This week we have begun our study on the cell cycle. This includes how most cells grow and divide creating new cells. Cells go through much growth and replication in the preparation stage and then divide in a process called mitosis. Students will be making a mitosis booklet to help them learn and understand this process. Students should be working on this project over the long weekend. It is due next Thursday, Oct 17.
On Monday we took our chapter 13 test. The students did very well on this test. This week we then proceeded on our dissection path and dissected the fetal pig. Pigs are very similar to humans in that they are mammals and have many similar characteristics. This was a...