Daily Agenda3/28/2014 & 4/1/2014

Objective: To assess your knowledge of mitosis and further explore meiosis.

Activities: Warm up questions Mitosis quiz Meiosis foldable Compare and contrast

worksheet. Meiosis vs. Mitosis

Essential Question: What are the similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis?

Homework: Due next class:

Meiosis foldable & worksheet Due Today

Review packet on mitosis Internet review on mitosis Quiz on mitosis Stamp sheet for collection

Warm-up: What are the 3 stages of the

cell cycle? What are the phases within

each stage? Do you know the order in

which they occur?

Daily Agenda4/2/2014 & 4/3/2014

Objective: To be able to predict potential genetic trait outcomes looking at monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

Activities: Warm-up: Short essay Meiosis video Interactive notes and

practice problems

Essential Question: How can I use punnett squares to predict the probability of trait outcomes?

Homework: Due Today

Meiosis foldable & worksheet

Warm-up: How do you think

meiosis relates to the topic of genetics?

Be prepared to share with small and large groups.

Daily Agenda4/4/2014

Objective: To be able to predict potential genetic trait outcomes looking at monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

Activities: Warm-up Interactive genetics notes Khan Academy video(?) Practice problems

Essential Question: How can I use punnett squares to predict the probability of trait outcomes?

Homework: Due Today

News & Views due 11:59 to turnitin.com.

Hard copy or email will not be graded

Warm-up: Use a Punnett square to

predict what percentage of flowers will be purple (dominant allele) if you cross these two parent plants: Pp x pp

Use a book if you are having trouble.

Daily Agenda4/7/2014

Objective: To be able to predict potential genetic trait outcomes looking at monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

Activities: Warm-up Khan Academy video Practice problems

Essential Question: How can I use Punnett squares to predict the probability of trait outcomes?

Homework: Due Today

Notes packet

Warm-up: None

Daily Agenda4/8/2014 & 4/9/2014

Wallops IslandEcology take home unit

Daily Agenda4/10/2014 & 4/11/2014

Objective: To be able to predict potential genetic trait outcomes looking at monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

Activities: Genetics practice

problems Group and individual work

Essential Question: How can I use punnett squares to predict the probability of trait outcomes?

Homework: Due 4/21 & 4/22:

Chapter 3 ecology unit & quiz Due 4/23 & 4/24:

Chapter 4 ecology unit & quiz

Warm-up: Genetic practice

problems worksheet

Daily Agenda4/21/2014 & 4/22/2014

Objective: To be able to predict potential genetic trait outcomes looking at monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

Activities: Ecology Quiz—Chapter 3 Genetics practice

problems

Essential Question: How can I use Punnett squares to predict the probability of trait outcomes?

Homework: Due Today:

Chapter 3 ecology unit & quiz Due 4/23 & 4/24:

Chapter 4 ecology unit & quiz

Warm-up: Look over notes for

Chapter 3 quiz

Daily Agenda4/23/2014 & 4/24/2014

Objective: To be able to predict potential genetic trait outcomes looking at monohybrid and dihybrid crosses.

Activities: Ecology Quiz—Chapter 4 Genetics practice

problems

Essential Question: How can I use Punnett squares to predict the probability of trait outcomes?

Homework: Due Today:

Chapter 4 ecology unit & quiz Due 4/29 & 4/28:

Punnett Square Problems

Warm-up: Look over notes for

Chapter 4 quiz

Daily Agenda4/25/2014 & 4/28/2014

Objective: To be able to read a genetic karyotype.

Activities: Genetic karyotyping

online activity Chapter 14 reading guide

Essential Question: What are the possible benefits to knowing a person’s karyotype?

Homework: Due Today:

Punnett square problems (B Days)

Karyotyping activity worksheet Due 4/29 & 4/30:

Chapter 5 ecology unit & quiz Due 5/1 & 5/2:

Chapter 14 reading packet

Warm-up: None—Ms. Snow on fieldtrip 4/25

Daily Agenda4/29/2014 & 4/30/2014

Objective: To be able to read a pedigree.

Activities: Chapter 5 Ecology quiz Pedigree worksheet Review of pedigrees and

Punnett square problems

Essential Question: What are the possible medical benefits to knowing all that we do about the human genome?

Homework: Due Today:

Punnett square problems (A Days)

Chapter 5 ecology unit & quiz Due 5/1 & 5/2:

Pedigree worksheet if not completed in class

Chapter 14 reading packet

Warm-up: Have out ecology unit

schedule & 3 assignments

Look over notes for Chapter 5 quiz

Daily Agenda5/1/2014 & 5/2/2014

Objective: To be able to identify the components of DNA and explain DNA replication.

Activities: Warm-up DNA story time DNA notes—History Video DNA notes—Structure &

replication

Essential Question: How does knowing the structure of DNA help us better understand genetics?

Homework: Due Today:

Punnett square problems Chapter 14 reading packet Pedigree worksheet if not

completed in class Due 5/5 & 5/6:

Chapter 6 Ecology packet & quiz

J Lab #1 DNA Lab

Warm-up: Complete a dihybrid

cross between a heterozygous brown (B) eyed male with a big nose (N) & and blue (b) eyed female heterozygous for a big nose.

Daily Agenda5/5/2014 & 5/6/2014

Objective: To be able to identify the components of DNA and explain DNA replication.

Activities: Warm-up Ecology 6 Quiz DNA notes—Structure &

replication

Essential Question: How does knowing the structure of DNA help us better understand genetics?

Homework: Due Today:

Chapter 6 Ecology packet & quiz

J Lab #1 DNA Lab

Due 5/7 & 5/8: Evolution online activity Quiz on meiosis and genetics Ecology children’s book

Warm-up: What are the 4

nitrogenous bases. How do they pair up.

Daily Agenda5/7/2014 & 5/8/2014

Objective: To be able to explain the steps of protein synthesis.

Activities: Warm-up Genetics & meiosis quiz DNA notes—Protein

synthesis

Essential Question: What are the similarities and differences between DNA replication and protein synthesis?

Homework: Due Today:

J Lab #1—late J Lab 2 ? DNA Lab ? Ecology children’s book Evolution online activity

Due 5/9 & 5/12: Evolution online activity

Warm-up: Define heterozygous and

homozygous. Review mono- and di-

hybrid crosses.