Archives

Week of May16th

Monday

Finished and turned in internet worksheet on evolution – assigned on Friday

Formed groups – assigned questions to research and answer – put on poster

Tuesday

Share poster questions with class and discuss

Wednesday

Write all the questions in our interactive notebooks and answer them.  Students can use their text and the posters for a resource.

Evolution book reading w ques

Thursday

Findasaurus

Talk to the text – short reading with questions to answer

Worksheet on fossils and evolution

findasaurus

Friday

Week of May 9th

Monday

Students are working on Genetic Disorder Research Project:

  • The details and rubric can be found on iLearn under the heading Heredity:  Genetic Disorder Research Project
  • Includes presentation
  • 100 points summative

Tuesday –  work on Project

Wednesday – Genetic Disorder Project Presentations

Thursday – Begin Evolution

Presentations of projects

Friday

Internet assignment on Evolution

Explorations Through Time internet exercise

Week of May 2nd

Monday

Sex – linked genes reading  – w/group notes

Sex Linked Genes reading

Problems together

Sex linked worksheet

sex linked traits punnett squares

Tuesday

Sex linked punnett squares  – white boards

Sex – linked more practice home work

sex linked

Wednesday – 

Pedigrees – notes

Pedigrees notes

worksheet

Pedigree Problems

 

Thursday

Mutations

notes

genetic Mutations Notes

concept map

Concept map genetic mutations notes

Concept map genetic mutations notes

Friday

Genetic disorder project

Week of April 18th

Monday

Introduction to Gregor Mendel and laws of Genetics

Gregor Mendel 3 Laws ppt concept map

Tuesday

We will practice monohybrid punnett squares

simple genetics punnetts

Wednesday

On the white boards – go over the genetic problems – practice

Thursday

Notes on incomplete and co dominance

inc codominant ppt stu notes

worksheest  – incomplete and codominant punnetts

Incomplete+and+codominance+Practice+Problems

Friday  Questions from Ch. 12 – 2 (text)

book ques 12-2 student ques

Week of April 4th

Monday

We will begin learning RNA and protein synthesis

concept map

RNA and Protein Synthesis concept map

– students will make DNA -RNA and proteins using the puzzles.

Tuesday

watch a short video on protein synthesis

Student will work in groups to answer a few questions from the book.

They will then write them on poster paper and present the answers

Using the posters and the book students will answer these questions in they interactive notebook.

book ques

Wednesday

DNA – RNA – Protein worksheet –

Review sheet

rna and protien syns worksheet

Thursday

RNA – quiz

Friday

Begin Genetics

Week of March 21st

Monday:

Students will get into groups and read / annotate different sections on DNA replication pages 200-202 in their text.  The text can be accessed through iLearn

Each will share and discuss their portion of the total reading – filling out their worksheet

DNA Replication Readings Worksheet

Tuesday

Review Sheet

DNA Structure and Replication Review

Wednesday

DNA Structure and replications quiz

Thursday

DNA extraction lab – wheat germ

 

Week of March 7th

Monday –

Mitosis and Meiosis Projects  Due

Animated Introduction to Cancer Biology – video with questions

We will watch the video and answer the questions.  Together as a class we will discuss.

The Disparity in Cancer Research – another video clip – watch and discuss

If time permits – research time

Video clips Cancer (4)

Tuesday

Students will each be given an article to read and annotate.

They will become an expert and gather information on their topic

Text Set worksheet cancer (6)

Wednesday – 

Today students working in groups will share their article’s evidence.  They will begin to put together a concept map that will be used on a writing assignment Thursday

CER graphic organizer

Thursday

Claim Evidence Reasoning Development

CER – writing

Friday
DNA stations 

DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis stations

Homework sheet

DNA only color

Week of February 29th

Monday

Tuesday

Today the students will use the internet to see animations of the stages of meiosis and start comparing mitosis with meiosis

meiosis internet 2016 best

Wednesday

We will continue our internet assignment and  begin comparing mitosis and meiosis as a class using a concept map

Thursday – Friday

Students will do a summative project that will compare and contrast the process of mitosis and meiosis.  It will be due Monday March 7th

SUMMATIVE mitosis and meiosis project