February 15 (A Day) and February 19 (B Day): DNA Day 3

OBJECTIVE:
Students will watch a movie in order to determine why skepticism, openness and honesty are important in science.

WARM-UP: List and explain three things you know about DNA.

VOCABULARY:
1) gene
2) messenger RNA (mRNA)
3) ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
4) transfer RNA (tRNA)
5) transcription
6) RNA polymerase

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Secret of Photo 51 movie
3) Discussion of movie
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and Outline Section 12-4 from textbook

HOMEWORK DUE:
Section 12-3 Outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none