OMSI Opportunity on Mon 12/17

Lincoln students and their families have the opportunity to go to OMSI for free (w/ student ID) on Monday 12/17 from 6:00-8:00 pm.  There is a special exhibit called "Race:  Are We So Different?"  You can get extra credit for this class by writing a 1-2 page summary of what you see at the exhibit and what you think about it.

The Week of 12/10-12/14

SPARK Lecture on Pediatric Nephrology Monday at 3:30 in 169!

• Mon 12/10:  Go over Data Analysis Question and Physiology Review.  Physiology Test on Wednesday.  Turn in Physiology Review before test (everyone this time!).  3 drawings need to be done by hand.
• Wed 12/12:  Turn in Physiology Review.  Take Physiology Test.  Quick review of human bones.
• Fri 12/14:  Turn in SPARK lecture write-up if you went to it.  Muscles and Motion worksheet with Muscle Contraction Video.  Learn bones of the human skeleton (on back of worksheet).  Optional bone quiz on Friday 1/4/2013.

Have a terrific Winter Break!  See you in 2013.

The Week of 12/3-12/7

• Mon 12/3:  Circulation Quiz.  Respiration.  Read 42.5 and 42.6.  SPARK Lecture on Engineering today at 3:30 in 169.
• Wed 12/5:  Finish Respiration.  Hand out Physiology Review (test next Wed 12/12).  Review Extra Credit Options,.
• Fri 12/7:  Digestion Review:  Joe Eats a Hamburger.  Start muscles.  Read 50.5.

Circulation Quiz on Monday 12/3

This is what you need to know:

1)  Parts of the heart:  4 chambers, 2 types of valve, main veins and arteries (inferior vena cava, superior vena cava, pulmonary arteries, pulmonary veins, aorta)
2)  Be able to label all of the above on a diagram of a human heart
3)  Be able to describe path of blood through heart, lungs, body
4)  Be able to describe the characteristics of the 3 main types of blood vessels, emphasizing how they are different and how their structure reflects function

The Week of 11/26-11/30

This week we will be having FLEX on Tues/Wed instead of Thurs/Fri as usual.

• Mon 11/26:  Ecology Tests back and recollect.  Group work/brainstorm of circulation.  Start reading Chapter 42.
• Wed 11/28:  Parts and Function of the Heart.  Types of blood vessels.  Read 42.2 and 42.3.
• Fri 11/30:  Blood components.  Blood pressure.  Video of Circulation.  Read 42.4.  Circulatory Quiz on Monday.

Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences: Please Read!!

As you know, Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences are coming up next Monday and Tuesday. I want you to know that I will not be there for the morning session on Tuesday because I will be meeting with the teachers of my own kids acrosss town. Generally that doesn't take the whole morning session and I arrive at Lincoln by 10:15 or so, but I definitely won't be there at the beginning. Thanks for your understanding. I look forward to meeting with many of you next week!

The Week of 11/13-11/16

Grades have been entered.  Check them and see if you have any questions.  Grades go out Tues/Wed.

• Wed 11/14:  Turn in Digestion Coloring if not already.  Digestion notes:  parts of food processing, types of digestive systems, digestive enzymes.   Read 1st half of Chapter 41.  Short quiz on Friday.
• Fri 11/16:  Digestion quiz on parts and functions.  Absorption and villi.  Keep reading Chapter 41.

On the back of the Digestive System Coloring Page...

....Do the following.  Use your textbook (Chapter 41) to complete this.  Due Wed, November 14 or earlier.

›Describe what happens as food goes through the following parts of the human digestion system:  oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, rectum, anus

›Find definitions of the following terms:  bolus, epiglottis, chyme, sphincter muscles, bile, emulsification, villi, peristalsis.

The Week of 11/5-11/9: End of the Quarter

• Monday 11/5:  SPARK Lecture on the history of radiation treatment.  3:30 in room 169.  Get there early if you want to go!!
• Tues 11/6:  Questions on Ecology Review?  Start Digestion.   Field Trip Assignment due tomorrow. 
• Thurs 11/8:  Late Work/Extra Credit deadline for the quarter.  Turn in Field Trip Assignment.  Take Ecology Test.  More on Digestion.  Read Chapter 41.  Enjoy your long week-end!!

The Week of 10/29-11/2

• Mon 10/29:  Turn in signed Field Trip Form if not already.  Prepare field trip equipment kits and divide data collection tasks among your group members.  Review Field Guides.
• Wed 10/31:  Arrive to class as close to 9:45 am as you can!  Make sure that you have sturdy shoes and raingear.   Bring a sack lunch.  Take school bus to Whitaker Ponds, stay there and eat lunch until 1:00 pm.  Take the bus back to return about 1:30 pm.  Bring equipment back to room and clean up.
• Fri 11/2:   Enter data from field trip in class data base.  Analyze data from the field trip.  Population ecology.  Hand out Ecology Review.  Ecology Test next Thursday 11/8.

The Weeks of 10/15-10/26

Tues 10/16:  Guest teacher Ms. Dumas!  What is ecology?  Brainstorm biotic and abiotic factors.  Personal food webs.  Introduction to Whitaker Ponds.
Wed 10/17:  Short Periods.  Trophic Levels.  Hand out Field Trip Form.  Please get signed by Monday 10/29.
Fri 10/19:  Overview of communities and ecosystems.  Climate Change Activity.  See Report Link on this website.
Mon 10/22:  Finish Climate Change Activity.  What are the consequences?  The Precautionary Principle?  How is Ozone Depletion different from Greenhouse Effect?  Turn in Climate Change Packet.
Wed 10/24:  Practice Labs for Field Trip.  Water testing.  Weather activity.  Identifying plants and critters. 
Fri 10/26:  Using a Quadrat.  Soil Tests.  Remember to get your field trip form signed by Monday.

Whitaker Ponds Field Trip on Wednesday, October 31st from 9:45-1:45.

The Week of 10/8-10/11

Remember that there is no school on Friday, so I will see you for full blocks on Tuesday and Thursday this week!  Continue working on your Seed Germination Lab.  The new due date is Friday, October 19th.

• Tues 10/9:  Review for Plant Test.  Review parts of an IB Lab for Seed Germination Lab.  Plant Review may be turned in before the test on Thursday for points. 
• Thurs 10/11:  Turn in Plant Review if you did it.  Take Plant Test.  Ecology preassessment.

Enjoy your 3-day week-end.  Make use of the time to finish your Seed Germination Lab.

The Week of 10/1-10/5

You should be working on your seed germination inquiry.  If you want to change pH or salinity and make solutions here at school, please plan on bringing small sealable containers to class and spending some time during FLEX or other free time to make your solutions.

• Mon 10/1:  Turn in Seed Germination Pre-Write.  Finish water, mineral, and sugar transport in plants.  Xerophytes.  Review t-test.  Bring your TI-84 calculator and we will practice using them to find standard deviations and do t-tests.  Continue reading Chapter 36.
• Wed 10/3: Structure and function of flowers.   Difference between monocots and dicots (eucots).   Dissect flowers.  Read Chapter 38.
• Fri 10/5:  Plant Hormones.  Read 39.2.

SPARK Lecture on Monday! (extra credit available)

Dr. Linda Lester

Endocrinologist and Nutritionist.

Iodine deficiency, a world-wide health problem.

 

Monday, October 1st in 169 from 3:30-4:15.  To get extra credit, fill out the speaker evaluation and submit to Meg Kilmer and write a summary of the presentation and your response to it.  Please do not just hand in your notes.

The Week of 9/24-9/28

• Mon 9/24:  Finish checking off Leaf structure worksheet.  Go outside and collect 10 different types of leaves.  Return to class and draw them, labeling all important features, paying attention to vein pattern, stem, textures, colors, etc.
• Wed 9/26:  Posters and Tests back.  Notes on roots and stems.  Introduce Seed Germination Lab.  Review requirements for IB labs.  Start seed germination pre-write (due Mon 10/1) and/or finish leaf drawings.   Continue reading Chapter 35.
• Fri 9/28:  Growth in plants, primary and secondary. Water transport/transpiration.  Start reading Chapter 36.

This week-end:  Work on your Seed Germination Lab.  Do some trials and figure out what you want to do.  The pre-write is due Mon 10/1 and the final lab is due Thursday 10/11 Friday 10/19.

Book Work for Plants, Chapter 29

Use your book to answers these questions about plants.  I am not going to be collecting them, but it is important for you to know this information about plants and your Early Work question on Fri 9/21 will involve these notes.

 

1)Origin of plants:  Describe features that enabled plants to colonize land

2)Describe the alternation of generations in plants

3)Describe the history of terrestrial adaptations (chart on p. 549 in old textbook)

4)What name is used instead of phylum for plants?

5)Describe the properties of bryophytes.

6)Describe the origin of VASCULAR plants.

7)Describe the seedless vascular plants.

8)Why are/were the seedless vascular plants important?

What's On the Classification Test?

1. Know the characteristics of the six invertebrate phyla we learned and be able to give examples
2. Be able to list 2 species from different phyla from Kingdom all the way to Species (K, P, C, O, F, G, S).  You don't need subcategories
3. Be able to make a simple dichotomous key (or phylogenetic tree) to separate 10 animals (I will give a list of animals, but you will have heard of them).

Finally! An Update for the New Year!

Welcome Back for the 2012-2013 School Year!  I am so excited to have you back in my class.  You can see our projected topics for this year in the documents section.  We have a little less than half of the IB Syllabus to complete (including our 2nd option of Neurobiology and Behavior) and we also will be focusing on 3-4 solid inquiry labs that can be used for your IA (internal assessment) score. 

First 2.5 weeks of school:

• Wed 9/5 (25 minute classes):  Welcome back to class.  Look at topics for the year.  Reminder of Class Expectations (see document section to remind yourself of these).
• Fri 9/7:  Overview of domains + kingdoms.  Fish dichotomous key activity.  Turn in Fish Key (can be pairs or individuals).  Hand out dichotomous key project, due Wed 9/12.
• Mon 9/10:  Lab on identifying phyla for animals (mostly invertebrates).  Read Chapter 33 in text.
• Wed 9/12:  Exchange dichotomous keys, do them, and evaluate them.  Turn in.  Notes on classification (if you missed them, see documents).  Finish up Identifying Phyla lab and turn in today or Fri.  Hand out Animal Poster Mini-Project.
• Fri 9/14:  Go to library or computer lab to research animal project.  Return to class to work on poster.  Read Chapter 34 to get more information on chordates.  Animal Mini-Project due Wed 9/19.  Short Test on Classification also on Wed 9/19.
• Mon 9/17:  Classification activity:  identify animal orders and make a phylogenetic tree (for hand-out, see Documents).  Work time for Animal Project.
• Wed 9/19:  Display animal posters and do a walk-around evaluation.  Give a formal evaluation to 6, trying to choose from a diverse group of animals (evaluation form will be provided).  Short Test on Classification.
• Fri 9/21:  Begin plants!  Evolution of plants.  Introduce plant collection activity.  Skim Chapters 29+30.

Final Grades Updated

Due to the fact that students can independently weight their final exam, I am not able to enter the scores for the final exams, but I have just finished updating semester grades after the exam has been factored in.  If you want to know how you did on the exam itself, you can e-mail me.  Otherwise, I do keep them through the Fall so you can see your exam then if you would like. 

It was a pleasure teaching all of you this year.  Have a terrific summer and get out there and enjoy nature!

SPARK Lecture on Monday at 3:30pm!

See Ms. Wadkins talk about binary eclipsing stars in the auditorium!  Deadline for late work and extra credit is Thursday 6/7.

5/15-end of year (updated on 5/22)

Extra Credit Presentation this week on Thursday 5/17 at 7:00 pm at the Arlene Schnitzer Hall:  Dr. John Cacioppo on "Human Nature's Social Brain."  See Ms. Humes in the IB office for a ticket.  Remember to schedule your book group if you want to do one this semester for Extra Credit.  Book Groups must be completed in the month of May.  I will do one lunch per week and 2 groups per FLEX.   Remaining FLEXes are Wed 5/16, Mon 5/21, Wed 5/23, and Wed 5/30.

• Tues 5/15:  Quiz on Beak of the Finch chapters 4-6.  Remember to bring your book because you can use it during the last 5 minutes of the quiz.  Turn in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium packet.  Notes on speciation, divergent, and convergent evolution.
• Thurs 5/17:  Beak Lab.  Hand out Beak of the Finch project and form groups.  Due Wed 5/30.
• Mon 5/21:  Human Evolution.  Work on Beak project.
• Wed 5/23:  Go to Computer Lab to work on Beak Lab graphs. Quiz on Beak chapters 7-9.  Work on Beak of Finch Project.  Extinction Game (save for next year). 
• Fri 5/25:  Cladistics.  Forming a cladogram (save for next year).  Beak Project. Hand out Evolution Review.  Go back to computer lab to finish Beak Lab graphs.  Turn in Beak Lab today or Wednesday.
• Mon 5/28:  Memorial Day.  No School.
• Wed 5/30:  Quiz on Beak chapters 10-12.  Present Project Posters  Work on Posters.  Posters will be evaluated on Tuesday, 6/3.  Go over Evolution Review.
• Fri 6/1:  Evolution Test.  Start reviewing for Final Exam.
• Tues 6/3:  Beak of the Finch Project Posters.  Start reviewing for Final Exam.
• Thurs 6/5, and Fri 6/6 (short periods).  Wrap up the year and review for the Final Exam.
• Mon 6/9:  Final Exam for 1st Period (8:10-10:05 am)
• Wed 6/11:  Final Exam for 3rd Period (8:10-10:05 am)

4/27-5/11 (updated on 5/7)

By now, you should hopefully be reading The Beak of the Finch.  Your first quiz will be on Chapters 1-3 and it will be on Monday 5/7.  Extra Credit news:  Any book groups must be scheduled and completed during the month of May.  There are more assemblies during May than other months, so make sure that you plan accordingly.

• Fri 4/27:  Small group discussion of evolutionary questions, then share out to whole class.  Worksheet on Molecular Evidence of Evolutionary Relationships.  Due Tuesday (we will have time to finish in class). 
• Tues 5/1:  Finish Molecular Evidence worksheet and turn in.  Notes on Origin of Life on Earth, including the Endosymbiotic Theory and radioactive dating.  Read 25.1-25.3.
• Thurs 5/3:  (Many students taking IB Psych and IB Math tests).  Darwin and Evolution.  Classic evidence.  Watch Genius of Darwin, Part I.  Skim Chapter 22.
• Mon 5/7:  First Beak quiz.  The format:  1)  Student-led discussion of the chapters (1-3), 2)  10 minutes to take the quiz without your book, 3)  5 minutes to finish the quiz with your book.  After the quiz, we will take notes on Radioactive Dating and finish Genius of Darwin, Part I.   Read 23.1.
• Wed 5/9:  (9 Students out for IB Chem test).  Watch Genius of Darwin Part II and fill out Video notes as you go.  Complete questions on the back by Friday .  Read 23.2.
• Fri 5/11:  Turn in Darwin Part II video notes and worksheet.  Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium activity.  Finish packet for Tues 5/15. 

Projected dates for other quizzes, although subject to change.
Beak quiz #2 on Chapters 4-6 will be Tuesday 5/15.
Beak quiz #3 on Chapters 7-9 will be Wed 5/23.
Beak quiz #4 on Chapters 10-12 will be on Fri 6/1  (changed to Wed 5/30).

What's on the BioTech Test on Wednesday 4/25?

That's a good question.  First of all, I would look at the IB Topics listed for this unit in the documents.

Besides the topics listed there, you should be prepared to:
1)  Show where restriction enzymes cut a strand of DNA (I will give you the names of the enzymes and the codes where they cut.  This is like what we did on the worksheet)
2)  Describe the process of Polymerase Chain Reaction (we will go over in class on Monday)
3)  Explain the process and results of the Gel Electrophoresis Lab
4)  Explain the process and results of the Transformation Lab (what was the purpose of each plate?)
5)  Be able to describe the process of cloning an animal like a sheep
6)  Be prepared to discuss ethical issues of Cloning, Stem Cell Research, GMO's, and DNA Sequencing
7)  Know the difference between use of adult stem cells (like bone marrow), use of embryonic stem cells, and use of induced pluripotent stem cells

4/16-4/27

Announcements:  Bioethics Test on Wednesday 4/25.  Peter and Rosemary Grant of Beak of the Finch fame will be speaking at Reed College (Vollum Hall) at 5:15 on Tuesday 4/24.  It is free.  You may go see them and write about it for extra credit.  There is also a Science Lecture by Philip Clayton on Thursday 4/26 at the Arlene Schnitzer Hall on the topic:  "Science and Religion:  What's Next?"  See Ms. Humes in the IB Office for tickets.

• Tues 4/17:  Record results for Transformation Lab (lab due Monday 4/23).  Go to library to research and prepare for bioethics "debate".  Turn in Gel Electrophoresis Lab/Testimony today, but Thursday ok too without penalty.
• Thurs 4/19:  Turn in Gel Electrophoresis Lab/Testimony if not already.  Bioethics "Debate".  Turn in your group's bibliography (at least 5 decent resources), list of who did what, and summary of findings (history, science, positive arguments, negative arguments).  
• Mon 4/23:  Turn in Transformation Lab (data table of results, written summary/description of results, evaluation of lab, and pre-lab questions).  Go over Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and other topics for the test on Wednesday.
• Wed 4/25:  BioTech Test.  Start Evolution!  Start reading Beak of the Finch if not already.  Quiz on Chapters 1-3 will be on Mon, May 7th (revised date)
• Fri 4/27:  

Bioethics Debate

Research the history and science behind your topic.  Present positives of the technology and negatives (5-8 minutes).  Presentations/Debate on Th 4/19.   Submit bibliography of 5 solid resources, a list of who did what in your group, and a 1-2 page summary of your findings.

On the day of the "debate", your group will have 5-7 minutes to present, followed by 5-10 minutes of questions and comments from other class members.

The Topics:

1)  Cloning

2)  Stem Cells

3)  Genetically-modified organisms (GMO's).  Include both plants (crops) and animals.

4)  DNA Sequencing (include the history of the Human Genome Project)

 

 

Check Your Grade

I have updated grades for all assignments except for the Enzyme Lab and the Stem Cell Assignment.  Test corrections have also been added.  I don't anticipate getting the last 2 assignments done until Sunday night, but I recommend you check for anything you may have forgotten to turn in or for any mistakes entering grades on my part.   Also, I uploaded the recent class documents, so if you are missing something, look for it here.

Remember to do the pre-lab questions for the Transformation Lab before class on Tuesday.

Enjoy the rest of your week-end.  It looks beautiful out there right now!

End of the Quarter (edited on 4/7)

The end of the 3rd Quarter is coming up!  Make sure that you check Edbox for any missing assignments.  The Deadline for Late Work and Extra Credit is Monday 4/9 by 3:30 pm.  Due to the Snow Day last Thursday, the schedule will be slightly changed.  We will not do in-class test corrections, but all students who have taken the test may due them during FLEX this week.

• Mon 4/2:  Turn in Enzyme Lab and Enzyme Data Analysis.  (Stem Cell Assignment postponed until later).  Introduce Gel Electrophoresis Lab.   Gel electrophoresis techniques lab.  Get your skills checked off by a team member as you do them.  Restriction Enzyme hand-out. 
• Wed 4/4:  First Day of Crime Scene Electrophoresis Lab.  If time, notes on cloning and stem cells.  Stem Cell Assignment due Friday.
• Fri 4/6:  Turn in Stem Cell Assignment (can turn in Monday without penalty).  Finish Crime Scene Lab.  Write up due Mon 4/16.  Hand out Transformation Lab.  Do pre-lab questions on separate paper BEFORE class on Tuesday.
• Mon 4/9:  Late work and extra credit deadline today by 3:30 pm.
• Tues 4/10:  Transformation Lab, Day 1. 
• Thurs 4/12:  Transformation Lab, Day 2.  Ethics of Biotechnology.
• Fri 4/13:  No School.  Teacher Work Day.

Stem Cell Interactive Assignment (due Mon 4/2)

Go to Stem Cell Interactive in links

Read the descriptions as you go, then:

1)Use the coaxing agents to cause different stem cells to grow

2)List 6 different types of stem cells, purpose, and uses in treatment

3)Draw and label the “tree” connecting the different types of cells

3/6-3/23

• Tuesday 3/6:  Transcription/Translation simulation done one at a time in groups.  Meanwhile, work on Enzyme Worksheet.
• Thursday 3/8:  Chapters 16+17 Test.  Finish Enzyme worksheet.
• Monday 3/12:  Turn in Enzyme Worksheet.  Introduce Enzyme Lab.  Practice 3 protocols today and determine limitations, advantages of each. 
• Wed 3/14:  Plan your design by experimenting with the variable and protocol you plan to use.  Make sure that you do everything in your power to control variables and come up with a plan that will provide a sufficient quantity of data.  Submit your completed Design by the end of the period (this WILL be used to assess for the design part of this lab).
• Friday 3/16:   Take data for Enzyme Inquiry.  Clean up.  Start processing data if you have time.  Completed lab due next Thursday 3/22.  Enzyme data analysis hand-out, due Tuesday.
• Tues 3/19:  Turn in Enzyme Data Analysis hand-out.  Hand out Enzyme data analysis hand-out, due Thursday.  Questions on Enzyme Inquiry write-up??  Introduce Beak of the Finch reading and go pick up books.  Start biotechnology. Stem Cell Interactive.
• Thursday 3/21:  Enzyme Inquiry Lab due.  Turn in Enzyme Data Analysis assignment.  In-class test corrections on 16+17 Test.  Stem Cell Website assignment due Monday 4/2.   Notes on stem cells and cloning.  Read 20.1-20.3

16+17 Test on Thursday

These are the topics you should know for the test on Thursday:

Chapter 16:
1)   Race to discover DNA structure (Pauling, Watson & Crick, Franklin & Wilkins)
2)  Basic structure of nucleotides and double helix, hydrogen bonding, base pairing
3)  Be able to describe the replication of DNA, using terminology and names of enzymes correctly
4)  Understand that replication has an editing process that corrects most mismatches
5)  Know what telomeres are and what happens to them in normal somatic cells as the cell divides
6)  Be able to describe the packing of chromatin in chromosomes, including the terms: histones, nucleosomes, "beads on a string"

Chapter 17:
7)  Be able to describe the processes of transciption and translation for eukaryotes using the vocabulary we used in class, which includes:  messenger RNA, RNA polymerase, 5' cap, poly-A tail, introns, exons, transfer RNA, promoter, initiation, elongation, termination, ribosomes (large subunit and small subunit), aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, etc.
8)  Be able to use the genetic code in both directions:  determine amino acid sequence by reading code, write code for a particular amino acid sequence, understand the concepts of codons, anticodons, start signal, stop signals
9)  Be able to explain how point mutations and frameshift mutations can affect the production of a polypeptide and ultimately affect an organism's phenotype, know which type of mutation is most likely to affect the polypeptide, including where in the gene the mutation occurs

IB Topics Covered:
3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1.4
7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

February 21-March 2 (updated on Feb 29)

• Tues 2/21:  Genetics Test.  Review nucleotide structure.  Read 16.1.
• Thurs 2/23:  Race to find the structure of DNA.  DNA replication.  Work on Replication worksheet.  Read 16.2.
• Mon 2/27:  DNA editing and chromosome structure.  Do replication simulation in groups.  Finish replication worksheet and turn in today.  Start transcription.  Read 16.3 and 17.1.
• Wed 2/29:  Quiz on replication.  Transcription and RNA modification.  Codes for amino acids.    Crack the Code worksheet.  Read 17.2 and 17.3.
• Fri 3/2:  Translation to form polypeptides.  Mutations and their effect on polypeptides.   Read 17.4 and 17.5.  Chapter 16+17 Test next Thursday March 8th.

Answers to Genetics Review (sorry for the delay!)

1.  a)  PPLlx PPLl, PPLl x ppLl, PPLl x PpLl and other options
b)  ppLl x ppLl
c)  PPLL x ppll, PPLL x PPLL, PPLL x PpLl and many other options
d)  PpLl x Ppll
f)  PpLl x PpLl

2.  a)  1/256   b)  1/16   c)  1/64    d)  1/128
3.  1/9
4.  3 purple, 5 white
5.  9 A+, 3 A-, 3 O+, 1 O-
6.  a)  because the genes were linked on the same chromosome and did not sort independently
b)  0.6 %

Computer Lab on February 13

DO THIS IN GROUPS OF 3 TO 4 STUDENTS!

1) Go to the University of Utah site on genetics library (see link to right)
2) Each student picks one Level 3, one Level 2, and one Level 1 disorder.  Each person in your group should do a different disorder.  When it comes to Level 1, each group should have a person do cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease.
3)  Independently (20 minutes):  each person writes down type(s) of genetic transmission (recessive, dominant, x-linked, autosomal, missing chromosome, multifactorial, etc), symptoms, possible treatments, and anything else you think your group members should know.  
4)  In your group (20 minutes):  each person in the group verbally shares the important facts they have learned about their 3 disorders.  Other groups members ask questions and write down what the member has shared.  List the name of each student with the disorders they talked about.
5)  Turn in your paper to Ms. Kenny.  You will get back to on Wednesday to use for test preparation.
6)  When you finish, work on Pedigree Worksheet and then work on Genetics Review.

February 7-February 21

• Tues 2/7:  Hand Final Exams back and recollect.  2nd Semester Survey.  Rules of Probability.  Beyond regular Mendelian genetics.  Hand out Genetics Problem Set.  Due next Monday, 2/13.  Read 14.3. 
• Thurs 2/9:  Card Simulations and Chi Squared Test.  Human genetic disorders.  Sex-linked traits.  More on pedigrees.   Thacker family pedigree problem.  Pedigree Worksheet due Wednesday.   Read 14.4 and 15.2.
• Mon 2/13:  Turn in genetics problem set.  Genetic recombination and linkage.  Map units.  Alteration of chromosome number  and structure. Library Research of genetic disorders.   Read 15.3 and 15.4.
• Wed 2/15:  Turn in Pedigree Problems.  Exceptions to standard chromosome theory.  Video on epigenetics.  Read 15.5
• Fri 2/17:  Senior Seminar Day.  All classes meet for a short time.  Chapters 14+15 wrap-up.  Test on Tues 2/21.
• Mon 2/20:  President's Day.  No school.
• Tues 2/21:  Chapter 14+15 Test.  Start Chapter 16 on DNA.  Read 16.1.

Final Exam Guidelines

1st Period's Final will be 8:10-10:05 am on Tuesday, January 31st and 3rd Period's Final will be 8:10-10:05 on Thursday, February 2nd.

What You Need for the Final in This Class:
1) Pencils
2) Notebook Paper
3) 4" x 6" note card hand-written by you (must be turned in at the end of the test)
4) Something to do quietly when you are done with the test

Other Rules:
1) You must finish the test in the time allotted, although I do allow students to stay a short time into the break if they have been working steadily. Students with 504 plans or IEP's can get more time if their plan allows.
2) No trips to the restroom before you have turned in the test. Afterwards, one student at a time may go.
3) Absolutely no cell phones out.
4) Remember that any form of cheating, whether you are looking at another person's test or assisting another student, will result in a 0% on the test. Don't let that happen to you! It just isn't worth it.

Finally, it is a good idea to be well-rested, eat a good breakfast, and try to relax!    If you run into a question that is stressing you out, move on, and come back to it later. Check your test over before you turn it in to look for careless mistakes or questions you may have forgotten to answer.

January 18-February 3

We are now heading into the last 2 weeks before final exams. Make sure that you check your grade and look for missing assignments. The deadline for late work and extra credit is Friday, January 27th by 3:30 pm.

• Wed 1/18:  Finish drawing creatures and then present them to the class.  Vote for creatures that are most likely to survive and reproduce in various situations.  Questions on Mitosis and Meiosis Review?
• Fri 1/20:   Turning in notes on Mitosis + Meiosis Review before the test is optional.  Take Mitosis and Meiosis Test.  When finished, do genetics vocabulary assignment.  Read 14.1.
• Tues 1/24:  Mendelian Genetics.   Read 14.2.  Start going over Semester Review Concepts.
• Thurs 1/26:  Jeopardy Review.  Final Exam Guidelines.
• Fri 1/27:  Late Work and Extra Credit due by 3:30 pm today.
• Mon 1/30:  We see all classes today for a short amount of time.  Final questions?  Final calculations before final.
• Tues 1/31:  Finals for Periods 1,4, and 7.
• Wed 2/1:  Finals for Periods 2, 5, and 8.
• Thurs 2/2:  Finals for Periods 3 and 6.
• Fri 2/3:  Teacher Work Day.  No School.

January 3-January 13 (updated 1/12)

Welcome to 2012!  I hope that you had a relaxing Winter Break.  I know that I sure did.  Now it's time to get busy and do our unit on Cell Division and prepare for the end of the semester.

• Tues 1/3/2012:  Review phases of mitosis.  Phases of the cell cycle.  Do 1st side of Cell Divison worksheet.  Read 12.1.
• Thurs 1/5/12:  Using microscopes to identify mitosis phases.  Yarn cell simulations.  Complete 2nd side of Cell Division WS.  Read 12.2.
• Mon 1/9/12:  Regulation of the eukaryotic cell cycle.   (Read 12.3).  Meiosis and genetics terminology.   Read 13.1.
• Wed 1/11/12:   Fertilization and meiosis.  Comparison of mitosis to meiosis.  Read 13.2 and 13.3.
• Fri 1/13/12:  Ethics and Karyotyping.  Meiosis Creature Building Activity.  Hand out 12+13 Review.  Read 13.4.  Test on Chapters 12+13 next Friday 1/20.

Monday 1/16 is Martin Luther King Day.  No school.