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JH Current 2011-2012
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Mr. Galloway - Just an OLD sheepdog of the GOOD SHEPHERD
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Yes, READ it.
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** Homework Guidelines
See also Past 10-11 Life Science Course
- but don't use old notes.
* Updated Units for this year's 2011-2012 Life Science course will be added as the weeks and months unfold.
** Cornell University Symposium:I'm especially excited to add the fascinating new discoveries, conclusions, and hypotheses gained from the "Biological Information - New Perspectives Symposium" that I was invited to attend last summer (2011) at Cornell University in New York.
(Click here or the Cornell banner above for the symposium's details)
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& the consistency of His character
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What about God's right to command compassion for all of His creatures?
Salvation (Spiritual Metamorphosis) - 2 Corinthians 3:18
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LIFE SCI 11-12 Updated Course Syllabus, Standards, Philosophy, etc
* Just an OLD sheepdog of the GOOD SHEPHERD
* Mr. Galloway's Life Science Syllabus for 11-12
(REQUIRED READING for Students & Parents)
Mr. G's Life Sci Standards: (Short Version, Long Ver.)
(NOT required - only read it if you're curious)
Mr. G's Resume (Vitae)
(NOT required - only read it if you're curious)
Mr. G's Personal Philosophy of Education
(NOT required - only read it if you're curious)
LIFE SCIENCE 2011-2012 Updated Course Links ...
- Northlake Christian School
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LIFE SCIENCE 2011-2012
Updated Course OUTLINE ...
Tentative Agenda for 2011-2012
(subject to necessary schedule changes as the NCS year unfolds)
SEMESTER ONE
QUARTER/TERM 1
1. What is “Science” & the “Scientific Method” (Textbook Introduction)
Basic Bio-Logic: Logikos thinking is both scriptural and scientific.
** Both teach that we are to think logically and believe based on evidence.
Distinguishing between “Origins” Science vs. “Operational” Science
2. Classification of our Creator’s Creatures:
Introducing Baraminology (Part of Chapter 6)
3. Cells Form and Function: Homeostasis / Photosynthesis Respiration (Ch 1-2)
4. Origins Models: Significance/Evidence - Creation vs. Macro-Evolution (Ch 5)
QUARTER/TERM 2
4. Origins Models (continued from Term 1): Significance/Evidence
- Creation vs. Macro-Evolution (Ch 5)
Life Defined and Described (Nephesh vs. Non-Nephesh)
1. Bio-Info: Cell Reproduction / Genetics / Inheritance (Chapters 3-4)
2. Comprehensive Review: Semester 1 (Cumulative Comprehensive Exam)
QUARTER/TERM 3
1. Review: Bio-Logic and the Scientific Method
2. Microbiology: Bacteria / Viruses (Chapter 6)
3. Multicelled Creatures: Protists / Fungi (Chapter 7)
4. Plants: (Chapter 9)
QUARTER/TERM 4
1. Zoology: Invertebrates and Vertebrates (Chapters 10-13)
2. Human Anatomy: (Chapters 15-21)
3. Ecology: (Chapters 22-24)
4. Comprehensive Review: Whole Year (Cumulative Comprehensive Exam)
* * PARENTS, please create a "BIOLOGY" folder on your home computer, then have your student download and save a digital copy of every document that I'll be linking on this webpage as the year unfolds - unit by unit. - if he/she "miss places" handouts, then a back up will be accessible on your PC.
- Unit notes will be uploaded in order by date below, as the year unfolds.
DOWN at the bottom, after the LISTED UNITS, you'll find FUN personal background stuff & interesting supplementary materials.
Mr. Galloway's Digital Microscopy QX5
- Where to get a QX5 and why you'll love it
* Live video and snap shots of whatever is on the microscope slide.
* Projected up on the wall screen for all of the class to see at the same time!
Life Science Course Units by Date
Text and Class Notes: (YES, these are the things you will be graded on)
Remember, I created the Power Points and WORD Documents to give you easily searchable, electronic versions of the notes. Download them at the beginning of each unit and store the files in organized folders on your home PC or Pocket Flashdrive.
If you have trouble, email me
- sid@soulcare.org or sgalloway@northlakechristian.org
Life Science Semester One
Life Science Quarter/Term One
Unit 1 - Introduction to Life Science:
DATES (approximate): August 15 to August 31
Welcome to Mr. Galloway's Bio-Logic Life Science Class
Notes (.doc) Why Study Science? (Notes in doc format)
Notes (.ppt) Scripture & the Scientific Method (Power Point format)
My notes were converted from the Textbook, plus supplemental info.
(Printed copies of this PPT presentation will be handed out in class)
* Yet you with your parents should download and save copies of all online required documents on you home computer. You can then search them for answers by using "Ctrl-F" (I'll explain in class).
CLASSWORK: Practice / Review Sheets Below (.pdf files)
Individual Class Worksheets
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Page 1 Life Science Intro Summary.pdf
Individual Class Worksheets
- Page 2 Life Science Intro Review.pdf
Copies handed out and completed in class.
If you want to download these at home, read the following instructions:
(These files will load up with a menu on the side with many non-functional options.)
(The only file you will be able to see when loaded will be the file listed below.)
Assignment:
Complete the
STUDY GUIDE for the QUIZ as homework.
A Complete COPY is DUE
and handed in on Wednesday Aug 17
(This "guide" will be recorded as a homework grade.)
QUIZ Unit 1 will be in class on:
DUE on Friday Aug 19
Assignment:
Complete the STUDY GUIDE for the Test as homework.
A Complete COPY is DUE
and handed in on Wednesday Aug 24
(This "guide" will be GRADED as an extra quiz grade.)
TEST Unit 1 will be in class on:
DUE on Friday Aug 26th
OPTIONAL Supplemental MaterialRecommended (NOT Required). Only for further study of Unit 1 - (Articles)
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Unit 2 - Classification of Creatures
(Introductory Life Science Version)
Tentative DATES: Monday Aug 29 to Thursday Sept 8)
** Download all notes, guides, etc to your home PC!!!!!!
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... Zorse Hybrid....
DOWNLOAD: (REQUIRED DOCUMENTS)
- Notes (Word Doc): Classification of the Creator's Creatures
- Notes (Power Point): Classification of the Creator's Creatures
* These are the notes you'll need for the quiz and test.
The PowerPoint below is more for visual recognition and fun (esp. the humorous hybrids).
- OUTLINE: (IF it will help you - Condensed Memory OUTLINE)
DVD "Dragons or Dinosaurs" (Classwork/Homework)
* Featuring many respected PhD scientists
Are they the same creature?
In which classification category should they fit?
When did they live?
When did they disappear and why?
** Practice note taking during DVD for bonus
Assignment: Download HMWK QZ Study GUIDE - Complete as homework
You DO NOT have to give me a copy of this guide.
Assessment: QUIZ:
Dates: Classes 3 & 4 on Wed Aug 31; Class 7 on Thur Sept 1
Assignment: Creation Classification Introductory WHOLE CLASS Activity
- In Class if the shortened Labor Day week schedule allows . . . .
Download * (Word Document for Intro Activity)
Assignment: Baraminology Small GROUP Activity
- In Class as schedule allows . . . .
Download * (Word Document for GROUP Activity)
HOMEWORK: Download Study GUIDE FOR the TEST (Word Doc)
COMPLETE & bring a COPY to class for a HOMEWORK Grade
Hrs 3&4 Tue Sept 6 -- Hr 7 Wed as a HOMEWORK GRADE
Assessment: TEST: Classes 3&4 Wed Sept 7 / Class 7 Thur
The test includes all of the Creation Classification,
but emphasizes the Biblical Baraminology model
* I'm pushing the "ORIGNS" unit to a later date in order to update more from the Cornell University symposium I was invited to attend last summer. NOW, we will do "CELLS".
Unit 3 Cells: Form & Function
Chapter 1 Cell Form/Function DATES: Sept 12-21
Cutting Edge DVD:
WE WATCHED IN CLASS!
If you want to own a copy, see the link below -
"Where Does the
Evidence Lead?"
Internationally respected scientists, using fascinating computer animation and beautiful photography, share amazing NEW EVIDENCE about biochemistry and the complexity of cells.
The IMPOSSIBILITY of macroevolution by the selection of genetic mutations is clearly shown.
ASSIGNMENT:
- You must take careful notes on this DVD THAT YOU WATCHED IN CLASS.
** IF YOU WERE ABSENT, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DO THIS OUTLINE.
- At HOME you must make a neat & organized OUTLINE of the notes you wrote.
- You must bring me a COPY of your OUTLINE that will be GRADED AS A QUIZ:
Outline COPY DUE: WED SEPT 14
Chapter 1 in the Textbook - Cells: Form and Function
Notes - Word Document (Doc)
Notes - PowerPoint (PPT)
Printed copies of the notes (Doc & PPT) handed out in class, if printers work.
But, YOU are responsible them even if you must download them at home.
START NOW BY DOWNLOADING THE NOTES & PPT, MAKE FLASH CARDS, STUDY, & COMPLETE THE STUDY GUIDE!
Optional Animations: to understand form to function relationships:
* Cell Complexity - beyond chance (Awe inspiring - Magnifies the Creator)
* Interactive Cell - allows you to choose a plant or animal cell to examine*
* Construct a Cell - Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic, etc
* Assignment - Study Guide for MINI-QUIZ
(You do NOT have to hand in this guide)
- Assignment MINI-QUIZ in Class: Wed Sept 14th
* Assignment - TEST Study Guide -
Complete and turn in a COPY
- A COPY is Due FRIDAY SEPT 16 for me as a GRADE
- FRIDAY Sept 16 (If time allows)
-Video SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS
by Moody Science: "Facts of Faith"
(Matter, Energy, Cells, Life, Electricity, Gospel)
* TEST in class on Ch 1 - WED Sept 21
- Chapter 2: Cell Processes
Tentative Dates Sept 22-28
(from Ch 2 in the Textbook, plus supplemental material in my notes)
START NOW BY DOWNLOADING THE NOTES & PPT, MAKE FLASH CARDS, STUDY, & COMPLETE THE STUDY GUIDE!
Notes - PowerPoint (PPT)
Presentation discussed in class
Notes - Word Document (Doc)
Download onto your PC at home for study!
- In class Video Visual - "Journey of Life", by Moody Science Institute (Science & Scripture integration)
*Assignment: NEW DATES DUE TO SHORT WED.
Test GUIDE COPY due for a Quize Grade
- Classes 3 & 4 on
WED Sept 28
- Class 7 on THURSDAY Sept 29
TEST NEW DATE DUE TO SHORT WED.
In class on Fri Sept 30
Origins-Historical Science
Our Creator vs. Evolution
• FREE Saturday Seminar •
Oct 15, 2011 • 9am-1pm
Powerpoint•Video•Exotic Animals
Do Beliefs Shape Character & Culture?
Life Science Version -
Unit 4
Intro to Origins-Historical Science
Our Creator vs. Macro(vertical)evolution
Approx. Dates: Oct 3 to Oct 14
- Step by Step, one day at a time
WEEK ONE - HOMECOMING WEEK - STILL REAL SCHOOL
QUIZ on Wed Oct 5th on: (click the pic above)
* Seven Simple Science Questions Leading to Christ our Creator
* Significance of Origins Science (God, Graphae, Gospel, GLorify)
The QUIZ will be a sheet with the BOLD main words listed in order. You will have to MATCH the questions with each CORRECT word.
MINI-TEST on MONDAY Oct 10th on:
* Seven Simple Science Questions Leading to Christ our Creator
* Significance of Origins Science (God, Graphae, Gospel, GLorify)
** CLICK HERE FOR SUGGESTED EXPLANATIONS
As described to you in class, the TEST will be a sheet with the BOLD main words listed in order. You will have to write the questions next to each word,
AND THEN BRIEFLY EXPLAIN IN 1 OR 2 SENTENCES:
- How evolutionsts answer each question
- How creationists answer each question
- ... and why the creationists' answer is more logically based on evidence
* READ/STUDY/LEARN - OUTLINE
Mr. Galloway's 5 pp OUTLINE for his Seminar
* This is also your Unit outline
Science Students,
You need to READ/STUDY/LEARN my 5 page OUTLINE for my Saturday Oct 15 seminar that I gave you.
* This is also your Unit outline for "Origins-Historical" Science.
* This outline is also linked online and below:
http://soulcare.org/docs_pdf/NBC-Sat-Seminar-BOOKLET.pdf
Next week we will be going into the details.
** ALSO keep working on you "Creator's-Nature" Hike activity
- see our website every day for updated guidance
- USE YOUR DVD notes from Dr. Sarfati's presentation on Bio-Design to help you think through the process.
This unit is designed to help you practice active listening, note taking, research, and critical-logikos thinking. It is not primarily the memorization of terms or data.
You will be tested on your ability to understand, explain, and defend with logical evidence your view on these foundational issues.
So, you must spend time to learn the core concepts and then THINK a lot about them.
* Remember, the word "amusement" means to "to NOT think".
Mr. Galloway
ACTIVITY: "CREATOR'S-NATURE" Hike
HOMEWORK = Simple Google search for data
* Due Tue Oct 11 for Classes 3&4 / Wed for Class 7
- FOR THOSE WHO MISSED THE HIKE you can do this part at HOME.
- HOME-HIKE INSTRUCTIONS LINKED HERE
DVD- Science Scholar Dr. Sarfati on
* If you were in class for this DVD, use the notes you took to help you think through the 7 stages of the scientific discovery process in our activity.
* If you were not here you don't have to see it.
Activity Continued . . .
HOMEWORK =
Read the worksheet linked below to prepare for use in class next week.
WORKSHEET (Mr. Galloway's explanation/suggestions)
** We will carry this "Hike Hypothesis" Activity through the next couple of weeks, so keep it handy and keep working on it.
** Exciting Changes
- new information now available to enhance our
ORIGINS-HISTORICAL SCIENCE study.
* especially updates from the Cornell Univ. Symposium
- So I am in the process of integrating this new material.
- We will resume ORIGINS-HISTORICAL SCIENCE
after we cover Chapters 3&4 on Genetics.
Unit 5 - Chapter 3 Genetics: Oct 17 ...
From Monk Mendel to DNA
Ch 3 PPT Notes PPT Format
Ch 3 DOC Notes DOC Format
Printed copies of this PPT presentation handed out in class,
yet you need to download onto your PC at home for study!
Classwork Practice Sheets (Handed out in class)
Ch3.1 / Ch3.2 / Ch3.3 / Ch3.4
** Flashcards for Terms (Optional - It helps!!!)
QUIZ in Class on Punnett Square
Date
Friday Oct 21
Study Guide for Quiz on your own
HELPFUL (Optional) STUDY ANIMATIONS
* Animation of Cell Complexity (Awesome!)
* Animation of the CELL CYCLE SUMMARY
* Animation of CYCLE DETAILS
* Animation of MITOSIS SUMMARIZED
* Animation of MEIOSIS & MITOSIS COMPARED
* Animation of Meiosis Detail
* Animation of Chromosome movement in meiosis
* Animation of Fetal Development
Assignment: Complete the Study Guide for Test on Ch 3
- Hand in a COPY in class on Monday Oct 24
The in class TEST on Wed Oct 26
Study Guide for Test - same as linked above
* PARENTS' EVENT *
Please
plan to see this important film!
(Elections are coming - be informed!)
THIS THURSDAY - Nov 3, 2011 (7-8:30 PM)
"INDOCTRI-NATION: Public Schools & the Decline of Christianity in America"
Only a little over 90 minutes
Mr. Galloway's Room 107, NCS
UNIT 6 - Chapter 4 Inheritance
Ch 4 Genetics of Inheritance
Ch 4 PPT Notes -
PowerPoint Presentation/Dialogue in class
Ch 4 DOC Notes -
Word Document Summary without visuals
Printed copies of these will be handed out in class,
if the machine works.
BUT you are still responsible to download
all docs & ppts
to your PC!
OPTIONAL ANIMATIONS on the Genetics of Inheritance
- DNA STRUCTURE (Review of DNA parts and processes)
- Blood Type (This one is not an animation, but a good visual)
- Pedigree (This is step by step animated explanation.)
- Pedigree (This is a video explanation.)
- Karyotype Interactive (Awesome site for "DOING" karyotyping)
- DNA FINGERPRINTING (How it works)
- Cloning (Interactive Fun)
- Genetic Disorders (Illustrating and explaining many different disorders)
- Genetic Engineer (Opportunity to engineer / design a new organism)
QUIZ in class on Friday Nov 4
Quiz Guide NOT due for me.
TEST in class on Wed Nov 9
Study Guide for Test on Ch 4
Unit 7 Last Week before THANKSGIVING
* Return TEST from last week & discuss
- Postview of most missed test items
*
Complete BIOETHICS Think/Write on Thanatology-Theology
- Multi-disciplinary application
WARNING: Anti-Biblical Professors Dominate Colleges Today
* Dr. Peter Singer BIOETHICS Professor at Princeton University
"In 1979 he wrote, “Human babies are not born self-aware, or capable of grasping that they exist over time. They are not persons”; therefore, “the life of a newborn is of less value than the life of a pig, a dog, or a chimpanzee.”
Practical Ethics, 1st ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979)
Thanatology vs. Biology Lesson
BIOETHICAL forensics
of a Fawn's Death vs. Life
INSTRUCTIONS for your LETTER to someone
about God & Suffering
(Your final LETTER is DUE Wed Nov 16)
.
Recommended Video by Dr. Tommy Mitchell MD
A GOD OF SUFFERING?
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
CHANGED Unit 8 - Microbio ONLY Ch 6
Tentative Dates Nov 28 - Dec 9
Combining Chapters 6 & 7: Viruses, Bacteria, Protists, & Fungi
NOTES WORD DOC - Ch's 6-7: Combined/Condensed (Viruses/Bacteria)
CHANGED NOW TO ONLY CH 6
NOTES PowerPoint - Ch 6 Combined/Condensed (Viruses/Bacteria)
Copies will be given out in class if the copy machine works.
REMEMBER - you are responsible to download all docs to PC or Flashdrive.
The above set of notes will cover everything you need for the quiz and the test.
** Some of Ch 6 is review from our Origins unit re: classification
Optional ANIMATIONS
TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND FORMS & FUNCTIONS:
These cover MORE than you need,
but will stimulate your thinking . . .
* HOW BIG (Shows the size of microbes)
- Be sure to see the links on the side of the "How Big" page for MICROBIOLOGY
VIRUSES
* Virus Attack (Virus attacking an animal cell)
* Virus Wins (How a virus forces a host cell to multiply more viruses)
* Bacteriophage virus attacking a bacterium
- Be sure to hit the button on the animation site to advance the animation to each further step
* Flu Virus (Shows infection process at cell level)
* HIV Virus Cycle (Movie)
BACTERIA
* Bacterial Conjugation (Bacterial reproduction)
QUIZ: Ch 6 (Viruses, and Bacteria)
Date: Friday Dec 2
Study Guide for Ch 6 Quiz (Word Doc)
* Class/Home Work SKILL PRACTICE: Hermeneutic-Reading- General Instructions for this skill (Word Document)
- Science Article to Interpret: "'Arseniclife' Bug" USA Today News
* Your brief written summary is due Wed at the latest.
TEST ONLY on Ch 6
Hours 3&4 on
Wednesday Dec 7
Hour 7 on Thursday Dec 8
*NEW Study Guide for Ch 6 TEST
MID-YEAR EXAM December 16
(Cumulative & Comprehensive)
1. Exam Study Guide (Ques. Only)
2. Exam Guide (with Core Hints)
TIPS for studying your exam to make a high grade:
1. SAVE THE EXAM GUIDE ON YOUR COMPUTER.
- OPEN the Exam Guide on you Computer.
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READ through the Exam Study Guide thoroughly a couple of times.
* To find answers to a specific term/concept/diagram:
- Open on your computer the CHAPTER NOTES for that unit.
(all of my Word Doc & Power Point notes are linked on this page by unit)
(plus you should have saved each document on your own PC at home)
- When the right Chapter Notes are OPEN on your PC,
use "Ctrl-F" (or "Edit", "Find"), to locate each time a term is used in those notes.
- Then you can COPY/PASTE the info you need from the notes to your own guide.
(You can also use the TEXTBOOK (start with the glossary), since I typed 90% of my notes for each chapter directly from the TEXTBOOK.)
2. MEMORIZE the terms, concepts, formulas, processes, etc listed on the guide
3. FLASHCARDS help to break down the Guide into bite size sections.
** PRACTICE WRITING/DRAWING any formulas, chemicals, that might help
4. BEYOND the Guide, you need to understand the interrelationships among the terms, concepts, especially the (biological parts & processes) (forms & functions).
5. ANIMATIONS/VIDEO: You can also find animations for visual understanding of many concepts linked on your science webpage above for most units,
plus many more through Google for any concept.
6. PAST TESTS: You will NOT need your past tests, since the exam questions will be different. Every year, I keep all "tests" protected in a locked cabinet for grade verification - so that students cannot lose them.
7. ** PRAYER: Last but not least, prayerfully trust God to help you as you in turn are diligent to make "outline/memory" cards, then memorize repeatedly, then practice writing answers to mock questions about concepts or relationships.
I'll be praying for all of you as you study.
Just a sheepdog of the GOOD SHEPHERD,
Mr. Galloway
MERRY CHRIST-MAS
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Unit 9 - Ch 7 Microbiology Part II - Protists/Fungi
Tentative Dates: Jan 3 to Jan 11
NOTES PPT - Ch 7 (Protists & Fungi)
PowerPoint Presentation discussed in class
Printed copies of this PPT presentation were handed out in class.
QUIZ Vocab for Ch 7's Material (Friday Jan 6)
- Study Guide for Ch 7.1
LABORATORY - Microworld of Pond Water
Lab Procedures - (Date = as schedule allows)
Videos
- Water Bears
- Euglena Binary Fission
- Amoeba moving
- Amoeba feeding
- Flatworm eating protozoans
- Paramecium and friends
- Paramecium feeding
- Paramecium cilia
- Realistic Microscope View
TEST Chapter 7 Protists/Fungi
Date - Wednesday Jan 11
Study Guide for Ch 7 Test
TENTATIVE DATES: Jan 17 to Jan 27
Unit 10 - Chapter 8 & 9
PLANT KINGDOM
NOTES: Word -
Ch8 Intro Plants
NOTES: PPT -
Ch8 Intro Plants
* Mini-QUIZ Ch8 Fri 20th
Study Guide TERM QZ
* As time allows, we will work on a long-term class activity project hydroponically growing various plant species from seeds. As they grow, we will perform experiments to test hypotheses about plant responses to light and to gravity.
CHAPTER 9 - SEED PLANTS
NOTES: Word Doc -
Ch9 Seed Plants
NOTES: PPT -
Ch9 Seed Plants
* Pre-Test Worksheets
(Hmwk Grade) Complete at Home if your were not in class Thurs/Fri
- Ch9.1 (Summary / Worksheet)
- Ch9.2 (Summary / Worksheet)
- Ch9.3 (Summary / Worksheet)
- Ch9.4 (Summary / Worksheet)
DUE WED JAN 25 (SEE BELOW)
* Also Wed is a Half-Day
| ** Critical-Thinking of a Science Journal Article: * This Article Project is TEST GRADE - "A Vase of Flowers" by Dr. Don Batten PhD - DOWNLOAD this article - READ the article hermeneutically, meaning to determine what the author means, not yet whether you agree. - NOTE with highlight, underlines, circles the key words, phrases, etc., to help you remember where they are when you write your summary explanation. - WRITE: 1st a summary explanation of what the author was trying to say 2nd write whether you agree and why (explain your reasons & evidence) (Hand in both the article with your highlights/underlines, along with your two paragraphs as described above) ** DUE DATE WED JAN 25 (hand it in before taking the test) * This Article Project is TEST GRADE |
Mini-QUIZ Ch9 DATE: Wed Jan 25 TERMS
Study Guide TERM QZ
TEST CH 8 & 9 NEW DATE - MONDAY JAN 30TH
* DUE TO YOUR ENGLISH PAPER
STUDY GUIDE for Test
UNIT 11 - LIFE SCIENCE IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE!
SO ... PRACTICUM WEEK: Jan 30 to Feb 3
(LABS/ACTIVITIES/OUTDOOR-EDUCATION)
Microscopic Exploration
MICRO-CREATURES IN OUR NCS NATURAL SPRING
- Complete this HOMEWORK (LAB SHEET)
* Classes 3&4 do Lab on Tue // Class 7 on Wed
* Sheet is due for Classes 3 & 4 on Wed Feb 1
* Sheet is due for Class 8 on Thur Feb 2
* If you were ABSENT, you do NOT need to complete this.
Outdoor Education
CREATION EXPLORATION HIKE
* NO HOMEWORK SHEET - since weather cancelled the hike
* If weather allows we will try it the hike Friday (Feb 3)
BELOW IS OUR NCS BOBCAT - KILLED BY A CAR
PHOTOS BELOW ARE A PAST HIKE
UNIT 12 - Chapters 10-11 Introduction to the Kingdom Animalia
* Begin reading, flashcards, memorizing, etc.
This is a SHORT unit - mostly vocab terms.
* QUIZ IS FRIDAY 10th & TEST IS WEDNESDAY15th
NOTES WORD DOC: Invertebrates
NOTES PPT: Invertebrates
Use both of them to prepare for the quiz and the test.
Copies will be given out in class if the copy machine works
REMEMBER - you are still responsible to download all docs & ppts
to your home PC or Flashdrive if I cannot print them at NCS for you!
QUIZ: Emphasizes chapter 10, yet some of 11
Quiz STUDY GUIDE
** You will NOT have to complete the study guides for a grade!!
DATE: FRIDAY Feb 10
Class NCZoo Animal Activities:
- Examination of our mini menagerie
- Body symmetry/direction; invertebrate structure, locomotion, etc
Video Clips of Amazing Animals that Glorify God & Defy Darwinism
(As time/schedule allows)
- See Carl Kerby's DVD from Answers in Genesis ("
- Bombadier Beetle (Dr. Job Martin and the bug blaster)
- The Mimic Octopus (imitating rocks, flounders, sea snakes, etc)
** More Mimic Octopus video
TEST: Includes both chapter 10 & 11
Test STUDY GUIDE
** You will NOT have to complete the study guides for a grade!!
DATE: WEDNESDAY FEB 15
Next UNIT - COMING UP . . . KEEP CHECKING
New unit is uploaded when a previous unit ends.
Recommended Book:
The Harsh Truth About PUBLIC SCHOOLS
by Dr. Bruce Shortt,
Law Degree from Harvard, PhD from Stanford, Fulbright Scholar
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-- Kenneth D. Whitehead
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-- Paige Patterson, President
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth, Texas"Everyone truly interested in our children, our homes, and the future of our beloved America should read and study this book."
-- Chaplain (Col.) E. H. Jim Ammerman
U. S. Army Retired, Endorser for over 500 Chaplains representative to the U. S. Military for over 15 million independent church members."Bruce Shortt clearly and forcefully sets forth overwhelming evidence of the anti-Christian bias in parts of our public school system. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned with the future of the United States."
-- Judge Paul Pressler"Bruce Shortt’s new book, _The Harsh Truth About Public Schools_, is clear evidence that concern over the catastrophic meltdown of public education in the United States is being felt in every segment of American society."
-- Dr. John C. Lundt
Professor of Education, University of Montana, and coauthor of _Leaving School: Finding Education_, Matanzas Press, 2004"All parents are ultimately responsible for how their children are educated. This book not only shows forcefully why Christian parents must revolutionize education through homeschooling and Christian schools, it also helps guide parents on their journey into the adventure of Christian education."
-- Eric and Joyce Burge
Co-founders of the National Black Home Educators Resource Association
"Bruce Shortt has produced a devastating indictment of our public school system, which he believes is not only destroying the intelligence of our children, but is wreaking havoc with our moral and spiritual future. The book is a veritable encyclopedia of educational failure, corruption, and malfeasance by those who run the system"
-- Samuel L. Blumenfeld
Author of eight books on education, including NEA: Trojan Horse in American Education, How to Tutor, Alpha-Phonics: A Primer for Beginning Readers, and Homeschooling: A Parents Guide to Teaching Children."Anyone considering the possibility of placing their child in a government school should read this book first. Anyone who has already made that choice should read this book and reconsider. Bruce Shortt has exposed the proverbial elephant in the middle of the room and we can ignore it no longer."
-- Dr. Voddie Baucham, Jr.
National Bible Teacher Author of The Ever-Loving Truth
"Harsh truths with enough humor to make it a fun read. Presenting this compelling book in discrete chunks made it easy to start anywhere."
-- Marshall Fritz
President, Alliance for Separation of School & State
Founder, GetTheKidsOut.org"A graphic and well-documented reference source that provides a host of compelling arguments for taking Christian kids out of public schools. Dr. Shortt casts no aspersion on the motives of most teachers, but his examples of destructive practices and curricula nevertheless illustrate that, indeed, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
-- Dr. Arnold Burron
Professor Emeritus: University of Northern Colorado"In a readable and enjoyable fashion Bruce Shortt’s book combines the best Biblical, academic, and social arguments for Christians to abandon K-12 public schools. The postscript addressed to our Christian public school teachers is a unique challenge."
-- E. Ray Moore, Jr.
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) US Army Reserve, Retired
Director and Founder, Exodusmandate.org
The material BELOW is NOT Required
It includes extra advice, encouragements,
and some fun & fascinating stuff .
Basic Study Motive:
Gratitude to God. Sacrificing the desires of self for the needs of others, instead of sacrificing the needs of others for the desires of self.
Critical (Logikos) Thinking Principles:
Don't believe anything, even what I say,
unless the evidence makes it worthy of your trust.
"Faith is the . . . evidence of things not seen." (Heb 11:1)
Bio-Logic (Discernment): Practicing analytical, logical, critical thinking skills
HOMEWORK Expectations:
As soon as you are given notes, study guides, handouts of any kind, you are responsible to set a personal study schedule and begin studying them ASAP. I recommend you use my instructions/article on:
"How and Why to Create a Condensed Memory OUTLINE".
Please remember, you'll soon be heading off to college and/or the adult working world, so we won't be spoon-feeding you, or giving constant teacher-generated busy work to do at home. Some courses, like Math and Chemistry, require a lot of "practice" problems homework. In contrast, a large part of Biology/Life Science requires the memorization of many terms/concepts along with learning to think Bio - logically (Greek = logikos).
I'll carefully teach through ALL of the material using PowerPoint Presentations, Areopagus Class Dialogue (see Acts 17), "Living LABS", etc. Your job is to highlight terms, concepts, and processes that I tell you are important, especially those that will be re-tested throughout the year. Much of this course requires comprehensive knowledge and cumulative testing. So, beware. Do NOT just cram before assessments. Crammed material does not go into long-term memory and therefore cumulative material will catch up with you as the year unfolds!
You are expected to schedule your time throughout each unit to:
- read and understand the concepts taught
- outline / condense notes to manageable segments with memory cues
- memorize your outlines well
- meditate & question the meaning & implications of everything
- apply rational faith (evidential belief) to those things that deserve it
NEVER BELIEVE - without sufficient evidence
(critical thinking / bio-logic) Proverbs 14:15; Hebrews 11:1
EXAMPLE: Why have 100's of PhD scientists rejected macroevolution?
- They include the inventor of the MRI & professors at major universities.
- Yet, PBS, National Geographic, & Scientific American claim there are none.
- If new evidence has convinced 100's, then shouldn't you find out why?
- Take a look for yourself. (Here are a few lists: AiG, ICR, CMI, CRS)
What kind of "god" is portrayed by theistic evolution?
- "Survival of the fittest" depends upon pain, fear, suffering, & death.
- In contrast, the God of the Bible is the Good Shepherd who made Eden.
- Theistic evolution is a belief that blasphemes God by making Him a monster.
Why is the character of our Creator the cornerstone of Christianity?
- The foundation for consistent peace/joy/unselfish love must be trust in God.
- Believing God desired & designed disease & death does not lead to trust.
- Good News: Willful sin, Satan, & selfishness are the cause, not God.
The Way of Creation:
Sacrificing self for the needs of others. (Ex. = Christ's Cross)
The Way of Macroevolution:
Sacrificing others for the desires of self. (Ex. = Abortion)
Northlake Christian High School
WATCH what happens when the infamous anti-theistic evolutionist, Dr. Dawkins of Oxford University is asked to simply provide one single example of a genetic mutation or evolutionary process that creates new genetic information in the genome.
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- Macromedia Flash Player.