Nervous System Test for Grade 11

The Grade 11 Bio30S class will have a test on the nervous system on Monday, June 9th, 2014 (Day 6). The test will be based on our notes and textbook pages 273-274.

You will receive one bonus mark on this test if you return your biology textbook at the beginning of the test.

Bio30S Exam for Grade 10

Grade 10 students in Bio30S will write an exam on Wednesday, June 18th, 2014.
 You will have a choice of writing either a Short Exam or a Long Exam. You will need to choose which exam you will be writing by Tuesday, June 10th (Day 1).

The Short Exam will be worth 15% of your total mark in the course and will be based on the following:

1) Circulatory System (pages 177-184)
2) Blood (pages 195-200)
3) Estimating the Size of a Cell
4) Respiratory System (pages 224-231)
5) Musculoskeletal System (pages 258-265)
6) Reproductive System (pages 457-460, 463-467)
7) Nervous System (notes and pages 271-281)

The Long Exam will be worth 15% of your total mark in the course, or 100% of your mark if it is higher than your mark in the course up to this point. (The Long Exam may increase your mark by a maximum of 10%.) The Long Exam is based on everything that is on the Short Exam, plus the following:

8) Structural Levels of the Body (notes)
9) Biochemistry (pages 60-67)
10) Digestive System (pages 160-167 and the article "The World Is Fat")
11) Excretory System (notes taken on April 10th)
12) The Eye and the Ear (pages 299-304)

You will get a bonus mark on the exam for returning your biology textbook at the exam.

Gattaca

The Grade 11 Bio30S class is watching the movie Gattaca, which centers on a technique called PGD (=preimplantation genetic diagnosis). Here are notes on the movie Gattaca. The Grade 11 Bio30S class will have a test on Gattaca on Thursday, May 29, 2014 (Day 5).

Reproduction Test

We will have a test on the reproduction system that will be based on all of our notes, handouts, and textbook pages 457-460 (up to "The Menstrual Cycle") and 463-467. Students going on the 'March of the Living' will be tested only on the textbook pages.

The test will be on...
Bio30S (Grade 10)   Tuesday, May 20, 2014 (Day 4).
Bio30S (Grade 11)  Tuesday, May 13, 2014 (Day 6)

Musculoskeletal System Test

We will have a test on the musculoskeletal system that will be based on our notes and pages 258-265. The test will be on...

Bio30S (Grade 10)   Friday, April 4, 2014 (Day 4)
Bio30S (Grade 11)   Monday, April 7, 2014 (Day 5)

3D models project

Here is info about the 3D models project.

A photo of you working on your 3D model is due on May 13, 2014, and the 3D model is due on May 27, 2014.

Respiratory System Test

We will have a test on the respiratory system that will be based on our notes, handouts, and pages 224-231. The test will be on...

Bio30S (Grade 10)   Tuesday, March 18th (Day 2)
Bio30S (Grade 11)   Monday, March 24th (Day 6)

Blood Test

We will have a test on our Blood unit on Friday, February 21, 2014 (Day 3). The test will be based on our notes and handouts. There will be a question on the test in which you will need to calculate the size of a cell. No textbook pages are being assigned for this test.

Circulatory System Test

We will have a test on the circulatory system that will be based on all of our notes, handouts, and pages 177-184. The test will be on...

Bio30S (Grade 10)   Friday, January 31 (Day 1)
Bio30S (Grade 11)   Wednesday, January 29 (Day 5)