Monday April 30th, 2018

Happy Monday!!!

Today's activities:

• Show knowledge of science practices

Question of the Day:

• What is the independent variable in an experiment?
• What is the dependent variable in an experiment?

Today's activity:

• Science Practices Post-Assessment with Level 4 Question.  You MUST do the level 4 question.
• Work on your Genetics Technology assignment if you finish your assessment.

Homework:

• You Genetics Technology assignment is due Thursday.  It is an at home assignment so there are no exceptions to the due date!!!

GRIZZLIES GIVE BACK WEEK INFO:

• Pay $2 each day to bring in starbucks or wear a hat, $5 for the whole week if you pay up front.
• Wednesday-Friday is the teacher dunk tank during lunch; $1 per ball/$10 to walk up and dunk your teacher
• Friday is dodgeball, it is also the Penny War kiss the pig contest.  Whatever core you want to see kiss a pig, put pennies in their jug in the office, put silver coins and dollars in the other jugs to cancel out their pennies.

Thursday April 26th, 2018

Happy Thursday!!!

Today's objective:

• Know how the information we learned during the genetics unit is used in every day life.

Question of the Day:

• What is a GMO?
• How is a "designer baby" made?

Today's activities:

• Begin working on the Genetics Technology Project

Homework:

• The Genetics Technology Project is due next Thursday regardless if you miss school between today and next Thursday.  This project is meant to be done outside of class, there will not be time in class to do this project.  All instructions are in google classroom.

Wednesday April 25th, 2018

Happy Wednesday!!

Today's objective:

• Show knowledge of genetics

Question of the Day:

• What is the synonym for purebred?
• What is the synonym for hybrid?

Today's activities:

• Genetics Unit Test

Homework:

• None

Tuesday April 24th, 2018

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Understand everything we went over in the genetics unit and be able to solve genetic problems given to you.

Question of the Day:

• What plant did Gregor Mendal study and why?
• Can two parents with brown hair have a child with brown hair?  Why or why not?

Today's activity:

• Review for test tomorrow

Homework:

• Go over Review sheet, Genetics Unit Test is tomorrow!!!
• Bring in you $5 for GGB if you have not already, tomorrow is the last day.  Remember, I will get pizza for the people who donated in the winning class.

Wednesday April 18th, 2018

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Students will be able to recall information about the genetics unit and explain how traits are inherited.

Question of the Day:

• If there are no carriers in a pedigree is the trait dominant or recessive?
• Give one example of a sex-linked trait.

Today's activities:

• Make sure all pedigree and Punnett square practice is turned in.
• Work on the Genetics study guide

Homework:

• Get alot of sleep and eat a good breakfast for testing tomorrow!!!
• Bring a book to testing if you didn't check one out with Mrs. Venturo
• Bring me your $5 for GGB (you can drop it off any time before Friday)

April 17th, 2018

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Be able to identify if a trait is dominant or recessive in a pedigree

Question of the Day:

• In a pedigree, what is a carrier?
• In a pedigree, what does it means when a circle or square is shaded in?

Today's activities:

• Go over dominant and recessive traits in a pedigree
• Genetics: Track the Trait activity  ** You must fill in the genotype on each pedigree for each individual

Homework:

• Make sure Track the Trait activity is complete and turned in
• Bring your $5 donation for GGB

Monday April 16th, 2018

Happy Monday!!!!

Today's objective:

• Use the metric system to make measurements

Question of the Day:

• In a pedigree, what do Roman Numerals stand for?
• In a pedigree, what do the numbers represent?

Today's activity:

• Metric System Activity in google classroom
• Make sure your Constructing a Human Pedigree is complete and turned in
• Finish the pedigree worksheet and turn it in

Homework:

• Anything that you did not complete in class today from the activity list is homework and due at the beginning of class tomorrow
• Bring in your $5 donation for Grizzlies Give Back

Friday April 13th, 2018

Happy Friday the 13TH!!!!

Today's objective:

• Be able to complete pedigrees

Question of the Day:

• What does a square represent on a pedigree?
• What does a circle represent on a pedigree?

Today's activities:

• Pedigree practice

Homework:

• Remember your $5 donation for Grizzlies Give Back if you haven't already brought it in.

Thursday April 12th, 2018

Happy Thursday!!!

Today's objective:

• Be able to read and draw a pedigree when looking at a specific trait

Question of the Day:

• Do the following Punnett Squares (genotype and phenotype too) where RR=red, Rr=pink, rr=white
• Rr x Rr
• RR x rr

Today's activities:

• Amoeba sisters - pedigrees
• Pedigree practice activity

Homework:

• None

April 11th, 2018

Happy Wednesday!!!!

Today's objective:

• Understand how to pull information from word problems to do Punnett Squares

Question of the Day:

 B=black, b=brown

• BBxbb (do the Punnett Square)
• Bb x Bb (do the Punnett Square)

Activities:

• Final day of Punnett Square activities (worksheet and group practice)

Homework:

• Finish and turn in Punnett Square worksheet you will get in class today.

Tuesday April 10th, 2018

Happy Tuesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Students will be able to draw information from word problems and construct Punnett Squares.

Question of the Day:

• Complete the following Punnett Square: BB x bb  (B=black, b=brown
• Write the genotype for someone homozygous recessive using the letters above

Today's activities:

• Punnett Squares!!

Homework:

• None

Monday April 9th, 2018

Happy snowy Monday!!!

Today's objective:

• Know how to convert measurements using the metric system

Question of the day:

• What are two metric measurements used today in other countries?
• What does codominance mean?

Today's activities:

• Metric measurement notes and activity in google classroom

Homework:

• None

Friday April 6th, 2018

Happy Friday!!! And Rockies home opener day!

Today's objective:

• Be able to use Punnett squares to determine the probability of offspring.

Question of the Day:

• What is codominance?
• What is incomplete dominance?

Today's activities:

• Quizlet
• Work on Punnett square practice

Homework:

• None

Thursday April 5th, 2018

Happy Thursday!!

Today's objective:

• Understand how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
• Understand why some traits so up more often than others.

Question of the day:

• What letters would represent an organism with a heterozygous phenotype?
• What is it called when there is a blending of two traits?

Today's Activities:

• Make sure you turn in Investigating Inherited Human Traits if you did not finish it yesterday.
• 7th hour, you must finish it for homework tonight and turn in tomorrow
• Spongebob genetics activity

Homework:

• 7th hour-make sure you complete the Investigating Inherited Human Traits activity
• Finish 4 vocab words if not already completed

Wednesday April 4th, 2018

Happy Wednesday!!!

Today's objective:

• Understand how dominant and recessive traits are shown in a phenotype

Question of the Day:

• What type of letter represents a dominant gene?  a recessive gene?
• What type of letters represent a homozygous genotype?

Today's activities:

• Finish and turn in the Investigating Inherited Human Traits Activity
• Complete 4 Vocab charts (word options listed on the board)

Homework:

• Complete any class work from today that you did not finish in class.  Activity and vocab are due at the beginning of the class tomorrow!

Tuesday April 3rd, 2018

Happy Tuesday!!!  Welcome back from break!

Today's objective:

• Understand how human traits are passed from parents to offspring

Question of the Day:

• What was the best part about break?
• What is the definition of genotype?  What is the definition of phenotype?

Today's activities:

• Investigating Inherited Human Traits activity

Homework:

• none