Daily Summary 03-16

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Attendance

- Handouts:
> Lethal alleles case study on cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia
> Genetics Unit Review questions

- NOTE: I will check your Sex-linked practice problems handout (the one you worked on in class on Thursday) on MONDAY--please have it completed and out on your desk at the beginning of class on Monday


HOMEWORK:

- Finish lethal alleles case study on cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia (DUE MONDAY) and Genetics Unit Review questions (DUE TUESDAY)



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Attendance

- Handouts:
> Lethal alleles case study on cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia
> Genetics Unit Review questions

- NOTE: I will check your dihybrid practice problems handout (the one you worked on in class on Thursday) on MONDAY--please have it completed and out on your desk at the beginning of class on Monday


HOMEWORK:

- Finish lethal alleles case study on cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia (DUE MONDAY) and Genetics Unit Review questions (DUE TUESDAY)



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ELD SCIENCE
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- Field Trip: The Tech Museum



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Daily Summary 03-15

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Answer all X-linked genes questions on handout with no more than 5 errors

- Warm up: Draw a punnett square in your notebook and wait for instructions--while you wait, take out the X-linked genes handout you received yesterday [5]

- Review sex-linked traits and finish X-linked genes handout in class [25]

- Human Genetic Disorders and Lethal alleles [10]

- Start “Lethal Alleles” reading and questions [15]


HOMEWORK: X-linked traits handout


TOMORROW: Lethal Alleles and Unit Exam Review



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Answer all lethal allele questions on handout with no more than 2 errors

- Warm up: Draw a punnett square in your notebook and wait for instructions--while you wait, take out the X-linked genes handout you received yesterday [5]

- Review sex-linked traits and correct X-linked genes handout in class [15]

- Review dihybrid crosses and complete exercises [10]

- Human Genetic Disorders and Lethal alleles [10]

- Start “Lethal Alleles” reading and questions [15]


HOMEWORK: Finish dihybrid crosses


TOMORROW: Genetics Unit Review



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ELD SCIENCE
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AGENDA:

- Objective: Students will watch a video on the nature of stars and record and respond to information following the rules of SAE with no more than 1 or 2 mistakes per sentence.

- Stamp workbook pages on space

- Collect permission slips for Tech Museum field trip

- Reminder: The Create-an-Alien project is due Monday, 3/19

- Continue watching “Stars” video


HOMEWORK: Create-an-Alien project (Due Monday)


TOMORROW: Field Trip to Tech Museum



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Daily Summary 03-13 and 03/14

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Make reasonable connections between the material presented in “The Botany of Desire” and what we have studied in our Genetics Unit (genes, independent assortment, etc.)

- Warm up: Take out “The Botany of Desire” handout and review all four chapters--be prepared to discuss each one [10]

- Turn in any late work [10~]

- Class discussion: “The Botany of Desire” [20]

- More patterns of heredity: Sex chromosomes and linkage [25]


HOMEWORK: X-linked traits handout (due Thursday)


TOMORROW (Thursday): Lethal Alleles



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Make reasonable connections between the material presented in “The Botany of Desire” and what we have studied in our Genetics Unit (genes, independent assortment, etc.)

- Warm up: Take out “The Botany of Desire” handout and review all four chapters--be prepared to discuss each one [10]

- Turn in any late work [10~]

- Class discussion: “The Botany of Desire” [20]

- More patterns of heredity: Sex chromosomes and linkage [25]


HOMEWORK: X-linked traits handout (due Thursday)


TOMORROW (Thursday): Lethal Alleles



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Objective: Students will watch a video on the nature of stars and record and respond to information following the rules of SAE with no more than 1 or 2 mistakes per sentence.

- Stamp workbook pages on space

- Collect permission slips for Tech Museum field trip

- Go over requirements for the Create-an-Alien project.

- Continue watching “Stars” video


HOMEWORK: Create-an-Alien project (Due Thursday)


TOMORROW (Thursday): Finish video on stars



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Daily Summary 03-09

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Watch "The Botany of Desire" Chapters 3 & 4


HOMEWORK:

- Finish answering viewer's guide discussion questions



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Watch "The Botany of Desire" Chapters 3 & 4


HOMEWORK:

- Finish answering viewer's guide discussion questions



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Read pages 110 to 117 in the textbook

- Complete the remaining pages in your workbook packet

- Start the Create-an-Alien project.


HOMEWORK:

- Complete the remaining pages in your workbook packet

- Work on the Create-an-Alien project.



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Daily Summary 03-08

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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Watch "The Botany of Desire" Chapters 1 & 2


HOMEWORK:

- Begin work on movie viewer's guide discussion questions



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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

- Watch "The Botany of Desire" Chapters 1 & 2


HOMEWORK:

- Begin work on movie viewer's guide discussion questions



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ELD SCIENCE
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IN CLASS:

- Read pages 110 to 117 in the textbook

- Complete the remaining pages in your workbook packet

- Start the Create-an-Alien project.


HOMEWORK:

- Complete the remaining pages in your workbook packet

- Work on the Create-an-Alien project.



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