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Please note the website problem below:

Somehow on 5/8/08 this "Biology" page was damaged, or altered by a hacker.  All of the year's units, dates, and links (summarized in the table below) were deleted from October '07 to the end of this year '08.  The good news is that all of the actual lesson note and power point files are OK.

Unit 3 - CLASSIFICATION   Unit 4 - Chem & Biochem   Unit 5 - Cytology   Unit 6 - Homeostasis

Unit 7 - Transport    Unit 8 - Photosynthesis   Unit 9 - Respiration   Unit 10 - Mitosis/Meiosis

Unit 11 - Genetics   Unit 12 - Botany   Unit 13 - Animalia   Unit 14 - Ethology

Unit - 15 Anatomy    Unit - 16  Ecology   Unit - 17 Creator's Character through the life of John Merrick (NOT the elephant man)

BELOW is a reconstruction of the end of the year up to the final.
You can also use links on the 06-07 page for the unit documents you need to study for the final.  We will review May 20-23.

DATES = April 30 to May 9
Unit 12 Ethology and Nephesh Behavior
 God's Goal for His Bio-Logical creation (Learning to Love His Way)
  - Cooperation not Competition and survival of the most selfish
    * Sacrificing self for the true needs of others
    * NOT sacrificing others for the desires of self

  ( WORD DOC notes)  Ethology and Animal (Nephesh) Behavior  

 

Please remember that our emphasis in this Ethology and Animal Behavior Unit is on the pinnacle purpose of God's creation: "nephesh" creatures who are able to experience and enjoy His nature of love and order with one another (animals, humans, and angels) and with Him directly (humans and angels).

DATES = May 12 to May 16
Last Unit 13 Alternatives for Learning Anatomical Form & Function
 Modern Technological Imaging Methods / Humane Virtual - Digital Dissection Alternative  / / Thanatology

Modern Technological Imaging Methods (for learning anatomy and for surgical treatment/repair)

X-Ray Imaging
How X-Ray Works

 

 

 

CAT Scan Imaging
How CAT Scan Works

 

 

ARTHROSCOPIC IMAGING AND SURGERY
How Arthroscopy Works

 

 

 

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
How MRI Works
Creationist Inventor of the MRI (Dr. Raymond Damadian)
  "Super Scientist"
  MIT's Lifetime Achievement Award

 

 

FUTURE Imaging Technologies in Progress
Nanotechnology
Nanobots
 

Humane Virtual - Digital Dissection Alternatives:

(Based on some of the best and most current research regarding methods for learning 3-D anatomical form and function, as well as recent research on animal sentience and the cruel methods used to raise and kill nephesh creatures for actual dissection.)

N. L. Harrison, M.D. Scripps Memorial Hospital Chula Vista Department of Pathology
A Physician's Testimony:  "As a pathologist, I perform careful dissections every day—on human tissues, not on animals. It’s my job to know the relationship between anatomy and physiology, between health and disease.  But it wasn’t the frog or cat dissections we performed in public school that inspired me to study science. It was my excellent science teachers! The energy they poured into our classrooms, the academic heights they challenged us to reach, and their own bright intellects drew me into this field.  Decades later, I’ve come to regret those dissections and have since studied computerized alternatives that are extremely comprehensive. As a doctor who performs autopsies, I can assure students that computer images of well-preserved tissues look more like the "real thing" than the squishy gray organs of a formalin-fixed specimen."

Virtual Frog 2.5 "Research study proves that virtual frog dissection is a more effective learning tool than traditional dissection."
     (From the VF site)

A 2001 study at George Mason University compared virtual frog dissection (using The Digital Frog 2) and concluded that "multimedia-based virtual dissection was more effective than hands-on dissection in helping students learn about frog anatomy. Moreover this result was achieved when the time available for the virtual dissection was approximately 44% less than that available for hands-on dissection".  Download a PDF of the study's abstract. (Note this is a limited study) 

 More examples of Humane Virtual - Digital Dissection Alternative:

• The Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights

• The Norwegian Reference Center for Laboratory Animal Science and Alternatives

• The European Resource Center for Alternatives in Higher Education

ONLINE  Humane Virtual - Digital Dissection Alternative:

Beyond Dissection   Net Frog   Anatomically Correct: The Online Cat Dissection   Wellesley College (Crawfish, Frog, Sheep Brain)   Virtual Frog Dissection Kit

Exploratorium’s (Cow Eye)   The State University of New York at Buffalo   Virtual Mouse Necropsy   Sheep Brain Dissection   ZeroBio.(Videos, Slide Shows, Quizzes)

Univ. Manitoba (systems of the rat)   Virtual Cat Dissection   Virtual Pig Dissection

 LOAN Programs for Humane Virtual - Digital Dissection Alternative

Animal Learn Science Bank Free loan library from the Ethical Science & Education Coalition

BioLeap Lending Library of Life Science Materials InterNICHE Alternatives Loan System

Humane Education Loan Program (HELP)

   Scholarly Articles Regarding Learning Techniques (Real vs. Virtual Dissection) (Hands-On vs. Active Learning)
        THE USE OF ANIMALS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: PROBLEMS, ALTERNATIVES, & RECOMMENDATIONS, by J. Balcombe, Ph.D.
        Michael, J. A. 1993. (Department of Molecular Biophysics & Physiology Rush Medical College)
             Teaching problem solving in small groups. In Promoting active learning in the life science classroom,
             edited by H.I.Modell and J.A. Michael. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 701. New York .
        Heiman, M. 1987. Learning to learn: A behavioral approach to improving thinking.
             In Thinking: The Second International Conference, edited by D.N. Perkins, J. Lo c h h e a d ,and J. Bishop.
        Sampson, B.C. 1998. Technology for education...why bother? Hands-on Math and Science Learning (TERC) 21(2): 1-2, 23-24.

  Scholarly Articles Regarding Animal Consciousness, Sentience, Ethics (Real vs. Virtual Dissection)
        DISSECTION ALTERNATIVES: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

"Research consistently shows that cruelty-free alternatives teach concepts of anatomy and biology just as well or better than traditional dissection. They also teach students to value and respect all life forms, and can save schools money in the long run. Find out more"

        DOMINION: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy, by Matthew Scully.  2002.

 Review From Library Journal of DOMINION:
"This is one of the best books ever written on the subject of animal welfare. Scully, a [conservative] journalist and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, chooses to fight on his own ground, and he rightly argues that the important thing is not insisting upon equal "rights" for animals but in treating them with a modicum of respect and dignity."

        EUTHANASIA AND DISSECTION OF ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS, Government of South Australia
              (Animal Ethics Committee, Dept. of Education and Children's Services)
        Desecrating the Ark: Animal Abuse and the Law's Role in Prevention, by Dr. Margit Livingston, JD, Iowa Law Reveiw 1 (2001) 
             A 50 page legal brief demonstrating the connection between cruelty to animals and cruelty to humans.
 

CREATOR'S CHARACTER

WHY HAVE WE STUDIED ABOUT "LIFE"?
John Merrick, not an "Elephant Man", but one of the finest examples of Christ-like character,
who bore unimaginable torment, physically and emotionally in this sinful world of survival of the cruelest.

  John's Life (His/story)
  Worksheet / Discussion Guide

  Final Exams:
REVIEW DATES: May 19 to 23
EXAM DATES: May 26-28
(Cumulative & Comprehensive)
See the NCS calendar to verify the date and time in case it changes!
The date is set for Wednesday May 28th at 7:50-9:40 for all Bio Classes.

You can also use links on the 06-07 page for the unit documents you need to study for the final.
(However, these documents should be on your home PC already so you can use "Ctrl-F" to find.) 
  
     FINAL EXAM Honors Study Guide (Word Doc)
      FINAL EXAM On-Level Study Guide (Word Doc)

You may bring in a 3x5 note card with 2 sides covered in tiny memory cues.
Beware, if it's not readable, then it will cause you to waste time.