tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309946802012-01-09T12:25:49.626-05:00This blog is a place for my biology students to comment on current events in biology as well as practice essay writing skills for the Living Environment Regents Exam.Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-91270720594127337222011-04-26T10:47:00.000-04:002011-04-26T10:47:53.891-04:00<object width = "400" height = "400" > <param name = "movie" value = "http://www-tc.pbs.org/video/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf" ></param><param name="flashvars" value="width=400&height=400&video=1841308959&player=viral&chapter=8&lr_admap=in:pbs:0;in:pbs:572;in:pbs:1461" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param ><param name = "allowscriptaccess" value = "always" ></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param ><embed src="http://www-tc.pbs.org/video/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf" flashvars="width=400&height=400&video=1841308959&player=viral&chapter=8&lr_admap=in:pbs:0;in:pbs:572;in:pbs:1461" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="400" bgcolor="#000000"></embed></object><p style="font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #808080; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 400px;">Watch the <a style="text-decoration:none !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#4eb2fe !important;" href="http://video.pbs.org/video/1841308959" target="_blank">full episode</a>. See more <a style="text-decoration:none !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#4eb2fe !important;" href="http://www.pbs.org/nova" target="_blank">NOVA.</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-9127072059412733722?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-90440566882059664792011-04-25T12:40:00.002-04:002011-04-25T12:41:50.022-04:00<object width = "400" height = "400" > <param name = "movie" value = "http://www-tc.pbs.org/video/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf" ></param><param name="flashvars" value="width=400&height=400&video=1841308959&player=viral&chapter=3&lr_admap=in:pbs:0;in:pbs:572;in:pbs:1461" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param ><param name = "allowscriptaccess" value = "always" ></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param ><embed src="http://www-tc.pbs.org/video/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf" flashvars="width=400&height=400&video=1841308959&player=viral&chapter=3&lr_admap=in:pbs:0;in:pbs:572;in:pbs:1461" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="400" bgcolor="#000000"></embed></object><p style="font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #808080; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 400px;">Watch the <a style="text-decoration:none !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#4eb2fe !important;" href="http://video.pbs.org/video/1841308959" target="_blank">full episode</a>. See more <a style="text-decoration:none !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#4eb2fe !important;" href="http://www.pbs.org/nova" target="_blank">NOVA.</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-9044056688205966479?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-8938607483911540692011-03-23T08:11:00.000-04:002011-03-23T08:11:38.589-04:00<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ge3EM8AERV0?fs=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-893860748391154069?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-71184606164026394152011-01-14T10:00:00.001-05:002011-01-14T10:02:46.560-05:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">e will begin a unit on human regulation. This video clip demonstrates how amazing human minds really are.</span><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AbASOcqc1Ss?fs=1" width="480"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-7118460616402639415?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-51627819160871096362010-12-21T07:40:00.000-05:002010-12-21T07:40:16.075-05:00<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TzwPmz5V6Xg?fs=1" frameborder="0"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-5162781916087109636?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-87904778648919367872010-12-21T07:39:00.000-05:002010-12-21T07:39:15.868-05:00<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JXQb-0aDSrc?fs=1" frameborder="0"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-8790477864891936787?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-35324262355834967262010-12-20T08:30:00.000-05:002010-12-20T08:30:35.561-05:00<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/aBVKaTotKBk?fs=1" frameborder="0"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-3532426235583496726?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-86212685168197474072010-11-30T12:36:00.001-05:002010-11-30T12:38:23.482-05:00<iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JnlULOjUhSQ?fs=1" frameborder="0"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-8621268516819747407?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-57871841473473906332010-01-20T13:01:00.002-05:002010-01-20T13:01:08.004-05:00<img src="http://spreadsheets.google.com/oimg?key=0Ak-UTuwTkgRudDgxd1pnTVcwYVA0RUhXSGNGUHVBZ2c&oid=3&v=1264010424656" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-5787184147347390633?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-81489934692318576192009-04-21T08:21:00.001-04:002009-04-21T08:21:42.870-04:00<object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/3924348001?isVid=1&publisherID=1274168784" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=17064616001&playerID=3924348001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed 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FlashVars='link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecbsnews%2Ecom%2Fvideo%2Fwatch%2F%3Fid%3D4853379n&partner=news&vert=News&autoPlayVid=false&releaseURL=http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=ybozmB6_PuJBbYy2Y04KVDbETSpfRP7c&name=cbsPlayer&allowScriptAccess=always&wmode=transparent&embedded=y&scale=noscale&rv=n&salign=tl' allowFullScreen='true' width='425' height='324' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer'></embed><br/><a href='http://www.cbs.com'>Watch CBS Videos Online</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-4415881985859221812?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-58032216132544225312009-02-04T08:18:00.003-05:002009-02-04T08:20:31.453-05:00<strong>Directions:</strong> Upon completing of your pathogen trading card, construct 3 multiple choice questions about your pathogen. Be sure that the answer can be found on the pathogen card.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-5803221613254422531?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-84984805170198178152008-06-04T08:05:00.002-04:002008-06-16T10:49:05.166-04:00<strong>INTRO:</strong> WE WILL BE TRAVELING TO BERGEN SWAMP. DURING THIS TRIP WE WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHING AND FILMING ASPECTS OF THIS ECOSYSTEM THAT SEPERATES IT FROM OUR OWN. YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO BRING ALONG A SMALL NOTEBOOK TO RECORD DRAWINGS OR IMPORTANT INFORMATION GIVEN BY THE GUIDE.<br /><br />PROJECT REQUIREMENTS:<br />Create Multimedia Presention of the local swamp ecosystem.Be sure to include examples of the following concepts/themes<br />•Introduction of Trip<br />•Local Food Web<br />•Types of Plant and Animals<br />•Human Influences effecting the bog<br />•Predator/Prey Relationships<br />•In what ways is the bog similiar or<br />different from our local ecosystem?<br /><br /><br /><strong>Project Grading:</strong> You will be awarded 6 points for each part of the project for a total of 36 points.<br /><br />Final Project is due no later than Friday June 20th<br /><br /><strong>HELPFUL LINKS</strong><br /><a onclick="window.event.cancelBubble=" href="http://www.bergenswamp.org/" target="_parent">Bergen Swamp Website</a><br /><br /><a onclick="window.event.cancelBubble=" href="http://www.nw.wnyric.org/dszatkowski/Living_Env/LE%20notes/17%20Ecology%20Intro.html" target="_parent">Our Ecology Class Notes</a><br /><br /><a onclick="window.event.cancelBubble=" href="http://wgrc1971.blogspot.com/2007/05/blog-post.html" target="_parent">Bergen Bog Website</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-8498480517019817815?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-80557583712966395122008-06-02T11:22:00.003-04:002008-06-02T11:23:47.643-04:00<iframe src='http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dgdctbh7_166frxpvwxh' frameborder='0' width='410' height='342'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-8055758371296639512?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-8411411023349258412008-05-28T09:15:00.002-04:002008-05-28T11:00:50.953-04:00<iframe src='http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dgdctbh7_165dkmn7shf' frameborder='0' width='410' height='342'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-841141102334925841?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-43493557998150974392008-05-20T10:45:00.000-04:002008-05-20T10:46:28.284-04:00<iframe src='http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dgdctbh7_161d63p7sc6' frameborder='0' width='410' height='342'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-4349355799815097439?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-12444517847698164912008-04-23T12:00:00.006-04:002008-04-23T12:32:10.069-04:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-MnsjMnaNR4/SA9jgtUjXII/AAAAAAAAAEo/Ykzu-K8KNvA/s1600-h/lock.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192478308954233986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 119px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 92px" height="146" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-MnsjMnaNR4/SA9jgtUjXII/AAAAAAAAAEo/Ykzu-K8KNvA/s200/lock.jpg" width="113" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Directions:</span></strong> Use the "Triplet" decoder box in your workbook to post a secrete message to your friends.<br />(Extra credit)</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-1244451784769816491?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-31114755384801503132008-04-21T21:28:00.004-04:002008-04-22T10:05:36.561-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-MnsjMnaNR4/SA1APdUjXHI/AAAAAAAAAEg/qUHS2mGsT-U/s1600-h/1.jpg"></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Directions:</span></strong> Save the following image on your computer. Use MS Paint to "Color code" similar structures found in a DNA molecule. Email the final file to me.</span> </div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nw.wnyric.org/dszatkowski/images/DNA%20Structure.jpg">DNA Structure WorksheetA</a> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-3111475538480150313?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-110994735377391502008-04-10T21:27:00.001-04:002008-04-10T21:27:57.774-04:00<iframe src='http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dgdctbh7_153dbkv47dw' frameborder='0' width='410' height='342'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-11099473537739150?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-20251463066243015742008-04-02T10:33:00.007-04:002008-04-10T21:05:00.156-04:00<iframe src='http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dgdctbh7_154gpsxhcg4' frameborder='0' width='410' height='342'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-2025146306624301574?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-62562768113478206662008-03-13T20:37:00.001-04:002008-04-03T20:24:34.965-04:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-MnsjMnaNR4/R9nFzyi55UI/AAAAAAAAAAM/a7USRO-RIgg/s1600-h/prog_chapter01.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177386740171269442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-MnsjMnaNR4/R9nFzyi55UI/AAAAAAAAAAM/a7USRO-RIgg/s320/prog_chapter01.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> Question One: </strong>After watching the movie clip "Passing On Your DNA" Describe the advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-6256276811347820666?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-78900527784268195172008-03-13T20:36:00.001-04:002008-04-03T20:24:57.606-04:00<strong>Question Two:</strong> After watching the movie clip "The Eggs Journey" List <strong>three</strong> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">characteristics</span> of human egg cells.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-7890052778426819517?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-71202083034211039582008-03-13T20:35:00.001-04:002008-04-03T20:25:16.273-04:00<strong>Question Three:</strong> After watching the movie clip "The Sperms Journey" List <strong>three</strong> obsticles that make it difficult for sperm to find and fertilize the egg.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-7120208303421103958?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-18606264647521780062008-02-28T20:42:00.001-05:002008-04-10T21:20:54.381-04:00<iframe src='http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dgdctbh7_156hh64dwfk' frameborder='0' width='410' height='342'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-1860626464752178006?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-61364359846860661752008-02-02T12:31:00.003-05:002008-04-03T20:25:32.392-04:00<iframe src="http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dgdctbh7_145n8pz59gm" frameborder="0" width="410" height="342"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-6136435984686066175?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-59339272557611820622007-12-03T20:53:00.001-05:002008-04-10T21:14:13.545-04:00<iframe src='http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dgdctbh7_155dhs6p6gf' frameborder='0' width='410' height='342'></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-5933927255761182062?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30994680.post-8194371017048195432007-10-19T20:32:00.001-04:002008-04-20T20:34:54.135-04:00<iframe src="http://docs.google.com/EmbedSlideshow?docid=dgdctbh7_157hf7wkfdd" frameborder="0" width="410" height="342"></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30994680-819437101704819543?l=lenvironment.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Living Environmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00334081033491433990noreply@blogger.com0