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

OBJECTIVE: Students will explore the principles of probability in order to predict the outcomes of genetic crosses.

WARM-UP: Describe one way that a phenotype can differ from a genotype.

VOCABULARY:
1) phenotype
2) genotype
3) Punnett Square
4) Gregor Mendel
5) offspring

CLASSWORK:
1) Warm-Up and Vocabulary
2) Discussion of genetics terms and Punnett Squares
3) Sponge Bob Punnett Square activity (handouts)
4) Closure

TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Go to this website www.mdk12.org/assessments/high_school/index_d.html and take the 2009 practice tests for Skills and Processes. Print out your results to turn in. You do not need to do the BCRs.

HOMEWORK DUE:
11-3 Notes