In Class Lab Results:

Here is the current set of data for the in-class labs from this week:

Bean Germination Lab:

• Day 0: 0 sprouted
• Day 1: 1 sprouted in the light, 0 sprouted in the dark
• Day 3: 5 sprouted in the light, 5 sprouted in the dark
• Day 4: 9 in the light, 10 in the dark
• Day 5: 10 in the light, 12 in the dark

Osmosis Lab:

• beaker 1 - initial mass 8.1 g, final mass: 8.8 g
• beaker 2 - initial mass 8.6 g, final mass: 8.7 g
• beaker 3 - initial mass 8.4 g, final mass: 8.1 g

Climate Change

A nice video introduction to global warming from the folks at National Geographic:

Invading Species....

The introduction of species from foreign habitats can be incredibly destructive - check out this video about alien species on the Galapagos islands:



Here, the infamous "Cane toads":


As a break this weekend, check out the following Simpsons episode that involves a bit of species invasion...stay cool KIPPsters.

http://www.wtso.net/movie/398-616_Bart_vs_Australia.html

I'd Like to Renew My Card...What do you mean it's non-renewable?

A link to today's renewable energy video:
http://www.pspb.org/client/wlvt/other/renewableenergy_medium.mp4

To name a successor....

Link to Ecological Succession Video

Quiz Solution Q - 14

Food is limited on the Galapagos islands, so finches must compete for available food. Some birds have beak shapes that give them an advantage in feeding over others. These birds are therefore more likely to survive and pass the traits for these beak shapes to their offspring.

Origins of Life

The classic video about the origins of chemical compounds: