MESTER 2

Welcome to biology!

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  1. finish up microscope lab and lab report


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  1. cell cycle: animation cell cycle

  2. cell division: mitosis and meiosis


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  1. Mitosis Phases: detailed by Bozeman Science

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  1. Meiosis Phases: detailed by Bozeman Science

  2. meiosis: video “the miracle of life” NOVA


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  1. meiosis vs mitosis

  2. practice_ cell division

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  1. quiz_cell division


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  1. DNA structure

  2. DNA replication

  3. DNA modeling


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  1. DNA modeling

  2. filling blanks_DNA


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  1. *introduction to central dogma:

2. finish up DNA reading assignments

3. Prepare for Mendel Genetics:

  • The structure of flower: color printout


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  1. The Genes by Bill Nye

  2. who is Gregor Mendel?

  3. Mendel’s genetics with pea plant (CBSE)

  4. Bozeman science Mendel Genetics


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  1. understanding genetics (Ted talk)

  2. Genetics: Bill Nye; full episode

  3. miniposter_ Mendel genetics


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  1. finish miniposter

  2. laws of Mendel genetics

  3. Punnett Square

  4. Bozeman science Punnett square

  5. WS_mendel genetics I


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  1. WS_mendel genetics II

  2. WS_Punnet square


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  1. introduction activity: Human karyotyping: work in pairs (normal and one mutation)

  2. finish worksheet in your notebook; assessment tomorrow


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  1. Karyotyping activity


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  1. Project_make a baby (chart part)

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  1. genetic lab: make a baby(part2)

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  1. genetic lab: make a baby (part3)

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  1. Practice_ Mendel genetics

  2. Prepare for the test on Mendel Genetics


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  1. test_genetics on Friday

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DNA extraction from strawberry or cheek cells.

  1. post lab discussion

  2. ws_central dogma

  3. HW: bonus assignment (concept maps of transcription and translation); quiz tomorrow

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  1. central dogma

  2. CREATE your SNORK

  3. HW: finish assignments in your notebook

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  1. CREATE your SNORK (cont.)


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  1. lost in translation


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  1. biotechnology

  2. *DNA fingerprinting

  3. HHMI: CSI wildlife

  4. *Activity: who ate the cheese

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  1. Ecology: Ecosystem

  2. cycle of matter: water(hydrogen), oxygen, carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen and sulfur

  3. watch the cycle of matter online and make your sketch of cycle of matter

  4. Bozeman Science: Biogeochemical cycles_1; CHNOPS

  5. assignment: draw, label. color the cycles of water, carbon and phosphorus

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  1. energy transfer: autotrophs and heteortrophs etc

  2. food chain and food web: food chain Bill Nye and food web (energy flow)

  3. succession


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  1. ecology and biomes: , introduction to Biomes; biomes for kids

  2. Biome mapping (Biome of North America)

  3. biome mapping (map of united states)


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  1. Project: ecology

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  1. Project: ecology


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  1. Introduction of Darwin: voyage of beagle

  2. Evidence of evolution

  3. Galapagos Island

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  1. Galapagos: The BEST of Sir DAVID ATTENBOROUGH || WildLife Part 3

  2. summary of Darwin’s theory

  3. Gene flow: genetic variation, gene flow and new species


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  1. Galapagos island(I) (II) (BBC documentary)

  2. Biodiversity and Speciation (video) (Bozeman Science)

  3. Genetic Variation: PPT (why sex) and video great transformation_PBS


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  1. genetic drift: bottle neck effect and founder effect

  2. the history of earth: the 6 craziest mass extinction

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  1. introduction to human body system: coloring

  2. nervous system: coloring, list the organs and functions in your notebook

  3. cardiovascular system: coloring, list the organs and functions in your notebook

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  1. human body project (make a PPT)

  2. Dissection: frog, sheep heart

  3. dissection: pig first cut; pig dissection (carolina)

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  1. human body project (make a PPT)

  2. becoming human: episode one

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  1. For Sub: becoming human: episode two, episode three

End of School Year

  1. brain teaser and etc

  2. Evolution: What Darwin Never Knew

  3. The Mind of Midnight: Where does your mind go after you go to sleep?