This week we are studying the phylum chordata. This includes all vertebrates and those animals with a notocord but no true vertebral column. This phylum has the most classes that we will spend time studying. We have looked at three classes of fish, amphibians,...

It's a new semester and the students are excited about animals. They have even asked to which phyla lice belong. The answer is Arthropoda. They are in the class Insecta. I did some additional research and learned there are 4 subclasses of lice and they are divided by...

Christmas break is upon us. The students did very well on their science final. As we wrap up the first semester and the year 2024, we can reflect on the many blessings that we have received. I love biology and what we have been studying because it shows what a...

Welcome to the end of the semester. We have been reviewing for our final exam the last couple of days and will continue to review on Monday, next week. Students will take their semester exam for science on Tuesday. This test will be 110 questions and will be graded...

This week we finished our genetics discussions with the topic of DNA replication. We learned about the various types of RNA that work together to create new DNA for our cells to divide. We have also begun our review for our test. We will take our chapter 5 test on...

This week we are continuing to look at inheritance and the way that genes produce different traits. The students were able to create their own smiley face with genes determined by a flip of a coin that corresponded to a particular trait and then draw a face matching...