animal_diversity_i_key.pdf |
animal_diversity_ii_key.pdf |
Creature Feature- presentation link
Monday
Lab investigation: Animal diversity I- Exercise 17.1
- lab introduction
- dissection guidelines/orientation
- Shape of life animations of phyla:systems: https://www.shapeoflife.org/animation
- Phylum: porifera- the sponges
- sponge regeneration: video below
- the dynamic https://www.shapeoflife.org/video/sponges-filter-feeding-made-visible
Complete Exercises 17.2 and 17.3
- Cnidarians- hydra- (see video- below: shipped specimen did not survive)
- great link to Portuguese man-of-war www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/p/portuguese-man-of-war/
- hydra feeding- video below
- jellyfish and coral on display
- immortality in jellyfish??---read on
- Phyla: Platyhelminthes; flat worms- planarians - live and slide mounted specimen w.m./c.s.
- Advice to a young scientist- E.O. Wilson
- https://www.ted.com/talks/e_o_wilson_advice_to_young_scientists?language=en#t-11770
- Rapin's summer reading recommendations:
- The Origin of Species - Chuck Darwin
- The Voyage of The Beagle- Chuck Darwin
- Anything written by Stephen J Gould
- Your Inner Fish- Neil Shubin
- First life: David Deamer
- Children of Prometheus- Christopher wills
- The Making of the Fittest- Sean B. Carroll
- The Social Conquest of Earth- E.O. Wilson
- Serengeti Rules- Sean B. Carroll
- The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat- Oliver Sacks
- The Epigenetics Revolution- Nessa Carey
- The Double Helix- James Watson
- Life at the speed of light- Craig Venter
- A life decoded- Craig Venter
- Genome: Matt Ridley
- Serengeti Rules- Sean B. Carroll
- The Diversity of Life- E.O. Wilson
- Silent Spring - Rachel Carson
- A Sand County Almanac- Aldo Leopold
- Last Breath: Cautionary Tales from the Limits of Human Endurance- Peter Stark
- I contain multitudes- Ed Young
- Collapse- Jared Diamond
- The Third Chimpanzee -Jared Diamond
- Guns, Germs and Steel- Jared Diamond
Voyage of the Turtle- Carl Safina
The Future of thew Mind- Michio Kaku
Physics of the Future- Michio Kaku
Cosmos- Carl Sagan
Blank Slate- Stephen Pinker
- Farewell seniors!!! You will be missed!
Work DaysAP Biology- Final Options (Juniors/Sophomores)
Option 1: Self-directed animal diversity I&II investigation.-
Work days- Thursday/Friday/Monday Tuesday and Finals Day (Thursday)
Complete Animal Diversity I and II packets, Summary Table/summary sheet
Option 2: Creature feature- design and presentation on Thursday
Background Info:
You have just returned from a rapid biological survey (could be on Earth or a Class M planet). During your survey, you have encountered a creature that no one has yet discovered.
For this animal species, you need to write up and compose a drawing that describes its features. You discovered it, so you can give it its binomial and common name.
For the Animal Diversity 1&2 lab there were 13 characteristics to explore and explain. Address the 13 animal characteristics (attributes) to your newly discovered species. (see page 455-457 of animal Diversity Investigation Packet)..
Apply the four Big Ideas of AP Biology to your organism to help contextualize your creature.
Link to student choice
- Lab investigation: Animal Diversity II