This correlation lists the recommended Gizmos for this province's curriculum standards. Click any Gizmo title below for more information.
BI30-SDS: : Student-Directed Study
BI30-SDS1: : Create and carry out a plan to explore one or more topics of personal interest relevant to Biology 30 in depth.
BI30-SDS1.b: : Carry out an experiment following established scientific protocols to investigate a question of interest related to one or more of the topics of Biology 30.
Seed Germination
Perform experiments with several seed types to see what conditions yield the highest germination (sprouting) rate. Three different types of seeds can be studied, and the temperature, water and light in the germination chamber can be controlled. No two trials will have the same result so repeated trials are recommended.
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BI30-LE2: : Examine the significance of evolution as a key unifying theme in biology through the principles, processes and patterns of biological evolution.
BI30-LE2.b: : Outline the key principles (e.g., descent with modification, fitness as a result of adaptations and struggle for existence) and processes (e.g., natural selection, genetic drift and selective breeding) of biological evolution.
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Observe evolution in a fictional population of bugs. Set the background to any color, and see natural selection taking place. Inheritance of color occurs according to Mendel's laws and probability. Mutations occur at random, and probability of capture by predators is determined by the insect's camouflage.
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Observe evolution in a fictional population of bugs. Set the background to any color, and see natural selection taking place. Compare the processes of natural and artificial selection. Manipulate the mutation rate, and determine how mutation rate affects adaptation and evolution.
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Observe the effect of predators on a population of parrots with three possible genotypes. The initial percentages and fitness levels of each genotype can be set. Determine how initial fitness levels affect genotype and allele frequencies through several generations. Compare scenarios in which a dominant allele is deleterious, a recessive allele is deleterious, and the heterozygous individual is fittest.
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Study the thickness of birds' beaks over a five year period as you control the yearly rainfall on an isolated island. As the environmental conditions change, the species must adapt (a real-world consequence) to avoid extinction.
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BI30-LE2.c: : Investigate how humans use selective breeding (i.e., artificial selection) to enhance desirable characteristics in organisms.
Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection
Observe evolution in a fictional population of bugs. Set the background to any color, and see natural selection taking place. Compare the processes of natural and artificial selection. Manipulate the mutation rate, and determine how mutation rate affects adaptation and evolution.
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BI30-LE2.g: : Discuss how Darwin’s observations informed the development of the theory of natural selection as a mechanism of evolution.
Rainfall and Bird Beaks - Metric
Study the thickness of birds' beaks over a five year period as you control the yearly rainfall on an isolated island. As the environmental conditions change, the species must adapt (a real-world consequence) to avoid extinction.
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BI30-LE2.h: : Recognize how the principles of natural selection occur at the level of the individual and may result in the evolution of the population.
Microevolution
Observe the effect of predators on a population of parrots with three possible genotypes. The initial percentages and fitness levels of each genotype can be set. Determine how initial fitness levels affect genotype and allele frequencies through several generations. Compare scenarios in which a dominant allele is deleterious, a recessive allele is deleterious, and the heterozygous individual is fittest.
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Study the thickness of birds' beaks over a five year period as you control the yearly rainfall on an isolated island. As the environmental conditions change, the species must adapt (a real-world consequence) to avoid extinction.
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BI30-LE2.i: : Examine how particular selective pressures (e.g., competition, predation, changes in climate, parasitism and pollution) acting on an individual can influence a population over time.
Microevolution
Observe the effect of predators on a population of parrots with three possible genotypes. The initial percentages and fitness levels of each genotype can be set. Determine how initial fitness levels affect genotype and allele frequencies through several generations. Compare scenarios in which a dominant allele is deleterious, a recessive allele is deleterious, and the heterozygous individual is fittest.
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Study the thickness of birds' beaks over a five year period as you control the yearly rainfall on an isolated island. As the environmental conditions change, the species must adapt (a real-world consequence) to avoid extinction.
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BI30-LE2.l: : Examine how scientists use the fossil record, radioactive dating, comparative embryology and homologous and analogous structures as evidence of biological evolution.
Human Evolution - Skull Analysis
Compare the skulls of a variety of significant human ancestors, or hominids. Use available tools to measure lengths, areas, and angles of important features. Each skull can be viewed from the front, side, or from below. Additional information regarding the age, location, and discoverer of each skull can be displayed.
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BI30-OL1: : Investigate cell structure and processes, including energy transfer and transport of materials, in unicellular and multicellular organisms which are representative of each kingdom.
BI30-OL1.a: : Pose questions regarding the diverse ways in which organisms perform life’s processes such as locomotion, reproduction, acquiring energy and responding to stimuli.
Dichotomous Keys
Use dichotomous keys to identify and classify five types of organisms: California albatrosses, Canadian Rockies buttercups, Texas venomous snakes, Virginia evergreens, and Florida cartilagenous fishes. After you have classified every organism, try making your own dichotomous key!
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BI30-OL1.i: : Design, construct and evaluate the function of a model to demonstrate passive and active transport of materials at the interface of the cell membrane.
Osmosis
Adjust the concentration of a solute on either side of a membrane in a cell and observe the system as it adjusts to the conditions through osmosis. The initial concentration of the solute can be manipulated, along with the volume of the cell.
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BI30-OL2: : Compare the anatomies, physiologies and behaviours of multicellular organisms including protists, fungi, plants and animals.
BI30-OL2.e: : Explore the behavioural, structural and physiological adaptations that enable organisms to defend themselves against threats, such as pathogens, predators and disease.
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Observe evolution in a fictional population of bugs. Set the background to any color, and see natural selection taking place. Inheritance of color occurs according to Mendel's laws and probability. Mutations occur at random, and probability of capture by predators is determined by the insect's camouflage.
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Observe evolution in a fictional population of bugs. Set the background to any color, and see natural selection taking place. Compare the processes of natural and artificial selection. Manipulate the mutation rate, and determine how mutation rate affects adaptation and evolution.
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BI30-OL3: : Explore how the dynamic nature of biological classification reflects advances in scientific understanding of relationships among organisms.
BI30-OL3.a: : Discuss how classification systems are designed by humans to meet various needs.
Dichotomous Keys
Use dichotomous keys to identify and classify five types of organisms: California albatrosses, Canadian Rockies buttercups, Texas venomous snakes, Virginia evergreens, and Florida cartilagenous fishes. After you have classified every organism, try making your own dichotomous key!
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BI30-OL3.f: : Create and use dichotomous keys to gain insights into the challenges of biological classification.
Dichotomous Keys
Use dichotomous keys to identify and classify five types of organisms: California albatrosses, Canadian Rockies buttercups, Texas venomous snakes, Virginia evergreens, and Florida cartilagenous fishes. After you have classified every organism, try making your own dichotomous key!
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BI30-GB1: : Explore classical (i.e., Mendelian) and current (i.e., chromosomal) understandings of biological inheritance.
BI30-GB1.d: : Discuss the importance of probability in predicting the likelihood of inheriting particular traits.
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
Set the initial percentages of three types of parrots in a population and track changes in genotype and allele frequency through several generations. Analyze population data to develop an understanding of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Determine how initial allele percentages will affect the equilibrium state of the population.
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Observe the effect of predators on a population of parrots with three possible genotypes. The initial percentages and fitness levels of each genotype can be set. Determine how initial fitness levels affect genotype and allele frequencies through several generations. Compare scenarios in which a dominant allele is deleterious, a recessive allele is deleterious, and the heterozygous individual is fittest.
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BI30-GB1.e: : Distinguish among patterns of inheritance (e.g., dominant and recessive alleles, sex-linked traits, codominance, incomplete dominance, multiple alleles and polygenic inheritance) of heritable traits.
Chicken Genetics
Breed "pure" chickens with known genotypes that exhibit specific feather colors, and learn how traits are passed on via codominant genes. Chickens can be stored in cages for future breeding, and the statistics of feather color are reported every time the chickens breed. Punnett squares can be used to predict results.
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Set the initial percentages of three types of parrots in a population and track changes in genotype and allele frequency through several generations. Analyze population data to develop an understanding of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Determine how initial allele percentages will affect the equilibrium state of the population.
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BI30-GB1.f: : Determine an organism’s phenotype from its genotype, and where possible, its genotype from its phenotype.
Chicken Genetics
Breed "pure" chickens with known genotypes that exhibit specific feather colors, and learn how traits are passed on via codominant genes. Chickens can be stored in cages for future breeding, and the statistics of feather color are reported every time the chickens breed. Punnett squares can be used to predict results.
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Set the initial percentages of three types of parrots in a population and track changes in genotype and allele frequency through several generations. Analyze population data to develop an understanding of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Determine how initial allele percentages will affect the equilibrium state of the population.
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BI30-GB1.g: : Construct Punnett squares for monohybrid crosses using P1 genotypes (i.e., homozygous and heterozygous) to determine genotypic and phenotypic frequencies for F1 and F2 generations.
Chicken Genetics
Breed "pure" chickens with known genotypes that exhibit specific feather colors, and learn how traits are passed on via codominant genes. Chickens can be stored in cages for future breeding, and the statistics of feather color are reported every time the chickens breed. Punnett squares can be used to predict results.
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Set the initial percentages of three types of parrots in a population and track changes in genotype and allele frequency through several generations. Analyze population data to develop an understanding of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Determine how initial allele percentages will affect the equilibrium state of the population.
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BI30-GB2: : Investigate how genetic information is stored, transmitted and expressed at the molecular level.
BI30-GB2.c: : Assess the importance of the structure of the DNA molecule to its ability to store, transmit and express genetic information.
Building DNA
Construct a DNA molecule, examine its double-helix structure, and then go through the DNA replication process. Learn how each component fits into a DNA molecule, and see how a unique, self-replicating code can be created.
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BI30-GB2.d: : Model molecular genetic processes of DNA replication and protein synthesis (i.e., transcription and translation), including the roles of DNA, mRNA, tRNA and rRNA.
RNA and Protein Synthesis
Go through the process of synthesizing proteins through RNA transcription and translation. Learn about the many steps involved in protein synthesis including: unzipping of DNA, formation of mRNA, attaching of mRNA to the ribosome, and linking of amino acids to form a protein.
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BI30-GB2.g: : Assess the role of genetic mutation in the process of evolution.
Evolution: Mutation and Selection
Observe evolution in a fictional population of bugs. Set the background to any color, and see natural selection taking place. Inheritance of color occurs according to Mendel's laws and probability. Mutations occur at random, and probability of capture by predators is determined by the insect's camouflage.
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Observe evolution in a fictional population of bugs. Set the background to any color, and see natural selection taking place. Compare the processes of natural and artificial selection. Manipulate the mutation rate, and determine how mutation rate affects adaptation and evolution.
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Students assume the role of a scientist trying to solve a real world problem. They use scientific practices to collect and analyze data, and form and test a hypothesis as they solve the problems.
