffy.  This makes it really good for trapping air and insulating the bird.


Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Cole Honors - Procedure Submissions

I need your research procedures submitted by Friday.  It should be typed, 12 point font, Times New Roman.  It should include the following information.  Feel free to copy the formatting below exactly.  It will make it much easier on me to read through.

Topic: What are you researching? (Ex: "Amphibian response to pesticides")

Question: What is the question your experiment is going to attempt to answer?  This should be very specific.  ("How will the presence of Atrazine impact leopard frog tadpole development?"

Background: This is where you tell me a little about what research has already been done on the topic.  You should reference, but do not have to cite, research articles you have read.  Don't tell me there is no background research.  Even if there isn't anything exactly like what you are doing, you should have already found some relevant articles.  So, just briefly tell me what the research has focused on, why it's important, etc.

Procedure: Explain how you are going to answer your question.  This should be a step by step process.  This is also where you should detail any materials you are going to need for your experiment.

Results: What do you expect will happen with your experiment?  And explain how your results will fit into the body of research that's already done.  How will your experiment help others better understand your chosen topic of study?

Email me with any questions: tbcole@middletowncityschools.com

TC

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Oops!


Attention students in Mr. Lampart's class and parents: 

I made a mistake on the midterm grades.  It is now fixed, but the mail was already sent.  Please disregard the Zoology grade that was mailed out.  I am sorry.  You can check Progress Book for the corrected grade or e-mail me if you have any questions. 

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Saturday, January 5, 2013