Paul Anderson makes a passing remark on the appendix. He calls the appendix a vestigial organ meaning that the appendix has no purpose for us. An evolutionist considers a vestigial organ something we used to need, but we have evolved beyond our need of it. Actually, according to the Scientific American, "the appendix probably helps to suppress potentially destructive humoral (blood- and lymph-borne) antibody responses while promoting local immunity." see link article
The Respiratory System
The only evolutionary tainted comments in this video are references to creatures coming up with different types of respiratory systems. The creatures didn't come up with different types of systems, God made them that way.
The Circulatory System
One comment on the heart evolving in higher animals.
Read module 3 in Exploring Creation with Biology. The two videos at the end would be helpful, but not necessary to see before class. Most of the other videos we will use during lab to help with identification.
Teaching homeschool biology to K -11 kids all at the same time. Textbook: Exploring Creation with Biology Schedule:
Middle School and High School kids read chapter 12 before class.
Younger kids read at least one book from the library on insects.
Notebook:
Title Page
2 pages for Table of Contents. Number the lines
Number 50 pages in the notebook. Put the numbers in the bottom outside corner of the page.
Make a page for assignments after the Table of Contents.
Staple, clear tape or glue any handouts on the right pages and note their location on the table of contents. Make any notes or thoughts or drawings about class on the left side.
Taxonomy-
Taxonomy is like a mini-storage building. It is a way of storing our knowledge of God's creation in a systematic fashion. There are five individual units in the building. These are the five kingdoms that group all living things; Monera, Protista, Fungi, Anamilia, Plantae. Inside the units there are boxes, boxes inside of them, with boxes inside of them... well you get the idea.
Here is a list of our storage units from largest to smallest. Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. We remember this list with the sentence "King Phillip Came Over For Gold and Silver."
Insect Collection:
Assignment: collect, mount and identify down to order at least 5 different insects. You can use the insect keys on the web to help identify them. If you come to class without insects, you will be sent out to find them, and not allowed in class until you find and identify them.
Anthropoda- the biggest phyla, more members than all the other phyla combined.
Characteristics
Exoskeleton made of chitin
Body Segmentation- head, thorax, abdomen or cephalothorax and abdomen
Jointed Appendages
Ventral (pertaining to the abdomen) Nervous System
Open Circulatory System - blood flows into cavities.
Three Classes as examples
Crustacea
Arachnida
Insecta
As you dissect the crayfish and grasshopper, ask how are they the same? How are they different?
