GED Tutoring Class Homepage

1. For Quizzes, please click:

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classpage?0053bc3eb9331c1

CCNA Homepage Link

For Quizzes:

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/classpage?00534b9fb1b3160

Vocabulary Required for "Living Environment" - Letter "A"

~ An AMOEBA under a microscope's lens ~
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If unsure of a definition, please research the word in:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx

Acid Rain- When pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and sulfur combine with water in the atmosphere.
Adaptation- A change that helps an organism to fit in the environment.
Air Pollution- Contamination of the atmosphere.
Amoeba- A protozoan, a single-celled organism which moves by means of flowing cytoplasm: pseudopod.
Anaerobic- With out oxygen, "Certain bacteria, like e-Coli, prefer to grow in anaerobic environments such as the intestines of mammals."
Ancestor- Predecessor, some organism that came before the existing organisms, "Scientists say Homo Erectus and Homo Habilis are the predecessors to Homo Sapiens [Human Beings]."
Anomaly- Irregular, not normal, "A small percentage of the population are born with a hand anomaly, they have a sixth finger in their hands and feet."
Anther- Part of the stamen that contains the pollen. Male
Asexual Reproduction- Reproduction which involves only one parent.
Atmosphere- The thin layer of gases that surround earth.
Autotroph- An organism that is capable of making its own food. Ex green plants, algae, and certain bacteria. top

(copied for non-for-profit educational purposes from: http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/itjhs106/lipivocab.html)

Language Activities for Periods 4, 5, 6, 7

1. Please practice your English Language Skills: Spelling (Part 1): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_spelieEX1.html

2. Practice with homonyms, words that sound alike:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_spelhomoEX1.html

3. Please practice your English Language Skills: Spelling (Part 2):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/interact/g_spelieEX2.html

4. Please review key Science words you will see in future Science exams: http://livingglossary.com/livingenvironmentcloud.htm

Online Activities May 19th - May 22nd; 2009

1. Please Complete the following "Virtual" labs:
a. Gel Electrophoresis
b. Bacterial Transformation
c. Comparing Hominoid Skulls
d. Estimating Population Size
from the following site:

CHOOSE "NY" State and click "GO":
http://www.classzone.com/cz/books/bio_07/resources/htmls/virtual_labs/virtualLabs.html

2. Continue practicing for regents with:
http://regentsprep.org/

Homeworks for Marking Period 3

Homework #1:
Complete "Skills Challenge," find the definition for words #1, #2, and #3 in worksheet 3.12.

Online Activities May 7th - May 14th

1. Complete Multiple Choice Regents Practice and Review:
http://regentsprep.org/

2. Find the clone to the older cat:
http://nature.ca/genome/04/041/0415_e.cfm

3. New York State Regents Link to see old Regents exams and their answers:
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/hsregents.html

4. Peppered Moth Simulation: Natural Selection, choose "A Bird's Eyeview."
http://www.techapps.net/interactives/pepperMoths.swf

5. Match DNA Base Sequences: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/dna_double_helix/dnahelix.html

6. Fertilization and Implantation of an Egg Cell:
http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/hbm05_pg120_egg/hbm05_pg120_egg.html

7. "Life Over Time" Simulation:
http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/lotm05_pg88_environment/lotm05_pg88_environment.html

8. Protein Synthesis Visualization: http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/chm05_pg141_protein/chm05_pg141_protein.html

9. Mitosis Visualization:
http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/chm05_pg86_mitosis/chm05_pg86_mitosis.html

10. Assemble a skeleton:
http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/hbm05_pg16_skeleton/hbm05_pg16_skeleton.html

11. "Regents Review" Live - Archived Videos:
http://www.regentsreviewlive.net/