Thursday, February 19, 2009

Due date change

Also sent out via snapgrades:

Greetings. In order to stay consistent with the handout, I'm changing the date of the cell analogy assignment from tomorrow (Friday) to Monday. Cell analogies - complete, and typed, are due at the start of the day on Monday, W24D1. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

W23 and W24

Only two assignments to focus on this week (syllabus for the week is here.)

The Cell Analogy (Assignment "Archibald") is due at the end of the day Friday. Students will have all day Thursday and Friday to work on their analogies and get help from me.

The directions for assignment Archibald were passed out to students, and are also available here.

The cell model, assignment B, is due at the end of next week. Students will work on this assignment in class next week, and should have all the materials they need to work on the model by Monday. Directions for this assignment are here. (Students also have this as a handout.)

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

For W22D4 - in-class Webquest.

To start with: use this web page to learn about cell membranes and answer the questions on your handout. I'll be coming around to help you out.

(Notice that there's some good basic information about other organelles on this page.)

After you've answered the questions on the handout, watch the animation that I'll show you. (It's from this web page.) Take notes, and be prepared to answer: what is endocytosis? What is exocytosis?

Another good site, if you're having trouble visualizing the membrane. Click through the animations!

Good animations of protein transport through a membrane can be found on this page.
After that, you can start researching - and taking notes - on what the different cell organelles do.


This site (which has some good analogies to get you thinking) from a junior high in Utah. (Notice how I'm linking to sites that are from schools and universities? This is a good way to find reliable information - though it's not foolproof.)

There's an interactive animation of a cell here with some good explanations.

Using these sites, write out your own explanation of what each organelle's function in the cell is. Then, talk to me about what kinds of analogies might work for your analogy project.




Notes for W22D3 are here.


Information for the Cell Analogy project is here.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009