Tuesday 16th May                                                                                                            Miss Maher

BEFORE CLASS
1. Read Biology text pg210 'Adaption'

DURING CLASS
2. Introduction to Adaption

• Watch the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDSFlRunlrU
• Formulate your own definition of adaption or make a list of key words

3. Classification of adaptions

• Structural
• Physiological
• Behavioural

Test your knowledge with the following Kahoots Quiz: https://create.kahoot.it/login?next=quiz/f1b04396-0265-477c-ae6a-926a64866c3a 

Student Access: kahoot.it (type in URL)

4. Challenges to adaption

• Abiotic - no living factors e.g. Salinity
• Biotic- living factors e.g. Predators

5. Structural adaptions of plants and animals

HOMEWORK:

1. Complete any unfinished class activities
2. Read pg: 211-212 Biology Text

You have Lesson 5 and 6 to complete you Research Asignment.

Use the resources on Libguide to help find reliable sources on information.

You could also try the following online sites

New Scientists

Science AAAS

https://worldwidescience.org/

https://www.science.gov

http://www.sciencemag.org/

https://www.newscientist.com/

https://www.refseek.com/

http://education.iseek.com/iseek/home.page

Include a bibliography. Use the LibGuide reference

Include the excursion as a reference

e.g. Excursion to Phillip Island organised by Phillip Island Nature Parks, Adaptations of Organisms-VCE Biology-Unit 2, AOS 1, April 26 2017.

Friday 5 May 2017

Reminder that the Research Poster will be completed on Tuesday 9th May. All individual research should be submitted on that day even if absent otherwise you will need to complete poster in a supp session.


Rat Dissection

Have a look at these Rat Dissection tutorial and video before you start.

Click here to see how to dissect Digestive System

Click here for thoracic cavity and heart and lungs

Click here for excretory and reproductive system