Science 10: Biology

Class #1 - Tuesday Sep. 3/2024: Classroom Expectations and Safety

​1. Go over emergency procedures: Fire, Lock down, Lab safety, Room Walk Through.

2. Course outline:  and classroom expectations: Absences, lates, leaving room, talking, beginning and end of class.

3. School Expectations: Garbage, Language, Code of Conduct.

Class #2 - Wed. Sep 4/2024.:  Safety & DNA and living things Overview

1. Safety in the classroom 

2. Intro Safety Video, Major Safety Rules

3. Complete Safety Worksheets from Workbook Pages VIII - XIII 

4. Hand out Notes to fill out as you watch the following videos: What is DNA

5. Youtube Video "From DNA to Gene"​

6. Youtube: Detailed Structure of DNA

7. Youtube DNA vs RNA

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Safety Quiz next class

Hmk:  Complete Safety Worksheets from Workbook Pages VIII - XIII and get course outlines signed.

Class #3 - Thursday Sep.5/2024: DNA Replication

1. Quiz: General classroom safety and symbols (from notes and workbook questions)

2. DNA & DNA Replication Notes

   1. • Use the videos and textbook to supplement the notes.

3. Youtube: DNA Replication (Amoeba sisters)

Class #4 - Friday Sep. 6/2024: DNA Parts, Replication, Variety

1. Youtube DNA replication

2. Classwork: Workbook 1.1 pages 2-14

3. Karyotype activity (done using iPads in class). Use this handout to record results.

Class #5&6 - Mon/Tues Sep. 9-10/2024: DNA Parts, Replication, Variety Cont. and Intro to Heredity

1. Finish working on Workbook 1.1 pages 2-14. Go over some answers to the first few pages.

2. DNA replication using online simulations

   1. • Simulation 1

      • Simulation 2

      • Simulation 3

3. Work on textbook questions p.21 #1-9,13,15

4. Youtube Heredity: Crash course video

Hmk: Textbook Pg 21 Questions 1-9,13,15

Hmk: Workbook Assessment 1.1 #1-24 (collecting for marks)

Quiz next class: DNA, parts, replication, variation 

Class #7&8 - Wed. Sep 11th: The Birth of Genetics

1. Homework check on: 

   1. 1. • Workbook 1.1 (all)

         • DNA and DNA replication notes (adding your on on the side)

         • Karyotype activity

2. Quiz: DNA, Parts, Replication, Variation.

3. Hand in Assessment 1.1 #1-24

   1. 1. • Homework if not completed yet. We'll be marking it on Monday (for marks).

4. Class discussion about interesting genetic traits (widow's peak, tongue roller, earlobe...)

5. Handed out and read together the first 2 pages of Mendelian genetics Notes Package.

Hmk: Complete all work that we've done up to this point

Class #9 - Fri. Sep. 13th: Mendelian Genetics

1. Marked and handed in Assessment 1.1 #1-24 from the 1.1 booklet.

2. Continued working on Mendelian genetics Notes Package.

Class #10 - Monday Sep. 16th: Complete Dominance

1. Finish  Mendelian genetics Notes Package.

Hmk: Finish booklet

Class #11 - Tuesday Sep. 17th: Complete Dominance & Genetic Disorders

1. Intro to Genetics: Youtube: SpongeBob Genetics Video

2. Do Bikini Bottom Genetics 1 Questions (go over together)

   • 1. Answers to Bikini Bottom Genetics 1

3. Bikini Bottom Genetics 2

4. Genetic Disorder Project

Quiz next class on Complete Dominance

Class #12 & #13 - Wednesday Sep. 18th: Genetic Disorder Project

1. Homework check on Mendelian genetics Notes Package and Bikini Bottom Genetics 1 and Bikini Bottom Genetics 2.

2. 2 question Quiz on Complete Dominance.

3. Genetic Disorder Project.

Thursday Feb. 22nd: Codominance/Incomplete Dominance & Blood Typing

1. Review Complete dominance workbook

2. Notes: Incomplete/Codominance Notes

3. Notes: Codominance Notes: Blood Typing​

   1. • Hmk: Codominance/Incomplete Dominance Workbook

4. PTC paper test Activity p.30

5. Monster Genetics Lab

Friday Feb. 23: Sex-Linked Traits

1. Sex Linked Traits Notes​

5. 1. • Classwork: Workbook Pg 26-27

2. Bikini Bottom Genetics Incomplete Dominance

3. Classwork: Worksheet on Complete dominance, Incomplete dominance and Co-dominance questions.

4. Finish working on genetic work from this week.

Quiz Tuesday: Complete dominance, Incomplete dominance, Co-dominance, Sex-Linked traits quiz

Monday Feb. 26th: Genetics Test Review​

1. In Class work: Heredity Questions Worksheet  #1-7

2. DNA Review work: DNA parts/replication review

   1. • DNA Review work Answers: DNA parts/replication review answers

3. Heredity Review work: Test Review Worksheet # 1-13

   1. • Review work Answers: Test Review Worksheet #1-13 answers

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Tuesday Feb. 27th: Genetics Test Review​

1. Homework check on all the worksheets that we've done up to this point.

2. Going over all Genetics Review Worksheets for exam next day!

3. Quiz: Sex-linked genes, Co-dominance (regular and Blood), and complete dominant quiz

   1. • Mark quiz in class.

Thursday Feb. 29th: Genetics Test & Natural and Artificial Selection

1. DNA and Inheritance (punnett squares) topic test

2. Mark as much of the test in class.

3. Work on 1.3 Booklet - How Can Natural and Artificial Selection Influence Changes in Populations

   1. • Use p.44-63 of the textbook. Do not take textbooks home.

      • Online textbook Section 1.3

      • You are working on Learning about this section on your own. We will watch a few videos next day to reinforce concepts in this section.

Friday March 1st: Natural and Artificial Selection Cont. plus Mutations

1. Finish 1.3 Booklet

2. Videos to reinforce points in 1.3 Booklet

   1. • Mutations and Natural Selection

      • Natural Selection

      • Selective Breeding

      • Formation of New Species by Speciation

      • Intro to Galapagos (watch up to 2min 40sec)  &  Adaptive Radiation (an example of speciation)

3. Mutation Worksheet

   1. • Codon Chart

      • Codon Chart with full names

      • Combined Codon Charts to print

Monday March 4th: Virtual School-Wide Presentation

1.  "Tracking Black Canada - Ladies of the Movement" 

Tuesday March 5th: Gene Cloning & Transgenetic Organisms

1. Intro Activity: Cloning (Text Pg 72)

2. Notes: Gene Cloning

3. Gene cloning Youtube

4. Notes: Transgenic Organisms

5. Transgenic plant activity

   1. 1. • Canadian safety of modified foods website link

           1. 1. 1. List of approved foods in Canada.

                 2. Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Novel Foods

Thursday March 7th: Transgenetic Organisms & Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's)

1. Finish Transgenic plant activity

2. Videos to reinforce last day's topics

   1. 1. • Transgenic Animals and Cloning

         • Apple that doesn't turn brown. (transgenic plant)

         • What are Genetically Modified Animals

         • What are Genetically Modified Organisms (first 2min 50sec)

         • GM Crops

         • Genetic Engineering (Amoeba Sisters)

3. Working on 1.4 Booklet

4. Notes

5. GMO research

Friday March 8th: Gene Therapy

1. Gene Therapy for Lung Donors

2. Notes: Gene Therapy

   1. 1. • Gene Therapy Basics

   2. Finish working on 1.4 Booklet

   3. Launch the Interactive Lesson on "The Promise and Perils of Genetic Technologies" and complete the following worksheet that goes with it.

3. Homework check to update marks.

Monday March 11th: Finish Biology Unit

1. 1.3-1.4 Quiz

   1. 1. • We'll mark it in class and then re-grade the 1.2-1.3 DNA/Inheritance Test we did earlier.

   2. Homework check to update marks.

   3. Youtube: Nova: Cracking the genetic code PBS documentary. (start at 3min 20sec)