2/10/14-2/20/14 (updated!) (updated again!!)

Because of the snow, the Genetics Test will be moved until next Tuesday, although we will probably move forward and do some Replication this week.

• Tues 2/11:  Do problems at end of Chapter 15 and get them checked off.  Review vocabulary, Chi-squared test, and pedigrees.  Do review sheet.  Finish reading Chapter 15.
• Thur 2/13:  Video on Epigenetics.  Last minute review.  Start Replication.  Start reading Chapter 16.
• Tues 2/18:  Hand in Genetics Review.  Take Genetics Test.  Work on Replication Worksheet.  Go over process of replication.  Finish reading Chapter 16.
• Thurs 2/20:  Unless settlement has occurred.  First day of Teacher Strike.  Please check this website for updates on suggested work assignments.  We have a tight schedule this Spring and I would like to stay occupied with the material as much as possible.  Notes on Replication.  Finish Replication Worksheet using textbooks.  Do Replication Simulations on computers.  Links to these simulations on this site.

Homework Problems for next Monday 2/10!

Hello Students!  In the event that we have further snow or you were not able to come in today, here are the homework problems for Monday 2/10:

Old book, pp. 276-277, problems 1-4, 7, 10, 12-14
New book (this should be the one you have at home), pp. 303-304, problems 1-5, 9-12

We are having a Chapter 14+15 Test on Thursday, 2/13.  There is a review sheet in the documents section and also the notes that we took on Tuesday and Thursday of this week.

Beginning of the Second Semester!!

• Tues 1/28:  Final Exams Back and Recollect.  Start genetics.  Basic vocabulary.  Making Punnett Squares (grids) for Monohybrid and Dihybrid Crosses.  Card Simulation for Making Flowers.  Start Reading Chapter 14.
• Thurs 1/30:  Use the Chi-Squared Test to interpret results for your flower data.  Complete the work showing your Chi-Squared test results and write a brief conclusion stating what your data means.  Probability Rules and Genetics.  Epistasis, pleiotropy, multiple alleles, and polygenic inheritance.  Work on Problems 1-20 (old books) or 1-19 (new books) at the end of Chapter 14.  Clearly show your work and/or explain your thinking for each problem.  The problems are due Tues 2/4.
• Mon 2/3:  Go over Pedigrees.  Work time for genetics problems.  SPARK Lecture on Electricity today at 3:30!
• Tues 2/4:  Turn in Genetics Problems.  Chromosomal basis of inheritance.  Sex-linked genes.  Genetic testing and karyotypes.  Karyotype simulation.  Research genetic disorders.  Read Chapter 15.1 and 15.2.  
• Thurs 2/6:  Linked genes.  Gene maps.  Start Problems at the end of Chapter 15.  Problems 1-15 will be due Tues 2/11.  Read 15.3-15.4.

Semester Final Exam Guidelines

Unless you have extended time through a 504 plan or IEP, you must finish in the time allotted
›No phones out during or after the Final
›No trips to the restroom during or after the Final
›You must stay for the allotted time
›Bring something to do quietly when you are finished
›Cheating in any form will result in 0% on the final exam (no talking, phone out, gesturing, notes, looking at other tests, etc.)

Back to School 2014! (updated)

Can you believe it is already 2014?!  Welcome back!  There are only 2 full weeks before Finals Week, so the time is going to fly.  The deadline for Late Work and Extra Credit is going to be Friday, January 17th.  That means that if you are doing a book group, you need to get in for the discussion at least several days before that.

Mon 1/6:  Go over phases of mitosis and start Mitosis Worksheet.
Tues 1/7:  Identifying phases of mitosis in Onion Root Tip slides.  Mitosis demonstration at your table using yarn, string, and chalk.  Finish Mitosis Worksheet.  Hand out Semester Review.
Thurs 1/9:  Finish Mitosis activities.  Phases of Meiosis.   Start Reading Chapter 13.
Mon 1/13:  Start Meiosis Creature Activity.  Crossing Over.  Finish Reading Chapter 13.
Tues 1/14:  Finish Meiosis Creature Activity.  Review Mitosis and Meiosis for short test on Thursday.  Start Reviewing for Final Exam.
Thurs 1/16:  Take short Mitosis and Meiosis Test.  Review for Final Exam.
Fri 1/17:  Deadline for Late Work and Extra Credit.
Mon 1/20:  MLK Jr Holiday.  No School.
Tues 1/21:  Last minute review before Final Exam.
Wed 1/22:  Finals:  Periods 1,4,7.
Thurs 1/23:  Finals:  Periods 2,5,8.
Fri 1/24:  Finals:  Period 3,6.

Turnitin instructions again!

I know a lot of you are having trouble finding the turnitin info, so here it is again.

Class ID #: 7134746 
Password:  polypeptide

Get that thing in there and then enjoy your break!!  Catch you in 2014.  :)

The Weeks of 12/9-12/20

These are the last 2 weeks before Winter Break!  We have a big test (Chapters 9+10) and a big lab (Metabolic Rates Lab) before the break, but then you are done with the toughest unit of this course.  Yippee!

• Mon 12/9:  Turn in Photosynthesis worksheet if not already.  Notes on Photosynthesis through the light dependent reactions.  Read 10.1-10.3.
• Tues 12/10:  OAKS testing for Juniors.  When finished testing, return to class and work on the Mitochondrion and Chloroplast coloring worksheet.  Rough Draft for Metabolic Rates Lab due on Thursday.  Hand out 9+10 Review for test next Thursday 12/19.
• Thurs 12/12:  Color-Marking (a form of peer review) Metabolic Rates Lab.  Final Draft due Tuesday 12/17 (please keep the color-marked version and turn it in as well).  Notes on the Light Independent Reactions of Photosynthesis.  Complete Mito/Chloroplast worksheet and get checked off.  Try computer simulation of photophosphorylation.  Finish reading Chapter 10.
• Mon 12/16:  SPARK lecture on Brain Cancer today.  Review Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis.
• Tues 12/17:  Turn in Final Draft of Metabolic Rate Lab and Color-Marked version.  Jeopardy Review for 9+10 Test.  Maybe start Mitosis?
• Thurs 12/19:  Turn in 9+10 Review.  Take 9+10 Test.  Work on Mitosis.

Have a Fantastic Winter Break!  Remember that this is a perfect time to read a book from the Extra Credit Book List (see documents section) or to review semester material.  Final Exams are earlier than normal this year.