Wednesday, January 27, 2010

January 25 (B Day) and January 26 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will perform an activity in order to describe how cancer is a disruption of the normal cell cycle.

WARM-UP: What are some things that can cause cancer?

VOCABULARY:
1) gene
2) allele
3) segregation
4) gamete
5) probability
6) Punnett Square
7) homozygous
8) heterozygous

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up
2) Discussion
3) Activity
4) Presentation
5) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Study for test monday and tuesday

HOMEWORK DUE:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

January 17-January 25- TESTING

Lessons for each class will vary depending on time available after testing.

Friday, January 15, 2010

January 15 (A Day) and January 16 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will describe the structure of DNA in order to analyze how it assembles proteins and passes on genetic information.

WARM-UP: Describe how DNA is passed on to "new" cells through mitosis.

VOCABULARY:
1) gene
2) allele
3) segregation
4) gamete
5) probability

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary/ Discussion
2) Review structure of DNA and Replication (use pbs DNA Workshop website to assist and nobelprize.org game)
3) DNA Replication manipulative activity
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and take notes on 11-1

HOMEWORK DUE:
10-3 and Review Sheet

ANNOUCEMENTS:
$5.00 LAB FEES ARE WAY PAST DUE!

January 14 (B Day)

HSA Testing.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

January 12 (B Day) and January 13 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will review for the FAST in order to do well on the test.

WARM-UP: None

VOCABULARY: None

CLASSWORK:
1) Watch Horseshoe Crab movie
2) Unit 5 Review Sheet
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and take notes on 10-3

HOMEWORK DUE:
Notes on 10-2

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Turn in lab fees ASAP

Monday, January 11, 2010

January 8 (B Day) and January 11 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze the structure of DNA in order to determine how it affects its function.

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

WARM-UP:
What are the limits to cell growth?

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Review limits to cell growth
3) Build DNA model
4) Closure

HOMEWORK DUE:
Mitosis booklet

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Read and take notes on Section 10-2

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don't forget to pay your lab fees!!!

Monday, January 04, 2010

January 4 (B Day) and January 5 (A Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will perform a lab in order to analyze the phases of mitosis.



WARM-UP: Why do cells need to divide?



VOCABULARY:

1) cell division

2) mitosis

3) cytokinesis

4) chromatid

5) centromere



CLASSWORK:

1) Warm-Up and vocabulary

2) Review Mitosis

3) Lab

4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:

Read and take notes on 10-1

HOMEWORK DUE:

Notes on 8-3

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

None