Happy Friday!!!
Today's objective:
- Know how mutations affect the genes of an organism
Question of the Day:
- How many chromosomes are in an egg or a sperm cell?
- What are you doing for spring break?
Today's activities:
- Mutations activity in google classroom
Homework:
- Finish mutations activity if not finished in class today
Happy Thursday!!!
Today's objective:
- Know the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction and the outcomes of each.
Question of the Day:
- What are the 4 phases of mitosis/meiosis I?
- What happened during the metaphase stage of meiosis?
Today's activities:
- Sexual vs asexual reproduction powerpoint/worksheet
- DNA quiz
- Work on meiosis puzzle
Homework:
- Meiosis puzzle (puzzle is due at the beginning of class tomorrow!!!!)
Happy Wednesday!!!
Today's objective:
- Be able to identify the steps of meiosis and what is happening in each step.
Question of the Day:
- How many chromosomes are in each cell at the end of MITOSIS?
- How many chromosomes are in each cell at the end of MEIOSIS?
Activities:
Happy Tuesday!!!
Today's objective:
- Understand mitosis and meiosis and the difference between them.
Question of the Day:
- How many chromosomes are in a regular cell in your body?
- How many chromosomes are in a sex cell (sperm or egg)?
Today's Activities:
- Video on Meiosis
- Video on Mitosis
- Document in google classroom, Meiosis vs Mitosis comparing the two
- Edpuzzle on mitosis vs meiosis (you must go to edpuzzle.com and log in then click on science to watch it
Homework:
- Make sure meiosis vs mitosis document is complete and turned in
Happy Monday!!!
Today's objective:
- Students will be able to recall science practices used to do labs
Question of the Day:
- Who determines the sex of an offspring?
- Who is my favorite student?
Today's activities:
- Science Practices quiz
- Interpreting Graphs (in google classroom)
- Make sure karyotype lab is complete and turned in
- Finish Genetics webquest
Homework:
- Finish karyotype lab and genetics webquest
Happy Friday!!!
Student objective:
- Students will be able to make a karyotype and identify abnormalities.
Question of the Day:
- What two letters represent a female? a male?
- How many pairs of chromosomes do you have in each cell?
Today's activities:
- Finish and turn in the karyotype activity
- Work on the Genetics webquest in google classroom
Homework:
Happy Thursday!!
Today's objective:
- Know how chromosomes pair up in the human body.
Question of the Day:
- Where do we get our genetic material?
- How many chromosomes do we get from each parent?
Today's activities:
Happy Wednesday!!
Today's objective:
- Get to know the students around you
Question of the Day:
- How many DNA letters code for a trait?
- How many chromosomes do we have in each cell?
Today's activities:
Happy Tuesday!!!
Today's Objective:
- Students will be able to identify genes based on characteristics of a person.
Question of the Day:
- Which type of stimulation did you react fastest to and why?
- How do the letters of the nitrogen bases in DNA pair up?
Today's Activities:
Happy Monday!!
Today's objective:
- Students will use inquiry to determine which senses in our body react the fastest to stimuli.
Question of the Day:
- How many nucleotides code for a gene?
- What happens to the characteristics of Dan if one color is re-sequenced? What happens if the 2nd post-it is eliminated from the DNA strand?
Today's Activity:
- Make sure DNA Dan is finished and turned in
- Nervous System lab
Homework:
- Nervous System lab questions if not completed in class.
Happy Friday!!!
Today's objective:
- Students will understand how DNA codes for different traits
Question of the day:
- How do the nitrogen base letter in DNA match up?
- Where is DNA found?
Today's Activities:
Happy Thursday!!!
Today's objective:
- Know how DNA is made and the parts that make it up. Understand how nucleotides pair up to make DNA.
Question of the Day:
- What are the three parts of a nucleotide (part of DNA)?
- What did you notice about the letters A T C G on your DNA puzzle pieces?
Today's Activities:
- Finish and turn in the DNA puzzle
- Self score your essay on the flu and explain why you scored yourself the way that you did.
- Notes on DNA
Homework:
- None unless you did not finish the DNA puzzle
Happy Wednesday!!
Today's objective:
- Students will be able to identify the parts that make up DNA and explain how DNA is put together.
Question of the Day:
- List three things you know about genetics/genes.
Today's Activities:
Happy Tuesday!!
Today's objective:
- Be able to compare a frog's structures and functions to a human's.
Question of the Day:
- What are two ways humans and frogs are the same? (different from what you wrote yesterday)
- What are two ways humans and frogs are different? (different from what you wrote yesterday)
Today's Activities:
Happy Monday!!!
Today's objective:
- Be able to compare a frog's structures and functions to a human's.
Question of the Day:
- What are two ways humans and frogs are the same?
- What are two ways humans and frogs are different?
Today's Activities:
Happy Friday!!!
Today's objective:
- Be able to compare a frog's structures and functions to a human's.
Question of the Day:
- What are two lab rules that should be followed while dissecting frogs.
Today's Activities:
Happy March!!!
Today's objective:
- Be able to explain what is happening to the body when it is placed in different situations.
Question of the Day:
- How do the digestive system, circulatory system, and musculoskeletal sysem all work together?
Today's activities:
- Human Body Unit Test
- Frog dissection Pre-assignment
Homework:
