Free MIT CourseWare

Below is a link to lectures by an MIT professor that they recommend for AP Biology. The link goes straight to the lectures about the mechanisms of evolution (because that's what we're learning about right now in class). However, feel free to play around. There are some good resources here to assist your learning.

http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/biology/f/4/4.htm

Virtual Fly Lab

Below is the link to the virtual fly lab.

http://bioweb.wku.edu/courses/Biol114/Vfly1.asp

After going to the webpage, READ the introductory information and directions. Make sure you understand what is going on before actually performing the lab.

Once you have read and understand, you choose two flies to mate, and the website will give you the result of the cross. This page will also give you some questions to answer. Make sure you answer the questions to all of the questions. Do this for four different crosses of your choice. Make sure you have your answers ready to hand in by Wednesday, February 17, 2010.

Chapter 19 Discussion

Assalamu Alaikum.

InshAllah you girls have enjoyed a few days of break! I do want to get through at least a couple of chapters with you before school starts again, and InshAllah test the first week we get back. You have already read chapter 19, so go back to review it, and see if you have any questions or if there is anything you need help understanding that I can explain, InshAllah.

P.S. Let your friends know to check the blog if they haven't.

DNA rearrangement - Ig

Below is an animation to help you understand the process of DNA rearrangement in the maturation of antibody genes. I suggest you listen to the narration, read the intro, and complete the quiz at the end. The quiz will be a grade. (Make sure you print a copy out.)

http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp18/1805s.swf

Eukaryotic Genome Notes

Below is a link to a college professor's notes on the eukaryotic genome. It goes along nicely with what we are learning. Just an extra resource if you want to see the information in another way.

http://www.texarkanacollege.edu/~mstorey/1407/notes/lecture14.html

DNA packaging

Here is a diagram to help you understand how DNA is packaged. Go through it to help you visualize the way DNA is packaged.

Trp operon animation

Below is a trp operon tutorial. Follow the link, and make sure you read the introduction before watching the animation. Go through the animation, and complete the quiz at the end for a grade. Print out the answer for each of the questions in order to receive credit.

http://bcs.whfreeman.com/thelifewire/content/chp13/1302002.html