The Weeks of 9/28-10/9

• Tues 9/29:  Structure of DNA and RNA.  Make DNA and RNA models with your table group.  Data-based questions on Chargaff's rules.  Read about discovering the structure of DNA and discuss the ethics of scientific competition.
• Thurs 10/1:  Finish up structure of nucleic acids.   Chemical tests for biological macromolecules.
• Mon 10/5:  Food Lab.  Testing common foods for different biological macromolecules.
• Wed 10/7:  Discuss write-up for food lab.  Due by next Monday through turnitin.com.  Review for Biochemistry Test to be taken next Fri 10/16.
• Fri 10/9:  No School!

Short Quiz on Friday 9/25

Be able to:

• Draw the structure of glucose
• Draw the structure of 2 named amino acids
• Show the dehydration synthesis between 2 small molecules to form a larger one
• Name 2 each of: monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides
• List 4 biological functions of proteins
• Distinguish between saturated and unsaturated triglycerides (bonding and resulting form/state of matter)

The weeks of 9/14-9/25

• Tues 9/15:  Work time on 2.1 questions.  Important properties of water.  Water Olympics Lab:  done in pairs (or 3's) and turned in.
• Thurs 9/17:  Finish Water Olympics if necessary and turn in.  Finish checking off 2.1 questions and go over.  Notes on carbohydrates, including types and condensation synthesis.  Notes on lipids, including saturated and unsaturated triglycerides.  Start data-based questions on pp. 81, 85, and 86. (we will finish these on Monday)
• Mon 9/21:  Finish data-based questions and go over.  Structure of amino acids and polypeptides. Functions of proteins.  Quiz on Friday
• Wed 9/23:  Finish going over Carbs, Lipids, and Proteins.  Making clay models!  If time, link the models.
• Fri 9/25:  Quiz on carbs, lipids, and proteins.  Finish clay model linkages.  Structure of nucleic acids.

Hey, what's on that quiz? ( on Fri, 9/11)

 Be Able to:

• Count sig. figs. and compute and round appropriately
• Use TI-84 to calculate standard deviation, t-test, mean, and n (number of stats)
• Figure out degrees of freedom, find critical value (using chart), and interpret meaning
• State meaning of standard deviation and ranges for 1 and 2 standard deviations
• Calculate uncertainty (high-low)/2
• Propagate uncertainty for adding/subtracting and multiplying/dividing
• Calculate number of organisms in a grid using values from several quadrats

The Week of 9/8

• Wed 9/9:  Get Significant Figures and Uncertainty Worksheet Checked off.  Do Statistics Assignment, including creating a frequency distribution graph.  Get Statistics Assignment Checked off.  Go over what will be on the quiz on Friday.
• Fri 9/11:  Questions?  Take Quiz on Significant Figures, Computing with TI-84, t-tests, and quadrats.  Finish statistics packet and get checked off.  When finished with that, do 2.1 questions in your notebook to be checked off on Tuesday, 9/15.