Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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February 22 (A Day) and February 23 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will analyze a case study in order to determine how meiosis forms gametes.

WARM-UP: How is gender determined in humans?

VOCABULARY:
1) karyotype
2) genetics
3) fertilization
4) true-breeding
5) trait

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Case Study
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
A DAY: SECTION ASSESSMENT PAGE 278
B DAY: READ AND TAKE NOTES ON 11-2

HOMEWORK DUE:
A DAY: READ AND TAKE NOTES 11-1
B DAY: SECTION ASSESSMENT PAGE 278

Friday, February 19, 2010

February 18 (A Day) and February 19 (B Day)

OBJECTIVE: Students will compare meiosis and mitosis in order to describe how traits are passed on from one generation to the next.

WARM-UP: If an adult has 46 chromosomes per cell, how many does a baby have?

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

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Lesson on Meiosis
3) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK:
Do the 11-4 Section Assessment on page 278 of your books (B Day Students, A Day students were to complete 11-4 notes)

HOMEWORK DUE:
11-4 Notes

February 17, 2010 (B Day)

TEST Today

Friday, February 05, 2010

February 5, 2010

TODAY IS AN EARLY DISMISSAL. WE ONLY HAVE PERIODS 1B AND 2B. WE WATCHED A MOVIE ABOUT "HOT SPOTS" THAT DESCRIBED AREAS AROUND THE WORLD WHERE SPECIES AND HABITATS ARE ENDANGERED.

January 27-February 5

UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO FAST TESTING, SNOW DAYS, AND OTHER INTERRUPTIONS IN OUR NORMAL LEARNING DAY, MY BLOG HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED!!! HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE BACK ON A NORMAL SCHEDULE AND I WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE REGULARLY. A DAY STUDENTS ARE CAUGHT UP WITH THEIR TESTS, B DAY STUDENTS WILL TAKE THE TEST WHEN WE RETURN TO SCHOOL. PLEASE EMAIL ME AT MARGARET.LYNCH@PGCPS.ORG WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

OBJECTIVE: Students will take a test in order to gauge progress towards success on the HSA.

WARM-UP: N/A

VOCABULARY: N/A

CLASSWORK: N/A

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: N/A

HOMEWORK DUE: N/A

ANNOUCEMENTS: N/A