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Intro Dip Land

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:55:35 CST

To get a Distinction in addition to your report on habitats and your site survey leaflet or map you must also answer the following questions.

1. Explain how different habitats support different species.

2. Explain the importance of different habitats in providing food resources for both humans and animals.

3. Explain that different habitats provide resources for human activities e.g. recreation, timber, hunting.

4. Explain how different habitats can be important for recreation e.g. climbing, canoeing etc.

5. Summarise why it is important to conserve habitats.

5 November 2008

Choose an area of the Isle of Wight- either near the College or an area of your choosing (check the area chosen with your tutor before you start work).

Investigate and identify the different habitats in your chosen area e.g. ponds, streams, hedgerows, walls, field margins, gardens, woodlands, copses, ditches, banks, road verges. Take notes on each habitat and take photographs/ make field sketches.

Identify the individual habitats on a map of the area as part of your guidebook or leaflet.

8 October 2008

At this stage you should have completed work which covers the following questions:-

TASK 1- You are asked to put together a poster illustrating different habitats around the UK and giving basic information about each habitat.

Identify the major habitat types found in the UK (at least 3), Include an image to illustrate the habitat.
Describe the fauna and flora commonly found in each habitat (at least 2 animals and 1 plant), again include an image.
Identify the abiotic factors required for this habitat to occur.
Explain where and why each habitat is found.
Explain why different habitats are found in different regions around the UK.

Add the title as above (Task 1 etc.) Divide your assignment into sections answering each target (1 to 5). Make sure you have made any corrections from the feedback given. Print out, put in a plastic folder and hand in by the end of today's session. If this is completed you can open the Document attached below:-

Task 3

1 October 2008

You should recieve feedback on your first section of coursework today. Make sure you read it carefully and correct any problems.

Done that?

Then it's time for the next section...

-Explain why different habitats are found in different regions around the UK. This was part of the first coursework but was not properly completed, so today we will spend some time getting it right.

This should be about 200 words.
Explain that different areas feature different climates, soil types, elevations and are affected by wildlife (such as grazing animals)

When this is completed it's time to get on with the next section of coursework. This is an individual project, you definately must not rush this work. Habitat Study of a local site. To do this start by:-

Choose an area of the Isle of Wight- either near the College or an area of your choosing (check the area chosen with your tutor before you start work).
Find a map of the area- either online or from a library resource.
Identify the obvious different habitats in this area (e.g. ponds, streams, hedgerows, walls, field margins).
On an A4 size map of the area identify the habitats found there.

Welcome back to college! This year you will need to be focused on your tasks or you will soon fall behind- this lesson is for the delivery of theory needed to pass your coursework and for completing assignments- it's all real this year!

17 September 2008

Today you will start preparing your first piece of coursework! This should be produced as a report in Word, include images and reference images and any copied text. Upload to your website by 4pm 24 September 2008.
Habitats in the UK

Identify all the known major habitat types found in the UK
Describe the fauna and flora commonly found in each habitat.
Describe the abiotic factors required for this habitat to occur.
Explain where and why each habitat is found.
Explain why deifferent habitats are found in different regions around the UK.

10 September 2008

Today you will have to be patient as I will be teaching our new Gateway students how to set up their own websites.

Your first task is below as an attachment:- INTRODIP1

Review Week

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:36:59 CST

Review Week 1

No lessons

Review Week 2

You must come in for a review tutorial with me on Thursday 4th December in C46

BHURTUN, YUSRA 10.00
HAYNES, TORA 10.30
HIGGINS, HOLLIE 11.00
NEWBERY, KARA 11.30
PRIEST, ALEXANDER 12.30
THORN, REBECCA LOUISE 13.00

GREGORY, ABIGAIL 13.30
LONG, DAVID 14.00
PITMAN, DAVID 14.30
SHARMAN, LUKE PHILLIP JOHN 15.00

Assignments

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:21:34 CST

19 Nov

Go to this link...
http://data.kew.org/save-a-species/index.html

Read the information on the website.

Create a new page called 'Endangered Species'

Tasks:-

Copy the web address onto your page.

What is this website about?

What do you think of the site?

Why do you think plants are endangered?

Would this system work for animals- why?

What kind of system would work for animals?

12 Nov

Horticulturalists:-

Finish any unfinished tasks first.

Now add a new page- 'Plant Structure'

On this page use the internet to find images and information to answer the following questions.

1. Identify the main parts of a plant.
2. Identify the parts of a leaf
3. What are stomata, what do they do?
4. What are chloroplasts, where are they found?
5. Why are most leaves green?
6. What are xylem? What do they do?
7. What are Phloem, what do they do?
8. What is the structure of roots, what do they do?

5 November

Horticulturalists- update your diaries.

Animal Care:- On your diary page talk about the 5th of November- what advice should pet owners be given about tonight?

Then:-
Continue with your pages on Plant and Animal Kingdoms from the last lesson.

If you complete this, extension task:-

Add a new page called:-

Conservation

What is conservation? Is it important-why? What places do you think around the world need to be protected?

22 October 2008

1. Make a new page called:- The Plant Kingdom
2. Using the internet find out the names of the different groups.
3. Find a picture of an example for each group.

15 October 2008

Animal Care+ Horticulturalists:-

1. Make sure you have completed last week's work (as below) and are up to date.
2. Update diary pages- pictures available later in session

Animal Care

Design task- look at animal accessories on the internet, design a new animal accessory, this could be a cage, toy, walking aid or feeding accessory etc.

Describe what it does.

Who would buy it?

Draw a picture of how it should look (using Paint).

Suggest a suitable retail (shop) price.

Horticulture

Design task- look gardening on the internet, design a new gardening accessory, this could be a tool, watering device, PPE etc.

Describe what it does.

Who would buy it?

Draw a picture of how it should look (using Paint).

Suggest a suitable retail (shop) price.

8 October 2008

Animal Care+ Horticulturalists:-

1. Make sure you have completed last week's work (as below) and are up to date.
2. Update diary pages

Animal Care:-
1. Using the internet search for care guides to your chosen animal- find a good care guide- copy the link onto your care guide page and state that you think this is a good care guide, give reasons for this.
2. Find a bad care guide- again copy the link and explain that this is a poor guide, again give your reasons.
3. If you have not already done so, create a Terminology Page.
4. Add to your page the following terms and give their definitions:-

Habitat
Adapt
Diet
Housing
Arisings
Ecology

Horticulturalists:-
1. Create a new page entitled:- Digging.
2. Using words and diagrams explain Double Digging and Single Digging.
3. Add to your species guide:-
Nettles
Brambles
Elder
Budleia

1 October 2008

Horticulturists-

Update your website diaries.
Continue your species guides- these should include:-

Oak
Holly
Ivy
Bracken
Sycamor
Birch
Ash
Hawthorn

Animal Care:-

Update your website diaries.
Create a new page on your website called Care Guides
Choose a pet animal (one you currently know little about), go to the LRC and use books or magazines to research it's behaviour and care.
On your new page IN YOUR OWN WORDS write a care guide to this animal.
Add an image from the internet of the animal.
Reference books you used and the website you got the picture from.

26 September 2008

The Animal Kingdom

Today we will start making a display about the Animal Kingdom.

Firstly we will consider the Vertebrates.

Each of you will be assigned one group- you need the name of the group a basic description and an image of one or more examples.

24 September 2008

Create a new page called 'Species Guide'

On this page you are to start creating a list of species you have worked with, include an image of each and basic information.

e.g.

Oak Tree

Scientific Name:- Quercus robur (note this name is always in Italics)

Native to :-

Description:-

Photographs

JimAnimalCare — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:24:14 CST

Student Websites

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:55:17 CST

Animal Care

www.higgy92.wetpaint.com

www.rovinglycan.wetpaint.com

www.yush20.wetpaint.com

Horticulture

www.abigregspage.wetpaint.com

www.pitmandavidjames.wetpaint.com

www.horticulturealismmm.wetpaint.com

Natural Enclosures

JimAnimalCare — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:26:17 CST

There is no abstract available for this page revision.

Photos

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:15:06 CST

Animal Care and Conservation Home

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:28:03 CDT

Hello and welcome Animal Care students 2008-2009!

Welcome to our homepage- this website is where most of your assignments will be found along with many of your resources.

Jim.
3/7/08

Classification

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:20:36 CDT

Open your website.
Create a new page, call it 'The Animal Kingdom'.
At the top of your page write 'Vertebrates'
Add the Word 'Invertebrates' to your page
Create a new page call this page 'Vertebrates'
Copy the images of Vertebrates below on to your new page.
Above each picture name the group it belongs to:- Mammals, Fish etc.
Create another page call this one 'Invertebrates'
Copy the pictures of Invertebrates onto your page.
Above each image write the group it belongs to.

Extension

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:17:54 CDT

Next create a new page call it mammals, find out the names of the different mammal groups e.g. Whales and Dolphins list these group naomes and find an image to represent each group.

Return to the Vertebrates page, right click on the picture for Mammals and hyperlink it to your Mammals page.

Innovations

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:05:03 CDT

Assignment 2- Breeding Stock

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:28:54 CDT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_breeding

http://www.thepigsite.com/pighealth/article/31/selecting-your-source-of-breeding-stock

Assignment 1- Genetics

JimAnimalCare — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:53:36 CDT

Follow these pages to find useful resources.

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/Mendelian_genetics/mendelian_genetics.html

http://www.mendelweb.org/

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/mcclean/plsc431/mendel/mendel1.htm

http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/

http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/bc/ahp/SDMG/SD.MG.HP.html

http://members.aol.com/BearFlag45/Biology1A/LectureNotes/lec15.html

Simple intro to dihybrid crosses
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/higher/biology/genetics_adaptation/dihybrid_cross1_rev.shtml

Good step by step guide to Chi-Squared (required for Distinction!)
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/mcclean/plsc431/mendel/mendel4.htm

Assignment 4- Ethics of captive breeding

JimAnimalCare — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:46:34 CDT

There is no abstract available for this page revision.

Assignment 3- Rearing juveniles

JimAnimalCare — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:45:30 CDT

There is no abstract available for this page revision.

Animal Breeding and Genetics

JimAnimalCare — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:35:58 CDT

Welcome Level 3 students- from this page you will find access to assignments and resources for this unit of work.

Here are the grading criteria for your assignments:-

Assignment 1:- Genetics
Pass:- describe meiotic cell division and the principles of inheritance

Merit:- explain the types of gene interaction and their effects

Distinction:- use suitable methods to compare the results of observed animal genetic crosses with expected results

Assignment 2:-Breeding Animals

Pass:- describe the factors to consider when selecting and managing animal breeding stock

Merit:- explain the techniques used to manage animal breeding stock

Distinction:- evaluate the use of animal breeding records and their significance in livestock or breed improvement

Assignment 3:- Rearing Juveniles

Pass:- prepare a care plan for a given species of juvenile animals

Merit:- describe the potential problems that could occur in the rearing of juvenile animals

Distinction:- evaluate the ethical and moral responsibilities of animal breeders

Assignment 4:- Problems with Animal Breeding and Breeding Technology

Pass:- describe the types of animal breeding problems that can occur and how to prevent or resolve these effectively.

Merit:- explain the reproductive technology methods available and their application in a specific situation.

Distinction:- evaluate the use of animal reproductive technology methods, explaining the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Gateway to Gateway

JimAnimalCare — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:32:56 CDT

Hello and welcome to the Gateway Home on the internet!

This year you will record your progress on the internet on your very own website.

If you have e-mail and know your address then lets get started! www.wetpaint.com

If not you must first sign up to a free e-mail provider e.g. www.yahoo.co.uk

It is vital that you copy your username, web address and password into word and save these details because you will forget them otherwise!

Meiotic Cell Division

JimAnimalCare — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:09:40 CDT

Animal cells need to make copies of themselves- this is going on the whole time in animals.

Most cells divide by a process called Mitosis- this produces cells with

Sex cells- sperm and eggs need to produce copies of themselves they do this by dividing.

Meiosis is the term for cell division in Sex cells.

In biology, a process of cell division in which the number of chromosomes in the cell is halved. It is part of a life cycle that involves sexual reproduction because it allows the genes of two parents to be combined without the total number of chromosomes increasing. Cells in reproductive organs - testes and ovaries in humans - divide to form sex cells (gametes) by meiosis.
In meiosis, the nucleus of a cell divides twice. A single cell produces four cells by the end of meiosis. In sexually reproducing diploid animals (having two sets of chromosomes per cell), meiosis occurs during formation of the gametes, so that the gametes are haploid (having only one set of chromosomes - half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell). When the gametes unite during fertilization, the diploid condition is restored.

The process starts with a diploid sex cell- this has the full set of chromosomes- to combine with another sex cell it needs just 1/2 this number. Half it's chromosomes came from it's mother, the rest from its father.

Firstly the DNA copies itself. This produces sister (identical) chromatids.

Next the two sister chromatids go through crossing over- swapping DNA with each other.

The newly formed chromosomes now seperate into 2 cells- each cell has now still got a diploid number of chromosomes.

These now divide again- producing a total of 4 sex cells- these are haploid- possesing 1/2 the number of chromosomes and therefore ready to join with another sex cell.

Resources:-

http://www.cellsalive.com/meiosis.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiosis

Terminology:-

Gamete- A sex cell, sperm or egg cell.

Homologous- Matching, in this case identical copies.

Chromosomes- These are the organized strands of DNA found in a cell.

Chromatid- A chromatid is one of two identical copies of DNA making up a chromosome, which are joined at their centromeres, for the process of cell division (mitosis or meiosis). The term is used so long as the centromeres remain in contact. When they separate (during anaphase of mitosis and anaphase 2 of meiosis), the strands are called daughter-chromosomes.

Centromere- This is the point where 2 chromatids are joined and held together.

(1) Chromatid. One of the two identical parts of the chromosome after S phase.
(2) Centromere. The point where the two chromatids touch.
(3) Short arm.
(4) Long arm.

Haploid- This is the term for a cell which contains 1/2 the amount of DNA compared to a body cell (therefore a Gamete).

Diploid- This is the term for a cell with the full quotient of DNA- ie a body cell.

Segregation- Where chromosomes seperate so each new sex cell has a haploid amount of DNA.

Synapsis- Where chromosomes move together and join. This allows crossing over- the mixing of Maternal and Paternal DNA to create a new DNA sequence.

Gene Interactions- Gregor Mendel

JimAnimalCare — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:41:01 CDT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_Mendel

http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/mcclean/plsc431/mendel/mendel1.htm