"46 to 23" - MeiosisSong by Peter Weatherall, lyrics adapted for my curriculum
There are cells called gametes And everybody needs To make a lot of them If they want to breed (Remember) The number of chromosomes In you and me In meiosis is halved from 46 to 23 |
Before meiosis
Gets underway The original cell must replicate its DNA For a minute the nucleus Disappears to make more space Spindle fibers pull chromosomes Apart and they separate Every X-shaped chromosome Crosses over with the next This creates diversity in all four sperm or egg |
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Evolution SongSong by Kesha, lyrics by Jane Kim, adapted for my curriculum
Wake up in the morning feeling like Darwin I think I'll look at little birds and their evolution They've got the same species name but have different beaks This variation didn't just develop in weeks. Only the strong survive The fit are the ones alive All of the weak will die. That way the living pass on their genes To all of their many offspring. They're just tryna make a living. |
Don't stop, Make it pop,
Darwin's blowin' science up today Natural selection is one of the ways That birds' little beaks develop either strong or weak so, Oh, oh, oh, oh Natural selection starts with variation. Different beaks are what allow for some competition Between the members of one species one has got to lose So the stronger can survive and then reproduce. When organisms have good genes They're gonna keep on living And have multiple offspring. That way the organisms get good traits They reproduce with their mates Reproduce with their mates |
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Scientific Method SongSong by Nelly, lyrics by Mr. Lee, adapted for my curriculum
I come up with a question, Then a hypothesis Test it with an experiment And I write down all my data Then I do the math And I make my graph I try to make sense out of all that Then I write down my conclusion Yeah, the scientific method Scientists we always be guessing About things in nature Even if you guess wrong no one's gonna hate ya |
Right or wrong, hypotheses are good
But don't guess blindly, instead you should Back it up with an observation And any other background information Now it's time to put it to the test Do an experiment and don't forget Always wear your safety gear Whenever we do a lab If you love doing science put your hands up (x2) And you're curious and you wanna know everything |
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Brown-Eyed GirlSong by Van Morrison, lyrics by Sam Long
Hey now did you know If you cross two parents Four different kids are possible Let's predict their appearance Little b allele's for blue eyes Big B is for brown, okay? If an offspring has two big B's Or one big, one little It looks the same, My brown eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Start off your Punnett Square With the parents' alleles Write em out on the top and side And we'll make a deal |
The mom and dad will randomly give
One allele to each kid So copy the b's down and over If there's a big B the phenotype is clear, my brown eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl Do you remember when we did Punnett squares? Shalalalalalalalalalalala So what the heck is genotype? It's just your two letters If her genotype is two small b's, Well she's blue-eyed, don't forget her Blue would be her phenotype Her trait is recessive But if she's got a dominant, big B You know her phenotype is brown My brown-eyed girl You, my brown-eyed girl |
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Cell Transport SongSong by Avicii, lyrics by Sam Long
Molecules through the membranes A semipermeable cell Gases moving by diffusion Oxygen and CO2 as well They diffuse from high to low, passively It doesn't use up energy Well our lungs rely on this diffusion to stay alive Well that's fine by me |
So set it up and let it flow
Passive transport, high to low This will cost no energy, but low to high Must be done actively I know water only moves when it's free Salt can trap the water in a cell So the process of osmosis means Our cells will shrink and swell. When the body needs a lot of one thing Maybe sugar, so we don't die Spending energy on active transport rapidly Moves it up from low to high |
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A Mole Is A Unit
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Acids and BasesSong by Justin Bieber, lyrics by Sam Long
You know your acids You know your bases Negative OH, positive H's Bases are bitter, acids are sour And if they splash you then you gotta take a shower What's this ion? Girl quit playing Metals are cations, there's no mistakin If they're polyatomic or a nonmetal atom They're an anion I hope you won't forget 'em |
Bases, bases, bases, OH- (x3)
Acids will burn your eyes, eyes Oh, if you got a base you wanna name Just pretend it's ionic and write it out like sodium hydroxide or calcium hydroxide We can name anything That the test will bring But then for acids It's not so easy Cause sometimes they in -ic, and sometimes they in -ous Hydrochloric acid And sulfurous acid Be careful on the test and I'm sure you'll pass it |
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Hot n Cold
Song by Katy Perry, lyrics by Sam Long
If you feel the heat then you've got enthalpy It's in kilojoules, units of energy To find delta H, got to think critically You should know if energy's released Cause you're hot and you're cold As energy flows Surroundings heat up The system cools down For exothermic, Delta H negative Like burning a fuel or freezing ice cubes |
Heat don't really wanna stay, no
Heat don't really wanna go, no Cause you're hot and you're cold As energy flows Surroundings heat up The system cools down We can convert, let's say heat energy To be different types, but we can't possibly Destroy energy or create magically You should know that law of chemistry |
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Musical Groups I'm Involved In
Mile High Freedom Bands
The preeminent LGBT instrumental music organization of the Rocky Mountain region. |
TBD (Tranz Boys of Denver)
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Teacher's Pet
The resident pep band of Strive Prep Excel High School. |