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Thursday, January 18, 2018

Daily Summary 01-18

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HONORS BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: SWBAT (1) create a simple but compositionally accurate model of the DNA double helix (2) demonstrate DNA replication using bead models of DNA molecule

Warm-up: How did James Watson and Francis Crick finally determine the correct structure of double-stranded DNA? [8]

Review DNA structure and introduce DNA replication [20]

DNA Replication Activity: Modeling Replication [60] (POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY)

DNA paper (origami-style) model DUE

“The Transforming Principle: Identifying the Molecule of Inheritance” case study DUE (last day to get credit is Monday)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish “The Transforming Principle: Identifying the Molecule of Inheritance” case study in your notebooks (if you did not already do so)



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BIOLOGY
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IN CLASS:

Objectives: SWBAT (1) create a simple but compositionally accurate model of the DNA double helix (2) demonstrate DNA replication using bead models of DNA molecule

Warm-up: How did James Watson and Francis Crick finally determine the correct structure of double-stranded DNA? [8]

Review DNA structure and introduce DNA replication [20]

DNA Replication Activity: Modeling Replication [60] (POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY)

DNA paper (origami-style) model DUE

“The Transforming Principle: Identifying the Molecule of Inheritance” case study DUE (last day to get credit is Monday)


OUTSIDE OF CLASS:

Finish “The Transforming Principle: Identifying the Molecule of Inheritance” case study in your notebooks (if you did not already do so)



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