Just 11 days to go before the final test - sorry to remind you!
You should by now be well into the last unit, The Urinary System. You should have worked your way through the workbook and have done the quiz so that you have time to look at the other units, especially the Immune and Respiratory Systems, that have not yet been tested in a test.
Last week we had a very sucessful 2 hour tutorial on the cell, respiration and the urinary system. This week's tutorial will be on the nervous and endocrine systems. Please come along if you can.
I gave the details of the format of the test and the mark allocation in the previous blog.
Good studying,
Ruth
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
Bioscience 2. November 11th
Hi, This week you should be finishing off Unit 7 on the respiratory system (after doing the online quiz which closes next Monday) and moving on to Unit 8 on the excretory system. THE LAST UNIT!
In the practical last week we dissected (New World) kidneys and I talked about the function of the kidneys. I intend to do more on the kidneys at the tutorial if that is what people want. I shall also talk about the respiratory system and --since we have 2 hours - I could go back to the beginning and revise Cells and Tissues.
The format of the exam will be similar to the final exam in Bioscience 1, although there is more material to test so there will be fewer marks for each unit. There will be 2 longer questions out of a choice of 8 worth 5 marks each at the end of the paper and the rest of the 90 marks will be distributed between the 8 units studied. However, I will only allocate 6 marks to the first unit as that was covered in quite a lot of detail in Bioscience 1. This leaves 12 marks for each of the other 7 units.
Please remember if there is something you dont understand about the course material as you study for the exam or about the format of the exam dont hesitate to drop me an email and I will endeavour to clarify for you.
Have a good week,
Ruth
In the practical last week we dissected (New World) kidneys and I talked about the function of the kidneys. I intend to do more on the kidneys at the tutorial if that is what people want. I shall also talk about the respiratory system and --since we have 2 hours - I could go back to the beginning and revise Cells and Tissues.
The format of the exam will be similar to the final exam in Bioscience 1, although there is more material to test so there will be fewer marks for each unit. There will be 2 longer questions out of a choice of 8 worth 5 marks each at the end of the paper and the rest of the 90 marks will be distributed between the 8 units studied. However, I will only allocate 6 marks to the first unit as that was covered in quite a lot of detail in Bioscience 1. This leaves 12 marks for each of the other 7 units.
Please remember if there is something you dont understand about the course material as you study for the exam or about the format of the exam dont hesitate to drop me an email and I will endeavour to clarify for you.
Have a good week,
Ruth
Sunday, November 2, 2008
November 3rd
Hi there, You should have all moved on to studying the Respiratory System by now and have another week until you move on to the final unit- the Urinary System.
The Blackboard quiz for the immune system closes tonight, so if you haven't done it yet you will need to get your skates on!
We had a good tutorial last week which focussed mainly on the immune system. We developed our own concept map on the whiteboard and whizzed through the immune system Powerpoint I have put on Blackboard. Have a look at it as I think it simplifies this rather complex topic and emphasises the points that are important. At the end of the presentation there is also a simplified version of the concept map we developed.
For those that want to get ahead of things before the Test on November 28th I have put up the interactive and printable notes for the final unit: the Urinary System. I am working on the quiz and should get that up before Wednesday and the workbook will follow.
In the practical class on Friday we will be looking at and cutting into kidneys and then I will spend the rest of the session talking about the kidney and kidney tubule structure and how urine is formed using the polytechs great models.
Finally the test will be a longer version of tests you have already done and will cover all the 8 units studied this semester. (Not the same questions though! Sorry!) Make sure you use the workbooks in your revision as they will be very useful, but also look back over the BB quizzes and of course the interactive notes and the questions that pop up there.
If you find there is something you dont understand as you go back over the material, dont hestitate to send me an email or even phone me on 4748497 as I will be at my desk most afternoons and am always happy to help.
Have a great week,
cheers Ruth
The Blackboard quiz for the immune system closes tonight, so if you haven't done it yet you will need to get your skates on!
We had a good tutorial last week which focussed mainly on the immune system. We developed our own concept map on the whiteboard and whizzed through the immune system Powerpoint I have put on Blackboard. Have a look at it as I think it simplifies this rather complex topic and emphasises the points that are important. At the end of the presentation there is also a simplified version of the concept map we developed.
For those that want to get ahead of things before the Test on November 28th I have put up the interactive and printable notes for the final unit: the Urinary System. I am working on the quiz and should get that up before Wednesday and the workbook will follow.
In the practical class on Friday we will be looking at and cutting into kidneys and then I will spend the rest of the session talking about the kidney and kidney tubule structure and how urine is formed using the polytechs great models.
Finally the test will be a longer version of tests you have already done and will cover all the 8 units studied this semester. (Not the same questions though! Sorry!) Make sure you use the workbooks in your revision as they will be very useful, but also look back over the BB quizzes and of course the interactive notes and the questions that pop up there.
If you find there is something you dont understand as you go back over the material, dont hestitate to send me an email or even phone me on 4748497 as I will be at my desk most afternoons and am always happy to help.
Have a great week,
cheers Ruth
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