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

• Bozeman Science: cell cycle and mitosis and meiosis

• Bozemans Science Mitosis

• more videos on mitosis

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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:

• DNA transcription and translation

• From DNA to Protein

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

• The day the Mesozoic ended: The Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs

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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?