Unit 5: DNA/Cell Cycle

Day 1 (10/27) 

EQ: How do organisms grow?

I Can: identify variables in a controlled experiment.

• Experimental Design Slides

  • Guided note sheet and practice (due 10/28)

Day 2 (10/28)

EQ: How do organisms grow?

I Can: describe the structure of DNA.

• Experimental Design Whiteboard practice

• Elephant Poop Lab Day 1
  
  

Day 3 (10/29)

EQ: How do organisms grow?

I Can: describe the structure of DNA.

• DNA structure notes

  • Guided note sheet 

• DNA coloring/reading (turn in for feedback)
  
  

Day 4 (10/30)

EQ: How do organisms grow?

I Can: describe the structure of DNA.

• Elephant Article & video

• Elephant Poop Lab Day 2

• DNA structure model (we will finish this in class tomorrow)
  
  

Day 5 (10/31) 🎃

EQ: How do organisms grow?

I Can: identify the parts of the cell cycle and describe what is happening in each

• Elephant Poop Lab Day 3 

• Cell Cycle Notes

  • Guided Note sheet
    
    

Day 6 (11/3)

EQ: How do organisms grow?

I Can: describe the process of DNA replication

• DNA Replication notes

  • Guided note sheet 

• DNA Replication "paper lab"
  
  

Day 7 (11/4)

EQ: How do organisms grow?

I Can: describe the stages of Mitosis 

• DNA Replication  POGIL practice

• Mitosis Notes & Video 

  • Guided note sheet 

Day 8 (11/5)

EQ: How do organisms grow?
I can: describe the stages of Mitosis 

I Can: describe the stages of the Cell Cycle

• Mitosis Interactive (we will do this as a class)

  • worksheet

• Mitosis practice 

Day 9: (11/6)

EQ: How do organisms grow?

I Can: describe the stages of the Cell Cycle

• Specific Writing Practice: Mitosis Edition!

• Plant Growth Activity

  • Part 1 & 2 together

  • Part 3 on your own -  you must collect this data to use for your CER summative tomorrow 

    • Sample data (use if absent)

Day 10 (11/7)
EQ: How do organisms grow?

I Can: describe the stages of the Cell Cycle
I can: apply data from a lab to make a claim supported with scientific evidence and reasoning 

• CER Reflection

• CER summative 

• Review for test 

  • Review Guide 

  • Make notecard 

Day 11 (11/10)
EQ: How do organisms grow?
I can: predict the results of errors in the process of Mitosis

I can: review all concepts and vocabulary pertaining to the Cell Cycle

• Unit 5 Blooket

• Errors in Mitosis activity

• Review Guide Must be completed to earn reassessment opportunity for Unit 5

  • Answer key 

• Make note card (3x5, both sides are fine, handwritten by you)

Day 12 (11/11)

• Unit 5 Content Test 

• Begin Unit 6! (see Unit 6 page)