Welcome to Mr' Cogbills Life Science Class

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Welcome to Mr. Cogbills Life Science Class

• What is Life Science
• What is everyday Life Science
• Examples of Current Research at the University of
  Hawaii at Manoa in Life Science
• How Students are Graded (Assessment)
• What are Standards (State and National)
• What Students are Graded on (Experiments, Labs,
  Projects, Field Trips)

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LIFE SCIENCE (Biology)

• Definition(s)
• The science of life and of living organisms,
  including their structure, function, growth,
  origin, evolution, and distribution.
• The life processes of a group or category of
  living organisms.

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Everyday Biology
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Everyday Biology
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Everyday Biology
Blood sugar monitor
Pacemaker
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Everyday Biology
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Categories of Biology

• Zoology
• Botany
• Virology
• Immunology
• Marine Biology
• Microbiology
• Conservational Biology
• Protozoology
• Oceanography
• Parasitology
• BioAnthropology

• Molecular Biology
• Genetics
• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Cell Biology
• Evolutionary Biology
• Ecology
• Entomology
• Developmental Biology
• BioEngineering
• BioChemistry

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Graduate Program Masters Degree 2 to 3
yrs PhD 5 to 7 yrs Most BioScience Programs
Pay for your tuition Pay you a stipend
(salary) Provide medical benefits
Fellowships TAships GAships/RAships
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Promoting Interest in Science

• I am currently a collaborator and representative
  from Stevenson Middle School for the following
  grant proposal. Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  Initiative for Biomedical Research Institutions -
  2007Queens Medical Center Ulu Kukui Project HHMI
  Grant Proposal (.pdf)

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Drosophila Melanogaster(fruit fly/vinegar fly)
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Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE)

• A multisystem disease
• Affects elastic tissue
• Affects skin, eyes, gastrointestinal and
  cardiovascular
• systems.

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Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE)
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Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE)
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Purpose

• To figure out what this gene does in flies so
  that we can then apply it to humans.

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How do we do this?

• Determine when and where the gene products are
  found in the fly.
• Determine if this fly gene can function like the
  human gene in vitro.
• Mutate (mess up) the gene in flies and see what
  happens.

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HAWAII SCIENCE STANDARDS

• This is what we are to teach in class according
  to the Hawaii Department of Education. HCPS III

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U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS

• This is what students should be learning
  according to the national standards set forth by
  the American Association for the Advancement of
  Science.

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ASSESSMENT

• This is how lab/class work is graded.RUBRICS

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SEED GERMINATION

• Controlled Variable Experiment
• Guide Book

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CELL CYCLE

• Mitosis

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GENETICS The Science of Heredity

• TRAITS

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SOLAR SPRINT
HECO
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Additional Information Located on our CLASS WEB
PAGE

• Check out our web page at
• http//www.stevensonmiddleschool.com/cogbill
• Or go to www.stevensonmiddleschool.com and click
  on class web pages and look for Mr. Cogbills web
  page link.

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Any Questions?