Session 3

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Learning Objective

Assignments

Dec. 7 10.1.1 Explain the problems that growth causes for cells.
10.1.2 Describe how cell division solves the problems of cell growth.
 Guided Reading 10.1
Mitosis Lecture Notes
Dec. 8 10.2.2 Describe what happens during the four phases of mitosis. Cell Mitosis Song Mitosis Song and Drawings
Dec. 9 Vocabulary wrap around Mitosis posters Guided Reading 10.2
Dec. 10   Cell Posters
Dec. 11 Electives Day Alternate Schedule  
Dec. 14 10.3.1 Identify a factor that can stop cells from growing. Guided Reading 10.3
Dec. 15

10.3.2 Describe how the cell cycle is regulated.

Vocabulary Words
  1. mitosis
  2. cytogenesis
  3. chromatid
  4. centromere
  5. cell cycle
  6. centriole
  7. cyclin
  8. cancer

 
Dec. 16

10.3.3 Explain how cancer cells are different from other cells.

 

 Mitosis flip books , Notes
Dec. 17 Cell play Cell Play
Dec. 18 Nova: Cancer Warrior Video  

Winter Break

Jan. 4

Begin Chapter 11

 

 Guided Reading 11.1
Jan. 5 11.1.1 Describe how Mendel studied inheritance in peas. Vocabulary words: genetics, fertilization, true-breeding, trait, hybrid, gene, allele, segregation, gamete
Jan. 6
11.1.2 Summarize Mendel’s conclusion about inheritance		  
Jan. 7
11.1.3 Explain the principle of dominance.
11.1.4 Describe what happens during segregation.		 Guided Reading 11.2
Jan. 8 Phenotype vs. genotype and punnett square activity Extra credit 20 pts.
Jan. 11 11.2.1 Explain how geneticists use the principles of probability.
11.2.2 Describe how geneticists use Punnett squares.		  
Jan. 12 11.3.1 Explain the principle of independent assortment.
11.3.2 Describe other inheritance patterns.
11.3.3 Explain how Mendel’s principles apply to organisms.

Spongebob genetics

extra credit 25pts: Cat Genetics

Jan. 13 Genetics Activity in Computer Lab Onion Root tip Mitosis Activity  
Jan. 14    
Jan. 15 Chapter 11 review Genetics Activity  
Jan. 18 NO School! Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Guided Reading 11.3
Jan. 19   Guided Reading 11.4
Jan. 20 11.3Quiz and Mendel's Laws Video Compare and Contrast table of Meiosis and Mitosis
Jan 21  

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Jan. 22 11.4.1 Contrast the chromosome number of body cells and gametes.

11.4.3 Contrast meiosis and mitosis.		  
Jan. 25 11.4.2 Summarize the events of meiosis.
  
Jan. 26 Chapter 11 assessments  
Jan. 27    
Jan 28 Genetically Modified Organisms  
Jan. 29 GMOs continued  
Feb. 1 Cracking the Code 2 day project  
FEb 2 Cracking the Code 2 day project  
Feb. 3 The Blue People of Troublesome Creek Pedigree  
FEb.4 DNA video "Race for the Doulbe Helix"  
Feb. 5 2.5 cont. Last day of Session 3

 

 
Videos

Genetics:Discover Magazine

Genetics: Bill Nye

Biology: Bill Nye

 
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