Week 25: February 16 - February 19

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend.

Tuesday, February 16

1. Period 5 needs more time to finish the pedigree activity

2. Notes on Genotypes, Phenotypes, Punnett Squares

3. SpongeBob Video

Wednesday, February 17

1. SpongeBob Activity

Thursday, February 18

1. Finish Notes

2. Start Dragon Babies

Friday, February 19

1. Finish Dragon Babies

Week 24: Feb 8-11

Monday, Feb 8
1. Assign Groups of 4
2. Assign section to read and which question to answer
3. Jigsaw to answer all of the questions (I will model with the last question)
4. Personal Opinion Take Two

Tuesday, Feb 9
1. Watch video "Finding Disease Genes"
2. Reflect on the video
3. Personal Opinion Take Three
4. Summarize all three takes in the Final Take
5. Start Pedigree Notes, if time

Wednesday, Feb 10
1. Pedigree Notes
2. Heredity Questions/Quiz

Thursday, Feb 11
1. Human Pedigree Activity
2. Due by the end of the period.
3. No Homework

Week 23: Feb 1 - Feb 5

Monday, Feb 1
1. Review Quiz
2. One Wrong Letter Video Clip
3. Discussion Questions
4. Start Mutation Notes

Tuesday, Feb 2
1. Choose 1 of 4 articles to read
2. Write a two-part essay (1) Short Summary, (2) Opinion

Wednesday, Feb 3
1. Genetic Testing Notes
2. Genetic Testing Activity

Thursday, Feb 4
1. Genetic Testing Notes
2. Genetic Testing Activity

Friday, Feb 5
1. Video: CLONE by National Geographic
2. Writing Prompt, due at end of period

Week 22: Jan 25 - Jan 29

Monday, Jan 25

1. Graphing Assessment

2. Complete Make-Up Work

Tuesday, Jan 26

1. DNA Reading Activity & Discussion

Wed - Fri, Jan 27 - 29

1. Say it with DNA Activity

2. Notes/Video Clips

Week 21: Tuesday, January 19 - Friday, January 22

Tuesday, January 19

1. DNA Replication Notes & Vocab

2. Start DNA Kit Activity

Wednesday, January 20

1. Continued Replication Notes

2. Continued DNA Kit Activity

Thursday, January 21

1. Complete Notes

2. Complete DNA Kit Activity

3. Review Results of Activity

Friday, January 22

1. DNA "Say Something" Reading Guide

2. Read pg. 291-294, then discuss with partner

3. Read pg. 297-299, then discuss with partner

4. Turn in reading guide by end of period

Week 20: January 11 - 15

Monday, Jan 11
1. Crossword Due
2. Mitosis/Meiosis Activity

Tuesday, Jan 12
1. Mitosis Activity Continued, Due by end of period

Wednesday, Jan 13
1. Modeling "Cross Over" Activity
2. Activity Questions Due at end of period

Thursday, Jan 14
1. Notes on Binary Fusion
2. Binary Fusion Activity

Friday, Jan 15
1. Week Review
2. Mitosis/Meiosis Quiz
3. Genetics Intro, if time allows

Week 19: Jan 5 - Jan 8

Welcome to Second Semester!!!

Tuesday, January 5
1. Cell Cycle Activity
2. Hand Out Vocab Packet
3. Mitosis WebQuest in the Numbers Lab

Wednesday, January 6
1. Review Mitosis Vocab
2. Meiosis WebQuest in the Numbers Lab

Thursday, January 7
1. Review Meiosis Vocab
2. Onion Root WebQuest in the Numbers Lab
3. Work on finishing vocab key terms with BOTH definitions and drawings

Friday, January 8
1. Review ALL Vocab
2. Students share their drawings
3. Color the pages on mitosis and meiosis to follow the chromosomes!