Genetics

Thursday 5/8/2025

Focus: Genetics Test

Bell Question

• 1. No Bell Question, get into test taking seats

Today's In-class Tasks:

1. Students will complete the Genetics Test

2. With any time remaining, students should work on the homework assignment.

Assignment

• 1. Complete the DNA Videos and Building DNA assignment, given in Google Classroom.

Supportive Media

• 1. Gizmos login

Tuesday 5/6/2025

Focus: Guidance Presentation / Genetics Loose Ends

Bell Question

• 1. No Bell Question, we will power through some content before the guidance presentation begins

Today's In-class Tasks:

1. After going the guidance presentation, we will discuss the remaining information in Module 10 that we have not yet discussed

   1. • I am providing my Genetics Loose Ends  notes but take additional notes if needed

2. If time remains in the block we will listen to Karen's Story

   1. • If not, we will at least discuss chimerism

Assignment

• 1. Prepare for our Genetics test by working through the study guide above.

     1. • Genetics Test will be on Thursday, May 8

  2. Complete reading and taking notes on all of Module 10

  3. Work on the DNA Videos and Building DNA assignment, given in Google Classroom.

Supportive Media

• 1. Karen's Story

     • How it happens.

       • Chimera 1

       • Chimera 2

Friday 5/2/2025

Focus: Genetics Assessment Prep / The structure of DNA

Bell Question

• 1. No Bell Question.

Today's In-class Tasks:

1. I needed to leave school early today. Since we are at the end of the Genetics unit I will give you options for this block. Here are your options:

   1. • Option 1: I can not change the date of our test, which will be on Thursday, May 8. You can use this block to prep for the test by creating your study tools or completing the notes. The Study Guide is complete; I just need to go over the Genetics Loose Ends concepts on Tuesday.

      • Option 2: Get started on the first assignment for our next unit. Complete the DNA Videos and Building DNA assignment, given in Google Classroom.

        1. • This is a large assignment and is not due until Monday 5/12; you will need to chisel away at it or give yourself a chunk of time.

WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND QUIETLY

Assignment

• 1. Prepare for our Genetics test by working through the study guide above.

     1. • The Study Guide is complete; I just need to go over the Genetics Loose Ends concepts.

        • Genetics Test will be on Thursday, May 8

  2. Complete reading and taking notes on all of Module 10

  3. Work on the DNA Videos and Building DNA assignment, given in Google Classroom.

Supportive Media

Wednesday 4/30/2025

Focus: Pedigrees Review

Bell Question

• 1. Group Challenge: Your group needs to complete the Mystery at the Sinclair Estate assignment

Today's In-class Tasks:

• 1. After reviewing the answers to the mystery, we will go over the answers to the Pedigree Lesson assignment

  2. Students will then complete the Case of Disputed Maternity

Assignment

• 1. Prepare for our Genetics test by working through the study guide above.

     1. • The Study Guide is complete; I just need to go over the Genetics Loose Ends concepts.

        • Genetics Test will be on Thursday, May 8

  2. Complete reading and taking notes on Module 10

Supportive Media

• 1. Karen's Story

     • How it happens.

       • Chimera 1

       • Chimera 2

Monday 4/28/2025

Focus: Review of Non-Mendelian Genetics / Pedigrees

Bell Question

• 1. Baldness is a recessive sex-linked trait. A bald man and a woman, homozygous dominant for the trait, have a daughter. When the daughter gets older she has a son with a man who is not bald. What is the percent chance that, out of just male probabilities,  the grandson eventually becomes bald like his grandfather?

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. We will go over the answers to the Bell Questions and then go over the answers to the Sex-Linked Crosses Worksheet

  2. We will then discuss a genetics case study, a Case of Disputed Maternity.

  3. We will then watch the Amoeba Sisters video on Pedigrees, included below.

  4. Students will then begin the Pedigree assignment, given in Google Classroom. 

     1. • This Pedigree Lesson is from a biology curriculum which we do not follow. Disregard information about previous lessons. I found enough value in the lesson despite the references.

Assignment

• 1. Complete the Pedigree assignment, given in Google Classroom

  2. Continue reading and taking notes on Module 10

     1. • We will bounce around Module 10 so move through the various lessons.

Supportive Media

1. Pedigree Lesson

Wednesday 4/16/2025

Focus: Non-Mendelian Genetics: Incomplete, Co-dominant, Multiple Alleles & Blood Types Review / Sex-linked Traits

Bell Question

• 1. Look at Images 1 & 2 below.

     1. • Once you understand how the red blood cells differ among the blood types and the donor and reception combinations, play several rounds of the Blood Typing Game

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. We will go over the Incomplete Dominance & Co-dominance assignment and the Multiple Alleles worksheet

  2. Our focus will switch to the last Non-Mendelian trait we will discuss, Sex-linked Traits.

     1. • We will watch the Amoeba Sisters video on Sex-linked Traits

        • Students will then be given the remainder of the block to complete the Sex-linked Worksheet, given in Google Classroom.

Assignment

• 1. Complete the Sex-linked Worksheet, given in Google Classroom.

  2. Continue reading and taking notes on Module 10

     1. • We will bounce around Module 10 so move through the various lessons.

Supportive Media

Monday 4/14/2025

Focus: Non-Mendelian Genetics: Incomplete Dominance, Co-Dominance & Multiple Alleles

Bell Question

• 1. Complete the Bunny & Fruit Flies Dihybrid Worksheet, given in class.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. We will go over the answers to the Bell Questions and the Dihybrid Crosses assignments.

  2. We will then discuss non-Mendelian genetics traits and watch the Amoeba Sisters videos below to better understand the traits and how to conduct crosses for these traits.

     1. • Here is a copy of Non-Mendelian Lecture notes I will briefly go over.

  3. Students will then be given the remainder of the block to complete the Incomplete Dominance and Co-dominance Worksheet as well as the Multiple Allele Worksheet, both given in Google Classroom.

Assignment

• 1. Complete the Incomplete Dominance and Co-dominance Worksheet and the Multiple Allele Worksheet, both given in Google Classroom.

  2. Continue reading and taking notes on Module 10

     1. • We will bounce around Module 10 so move through the various lessons.

Supportive Media

Thursday 4/10/2025

Focus: Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment & Dihybrid Crosses

Bell Question

1. Place your Mendel's Pea Plant assignment to the podium.

2. With your table partners, determine the maternal and paternal genotypes of the monohybrid crosses below.

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. We will start by going over the Bell Question answers and questions about the Monohybrid Cross Worksheets.

  2. We will then discuss Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment and how this is related to meiosis.

     1. • We will discus Video 1 (below) 

  3. We will watch the Amoeba Sisters video on Dihybrid Crosses and discuss the FOIL method and how to set-up a Punnett Square for two traits on separate homologous chromosomes.

  4. Students will then be given the block to complete the Dihybrid Crosses Worksheet, given in Google Classroom.

Assignment

• 1. Complete the Dihybrid Crosses Worksheet, given in Google Classroom

  2. Complete the Dihybrid Crosses Worksheet, given in class

  3. Continue reading and taking notes on Module 10

     1. • We will bounce around Module 10 so move through the various lessons.

Supportive Media

Tuesday 4/8/2025

Focus: Mendel, Peas, Mendel's Laws and Monohybrid Crosses

Bell Question

• 1. No Bell Question, we will switch seats

Today's In-class Tasks

• 1. After switching seats students we will begin to discuss Mendel, genetics and the key concepts in Module 10, Lesson 1 as we work through the Guided Genetics Notes .

  2. We will then watch the Amoeba Sisters video on Monohybrid Crosses and Punnett Squares

  3. Students will use the remainder of the block to work through the Mendel's Pea Plants worksheet

Assignment

• 1. If not finished with the Mendel's Pea Plants worksheet, finish it.

  2. Complete the Monohybrid Cross Worksheet, given in Google Classroom

  3. Read and take notes on Module 10, Lesson 1 Mendelian Genetics. 

Supportive Media

1. Guided Genetics Notes 

2. Mendel's Pea Plants worksheet