February 20 (A Day) and February 21 (B Day): Protein Synthesis Day 1

OBJECTIVE:
1) Students will relate the DNA molecule to chromosomal structure in order to explain the correlation between DNA and genes.
2) Students will describe the three types of RNA in order to complete a brief constructed response (BCR).

WARM-UP: Describe how DNA replicates or makes a copy of itself.

VOCABULARY:
1) promoter
2) intron
3) exon
4) codon
5) translation
6) anticodon

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review Section 12-3 in textbook using Presentation Pro and online textbook.
3) How does a cell interpret DNA?- Quick Lab
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and Outline Section 12-5 from textbook

HOMEWORK DUE:
Section 12-4 Outline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none