Bio Quarter 3

Week One: January 20 - January 24

• Monday, January 20: No School
• Tuesday, January 21: Partner Activity - Describing Relationships and Populations in an Ecosystem
• Wednesday, January 22: Ecological Relationships - Card Sorting Activity
• Thursday, January 23: Ecological Relationships - Video/Real Life Examples
• Friday, January 24: Complete Last week's Video and Book Questions on Population Growth and Ecological Relationships and Predator-Prey Cycles Review Questions

Week Two: January 27 - January 31

• Monday, January 27: Mini-Quiz on Ecological Relationships and Introduction to "Why Cells are Small"
• Tuesday, January 28: Why are cells small - Demonstrations, Discussion and Pre-Lab
• Wednesday, January 29: Lab Simulation - Why are cells small?
• Thursday, January 30: Notes : Why do cells divide? HW : Read and Answer for Types of Reproduction and Mitosis
• Friday, January 31: Notes : Mitosis HW : Read and Answer for Types of Reproduction and Mitosis

Week Three: February 3 - February 7

• Monday, February 3: Mitosis and Cancer - Notes and Summary of the Video/Question "Why Haven't We Cured Cancer?"
• Tuesday, February 4: The phases of Mitosis - Model Drawings and Descriptions,
• Wednesday, February 5: Phases of Mitosis -Mitosis Overview and Mitosis Practice - Phases and Chromosomes
• Thursday, February 6: Cancer and Cell Division - Question Sheet , Articles for questions
• Friday, February 7: Book and Video Questions, Book Pages Can be Viewed Here

Week Four: February 10 - February 14

Extra Credit Opportunity

• Monday, February 10: Storytelling - Phases of Mitosis, Review Sheet - Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction
• Tuesday, February 11: Answers to Review sheet Answers to Wed's "Phases of Mitosis" - QUIZ TOMORROW, -Catch up day - Complete Friday's assignment
• Wednesday, February 12: Quiz : Mitosis, Phases of Cell Division and Types of Reproduction
• Thursday, February 13: Vocabulary Overview and Visual Model of Mitosis/Meiosis/Fertilization/Differentiation
• Friday, February 14: Posters - Mitosis vs. Meiosis

Week Five: February 17 - February 21

• Monday, February 17: No School
• Tuesday, February 18 - CW: Vocab Matching and Chart Review of Cell Division, Begin Reading Questions for Meiosis and Fertilization
• Wednesday, February 19: NOTES - Mitosis vs. Meiosis - Colored Chromosomes drawings, Begin Reading Questions for Meiosis and Fertilization
• Thursday, February 20: Lab simulation - Modeling chromosomes in Mitosis, Meiosis and Fertilization
• Friday, February 21: Review of Mitosis vs. Meiosis - Song Creation

Week Six: February 24 - February 28

• Monday, February 24: Complete Song Creation and Video Review for Meiosis and Mitosis
• Tuesday, February 25: Video Review for Meiosis and Mitosis AND Review for Test on Mitosis, Meiosis, Fertilization and Types of Reproduction
• Wednesday, February 26: TEST : Mitosis, Meiosis, Fertilization and Types of Reproduction
• Thursday, February 27: "Quick Notes" on DNA structure and Group 2D Paper Models of DNA
• Friday, February 28: Group 2D Paper Models of DNA AND Pre-Planning for DNA model Building

Week Seven: March 2 - March 6

• Monday, March 2: Class Registration Discussion for next year, Reading and Questions for DNA structure and Pre-Planning for DNA model Building
• Tuesday, March 3: Reading and Video Questions for DNA Structure and Pre-Planning for DNA model Building
  • Book Page 263, Page 264, Page 265
• Wednesday, March 4: DNA Model Building
• Thursday, March 5: DNA Model Building
• Friday, March 6: DNA Model Building - DNA Models Due

Week Eight : March 9 - March 13

• Monday, March 9: Review for Quiz, kahoot Practice
• Tuesday, March 10: Quiz: Structure of DNA
• Wednesday, March 11: Beginning of Cracking the Code of Life - Video for introduction to heredity, DNA testing and Proteins
• Thursday, March 12: DNA, Proteins and Gene Technology Beginning of Video Questions
• Friday, March 13: Genetic Testing Video - Questions

Week Nine :

• Monday,: Notes: DNA to Proteins,
• Tuesday, Video Overview - What is a gene AND protein synthesis
• Wednesday, : Reading Questions (with book questions) for Protein Synthesis
  • Book Pages Linked Here
• Thursday, : Lab Simulation - Protein Synthesis Sentence Translation
• Friday: Snertz modeling of Protein Synthesis

Week Ten :

• Monday, : Notes : Mutations, Gender and Twins
• Tuesday,: Types of Mutations - Reading, Book Questions and Video Questions
• Wednesday: Genetic Condition Project Introduction and Beginning
• Thursday, : Genetic Condition Project Research
• Friday, : Complete Genetic Condition Project Research

• Friday, February 15th: Introduction to DNA : Overview of Chromosomes and Vocabulary involved
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• Wednesday, March 6th: Continuation of DNA to Proteins - Practice with the "rules" of Protein Synthesis
• Thursday, March 7th: Snork Protein Synthesis , What is a Gene?
• Friday, March 8th: Reading for Sentence Simulation "Pre-Lab", Sentence Simulation for Protein Synthesis

Week Seven: March 11 - March 15

• Monday, March 11th: Introduction to Mutations
• Tuesday, March 12th: Notes, Video and Exit Slip on Mutations
• Wednesday, March 13th - Complete Notes and Exit Slip - CW: Reading - Gene and Chromosome Mutations, Sheet for 2nd reading
• Thursday, March 14th - Friday, March 15th: Genetic Conditions Research Project:
  • Planning Sheet
• Project Overview/Requirements

Week Eight: March 18 - March 22

• Monday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 19: Complete Genetic Condition Projects
• Wednesday, March 20: pd. 7 and 8 : Sharing of Projects (pd. 5 complete projects/review/share for EC)
• Thursday, March 21: Review Sheet for Unit Test
  • Answers to Review Sheet for Studying
• Friday, March 22: pd. 5 Unit Test : DNA, RNA, Protein Synthesis and Mutations
  • pd. 7 and 8 - Work on Review Sheets

Week Nine: March 25 - March 29

• Monday, March 25: Introduction to Genetic Engineering Practices
• Tuesday, March 26: pd 5 - Introduction to GMOs - Article and Video Questions
  • Pd 7 and 8 : Answers to Review Sheets/Complete Project Presentations and Review for Tomorrow's Test
• Wednesday, March 27: Pd. 5 - Click here for Article if absent/needed to answer Questions
  • Pd 7 and 8: Test - DNA structure, Protein Synthesis and Chromosomes
• Thursday, March 28: Pd. 5 - CER Response for GMO Crop Position
  • Pd 7 and 8: GMOs and Other Genetic Technology
• Friday, March 29: Pd. 5 - CER Response for GMO Crop Position
  • Pd. 7 and 8: Complete Sheets from Monday/Thursday

Week Ten : April 1 - April 5

• Monday, April 1: Simulation Introduction to heredity
• Tuesday, April 2: Notes for heredity terms, CW/HW - Practice with the Terms
• Wednesday, April 3: Review of Heredity terms - PTC tasting and Personal Phenotypes
• Thursday, April 4: Punnett Square and Heredity Term Practice One
• Friday, April 5: Punnett Square Practice Two Answers to Practice Two

Week Eleven: April 8 - April 12

• Monday, April 8: Mock Court Case - Genetics and Paternity
• Tuesday, April 9: Review of Punnett Squares and Heredity Vocabulary
• Wednesday, April 10: Quiz : Complete Dominance Punnett Squares and Heredity Vocabulary
• Thursday, April 11: Amoeba Sisters Sex-Linked Traits - Video Questions, Karyotype and Punnett Squares
• Friday, April 12: Sex-Linked Traits, CW/HW : Sex-Linked Practice Problems
• PAGE 3 ONLY!!, Sex-linked Traits Practice - Cat Color and PMD

• Tuesday, January 8th : Quick Quiz on Ecological Relationships, Introduction to Ocean Acidification
• Wednesday, January 9th: Lab- What is the effect of CO2 on the pH of water/oceans?
• Thursday, January 10th: Complete Lab and Complete Video Intro. to Ocean Acidification HW: Oyster Shell Formation - Reading and Questions
• Friday, January 11th: Simulation: Ocean Sands/Coral Reefs and the effects of Rising Levels of CO2 and its effects on them

Week Ten: January 14th - January 18th

• Monday, January 14th: Snow Day !!
• Tuesday, January 15th: Complete Simulation Write-up for on Effects of Ocean Acidification on Shell Building
• Wednesday, January 16th: Performance Based Assessment: Ocean Acidification and Its Effects
• Thursday, January 17th: Performance Based Assessment: Ocean Acidification and Its Effects
• Friday, January 18th: Complete PBA /Written Response

CW/HW pd 5, page 2 only: "Does Size Matter: Cell Size and Division?" pd. 7 and 8, page 1 and 2: " Why do cells divide?" AND "Does size matter"?

Week Eleven: January 21st - January 25th

• Monday, January 21st - NO SCHOOL
• Tuesday, January 22nd- Modeling Cell Size and Why Cells Divide
• Wednesday, January 23rd- Cell Size to Volume Lab: Potato Simulation
• Thursday, January 24th- Does Size Matter? - Notes on Cell Size and Why Cells Divide, HW: (3rd page)- Research Cell Division Rates vs. Cell Types
• Friday, January 25th- 7th and 8th : Project - Infographic on Cell Division Rates for Different Cell Types
• - Webquest: Why do cells divide?

Week Ten - January 22 - January 26

• Monday - Videos: Cancer, Uncontrolled Cell Division and Pre-Lab Discussion
• Tuesday - Cell Size Lab
• Wednesday - Notes - Cell Division, Mitosis and Cancer
• Thursday - Stations - Mitosis and Cancer, Student Question/Answer Sheet Table Sheet with directions and Articles
• Friday- Stations Continued and Due at end of class