Biology Week 21

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Guest Hollow’s High School Biology Textbook
Guest Hollow's Homeschool Biology TextbookChapter 14: Eukaryotes: Protists and Fungi

14.1 Introduction to Protists
14.2 Types of Protists14.3 Introduction to Fungi
WorkbookChapter 14.1 workbook pagesChapter 14.2 workbook pagesChapter 14.3 workbook pages
Writing Assignments
Labs
Illustrated Guide to Home Biology Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture (DIY Science)Illustrated Guide to Home Biology ExperimentsLab Session VIII-1: Investigating Protista
Guest Hollow LabsMicroscopic Life Kit

2nd option:
Microscopic Life – A Free Alternative
Set up 4 jars and fill each 1/2 filled with collected pond water. Put some chopped hay in one jar, a tsp. of rice in another, 1/4 tsp. egg yolk in another and 2 tsp. soil in the last. Place in a lighted area (but not direct sunlight) and culture for several days. On day 3, take a drop from each (use a new dropper for each jar) and make 4 slides to observe under the microscope. Make new slides and observe again several days later.
Apologetics and Creation Science
Evolution ExposedEvolution ExposedChapter 6: The Origin of Microorganisms
The Lie: EvolutionThe Lie: EvolutionChapter 1: Christianity is Under Attack
Other Resources
A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a MicroscopeA World in a Drop of WaterLet’s Go Hunting

A Circus Full of Life

The Amoeba
Paramecium

Algae
Euglena

Rotifers
The Hydra

The Flatworm
A World in a Drop of Water
(End of book)
Biology Coloring Workbook, 2nd Edition: An Easier and Better Way to Learn BiologyBiology Coloring WorkbookChapter 6- (p. 192) ProtozoaChapter 6 (p. 196) Simple AlgaeChapter 6 (p. 194) Slime molds
Videos
BrainPOPBrainPOPProtistsAlgaeProtozoaFungi
Protists Song
 
Amoeba Sisters: Protists & Fungi
How a Slime Mold designed the Tokyo Railway System

How This Blob Solves Mazes | WIRED

Amoeba eats paramecia ( Amoeba’s lunch )

The Amazing Microscopic World

Amoeba in Motion

How Do Protozoa Get Around? The video starts after the 1 min. mark to skip some comments about evolution.
Giardia in the dog and cat. Dr. Dan
*Optional: Research how humans can get giardia.
You Didn’t Know Mushrooms Could Do All This | National Geographic
Planet Earth DVDsPlanet EarthEpisode 4
Amoeba in Motion
Extras
Google image search: Microscope slide: Amoeba proteusGoogle image search: Microscope slide: Paramecium caudatumGoogle image search: Microscope slide: Spirogyra (green algae) colonyGoogle image search: Microscope slide: EuglenaGoogle image search: Microscope slide: Hydra

Pond Scum  (a printable game about protozoa)
Suggestion: Draw and label the microscope slide images. Optional: Research different types of protozoa. Make a chart illustrating and explaining several varieties.

2 thoughts on “Biology Week 21

  1. The link for “How a Slime Mold Designed the Tokyo Railway System” doesn’t go to the intended video. It IS about the Tokyo Railway System, but nothing about slime mold.

    1. Thank you!! We had linked the wrong video. The link is fixed now: https://youtu.be/HBi8ah1ku_s?si=Uc9rK–G_lO3LC7n
      We so appreciate you!

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