Week / Topic |
Notes/Info |
Day |
Movies/Videos |
Activities |
6- Fungi |
FUNGUS.pptx |
Monday |
Introduction to Fungi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ojzbeaZDqk
Introduction to Fungi - Characteristics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3okZKylH9Y
The Life Cycle of Mushrooms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh2QuD0SAag
Fungus Cannon in Super Slow Motion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8OAmcUnm4g
Spore rain (mushroom reproduction)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrphn1zOWaE
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Mushroom dissection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0R7JeBTKos |
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Tuesday |
When giant Fungi Ruled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G64DagHuOg
Glowing fungi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33-3UCTRZWM
10 fantastic fungi superpowers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcIL2ywmjsQ |
Colouring pages
mushrooms.docx
Parts of a Mushroom.docx
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Wednesday |
Fairy Rings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7L1k1bFb9c
Fungal Friends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p006ry61
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Thursday |
Cordyceps: Attack of the killer fungi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8
Nematode trapping Fungi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWdmL8sGCB4 |
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Friday |
You didn’t know mushrooms could do all this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlcKBKJ8uro
Mushroom: How does it grow?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLtGRHX0sLI |
Fungi Worksheet
Fungi Worksheet.doc
Answer Sheet
fungi worksheet.pdf
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5- Plants |
texts:
Heath Biology
Unit 4 (Ch 21-26)
Biology 11
Unit 5 (Ch.13,14)
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Monday |
The Importance of Plants
Why are plants important?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQFFZWTW3pc
The Importance of Plants in our daily lives
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2017/04/24/eco-solutions-richard-deverell.cnn
Medicinal Plants (learn a bit of Spanish too.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDWmHFQOJgY
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Take out the popcorn and watch this:
BBC Documentary Life Ch.9 Plants
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3excdh |
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Tuesday |
Plant Evolution and Classification
Evolution and Oxygen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE4CPmTH3xg
Plant Evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQHo7nlqjsg
Monocots or Dicots explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI2RxzAT-ww |
Monocot vs Dicot quiz
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizreport.php?title=monocot-dicot-quiz&sid=235936038 |
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Wednesday |
Plant Structure and Function
Structure of the Leaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co0JdqUlycg
Travel Deep inside the Leaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwymX2LxnQs
Structure of the Stem
https://www.coursehero.com/sg/introduction-to-biology/stems/
Structure of the Root
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mruz6m0fGR4
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Colouring page the plant cell
plant cell.docx
Draw and label the parts of a plant leaf.
Quiz leaf structure and photosynthesishttps://www.quia.com/quiz/2710263.html?AP_rand=1110491493 |
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Thursday |
Plant Reproduction
https://www.britannica.com/video/126539/overview-plant-reproduction |
How to grow ginger in a container
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mUeNy0rweM
Growing your own avocado tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDd_QU9Crmk
Growing vegetables form scraps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2z9G6eut8Y |
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Friday |
Plant Responses
Plants Tropisms and Hormones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCFstSMvAMI
The amazing ways plants defend themselves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hja0SLs2kus |
Watch a seedling react.
Test on gravitropism - Flip the plant and watch what happens to the stems.
(Plant radishes or cucumbers, they sprout really fast.)
Create a maze with the light at one end and watch the plant move towards the light through the maze. (Sunflowers are good to use for this.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb55mj8xkxk |
4- Evolution and Adaptation #2 |
EVOLUTION ppt.ppt
* from page 31 on
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Monday |
Evolution and Natural Selection
https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/biomolecules/evolution-population-dynmaics/v/evolution-natural-selection
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Tuesday |
The Galapagos – The Islands that Changed the World
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt0286
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Galapagos movie questions.doc |
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Wednesday |
Examples of Natural Selection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7EhExhXOPQ
Adaptations to desert life
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57204/20-amazing-animal-adaptations-living-desert
The adaptations of sea snakes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E_I4AgsIok
Penguins Amazing Survival Skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2igITGUZbZw
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Lab simulation
The Peppered Moth : Survival of the Fittest
http://peppermoths.weebly.com/ |
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Thursday |
Speciation: An Illustrated Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yvEDqrc3XE
Formation of New Species by Speciation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPQF9BQnw2A
Gradualism vs Punctuated Equilibrium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSjiFxIHknk
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Friday |
Human Origin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehV-MmuvVMU
7 million years of human evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZv8VyIQ7YU |
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3- Evolution and Adaptation #1 |
EVOLUTION ppt.ppt
* up to page 30
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Monday |
What is the evidence for Evolution?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIEoO5KdPvg
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Tuesday |
The Coelocanth
https://www.knysnamuseums.co.za/pages/the-coelacanth/
The Coelocanth: A living fossil of a fish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujKL1pUHDfo |
Visit the Smithsonian
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/z_tour-022.html |
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Wednesday |
The Origin of 4-legged animals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK8XGEDcTfo
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Plan a visit: See a prince!
Parc national de Miguasha, Qc
https://www.sepaq.com/pq/mig/index.dot?language_id=1
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Thursday |
How Evolution Works
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOfRN0KihOU
Darwin and Natural Selection: Crash Course
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfsUz2O2jww
Myths and Misconceptions about Evolution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZt1Gn0R22Q
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Friday |
Evolution and the Corona Virus
https://www.newyorker.com/science/lab-notes/what-viral-evolution-can-teach-us-about-the-coronavirus-pandemic |
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2- Vertebrates |
Vertebrates.pptx
*=link to video
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Monday |
Fish
Vertebrate Classification:The Fish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNlQzE5QVoo
Baby fish hide inside mother’s mouth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW2FEYtI_Hw
Archer fish water pistol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4G_MeUUZlI
Mudskippers: The fish that walk on land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAQuoH_fOWM
Deepwater fish farms
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/10/aquaculture-fishing-food-security-environment/
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Virtual Tours : New England Aquarium
https://www.neaq.org/visit/at-home-events-and-activities/
Fish Review.docx
Fish Review.pdf
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Tuesday |
Amphibians
The Evolution of Amphibians
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAiG__2HUM0
The life cycle of a frog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJOOxlFs9Is
Meet 12 Interesting Amphibians
https://www.thoughtco.com/amphibian-photogallery-4122653
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Amphibian Review.docx
Amphibian Review.pdf
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Wednesday |
Reptiles
What exactly is a reptile?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuQjs_ERFyU
Reptiles & Amphibians BBC Documentary Episode 1 Part 1 - Ectotherms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GUfz3CnHro
Sea Turtles 101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rmv3nliwCs
Longest Snake on Earth eats a Deer Whole
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP5Ro3oy-ec
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Reptiles Review.docx
Reptile Review.pdf
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Thursday |
Birds
What makes a bird a bird?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB5FsjN9jdQ
What came first, the chicken or the egg?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a8pI65emDE
Baby bird hatching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCSNvoQl20
Imprinting- Biologist is real life mother goose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxxrDEbtuag
11 things human engineers are learning from birds
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65023/11-things-human-engineers-are-learning-birds
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review birds.docx
Review Birds.pdf
build a bird house
https://birdwatchinghq.com/free-birdhouse-plans/
https://www.thespruce.com/free-birdhouse-plans-1357100
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Friday |
Mammals
Types of Mammals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4qHhdOp26A
The 3 Different Ways Mammals Give Birth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz3Yv3On4lE
platypus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0-qFKpktkA
Newborn Baby Grey Kangaroo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CAXe1NMQl4
Birth of a giraffe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kZW8e79Bm0
These are the most endangered animals on the planet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgw4baqoUIE
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mammal review questions.doc
review mammals.pdf
Watch live animals -
https://explore.org/livecams
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1- Invertebrates |
Invertebrates.ppt
* = link to a video
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Monday |
Porifera & Cnidaria
Crabs make sponge hats
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals-source/00000168-e8b7-d0fe-a76e-f8bf0b870000?source=searchvideo
Coral Reef Spawning
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a1e-d3cb-a96c-7b1fab630000?source=searchvideo
Mysterious deep sea jellyfish
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/00000163-5efa-d088-ab73-dffb32e60000?source=searchvideo
Cnidaria: NetFlix documentary “Chasing Coral" |
jellyfish colouring page
jellyfish.docx
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Tuesday |
Worms:
Weird Deep sea worm https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/0000015b-7d2e-d590-addf-fdfe170d0000?source=searchvideo
Glow worm lure https://video.nationalgeographic.com/wild/00000144-2f3a-df5d-abd4-ff7f4aa20000?source=searchvideo
Hammerhead worm https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/0000015d-41d1-d1cb-a7fd-c5dd801a0000?source=searchvideo
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Virtual dissection earthworm
http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/dl/free/0078802849/383950/BL_14.html |
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Wednesday |
Mollusks:
Cuttlefish
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/00000161-9a60-d9e1-abf3-daec9c620000?source=searchvideo
mussel farming
https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/videos/deep-water-mussel-farming-elevage-moules-eau-profonde-eng.html
Octopus escape
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a44-d3cb-a96c-7b4dc6830000?source=searchvideo
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Mussel and starfish dissection
https://hascinvertebrates.weebly.com/invertebrate-dissections.html |
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Thursday |
Echinoderms:
Why are sea stars dying?
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/0000014f-cd93-deef-a9ef-efbff3ca0000?source=searchvideo
Why are sea cucumbers so expensive?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRH5KzNQxmc
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starfish colouring page
starfish.docx
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Friday |
Arthropods:
blue lobster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NECzSuvhQVA
Hercules beetle metamorphosis
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/00000163-4f88-d2fa-a76b-cfbe22d20000?gc=%2Fvideo%2Fanimals%2Finvertebrates
Should we eat more bugs?
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/magazine/food-by-the-numbers/00000147-d4d7-d0bf-a3f7-fdff784f0000?source=searchvideo |
beetle colouring page
beetle.docx
Virtual lab arthropods
https://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs_2K8/labs/BL_10/index.html |
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