Announcements
1st week without Biology class
Heyyyyyy! I furreal miss you all and can't wait to see you again!! Please keep emailing me because conversations with a three year old and one year old are extremely difficult to hold and understand. |
week of 3/9 - 3/13
This week we spend majority of the time prepping for our CSA midterm test over 3rd quarter. CSA test will be on Friday, March 13th. Our plan (approx): Tuesday 10th: finish C.E.R. Vaccines Wednesday 11th: student review for CSA midterm; review key Friday 13th: CSA midterm test |
week of 3/2 - 3/6
This week we will be wrapping up our genetic engineering lessons and getting into bacteria and viruses to wrap up our 3rd quarter content. We will have our 3rd quarter CSA on Friday, March 13th. Our plan (approx): Monday 2nd: GMO reasearch Tuesday 3rd: wrap up GMO research Wednesday 4th: Viruses intro Thursday 5th: Bacteria intro Friday 6th: Hand washing lab |
week of 2/24 - 2/28
We continue looking at genetics through pedigrees and genetic engineering this week. Look into some exciting advancements in genetics through technology. Our plan (approx.) Monday 24th: Pedigree info; Royal family and Blue people of Kentucky Tuesday 25th: Make your own pedigree with made up family Wednesday 26th: GMO vs. Selective Breeding; PADLET DISCUSSION LINK Thursday 27th: GMO trading cards Friday 28th: CRISPR info |
week 02/18 - 02/21
We are finishing up Punnett squares this week with a quiz on Friday. Our plan (approx): Tuesday 18th: Honors: Dihybrid General: Ugly Baby Lab Wednesday 19th: Wrap up, reteach Punnett squares; QUIZIZZ REVIEW Thursday 20th: Review All Punnett square problems Friday 21st: Punnett square Quiz Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, 4:30 - 8:30 |
week of 2/10 - 2/14
This week we will be practicing all sorts of inheritance patterns and what's the likelihood offspring will inherit certain traits through Punnett Squares. Punnett Square Quiz will be either Thursday 20th or Friday 21st. Our plan (approx): Monday 10th: Complete dominance intro; Punnett square practice Tuesday 11th: Complete dominance practice; Bikini Bottom sheet Wednesday 12th: Incomplete dominance / codominance intro/practice Thursday 13th: Sex-linked traits/ Multiple allele traits Friday 14th: All Punnett Square practice |
week of 2/3 - 2/7
This week we will start a new unit over genetics starting with meiosis. Our plan (approx): Monday 3rd: Meiosis basics Tuesday 4th: Snurffle iPad activity Wednesday 5th: Independent assortment; Punnett square intro Thursday 6th: Create a monster Friday 7th: Create a monster baby from monster parents |
week of 1/27 - 1/31
This week we will get into what cancer is and how it forms. We will end the week with a brief quiz over canver on Friday. Our plan (approx): Monday 27th: Cancer notes Tuesday 28th: Cancer reading; HeLa cells information Wednesday 29th: Block schedule periods 1, 3, 5, 7; Cancer research Thursday 30: Block schedule periods 2. 4, 5, 6; Cancer research Friday 31st: Wrap up research; Cancer quiz |
week of 1/21 - 1/24
This week will start off with a quiz over mitosis then we will wander into they crazy world of mutations. Our plan (appr.) Tuesday 21st: Mitosis Quiz; mutations sneak peak Wednesday 22nd: Mutation notes Thursday 23rd: Decode the coded mutations Friday 24th: Create a mutated organism |
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