Prezi.com Biology Presentation

Name:______

Date:______

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Standard(s):

•Standard IE: Investigation and Experimentation: Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations. As a basis for understanding this concept and addressing the content in the other four reporting clusters, students should develop their own questions and perform investigations.

•Standard 1: Cell Biology: The fundamental life processes of plants and animals depend on a variety of chemical reactions that occur in specialized areas of the organism’s cells

•Standard 2: Genetics-Meiosis and Fertilization: Mutation and sexual reproduction lead to genetic variation in a population.

•Standard 3:Punnett Squares and Mendel’s Laws: A multicellular organism develops from a single zygote, and its phenotype depends on its genotype, which is established at fertilization.

•Standard 4: Protein Synthesis: Genes are a set of instructions encoded in the DNA sequence of each organism that specify the sequence of amino acids in proteins characteristic of that organism.

•Standard 5: Genetic Engineering and Structure/Function of Genetic Material: The genetic composition of cells can be altered by incorporation of exogenous DNA into the cells.

•Standard 6: Ecology: Stability in an ecosystem is a balance between competing effects.

•Standard(s) 7&8: Evolution: The frequency of an allele in a gene pool of a population depends on many factors and may be stable or unstable over time. Evolution is the result of genetic changes that occur constantly in changing environments.

•Standard 9: Physiology: The Nervous System and Homeostasis: As a result of the coordinated structures and functions of organ systems, the internal environment of the human body remains relatively stable (homeostatic) despite changes in the outside environment.

•Standard 10: Physiology: The Immune System: Organisms have a variety of mechanisms to combat disease.

Objectives: SWBAT…

  • Gain a basic understanding of the standards for Biology.
  • Create a multimedia representation of the Biology content standards.

Directions: You will be creating a multimedia presentation on the Biology content standards using the Prezi.com website. Follow the directions below to complete the assignment.

Part I. Prezi Registration and Tutorial

1.Open the website by clicking the Control “key” and left click”key”.

2. Click on the sign up button in the upper-right corner.

3. Select the free option.

4. Follow the directions to register for the website.

5. Complete the prezi.com tutorial. Show your instructor when you have completed it.

Part II. Project Design:

  1. Examine each of the Biology standards above.
  2. List each of the 11 Biology standards on your prezi.com presentation by using the “Write” tool on the prezi.com website. Write 2-3 sentences explaining each standard.
  3. Create a folder within your Unit 1 folder titled “Project Pictures”.
  4. For each of the 11 standards locate pictures or other multimedia items by using an internet search engine for key vocabulary (ie Google Images). Save these images into your “Pictures” folder.
  5. Using the prezi.com website tool “ Insert” the pictures or other multimedia files onto your prezi.com presentation near the text of each standard. For example insert an image of Evolution near the Evolution standards.
  6. Create the sequence of your presentation by using the “Path” tool on the prezi.com website.
  7. When you think you have completed your project review the rubric and show your presentation to your instructor.