Microscope Study Blog

Mr. Carrison’s Study Blog

Introduction to

Microscopes and

the Evil ‘e”

Have FUN at the dance and
good luck on the test Monday!

Yahoo! We are off to buy me my own microscope!

1. Might be a good idea to review the 4 steps of the scientific method you learned last year in 6th grade

2. Which, which is which? Concave – Convex

3. Review and know all the steps to correctly use a microscope.

4. Locate the handout of that you had to label all the parts of the microscope. Know all the parts.

5. Check out the parts of the microscope on page 196.

6. Review the metric system there are a few questions on the SI system.

7. What is the correct procedure for moving a microscope from one place to another in our classroom? One hand or two? What do you grab?

8. How do you determine COMBINED power?

9. When are each of the two different focusing knobs used?

10. There were SEVERAL instructions given for properly doing microscope drawings. Do you know them all? Pen or pencil? Should the drawing be labeled? If show what should be written?

11. Flash thinks you should review qualative and quanative measurement.

12. How many cm in a m?

13. What is the SI unit for liquid volume?

14. Which objective gives you the most magnification? Longest or shortest?

15. How many mm in a m?

16. There are several guys mentioned in the chapter that contributed to microscopes as we know them today. Might be nice to know who did what and when!

17. Wonder if reviewing your microscope crossword would be worth while?

30 questions TEST, some multiple guess,
some matching and some true false

Instructions for the Make-A-Test project due 2-27-09 at the BEGINING of class. Late work = ZERO. We will work on this in computer lab 2-13-09. Do NOT panic! You will get a 4 page packet complete with detailed instructions and an example in class Monday!

Your Mission:
Make up a test using vocabulary and concepts from the chapter on Cell Reproduction. You can make two questions for some of the words. This test can, like many of my tests, have two or 3 different types of questions. Do not make up essay questions. It must be typed! It must be very – very neat and fit onto one side of one page! Try and make it as professional looking as possible. Use TAB key to line up your multiple-choice letters. Make your margins .5 inches all the way around. You may want to use a font size of 10 or 11 in places. Space questions and different sections out or use a divider line to separate. You may have to double or 1½ pace some sections to allow the test taker room to place answers. When completed, your test should have a minimum of 16 questions. You can make any type of test, true false, matching, fill in the blank and/or multiple choice (not including essay questions!) that you think will best test someone’s knowledge. Your test should have at least 10 multiple-choice questions. You must bring in FIVE copies of your test AND an answer key or test with answers. See me ASAP if you have questions or need help. Do not wait until the last minute to start or your printer or computer will act up! This project is due February 27 at the START of class. Please remember my policy about excuses!!! Plan ahead! I have 1 computer in my room that you may use. There are also some in the media center and our local library. The use of a USB thumb drives to save your work on is not a bad idea.


You should use MOST if not all of the following words:
- Mitosis
- Meiosis
- Gametes
- Chromosomes
- Metaphase
- Prophase
- Interphase
- Anaphase
- Reproductive Cell
- Spindle Fiber
- Cytokinesis
- Centromeres
- Cell Plate
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid
- Replication

Grading Tips and Hints

No clip art –10
Margins at default –10
Clip art bossing you around! –10
A,B, C and D’s not lined up –5
Not on one page -50
Extra mega ultra neat and cool +1
Plan to succeed or plan to ???
Should you bother with peer review?
Wonder if you should use the check lists given?

This could be a VERY easy A, just follow the detailed instructions!

Cheesy Coupon -Bring in a printed page from the www showing the parts of a compound microscope similar to the ones we used this week in lab for 2 points! URL MUST BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE! No school copier copies!!! Not valid with other offers, Void after 2-6-2009, Of course not valid for people wearing poka doted shoes or students having turtles named Albert or Agnes.

This is what happens when you
let the Typo Police Dress your dog!

Intro to Cells Study Guide

Cell Organelle and Cell Environment Test Study Guide
by Mr. Carrison - Gates Intermediate School, Scituate, MA

Yuck, Plant Cells! Is it true that I am made of a trillion cells? What is a trillion? What the heck is a cell? Can I eat one? Are cats made of cells? Yum, cat.......

Check out the 4 NEW study guide questions!

Check out this site for a neat online cell parts test/quiz http://www.biologycorner.com/bio1/cellquiz.html

Might also check out Tess's cool blog. Has some nice cell links and of course awesome picts for Flash the Wonder Hound.
http://www.tess-f.blogspot.com/

Test Next Friday! Will cover all the parts of the cell that I tricked you into reviewing in class! So... I would know ALL the many cell organelles and what job/function they perform in the cell. You should also know the info on pages 32-41 in our NEW textbook.

1. Compare and contrast osmosis and diffusion.

2. What the heck is ACTIVE and PASSIVE transport all about?

3. What causes diffusion, that is what "powers" it and why does it happen?

4. Why are proteins often called the molecules of life?

5. Where are proteins synthesized in the cell?

6. What is the powerhouse of the cell?

7. What is my fav word? Can you explain what is is of does for the cell?

8. Do animal cells have a cell wall? Why or why not needed?

9. Yuck, what is cytoplasm?

10. List two very important jobs of the lysosome.

11. Define vacuole and list three different types.

12. Why are golgi bodies called the UPS of the cell? Why is their job so important?

13. Explain what function or job the nucleus does for the cell.

14. Do prokaryotic cells have a nucleus?

15. What kingdom are all prokaryotes?

16. What organelle performs photosynthesis?

17. What is all the hub-bub about photosynthesis? What is it? Why the big deal?

18. Can you give an analogy for all of the above mentioned organelles?

19. What is cellular hierarchy? Can you list all 5?

20. Would it be worth your time to find all the cell MCAS questions and review them?

21. What was the demo in class? It demonstrated how what worked?

22. What is the difference between a plant and animal cell?

23. Explain what cellular respiration is and why it is sooooooooo important!

24. Where does cellular respiration take place?

25. What is needed for products to perform cellular respiration?

26. What is the by-product of cellular respiration?

27. Should you take the time to review all the worksheets used in class?

28. Review Atoms - what are the 3 major parts? Do they have charges?

29. What by definition is a molecule?

30. Does the DOE MCAS web site have any questions on cells? Hum......

31. Flash thinks you should know all about the demonstrations and experiments I did in class this week. Pretty smart for such a lazy hound!

Learn to Earn! or wish you had!

Coupon - Worth 2 Points - Visit Tess's blog, print out ONLY the first page of TWO different sites listed on her blog. File-print-current page ONLY works best to get ONLY one page. Ok, for one messily additional point get Tess to sign one of your page printed from a cell site listed on her blog! Offer not good on Tuesdays or North of the continental divide, Alaska or Hawaii or people in polka dotted shoes.

Check out Aylish's pet Spider!http://www.onemotion.com/flash/spider/

youtube.com - Canadian Car Chase

Per Antoria's request - the video clip we saw in class today:
http://charliephillips.net/videos/theater-3/nick-vujicic.html

What is YOUR EXCUSE???

What? Me worry?

Test Tuesday!
The Transfer of Heat -
Thermal Energy & States of Matter
by Mr. Carrison - Gates Intermediate School
Scituate, MA
Test Tuesday!

OK Ms. Roy.... here it is per your request!

Test will be Tuesday, be READY!

1. I would look over all the handouts and vocab sheets. Vocab sheets should show you what I think are the key words??? Wonder if the crossword puzzle would make a good study guide? Hum... is going to the DOE's web site worth the effort?

2. Why not use the Massachusetts Department of Education's (DOE) web site to study? Use the MCAS question search page to look for questions that have to do with heat, convection, conduction, radiation, states of matter and so on. There is a KEYWORD box at the bottom of the page. Check out:

http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/search/default.asp?YearCode=%25&GradeID=8&QuestionTypeCode=%25&FormSubmitted=yes&SubjectCode=sci&Strand=74&Standard=207&KeywordVal=&AllowCalculator=&ReportingCategoryCode=&ShowReportingCategory=&originalpage=1&page=1&answers=&intro=no&advanced_search=yesb You might change the STRAND to STATES OF MATTER or FORMS OF ENERGY

3. While the above site is a bit cumbersome it is a great source for good questions. Note that you can turn answers ON or OFF. If you were a teacher…. Would you use any of these questions??? Hum……

4. What are some renewable methods that we can generate electricity? List 5 ways that were shown in the mega exciting film we watched in class.

The following are questions form our textbook’s test generator program. Do not forget to use the review section at the end of each chapter.

5. The transfer of electrons is to _____________________ as the movements, motion or wiggling of the particles in matter is to ____________.

6. The majority of our electricity in Scituate is generated using???

7. No more energy can be removed from matter at
a. its freezing point.
b. 0ºC.
c. absolute zero.
d. 273 K.

8. Heat is transferred from one particle of matter to another without the movement of matter itself in a process called
a. conduction.
b. convection.
c. radiation.
d. insulation.

9. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves is called
a. conduction.
b. convection.
c. radiation.
d. insulation.

10. Heat transfer occurs
a. in many directions.
b. both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones.
c. only from warm objects to colder ones.
d. only from cold objects to warmer ones.

11. A material that does NOT conduct heat well is called a(n)
a. insulator.
b. conductor.
c. metal.
d. radiator.

12. The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of a substance by 1 kelvin is called its
a. specific heat.
b. heat transfer.
c. change of state.
d. melting point.

13. Which of these substances has the highest specific heat?
a. aluminum
b. glass
c. sand
d. water


14. How many different forms, or states, does most matter on Earth exist in?
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. fifty

15. The addition or loss of thermal energy changes the arrangement of the particles during
a. a change of state.
b. conduction.
c. convection.
d. radiation.

16. The temperature at which a solid changes into a liquid is called
a. the boiling point.
b. the freezing point.
c. the melting point.
d. absolute zero.

17. Vaporization that takes place only at the surface of a liquid is called
a. melting.
b. boiling.
c. evaporation.
d. condensation.

18. Which of these devices transfers thermal energy from a cool area to a warm area?
a. thermostat
b. vaporizer
c. combustion engine
d. refrigerator

19. Water freezes at 32 degrees on which temperature scale?
a. Fahrenheit
b. Celsius
c. Kelvin
d. absolute zero

20. Absolute zero is shown as 0 on which scale?
a. Fahrenheit
b. Celsius
c. Kelvin
d. Centigrade

21. Which of the following is true of the Celsius scale?
a. 212 degrees is the boiling point of water.
b. 0 degrees is absolute zero.
c. 0 degrees is the freezing point of water.
d. 32 degrees is the freezing point of water.

22. Heated air moves from baseboard heaters to the rest of a room in a process called
a. conduction.
b. convection.
c. radiation.
d. insulation.

23. Which of these is a good conductor?
a. wood
b. paper
c. silver
d. air

24. Which statement is true of gases?
a. The particles that make up gases are packed together in a relatively fixed position.
b. Gases have a definite volume.
c. Gases have a definite shape.
d. Gases expand to fill all the space available.

25. A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called
a. thermal energy.
b. conduction.
c. convection.
d. temperature.

Modified True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.

26. A student lists three temperature measurements: 100°F, 100°C, and 100 K. Of the three measurements, 100 K is the highest temperature. _________________________

27. The more particles a substance has at a given temperature, the more thermal energy it has. _________________________

28. During conduction heat is transferred by the movement of currents within a fluid. _________________________

29. Trapped air is a good conductor because it reduces heat transfer. _________________________

30. As most substances are cooled, they expand. _________________________

31. A substance gains thermal energy as it freezes. _________________________

Coupon - for two points find the only MCAS question that is about a puppy. Print it out and bring it in for two messily points on Tuesday's test! Offer not good in Montana or for students who have a lama for a pet.