As you know from your study of biology to date, the field of life science is full of new words and terms that require definition for understanding. As you proceed through the course you will be asked to build and update a personal list of biology terms. This information forms the backbone of My Biology Glossary.

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Keep well organized! The glossary should appear in a separate file in your Biology 30 folder and will be submitted at the end of the course for evaluation. Students may which to include important illustrations, word equations or graphics to improve their understanding of the subject matter. Build your biology desktop folders now! Take small steps with the glossary and the connections entries. Bits and pieces daily is more preferred than large single block entries.

References for My Glossary

Bookmark the biology dictionary website http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/W/Welcome.html Use this URL as an initial reference for building your glossary. Don't forget that the back of most biology reference texts also provide a great starting point for glossary items. Your glossary should provide both definition and example. If you still don't understand the term after you have defined it the glossary needs improvement.

You should create a file in Word called my glossary. You can copy and paste to this file from the sites that you are at. Eventually I will ask you to e-mail me this file. It is important that you keep the definitions brief but fully explanatory. You can include photos in your glossary but you should only send me the text files.

When you begin each day open this file and minimize it so it is available to you as you need it.