Homework: Day 22 (Wednesday, September 29)

• Watch and take notes on the new Tegrity video on chemistry (it will be up by 6:30 pm)
• Watch for my email with instructions about Thursday's class.

Homework: Day 21 (Tuesday, September 28)

• Group Blog
• Plant and Fish Info Sheets
• Watch chemistry lecture on Tegrity (will take longer for students without previous chemistry experience).

Day 21 (Tuesday, September 28)

• Debrief Aquarium Adventure Work and Aquariums (Thank you Notes)
• Debrief blogs and daily aquarium maintenance
• Revisit Plant and Animal Information Charts
• Turn Ecology Quizzes Back
• Re-orient Office Hours
• Plan Chemistry Unit

Homework: Day 19 (Friday, September 24)

• Fill out Fish and Plant Info Forms as a group.  Do a nice job uploading them to your blog.  I would like them posted on your blog by Sunday at 8pm.
• Prep as a team for Monday's trip to Aquarium Adventure - send a few team members that can to go look their this weekend to get ideas and report back to the team what other options may need some research before Monday.
• Get the work from your 2nd period class that you will be missing the second half of.

Thanks!

Mr. D

Day 19 (Friday, September 24)

• Ecology Quiz
• Group Performance Assessment and Discussions
• Plant and Fish Information & Taxonomy Sheets
• Plan Monday's Trip

Homework: Day 18 (Thursday, September 23)

• Study for ecology quiz

Day 18 (Thursday, September 23)

• Population Growth Models
• Ecology Quiz Review
• Tank Budget, Plan, 2D Model, Blog, Daily Testing, Presentations

Homework: Day 17 (Wednesday, September 22)

• Study for Friday's Ecology Quiz
• Work on Group's Blog, Etc.

Day 17 (Wednesday, September 22)

• Share plan for the day
• Go over homework
• Planet Earth and Nitrogen Cycling
• 2D Models of Aquariums
• Fundraising Talk
• Ice Cream Social Talk
• Plan Plants and Fish (and Budget)

Day 16 (Tuesday, September 21)

• Tegrity Video Review
• Ecology Abiotic and Biotic Factors
• Planet Earth
• Population Growth Models
• Group Nitrogen Cycle, Tank 2D Prototype, Ice Cream Social Work
• Group Re-convene and report out
• Class Report Out
• Revision Documentation

Homework: Day 15 (Monday, September 20)

• Watch Tegrity Video and take Notes

Day 15 (Monday, September 20)

• Updates
• Aquarium Design Councils
• Ice Cream Social Council
• Plant & Equipment Auction Walk Through and Bidding Planning
• Build your aquarium
• Ecology Lecture
• Ecology Packet Review

Homework: Day 13 (Thursday, September 16)

• Group Work
• Ecology Packet
• Send (Email) 200 word summary from last night if you have not already

Day 13 (Thursday, September 16)

• Ecosystem Concept: Planet Earth Caves
• Collect Homework
• Shallow Seas: Nutrient Cycling, Resource Availability, and Limits to Population Growth
• Role of Climate: Deserts
• Group Time (Blogs up, fundraising report, Tank Planning, etc)

Homework: Day 12 (Wednesday, September 15)

• Work on Group Documentation, fundraising, planning, etc.
• 200 words or so on how the ecological concepts from PPT will apply to your aquariums

Day 12 (Wednesday, September 15)

• Talk about documentation
• Group Time to Document
• Ecology Introduction

Aquarium Photo (for Inspiration)

I am excited to see how students design their aquariums. Here is a photo of a design that is modern and minimalistic. It is of the "Nature Aquarium" style that Amano has popularized.

Day 11 (Tuesday, September 14)

• Turn in Cellular Respiration Worksheet
• Cellular Respiration Quiz (right at start of class)
• Watch the Presidential Address on Education
• Groups build CO2 Injectors

Day 10 (Monday, September 13)

• Cellular Respiration
• Group work on CO2 Injection System

Homework: Day 9 (Friday, September 10)

• Watch Tegrity Video (it is not uploading yet, I will change this post once it works)
• Cellular Respiration Work Sheet
• Study for Cellular Respiration Quiz (on Monday)
• Work on CO2 project with group
• Prepare for next week's fundraisers with group

Day 9 (Friday, September 10)

• Group Work on CO2 System and Fundraising Planning
• Krebs Cycle

Help with Carbonate Hardness (KH)

Hi Class,

If KH seems a little unclear, here is a helpful link.

Day 8 (Thursday, September 9)

• Group Leadership Styles
• CO2 Helpful Information
• Group Time
• Group Fundraiser Presentations
• Group CO2 Progress Presentations

Homework: Day 7 (Wednesday, September 8)

• Work on Fundraiser Ideas with group on Google Docs!

Design Process for Biology Class

1. Purpose: Identify the need or problem.

2. Research: Research the need or problem
• Examine current state of the issue and solutions
• Explore other options via the Internet, library, interviews, etc.

3. Develop: Develop possible solution(s)
• Brainstorm possible solutions; Draw on your research mathematics, and science.
• Think of something new; improve on known designs; make it better; dream a little!
• Articulate the possible solutions in two and three dimensions; Refine possible solutions

4. Select: Select the best possible solution(s)
• Determine which solution(s) best meet(s) the original requirements
• Will it work great?
• Does it look good?
• Do we have the materials and resources to make it correctly?

5. Construct: Construct a prototype
• Model the selected solution(s) in two and three dimensions
• Prototypes should be working models (so they can be tested thoroughly – step 6)

6. Test: Test and evaluate the solution(s)
• Does it work?
• Does it still meet all of the original design constraints?
• How could it be improved?

7. Revise: Make all possible improvements on physical prototype in order to prepare it for presentation.

8. Communicate: Communicate the solution(s)
• Make an engineering presentation that includes a discussion of how the revised solution(s) best meet(s) the needs of the initial problem, opportunity, or need.
• How does it perform? What does it cost? What can it do? What can it not do?

CO2 Injector Design Project

Purpose: To research, design, prototype, and revise a final CO₂ injection solution for your aquarium design team for the term.

Grouping: Your aquarium design teams (led by team captain)

Time Frame: 3 Days for first prototype. Then 4 days for testing.

Vision: The group vision is for exceptionally beautiful planted aquariums. Part of that equation is CO₂ injection. The more accurately and consistently the group is able to inject CO₂ into the aquarium, the more beautiful the group’s aquarium will be.

Rules: The following are a list of basic project constraints:

§ Money: As much as you want to spend (if it is yours – not your parents’)

§ Choice: You choose how you do it. Don’t just copy something from Internet. Invent!

§ Originality: Don’t copy other groups (it is fine if it happens to happen)

§ Everyone Plays: All members of group actively do their part to make the CO₂ sweet.

§ Design: It looks good.

§ Presentation: Each member of the group is able to give the final presentation of work.

§ Audience: We will post our designs on the blog and send to Aquarium Adventure.

§ Documentation: All parts of design process documented in final group portfolio.

Grading: The following items will equally determine the group’s grade for the design challenge.

§ Design Portfolio Documentation

§ Post on Blog

§ All students being able to present well

§ Aesthetic appeal of final product

§ Design able to produce 2 days of 10ppm CO₂

§ Design able to produce 2 days of 20ppm CO

§ Quality of Revision

Day 7 (Wednesday, September 8)

• Check and Collect Homework
• Discuss Quiz and CO2 reactor drawings
• Announce Class Captains
• Krebs Cycle
• Aquarium Design Groups!
• CO2 Project Overview
• CO2 Project (Research and Development and Selection)

Homework: Day 6 (Tuesday, September 7)

• 1 page summary of your understanding of aquarium plant care (based on student presentations)
• Drawing of Glycolysis and the Fermentations

Day 6 (Tuesday, September 7)

Welcome back to class!

• Vote for class Captains
• Two final group presentations
• Presentation Debrief
• Book Competition
• Glycolysis and Fermentation Lectures
• Glycolysis and Fermentation Drawing
• Aquarium Groups Announced

Homework: Day 5 (Friday, September 3)

• Research existing CO2 injection solutions
• Draw engineer's sketch of your proposed CO2 Injection system
• Enjoy the long weekend

Day 5 (Friday, September 3)

Buckeyes won their first game last night; sweet!

Plan for class today:

• Debrief Virtual Day
• Groups work (practice presentations, final polishing)
• Group Presentations (students take notes in order to complete homework)
• Vote for class captains

Homework: Day 4 (Thursday, September 2)

• Prepare group presentation (remember we will only have 40 minutes in class before presentations start on Friday - should be used to practice the presentation at that point).

SIMPLE RUBRIC for Presentation:

1. Did the group provide information that was well organized?
2. Did the group provide a thorough presentation of the topic?
3. Did the group present accurate scientific information with specifics where possible?
4. Did the group presentation incorporate every student as a presenter?
5. Was the group able to effectively answer questions after the presentation?

Day 4 (Thursday, September 2)

Virtual Day is Here! (And also the firsst buckeye game of the season). Here is the plan:

• Watch Tegrity lecture on Glycolysis and Fermentation before 12:30pm (it will require good note taking).
• Log on to the Adobe Connect link I sent you between 12:15 and 12:30.
• Work on Google Doc with group - speak with me on Adobe Connect as a group at your designated time.
• Times:

Lighting Group 12:40 - 12:50

Algae Group 12:50 - 1:00

Fertilizer Group 1:00 - 1:10

Plant Type Group 1:10 - 1:20

CO2 Group 1:20 - 1:30

WHOLE CLASS 1:30 - 1:35

Homework: Day 3 (Wednesday, September 1)

• Work on group project via GoogleDocs for 1 hour.
• Watch video lecture on Tegrity before 12:30pm tomorrow. (NOW UPLOADED)
• Prepare your computer for online class Thursday (at 12:30pm)

Day 3 (Wednesday, September 1)

• Grade/Collect HW (Students study for quiz)
• Photosynthesis Quiz
• 5 Groups Research Planted Aquarium Basics (led by potential captains)
• Light Bulbs (intensity, spectrum, and duration)
• Fertilizers (what kind, how much, how to use)
• CO2 (Plants' need for, how is it done, how much is too much?)
• Types of Aquarium plants (types of propigation, lighting requirements, etc.)
• Algae (Types, What conditions it likes, how to avoid/control it)
• Presentations