Human Anatomy - Biol 11 Spring 2011 Assignment in lieu of class meeting, April 19, 2011

Classes and office hours after 1 pm are cancelled for this day; office hours are postponed to Thurs. 11-1

For this assignment, Part 1 of which is due in class on, and Part 2 of which is to be completed by,

Thursday, April 21:

Part 1:

1. Watch the video "Miracle of Life". Be sure to watch the ~ hour long NOVA production, not some other tape of the same name that might be floating around. Please watch it again, even if you have already seen it before. There is a copy in the IVC library, and often copies are in public libraries and video stores, as well.

2. Write ~ 1 page essay describing 3 (or more) points that you found interesting and that you did not know before. Describe the information and explain why you found this to be so interesting.

Part 2:

1. Go to the web and find a site with really good visuals (video or still image) of one of the other systems, or a structure in one of those systems, we have yet to cover:

2. Post the url to the discussion board in BlackBoard, with an annotation (brief description) of

a. what it is about

b. why you thought it was worth posting

3. The subject line of your post is the SYSTEM you chose to illustrate

4. Do not repeat a post that is already there. This means that

5. Later, when everyone has posted theirs, go back and look at them all. These should be very good learning resources that (except for your one) someone else thought was good and relevant and helpful!

Please remember that because class has been cancelled, we will be moving through lecture and lab materials a bit faster than otherwise, so use the time you gained today wisely. Then there will have been little time actually lost! If you take this as a vacation, it will be very hard to catch up.