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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Osmosis, mitosis, meiosis and Karel

In our Genetics and Biotechnology class today, we did a mini review lab on osmosis using dialysis tubing.  We made three different molar solutions of sucrose then graphed the data to determine the osmotic equivalency of an unknown sugar solution (a fruit juice Snapple).  We only had a half a block to work since most of our class attended the junior class officer elections and election of the junior superlatives.  We will finish this lab tomorrow and review respiration and photosynthesis.

In Selected Topics in Science, we graphed the data generated from the Genetics class and did a review of mitosis and meiosis.  We prepped up our microscope lab for tomorrow (onion root cell analysis, alga cultures and plant tissue and seeds).  Tomorrow, we are going on tour and singing our DNA Baby song in addition to completing our lab.

In Computer Science, we continued on our first four advanced problems in Karel programming ... Cliffclimber, Hurdles, the Landmine problem and Karel Can Add.  We are making good progress and should wrap up Karel and logic training by Labor Day weekend.

After school, I moved some frames of brood from a good hive to one in which I am afraid the queen has been lost.

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