Zenith Academy

Marine Biology Video/Slideshow Part 2

dfix — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:49:19 +0000

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Marine Biology Video/Slideshow Part 1

dfix — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:16:58 +0000

Here are a few pics/videos from the Marine Biology Trip. We would like to thank everybody at PEEC for making it such a wonderful trip!

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Who is Your Closest Relative?

dfix — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:12:04 +0000

Students constructed a cladogram showing the evolutionary relationships of humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, gibbons, and orangutans based on DNA evidence. Play the slide show to hear and see how it was done. To view a bigger version of the slide show, go here.

Let’s Grub on Some Grass Beetles

dfix — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:21:02 +0000

Students participated in a natural selection simulation called Let’s Grub on Some Grass Beetles. Play and listen to the video on how it was done.

AR Donut Party

dfix — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:27:38 +0000

Many Zenith students met their AR reading goal for the quarter. Here are a few of them!

Genetics Simulation

dfix — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:20:14 +0000

Watch and listen to the slide show on the genetics simulation that was done in class.

Pre Algebra Chapter 9 Test Thursday 3/20

msjharvey — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:39:06 +0000

Don’t forget to get a good night’s sleep Wednesday night, eat a good breakfast Thursday morning, study your Practice Test & Review Worksheet! Test-taking tip: Do all the easy ones first, then come back to the harder ones.

DNA Models

dfix — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:56:39 +0000

Students constructed 3 dimensional paper DNA models. They learned that DNA is made up of nucleotides. Each nucleotide is comprised of a phosphate, deoxyribose sugar, and a nitrogen base, which can be cytosine (C), thymine (T), guanine (G), or adenine (A). Students then had to answer questions based on the model. Here is a slideshow of the students.

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Human Traits

dfix — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:19:02 +0000

Students did a simulation where they were heterozygous for 17 different facial traits. The pictures show them flipping coins to determine which allele, dominant or recessive, they were going to give to the offspring. Once they got the offspring gentoypes, they then had to draw the offspring phenotypes.

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New Zenith Banner

dfix — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:56:11 +0000

Congratulations to Amanda for winning the Zenith banner contest! You win 3 green tickets. Thanks to Charisse, Megan, and LaNina for also participating (You get one ticket each). See Mr. Fix to get your tickets.