Tuesday May 14th - Reviewing Science with Sidewalk Chalk in the Sun!

Pictures of students reviewing the circulatory and respiratory systems using sidewalk chalk.

Also gaining quality Vitamin D on a beautiful day!

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

We had some excellent discussions today about the relationship between photosynthesis and respiration.  It is always great to see that a lot of critical thinking is taking place!

During class, we talked about fermentation including alcoholic fermentation in yeast and lactic acid fermentation in the muscles of humans.

Also, we kicked off class with a gallery walk for students to share their illustrations and poems depicting photosynthesis and respiration.  Here is a lovely example of student work:

Helpful Fermentation Link:
http://leavingbio.net/respiration-(ordinary%20level).htm

Helpful Comparison link between anaerobic and aerobic respiration
Click Here

March 27th - Stomata Lab

Here are images of the Kale leave under 400 magnification.  The circled items are the stomatal openings on the leaf.  What do you think is happening when they are open?