Science: Biology exam (Reminders for Wednesdays exam)

- Know how to label the parts of the compound microscope
- Know how magnification works on microscopes with different lenses
- Know how to label the organelles in a plant and animal cell and their functions
- Know the differences between plant and animal cells
- Know what specialised cells are affected by disease and how they affect the specialised cells

Specialised cells
http://www.slideshare.net/fatimaalzahraa/specialized-cells-biology

-That all cells are eukayotic and prokaryotic and what the difference is

http://www.diffen.com/difference/Eukaryotic_Cell_vs_Prokaryotic_Cell
Find out more about the father of microbiology: Anton Van Leewenhoek
- Know who made huge developments to the compound microscope
http://www.history-of-the-microscope.org/anton-van-leeuwenhoek-microscope-history.php

Graphing linear equations: Tuesday 9th December

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math/cc-8th-linear-equations-functions/8th-solutions-to-two-var-linear-equations/v/graphs-of-linear-equations

                                 Japanese Tea ceremony


Watch these:
Part one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk59nqXMX0w

Part two:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PAMVjcwfNU


Follow up:

Research the rituals of a tea ceremony. What is important? Significant about the ritual? What is it's history?

Research the meaning of the symbols of each and the routine in which it is delivered.

Perform a traditional tea party. As a group.

https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math/cc-8th-linear-equations-functions/linear-nonlinear-functions-tut/v/linear-and-nonlinear-functions-example-3

            Newspaper article help:
https://sites.google.com/site/20152016englishresources/teens-in-the

These are things you should try and check off in your article.

Features of a news report:
Catchy title- Headline
Picture with caption
Byline
Date published

Persuasive language:
Imperative: (Command)
Complex language
Hyperbole: Exageration
Emotive language:
Inclusive pronouns: Us, we.
Humour


Bias:

Multiple views

Stereotyping:
- Race, gender, age.
- Offensive/ funny
- Quotes

Excursion notes:

Site 1 – Corniche.

·         Khalid Port is a natural landform, but has been sculpted by people to suit the purpose of a major port.

·         The port was dredged to 10 to 12 metres, the creek you see right here was dredged to depth of 4 metres.

·         The cranes on the right belong to company called Lamprell who construct, repair and refit oil rigs.

                                        - IFFCO (Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative) factory. Here, it refines vegetable oil

                                     - Tiffany company – manufactures biscuits.

·         Jack-up rig: a floating platform or pontoon that gets floated out over a site suitable for oil drilling.

·         What anti-erosion measures can you see? Rock walls, concrete stairs, breakwater out to sea.

Site 2 – Government Row/Blue Souk.

·         Here, we see government row, flag island and the inlet of Al Majaz Lagoon.

·         Government row was where big offshore supply vessels used to dock, but a government initiative some ten or fifteen years ago said that the creek needed to look ‘nicer.’ Eventually, all industrial activity was halted, buildings like the Ministry of Justice were built and the only boats that were allowed to dock nearly were traditional dhows and of course, Sharjah 1: The personal yacht of the Sharjah Chief of Police.

·         Flag island is 100% man-made.

Site 3 – Al Majaz waterfront development.

·         Straight sea wall – evidence of the sculpting of the land mass.

·         Point out Al Majaz Ampitheatre under construction.

·         Lagoon may have originally been a natural formation, but this far back, it is dredged.

·         Area where Ampitheatre is now was once just a small island.

Through the lagoons. Possibly instruct on the bus:

·         The piles you can see are piles of dredge-spoil from the bottom of the lagoons.

·         Soon, these man-made island will form a massive causeway to alleviate some of the frightful traffic to and from Dubai/Sharjah during rush hour.

·         The two lagoons south of where we just were are almost 100% dredged for human use. Note the different developments coming up – being ‘on the waterfront’ makes them more valuable.

Site 4 – Mall view. Stop near the sign.

·         Point out features: Mall, Aquarium, docked boats, dredge spoil.