SBI3U Lessons

Unit 4: Body Systems

Lesson 1: Respiratory System

Lesson 2: Circulatory System

Lesson 3: Circulatory System at Work

Lesson 4: Blood and Immunity

Some accompanying notes and diagrams you may wish to have in colour:

Lesson 5: Digestive System Intro

Lesson 6: Chemical Digestion

Lesson 7: Dealing with Wastes

Lesson 8: Comparing Digestive Systems

 

 

Previous Units’ Activities:

Taxonomy Lab: Support Materials

Whales Dolphins ID Guide

Cetaceans of British Columbia

Field guides for Ontario Trees and Flowering Plants

Bird Identification Guide online

Bird-Identification-Manual-FINAL pdf you can download

Taxonomy Unit Test Review Key: SBI3U Taxonomy Review KEY

 

TAXONOMY Unit Project: Orders of the Kingdom Animalia.

You will be researching one of the following Orders of the Kingdom Animalia. You should choose one of the following Classes or Orders:

  • Insects
  • Arachnids
  • Crustaceans
  • Bony Fish (osteichthyes) *includes species such as salmon, piranha, trout
  • Cartilaginous fish (chondrichthyes) *includes sharks, stingrays
  • Amphibians
  • Reptiles
  • Birds
  • Mammals

Then, do research to answer the following main questions:

  • To which phylum and class does this order belong?
  • What are the distinguishing characteristics of members of the order? (i.e., what are the criteria for a living organism to be included in this order?)
  • How many species are in this order? (numbers might vary between sources, so you can give a high/low estimate range)

Next, pick 3 unique species from the Order: One that you think will illustrate a typical member of the order, and two other members which illustrate the extremes, or unusual members of the order. For example, if I were doing a project on Tomatoes, I would pick the following:

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I would pick Beefsteak variety as my typical tomato. My two extremes would be the Green Zebra and Cherokee Purple varieties.

For each of your example species, include:

  • brief paragraph describing the species in general terms: anatomy, behaviour, habitat, range, species status (endangered, threatened, vulnerable, etc.)
  • two facts about the species that indicate how/why it is unique, and why you chose it
  • a full taxonomic classification – Kingdom to species.

Research notes should be kept in a Google Doc that you will share with me for evaluation (10 marks)

Use the EasyBib tool to generate a bibliography for your project (10 marks)

Finally, use your research findings to create a visual project using the Infogram web tool.  Here’s an infographic I made about Tomatoes, as an example. The visual is 30 marks.

Notice that this project ought to be entirely electronic! Saving paper, loving mother Earth! To access your Google Docs, Slides and Drive, select drive from the Chrome apps icon or from The Hub. Your login is the same as your school network login.

Completed projects should be shared with me, astosich@hwdsb.on.ca

Previous  Evolution activities:

Activity: Ideas that Inspired Darwin

Your lab group has been assigned one of the people or ideas that Charles Darwin learned from in order to come up with his Evolutionary theory. As a group, research and summarize the inspiration that Darwin got, and contribute it to our class’ concept chart. Use the Login info below to edit.

LOGIN: swcbiology2016@gmail.com   PW: biology322

When you’re done, take a look at this interactive about Darwin’s voyage of exploration:

INTERACTIVE: VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE

This will help you understand how he gathered evidence for evolution. And, if you have earbuds with you (of course you do. you’re a teenager in 2016), you can watch this documentary about this really important voyage, too:

VIDEO: VOYAGE OF THE BEAGLE BBC Docs