ATTENTION CLASS OF 2016, New Sophomores, not new 9th graders!!!
Summer Biotech Research:

Research Topics (select one topic that you will use all 10 weeks):
HIV, Genetic Engineering, Diabetes, Sickle Cell Anemia, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's, Gene Therapy, Genetically Modified Organisms, OR Kaposi's Sarcoma

EVERY WEEK, you will find an article dated in the week range I gave you below (Make sure it is not an informational website, but an article) about your topic and print out the FIRST PAGE ONLY
1. You will write a 150 word summary (what the article was about, DO NOT PLAGIARIZE)
2. You will write a 150 word personal reflection (how you feel about what you learned, relevance, application, level of interest, etc.)
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the following weeks

Week 1: June 8 - 14        Week 6: July 13 - 19
Week 2: June 15 - 21      Week 7: July 20 - 26
Week 3: June 22 -28       Week 8: July 27 - Aug 2
Week 4: June 29 - July 5     Week 9: Aug 3 - 9
Week 5: July 6 - 12          Week 10: Aug 10 - 16

On your FIRST DAY BACK you need to have:
pg 1. a title page with a TITLE, YOUR NAME, and PERIOD
pg 2. a Table of Contents with the week number, article name & author
pg 3. the first page of the article
pg. 4. your summary and reflection
HAVE AN ARTICLE FRONT PAGE and SUMMARY AND REFLECTION FOR EACH WEEK.
You can print back and front!!!

Pick articles you enjoy :)

Have a great summer! I will erase this page August 12, 2013 to prepare for next year.
 

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Welcome to the
TERRA BIOMEDICAL 9th GRADE CLASS!
 

This is a course that is highly inquiry-based and interactive. You will explore the concepts of human medicine and are introduced to the research process. Hands-on projects will enable you to investigate human body systems and various health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases. The key biological concepts embedded in the curriculum include homeostasis, metabolism, inheritance of traits, feedback systems, and defense against disease.

You will be responsible for proper use of lab equipment, lab reports and projects assigned throughout each unit.

 

About me...

I am Mrs. Fernandez. This is my fourth year here at TERRA, but my 9th year teaching. I have a Bachelor of Science in Health Science and a minor in Health Service Administration and I also have a Master's in Business Administration. I love what I do because I can share my knowledge on a subject I love. 

My husband and I have a three year old son, James...you will meet him soon and we have a Boxer named Rocko!