2 weeks after Spring Break (edited)

• Tuesday 3/29:  Neural development:  growth of neurons, synapses, pruning, plasticity, strokes.  Parts of the brain and their functions.  Brain research.  The pupil reflex.  Brain part worksheet.  Read A1 and A2.
• Thursday 3/31:  More on brain function.  Perception of stimuli:  olfactory, the human ear, and the human eye.  Read A3.
• Monday 4/4:  Dissect cow eyes.  Innate and learned behavior.  Reflex arcs, bird song, reflex conditioning.  Read A4.
• Wed 4/6:  Excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters.  Psychoactive drugs, anaesthetics, drug testing, and drug addiction.  Read A5 and A6.  Study Ethology over the week-end!!  Paper 3 will be on Wed 4/13.
• Mon 4/11:   Many examples of animal behavior!   Great tit, salmon breeding, synchronized oestrus, blackcap migration, vampire bats, shore crabs, birds of paradise, blue tits.
• Wed 4/13:   Review!!  Review for both Paper 3 and general material.
• Fri 4/15:  Paper 3.  We will take Paper 2 on Tuesday 4/19 and Thursday 4/21
• Tues 4/19:  Paper 2 Part A!  There is a large data-based question and several questions each from 3 topics from the syllabus.
• Thurs 4/21:  Paper 2 Part B. Pick 2 sets of 3 questions out of a choice of 3 sets of 3 questions.  Write everything you know that addresses the question.  You get points for things that you say that match up with the answers on the markscheme.  You do not get marked down for incorrect information, but you do get minimal extra points for writing clearly.
• Mon 4/25:  Take Paper 1 and go over Paper 3.  Paper 1 is 40 multiple choice questions across the whole syllabus.
• Wed 4/27:  Go over Papers 2 and 3.  More review
• Fri 4/29:  Some people are taking the Astronomy Test, but the rest of us will review.