Hi everyone, you should now be finishing off Unit 1 on Chemicals in the Cell and Body. I can see many of you have done the quiz and there are lots of high marks. Great work. If you haven't looked at it yet or need to get your mark higher, you have till next Monday when the Chemicals quiz will stop being available.
The next Unit on Cells and Cell Processes is now available so look at that on Blackboard. Make sure you print off the workbook so you can use that to help you understand and remember the material as you work through it. You will also find the new quiz on Unit 2 in Blackboard under Assignments.
The next block course is this coming weekend and I will be seeing you for a tutorial/practical on Monday 7th at 10am in H412 - the anatomy and physiology lab on the 4th floor. This session will be on material from the Introduction to Bioscience and Unit 1 on the Cell. It will be an opportunity for you to ask me any questions about things you are uncertain about or need more information on. So start thinking about what topics you would like to spend some time on in that session.
It will also be your chance to look at your own cells down the microscope as well as looking at models of the human body and the skeleton as well as a cell and the plasma membrane. You will also have the opportunity to do various worksheets on such things as directional terms and osmosis and diffusion. So make sure you bring along your workbooks and the text book.
Looking forward to seeing you all, Ruth
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Unit 1 Chemicals
I hope you are all well underway with Unit 1 on Chemicals in the Cell and Body. I haven't heard any loud groans or cries for help yet so I presume you are all managing OK although I realise, for many of you, this is entirely new stuff and you will be finding it quite hard.
I see a number of you have had some attempts at the quiz and a few even have that elusive 15/15. Keep on trying if you are not there yet and if you haven't looked at it yet, you need to get going as next Monday you are due to move on to the next unit on the Cell. The chemicals quiz will only be available for a week after the due date ie. until April 7th and, remember, each quiz is worth 2% of the final mark- not much I know, but not worth throwing away!
I see a number of you have had some attempts at the quiz and a few even have that elusive 15/15. Keep on trying if you are not there yet and if you haven't looked at it yet, you need to get going as next Monday you are due to move on to the next unit on the Cell. The chemicals quiz will only be available for a week after the due date ie. until April 7th and, remember, each quiz is worth 2% of the final mark- not much I know, but not worth throwing away!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Monday March 17th Bioscience 1
You should plan to finish the Introduction to Bioscience today and, if you haven't already done so, have a few attempts at the Introduction to Bioscience quiz to make sure you have understood the material in this chapter.
Today you should then move on to Unit 1: The chemicals found in the cell and body which has been uploaded into Course Documents on Blackboard. Remember there is a workbook to print out and work through as you study this unit and when you have finished have a go at the Chemicals in the Cell quiz which is posted under assignments on Blackboard. (I see some of you have already had a look at it.)
You may find it useful to read Chapter 2 of the text book called Chemistry Comes Alive, but remember, this is at a higher level than required and some topics are not included in the course, so be selective about what you read here. You may find the Chapter Summary and the Multiple Choice/Matching Review Questions at the end of the chapter particularly helpful.
If you want to do a bit more work on the organic part of this unit there is a worksheet on the External Links on Blackboard called Useful Worksheets.
Good luck and Happy Easter to you all, Ruth
Today you should then move on to Unit 1: The chemicals found in the cell and body which has been uploaded into Course Documents on Blackboard. Remember there is a workbook to print out and work through as you study this unit and when you have finished have a go at the Chemicals in the Cell quiz which is posted under assignments on Blackboard. (I see some of you have already had a look at it.)
You may find it useful to read Chapter 2 of the text book called Chemistry Comes Alive, but remember, this is at a higher level than required and some topics are not included in the course, so be selective about what you read here. You may find the Chapter Summary and the Multiple Choice/Matching Review Questions at the end of the chapter particularly helpful.
If you want to do a bit more work on the organic part of this unit there is a worksheet on the External Links on Blackboard called Useful Worksheets.
Good luck and Happy Easter to you all, Ruth
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Introduction to Bioscience practice quiz
Dear everyone, it has just been pointed out to me that there is a problem with one of the Introduction to Bioscience quiz questions. So if you were continually getting a big cross besides your answer to the anatomical position question it is because I have loaded the answer in incorrectly.
Unfortunately once the quiz is loaded, there seems to be no way I can touch it and modify it. I have an SOS out to the people who administer Blackboard to see if we can load a modified but new version of the quiz as that would seem to be the ideal second option but have not heard back yet. Anyway know that if you have got 9/10 with this answer the only one you have marked as incorrect you have actually probably got 10/10. By looking in the grade book I can see that that is what has happened.
Sorry about that.
Ruth
Unfortunately once the quiz is loaded, there seems to be no way I can touch it and modify it. I have an SOS out to the people who administer Blackboard to see if we can load a modified but new version of the quiz as that would seem to be the ideal second option but have not heard back yet. Anyway know that if you have got 9/10 with this answer the only one you have marked as incorrect you have actually probably got 10/10. By looking in the grade book I can see that that is what has happened.
Sorry about that.
Ruth
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Introduction to Bioscience 1
Hi, I hope you are all looking forward to the beginning of the bioscience course on Friday. We will only be meeting for an hour to talk about the course and to look around Blackboard where the course notes and assessments will be posted. You can already log onto Blackboard so if you like you can have a look at the proposed timetable and other information that is posted there.
The first week of the course will involve making yourself familiar with some basic terms and concepts of the structure and function (anatomy and physiology) of the human body and then we will move on to look at molecules in the cell before studying cells and some of the processes that take place within them.
Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday. Ruth
The first week of the course will involve making yourself familiar with some basic terms and concepts of the structure and function (anatomy and physiology) of the human body and then we will move on to look at molecules in the cell before studying cells and some of the processes that take place within them.
Looking forward to seeing you all on Friday. Ruth
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