Thursday, April 6, 2023. Day 4

Do Now:

Mutations Classification Excercise

Homework to be completed:

DNA Review Guide

  • Please complete “Nucleotide” and “Base” for tomorrow

  • This is a change from what was assigned yesterday.

Read Pages 329 - 332 of MH Chapter 9: Heredity and How Traits Change

Complete Parts A and B of the MHGr8Ch9 L3 Adaptation and Evolution Lesson Outline.

Today’s agenda:

Review the Do Now

DNA Review Guide

  • “DNA” Section due Today - review and discuss

  • Please complete Nucleotide and Base for tomorrow

Finish DI: What is the effect of mutations? (as needed)

  1. What is a mutation?

  2. What causes mutations?

  3. How do mutations change an organism?

  4. How do mutations affect an organism?

    • Fitness

      • Deleterious

      • neutral

      • beneficial

Read Pages 329 - 332 of MH Chapter 9: Heredity and How Traits Change

Complete Parts A and B of the MHGr8Ch9 L3 Adaptation and Evolution Lesson Outline.

  • Handout in Class

Time to work on reading or Study guide as needed.

Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Day 3

Do Now:

None

Homework to be completed:

DNA REVIEW GUIDE

  • “DNA” Section due tomorrow

Today’s agenda:

Review and discuss:

Gentically Ginger (located in Google Classroom).

DI: What is the effect of mutations?

  1. What is a mutation?

  2. What causes mutations?

  3. How do mutations change an organism?

  4. How do mutations affect an organism?

    • Fitness

      • Deleterious

      • neutral

      • beneficial

Tomorrow:

Read Pages 329 - 332 of MH Chapter 9: Heredity and How Traits Change

Complete Parts A and B of the MHGr8Ch9 L3 Adaptation and Evolution Lesson Outline.

  • Handout in Class

Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Day 2

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Genes to Proteins

Homework to be completed:

Gentically Ginger (located in Google Classroom).

Today’s agenda:

Finish/review DNA and the Gene

slideshow

Do Now Comprehension Check

Gentically Ginger (located in Google Classroom).

Time to work in class.

Study Social Studies

For Tomorrow:

DI: What is the effect of mutations?

  1. What is a mutation?

  2. What causes mutations?

  3. How do mutations change an organism?

  4. How do mutations affect an organism?

    • Fitness

      • Deleterious

      • neutral

      • beneficial

Read Pages 329 - 332 of MH Chapter 9: Heredity and How Traits Change

Complete Parts A and B of the MHGr8Ch9 L3 Adaptation and Evolution Lesson Outline.

  • Handout in Class

Thursday, March 30, 2023. Day 5

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Complete BrainPOP Mutations Assignments in Google Classroom if not finished in class

Today’s agenda:

Complete the  “Understanding Heredity Final Vocabulary Quiz” in Google Classroom as a 1st priority.

  • This quiz is No Notes or flashcards.

  • It must be completed during the class period - no exceptions.

  • You will do the “Punnett Square” portion of the quiz tomorrow.

After the quiz, work on and complete the BrainPOP Genetic Mutations assignment in Google Classroom.

  • follow the instructions in the assignment.

  • If it is not finished in class it is to be finished as homework.

Wednesday, March 29, 2023. Day 4

Do Now:

Please get out your homework

  • The Structure of DNA (worksheet)

Homework to be completed:

Quiz Thursday - Heredity Vocabulary

Today’s agenda:

  1. Review the structure of DNA Answer Key

    • Whole Class Discussion

  2. Complete this comprehension check.

    • Use your copy of The Structure of DNA worksheet as notes.

Choose from Options 1, 2 and 3 for the remainder of class.

If choosing 1 or 2, I found it useful to show the BrainPOP DNA movie again before proceeding.

  1. Correct and review the BrainPOP DNA Challenge Activites

    • Students open the BrainPOP DNA assignment in Google Classroom

    • Open BrainPOP DNA on the white board

    • Open the “Challenge Activities”

      • Choose “Review Challenge”

    • Complete Challenge 1 -

      • students to volunteer answers have a volunteer “webmaster” click, and enter on the website

      • Check the responses and Ss to correct their own work.

        • Ditto Challenge 2, Challenge 3, Challenge 4

    • Students to resubmit.

  2. Open the BrainPOP Review Quiz (whiteboard) and Review as a Class

    • Students to provide answers - call and response

    • Click and Check/correct on quiz

  3. Time to study for Quiz - Options

    • Paired Flashcard Work

      • pair up with partners and reciprocal flashcard practice

    • Around the World format (students know how to set this up)

      • Students seated across from each other at tables around perimeter of class space

      • work for 2 minutes with partner

      • everyone switches on seat to the right

      • work with new partner

      • repeat

    • Student Survivor

      • All stand

      • Random student choice

      • Ask a questions based on the Flashcard List Answer Key

      • Sit if wrong, stand if right

      • Repeat with “random” selection until everyone has had a chance and then whittle the class down to a single survivor.

Monday, March 27, 2023. Day

Do Now:

Punnett Sq. Problem

Make a Punnett Square to model this problem.

  1. Write your responses in the boxes provided.

  2. Label each Genotypes either heterozygous or homozygous.

Homework to be completed:

Decoding Dragons to class Wednesday

Quiz Thursday - Heredity Vocabulary

Today’s agenda:

Review Do Now

Decoding Dragons - Collect Wednesday

  1. Data

  2. dominant Phenotypes

    • can be heterozygous

    • can be homozygous

  3. Recessive phenotypes

    • can only be homozygous

  4. letter used to represent allele

  5. Prepare table, paste on, pass in

The Structure of DNA

Friday, March 25, 2023. Day

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Flashcards Monday

Today’s agenda:

Review Practice Worksheet

Pass Back test - review

Dragon lab

  1. Handout

  2. Procedure

  3. Draw Cards

    • 1 from each set

    • record

    • replace face down

  4. Draw dragon

  5. Log Dragon Data here

  6. Analyze results

  7. Wrap Up due Monday

Thursday, March 23, 2023. Day 1

Do Now:

Please get out your copy of the homework

Homework to be completed:

  1. Practice Worksheet - due tomorrow

  2. Expand your flashcard deck from 14 cards to 18 cards. Add/include:

    • Incomplete dominance

    • Codominance

    • Multiple Alleles

    • Polygenic Inheritance

    Term on front/definition on back

    Add Color illustration for (more) extra credit

    Due Monday

  3. Here is a link to the original 14 terms with answers!

Today’s agenda:

Review Comprehenion Quiz

Complex Patterns of Inheritance Slideshow

Practice Worksheet - due tomorrow

Monday, March 20, 2023. Day 4

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction - Quiz Wednesday

Today’s agenda:

Check and Collect - could your Spit Solve a crime

Review Quiz Results

Review Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction Quiz Study Guide

Review BrainPOP DNA

  • Challenge Worksheets

  • Quiz Responses.

Punnett Square Practice I

Complex patterns of inheritance

Friday, March 17, 2023. Day 3

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Finish Could your spit solve a crime?

  • Due end of day.

Today’s agenda:

  1. Heredity vocabulary Quiz - located in Google Classroom

  2. Could Your Spit Solve a Crime -

    • Read and complete questions on paper.

    • Complete the comprehension check in Google classroom

    All work due by end of class. Finish as homework if not done in class.

Thursday, March 16, 2023. Day 2

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Finish GC BrainPOP activities and Quiz if not done in class.

Today’s agenda:

DNA BrainPOP

  1. Whole Class watch the BrainPOP DNA Video

  2. Go to Google Classroom and Complete Challenge Activities

    • Then review/correct them in BrainPOP

  3. Complete the Quiz in google classroom for credit.

  4. Use remaining time to study for the vocabulary quiz with your flash cards.

Monday, March 13, 2023. Day 1

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Homework to be completed:

Homework:

  • Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction - Quiz Next Wednesday

  • All students required to make flash cards for Tuesday

    • Study 5-10 minutes, 2-3x daily

  • vocabulary quiz - Friday

    • Based on Flashcards

      • Format: MC/Word Bank

    • This quiz will be given regardless of school cancellations or delays this week.

Today’s agenda:

Check and Review:

Review Homework Expectations:

  • All students required to make flash cards for Tuesday

  • 10 minutes nightly study is assigned

  • vocabulary quiz - Friday

Flash cards must be:

  • legible

  • Word/term on front side

  • Definition on reverse side

  • Checked for completion Tuesday or next class meeting (graded for HW points).

    • Bonus credit if you include relevant examples, color pictures, etc. on definition side.

    • You are required to have your flashcards with you every day this week.

  • You are required to have your flashcards with you every day this week.

Punnett Square Skills

Four claws is dominant, three claws is recessive.

Thin mouth is dominant, wide mouth is recessive.

  • correct letter?

  • dominant allele

  • recessive allele

  • heterozygous, phenotype

  • homozygous recessive, phenotype

  • homozygous dominant, phenotype?

Punnett Square Skills Practice

Complete and review practice in class

Time to make cards

Thursday, March 9, 2023. Day 5

Do Now:

  1. Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

  2. Get out your homework

  3. Complete this “do Now” worksheet

Homework to be completed:

Complete Part A of the Understanding Inheritance Lesson Outline

Today’s agenda:

Handout Lesson Outline while students ocmplete “do Now”

Review the do now worksheet

Review Mendel and His Peas lesson Outline Part D

Collect Ratio Worksheet?

Variation in Traits lab

Class Data

Wednesday, March 9, 2023. Day 5

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Mendel and His Peas Content Vocab worksheet

Homework to be completed:

Finish the:

Today’s agenda:

Interest in Helping Paxton Rec Firdya PM for community Service?

  • 6:15-8:30

  • Gr 3+4 B-ball

Review Mendel LO

  • Save This For Later

DI - Mendel’s results

  1. Mendel worked with true-breeding plants

    • When these self-pollinate, they may offspring that match the parent

  2. He cross pollinated true-breeding purple with true-breeding white.

    • The offspring are hybrids.

      • Offspring produced from parents with two different forms of a trait.

    • They were all purple.

    • But, they were different from the parents.

    • They had information from both a purple plant and a white.

    • What would this cause?

  3. Mendel crossed the purple hybrids

    • The white flowers re-appeared in the offspring about 1/4 of the time.

    • This result was consistent every time he crossed hybrids.

    • It worked with other traits the peas had as well.

  4. Mendel experimented with seven different traits.

    • Whenever he crossed hybrids, one form of each trait appeared about 3x more often than its other form.

    • He labeled these traits “dominant” and “recessive.”  How did he decide which was which?

    • What human traits seem to behave this way?

What does this all mean?

Complete LO Part C together for results

Ss finish LO for conclusions

Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Day 3

Do Now:

Please copy any homework listed below into your agenda.

Chrombooks at the ready please…

Homework to be completed:

Finish Read Mendel and his Peas

Today’s agenda:

Review Quiz

  • Pass back Papers and review.

  • Release OR and review.

Review BrainPOP

  • Whole class quiz Review on BP.

  • Release results

Mendel and His Peas/Heredity launch

Read Mendel and his Peas