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Spring 2015 week 15

4/20 Cornell ch17.1 evolution of populations started, reviewed for test 16 on Darwin’s evidence, 16.3 and .4 schoology still up. 4PM ECR Earth Day

4-21 ch 16 test

4-22 Brain Jog 1918 flu, POGIL evolution and selection and teacher lead micropipette experience

Peppered moth simulation. 17.2 Cornell notes. Extra credit lecture at  TO Civic arts Plaza on the Sixth Mass Extinction (currently in progress)

4-24 Schoology 17 due next Tuesday at 11PM. Finish Pogil Evolution and Selection. Workbook ch 17, 18,19 first two pages of each section

Spring 2015 Week 14

4-13 Evolution word map construction from list. 16.1 and 16.2 cornell notes assigned. schoology 16.3 and 16.4 hwk  put up tomorrow.

4-14  word map presentations, per 3 did pg.454. April 20 4 PM Anderson Hall Earth Day Art and Poetry extra credit opportunity.- see biology page

4-15 Reverse minim day. 16.3 and .4 cornell notes in class. Schoology Mandatory for all periods.

4-16 Quiz on Darwin’s finches. Work on Cornell notes. More presentations.

4-17 Island biogeography demonstration. The random dispersal of species to islands and then adaptive radiation. P.470 Analyzing Data activity- percent differences in DNA between species.

Spring 2015 Week 13

4-6 Cesar Chavez Day- No School

Lab nat sel of green beans

4-7 Ch 16 Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Collect graphs from period 2 & 6 for those not finished. 16.1&2 Schoology due at the end of the week. Classwork 16.1 Cornell

4-8 Lab: Natural Selection of Green Beans- finish the Qs forms the posted page. Per 4 did workbook

4-9 Quick Lab Darwin’s voyage p. 451 on Latitude using three maps. Per 4 did green beans lab

4-10 Bozeman science- evidence for evolution.

Spring 2015 Week 11

3-23 Genghis Kahn- reading about genetic markers and your literary response. Per.1 and 6 only -graphing Down’s Syndrom versus age of the mother and response. Homework for all- 14.3 Cornell notes into the comp. book. Schoology 14.1 &2 assigned due Wed. 3-25 at 11 PM.

3-24  Workbook pages 215-218. Section 14.3. Collect Genghis Kahn questions.

3-25 Finish workbook then do Review and Practice for Ch 14. Schoology 14.1-2 due.

Schoology 14.3 assigned and due tomorrow night 3-26.

3-26 Evidence for Evolution POGIL activity and collected at the end of the period.

3-27 Test Ch 14 Chromosomes and rDNA

Spring 2015 week 10

3/16 Mon. Karyotype cut and paste

3/17 Tues. Write about karyotype cornell 14.1;  HW Study

3/18 Wed. MC quiz ch.13

3/19 Thurs. X Linked traits disorders;  14.2 Cornell;  HW Finish Cornell

3/20 Fri. 14.2 Cornell notes; Week P.3, P.4, and P.5 in WKBK;  HW P205 in WKBK;  Schoology assigned and due on Wednesday 3-25-15

Spring 2015 week 10

Mon. 3/16  Karyotyping cut and paste chromosomes activity- Start chap 14. Review Lac operon, iRNA and Eularyotic genes regulation. Essay due to turnitin.com

Tues. 3/17 Review for quiz ch 13 M/C on Wed/ Analyzing Karyotypes. Announce hike on Sat. at 4 PM for interested students. See Biology page.oak tree APES

Wed. 3/18 ch 13 M/C quiz

Spring 2015 week 9

3/9 Mon. Work on RNA transcription, translations to protein, gene regulation poster ans presentation. 13.1 and 13.2 cornell notes should be complete in the comp books. Schoology hwk 13.2 and 13.3 assigned

3/10 Tues.  PD day. Work on presentations. Cornell 13.3 . Quiz for Friday announced.

3/11 Wed. Work on press., start presenting. Cornell 13.4 assigned.

3/12 Finish presentations.

3/13 Chap 13.1.2.3 written constructed resp quiz. Essay due to turnitin.com.

Spring 2015 Week 8

3/2 Mon. Test 12 DNA Discovery and structure

3/3 Tues.DNA replication 1.cut and paste, 2. stop and jot  hwk: schoology 13.1 RNA

3/4 Wed. Collect DNA Relication and transcription if not done., Cornell notes from 13.1 should be done, Start Cornell 13.2

3/5 Thurs. Transcription and translation with Mr. Anderson(Bozemanscience)

3/6 Fri Chemical Basis of Genetics; translating a codon into the series of amino acids of a protein,period 3 did posters for RNA synthesis, introns and eons, and translation instead.

Spring 2015 week 7

2/23 Mon. DNA Structure and Replication POGIL, schoology hwk 12.2 -.3

2/24 Tues. Cornell notes 12.2 and 3 in comp. book

2/25 Wed. Quiz replication – then finish Cornell notes or POGIL in class

2/26 Test 12 postponed to Monday. Using DNA samples to ID species tissue Brain Jog. Then pg.361 – gene expression. Start 13.1 Cornell.

2/27 – Video- the Secret of Photo 51. worksheet collected. Essay in two weeks. 3/13