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November 12, 2007 (Monday)
Homework Due: none
New Homework: Chapter Review 1-12 p 50, Test on Wednesday, Notebooks due
Key Points and News: Game Show Review, looked at onion cells during mitosis, some classes finished cut and paste of mitosis, made index cards to study
Handouts and Links: Notes on Mitosis
November 14, 2007 (Wednesday)
Homework Due: Chapter Review p 50 (1-12)
New Homework: Current Event- We have magazines in school but you can use any current event about science. Read an article and write a summary. Tell the title and when, where, why, what, and how. The summary should be 6-10 sentences long and in your own words. (paraphrase)
Key Points and News: Review homework, Quick Review for Test, Test, Current Event
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November 16, 2007 (Friday)
Homework Due: Current Event
New Homework: dra 3.1 (#7)
Key Points and News: GEPA
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November 20, 2007 (Tuesday)
Homework Due: dra 3.1
New Homework: none
Key Points and News: New Terms to know: Dominant, recessive, heredity, chromosomes, traits, phenotype, genotype
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November 26, 2007 (Monday)
Homework Due: none
New Homework: read p 56-63. Answer 1-3 on p 63
Key Points and News: Reviewed assignments we had so far: Test, notebook check, 3 homeworks, and a homework tonight. Current events about diabetes. Notes on genetics (page 1 of 2 for ch3 notebook), worksheet on Punnet Squares
Handouts and Links: Notes, handout (bikini bottom)
November 28, 2007 (Wednesday)
Homework Due: p63 1-3
New Homework: dra 3.2
Key Points and News:
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November 30, 2007 (Friday)
Homework Due: dra 3.2
New Homework: p 69 1-3
Key Points and News: Review Heredity, Meiosis (page 2 of 2 for ch3 notebook)
Handouts and Links: Graphic Organizer, Distinguishing features of Meiosis , Really Clear animation of Mitosis and Meiosis next to each other
December 4, 2007 (Tuesday)
Homework Due: p69-1-3
New Homework: p 74 13-15
Key Points and News: Paper Baby Lab: we flipped coins to decide what our babies would look like and then drew them on the computer.
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December 6, 2007 (Thursday)
Homework Due: p74 13-15
New Homework: p74 1-12
Key Points and News:We went over the homework, watched a current event about Childhood obesity, Making life expectancy drop this year. Then we did a pipecleaner activity so we could see chromosomes dividing once in mitosis and twice in meiosis. Last we made index cards to help study for the test on Monday
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December 10, 2007 (Monday)
Homework Due: p74 1-12
New Homework: dra 4.1 (#9)
Key Points and News: Reviewed for the test, took the test, watched a video on genetic disorders (blue 1/2 had an assembly)
Handouts and Links:dra 4.1 (#9)
December 12, 2007 (Wednesday)
Homework Due: dra 4.1
New Homework: p87 1-3
Key Points and News:
Handouts and Links: rubric, link to genetic disorder web
December 14, 2007 (Friday)
Homework Due: p87 1-3
New Homework:
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December 18, 2007 (Tuesday)
Homework Due:
New Homework: read p 100, Summarize and remember to include an opinion at the end.
Key Points and News: Practice how to write a summary (article), finish presentations
Handouts and Links: p100 summary directions
December 20, 2007 (Thursday)
Homework Due: How to Summarize p 100
New Homework: none until new year
Key Points and News: Current Events, Part of Twin Video, Presentations started
January 2, 2008 (Wednesday)
Homework Due: none
New Homework: p99 11, 13 and 14 and get progress reports signed
Key Points and News: Took some notes for our new chapter 4 notebook, gave out progress reports (many assignments and notebooks are missing, we have 3 weeks left of the mp). We did a few more presentations but the judging is getting tougher, now that we know what is expected, like speaking up and teaching the class, and knowing the meaning of words used in the slide show.
Handouts and Links: ch 4section 1 notes
Homework Due: p99 and progress report signed
New Homework: Study for Quiz
Key Points and News: Presentations. Quiz on Tuesday
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January 8 (Tuesday)
Homework Due: none
New Homework: DRA 4.2 (#10) -some may have done this in class if your presentation is done.
Key Points and News: A few notes on section 2 ( at end of section 1 above)- up to Pedigree. Pedigree Worksheet, more presentations
Handouts and links: 4.2 #10, Pedigree, Mutation Ws
January 10 (Thursday)
Homework Due: DRA #10
New Homework: p 99 20-22
Key Points and News: More Presentations
January 14 (Monday)
Homework Due: p 99 20-22
New Homework: p99 1-10
Key Points and News: We finished presentations, went over progress reports, reviewed for the test (that's Wednesday) and watched a little bit of Bill Nye.
January 16 (Wednesday)
Homework Due: p 99 1-10 and progress report signed
New Homework: Read p 107-111, Answer 1-2 on p 111 (and finish DRA #13 from class)
Key Points and news: Review quickly for test, test, hand in notebooks with test and start chapter 5 by doing the DRA.
January 18 (Friday)
Homework Due: p111 1-2
New Homework: DRA #13
Key Points and News: Current Events (food from cloned animals?), go over test, finish reports
Links and Handouts: dra 13
January 23(Wednesday)
Homework due: DRA #13
New Homework: none
Key Points and News: Friday is the last day of the MP and last chance for extra credit or late work. We started an outline, trying to do more on our own, rather than just copying what the teacher says to copy.
January 25 (Friday)
New Homework: none
Key Points: All classes are 99% finished presentations. We checked our notes to be sure we got the important points on our own or fixed them. We did an activity to learn about fossils and how scientists have to guess sometimes until more info comes in.
Handouts and Links: A Huge Evolution Website, looping objectives for the activity
End of MP 2. Link to MP 3 (if you type it from the handout, change mp2 to mp3)