January 31 (A Day) and February 1 (B Day): Genetics

OBJECTIVE:
1) Students will solve a family pedigree problem in order to analyze how traits are passed from one generation to another.
2) Students will describe the inheritance patterns that exist aside from simple dominance in order to explain how Mendel's principles apply to all organisms.

WARM-UP: What is a pedigree?

VOCABULARY:
1) nondisjunction
2) DNA fingerprinting

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review of blood typing and Genetics Worksheet
3) Pedigree Lab
4) Closure

HOMEWORK DUE:
1) Punnett Square problem
2) Flashcards 164+ (A Day Students, B Day turned in yesterday)

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1) Study for Test on Punnett Squares next week (Monday and Tuesday): Complete Review Sheet
2) Read and Outline Section 11-2 (Honor's students)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

January 29 (A Day) and January 30 (B Day): Genetics

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the inheritance patterns that exist aside from simple dominance in order to explain how Mendel's principle apply to all organisms.

WARM-UP: Do a Punnett Square for the following cross rw x ww if r=red and w=white. Give the genotypic and phenotypic ratios.

VOCABULARY:
1) karyotype
2) sex chromosome
3) autosome
4) pedigree
5) sex-linked gene

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review 11-3 and 11-5
3) Review 14-1 using LCD
4) Finish Genetics Worksheet
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK
1) Read and outline 11-2
2) Flashcards 164+

HOMEWORK DUE:
Sponge Bob Worksheet

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

January 25 (A Day) and January 28 (B Day): Genetics

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the inheritance patterns that exist aside from simple dominance in order to explain how Mendel’s principles apply to all organisms.

WARM-UP: What inheritance patterns exist besides simple inheritance?

VOCABULARY:
1) gene map

CATCH UP ON FLASHCARDS

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Incomplete Dominance Review
3) Punnett Square Review
4) Work on Sponge Bob Incomplete Dominance section

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1) Read and Outline 11-2 in textbook

HOMEWORK DUE:
1) 11-1 Outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

January 18 (A Day) and January 22 (B Day)- Genetics

NOTE: Ms. Lynch was out on January 22.

OBJECTIVE: Students will explore the principles of probability in order to predict the outcome of genetic corsses using Punnett Squares.

WARM-UP: Who do you look like? Why do you think so?

VOCABULARY:
1) probability
2) Punnett square
3) homozygous
4) heterozygous
5) phenotype
6) genotype

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Finish Lab
3) Sponge Bob activity
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1) Finish 11-1, 11-2 an 11-3
2) Sponge Bob activity pp. 1 & 2

HOMEWORK DUE:
Worksheets 11-1, 11-2 and 11-3 if you are done. They are due Tues. and Wed. of next week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

January 23 (A Day) and January 24 (B Day): Genetics

OBJECTIVE: Students will perform a lab in order to determine how traits are inherited.

WARM-UP: Construct a Punnett square for the following cross: Tt x Tt. Identify the genotype and phenotype if T=tall and t=short.

VOCABULARY:
1) independent assortment
2) incomplete dominance
3) codominance
4) multiple alleles
5) polygenic traits

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review 11-1, 11-2 and 11-3
3) Review Sponge Bob Activity
4) Investigating Inherited Trait Lab p. 66

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1) Read and outline 11-1 in textbook

HOMEWORK DUE:
Sponge Bob Lab

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

January 16 (A Day) and January 17 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE:
1) Students will define key terms used in genetics in order to explain the process of biological inheritance.
2) Students will explore the principles of probability in order to predict the outcomes of genetic crosses.

WARM-UP:
1) What is the study of genetics?
2) Who is Gregor Mendel?

VOCABULARY:

1) genetics
2) fertilization
3) true-breeding
4) trait
5) hybrid
6) gene
7) segregation

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocab and Review
2) Review Section 11-1 and 11-2
3) Probability Activity
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
1) Work on completing 11-1, 11-2 and 11-3 Worksheets. These are due Tuesday and Wednesday.

HOMEWORK DUE:
Turn in any completed worksheets.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

January 14 (A Day) and January 15 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will take a test on Mitosis and Meiosis in order to gauge their progress towards passing the Biology HSA in May.

WARM-UP: NONE

VOCABULARY: NONE

CLASSWORK:
TEST

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Work on Sections 11-1, 11-2 and 11-3 Worksheets from your floppy workbook. These will all be due Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

HOMEWORK DUE:
1) Flashcards 115-163: 1 point each
2) BCRs from Ch. 10/11-4 Review Sheet

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NONE

January 10 (A Day) and January 11 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze their BCR responses in order to prepare for the Mitosis/Meiosis test next week.

WARM-UP: Describe the consequences on reproductive capability if a woman were to have her ovaries removed.

VOCABULARY:
1) binary fission
2) budding
3) chromosomes
4) egg
5) fertilization
6) genes

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review test material
3) BCR Analysis Activity
4) Game-time!!!

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
STUDY! STUDY! STUDY!

HOMEWORK DUE:
None- BCRs from Review Sheet due next class. Flashcards 115-163 also due next class. Use your Study Guide to prepare for the test next class.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TEST NEXT CLASS!!!

January 8 (A Day) and January 9 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will complete review sheet in order to prepare for the mitosis and meiosis test next week.

WARM-UP: NONE

VOCABULARY: NONE

CLASSWORK:
1) Section 11-4 Worksheet
2) Work on BCRs from Review Sheet

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Study for test next week. Finish Review Sheet by test day. Also, have flashcards 115-163 ready to be checked on the day of the test.

HOMEWORK DUE:
Ch. 10 and 11 graphic organizer worksheet

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Test next week 1/14/08 for A day students and 1/15/08 for B day students.

January 4 (A Day) and January 7 (B Day): Meiosis and fertilization

OBJECTIVE: Students will summarize the events of meiosis and fertilization in order to identify steps in cell division that result in new gene combinations.

WARM-UP: What is fertilization? How do you think it affects the number of chromosomes in the cell?

VOCABULARY:
1) alleles
2) differentiation
3) embryo
4) gametes
5) zygote
6) recombination

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocabulary
2) Review Mitosis Quiz
3) Grade Winter Break Packet
4) Meiosis/Fertilization Movie: Universe Within: An Incredible Voyage Into the Microworld of the Human Body, Chapter 6- Safari Montage
5) Chapter 10 and 11 Graphic Organizer (p. 139)

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Finish Ch. 10 and 11 Graphic Organizers

HOMEWORK DUE:
11-4 Outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

January 2 (A Day) and January 3 (B Day): Meiosis Day 1

OBJECTIVE:
Students will identify the phases of meiosis in order to explain its function in reproduction.

WARM-UP: What happens during meiosis?

VOCABULARY:
1) homologous
2) diploid
3) haploid
4) tetrad
5) crossing-over

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up/Vocab and Review
2) Review Mitosis Signs
3) Go over Winter Break Packet
4) Review Meiosis
5) Meiosis Activity (quiz)
6) Closure

HOMEWORK DUE:
Winter Break Packet

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and outline 11-4 in textbook.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

December 19 (A Day) and December 20 (B Day): Mitosis Day 3

OBJECTIVE:
Students will develop a booklet in order to describe the cell cycle.

WARM-UP:
Describe how a cell is able to produce two new daughter cells with identical chromosomes.

VOCABULARY:
1) metaphase
2) anaphase
3) telohase
4) cyclin
5) cancer

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Review
2) HSA results discussion
3) Lab review
4) Sign language for phases of mitosis
5) Section 10-3 discussion
6) Foldable
7) Closure/Review

HOMEWORK DUE:
Finished Lab
Sectionb 10-2 outline

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
WINTER BREAK PACKET

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Have a safe break.