Thursday, December 14, 2006

Week Nineteen

4 more days until Winter Break!!


Monday- In class group project on Genetic Disorders (Research)
Tuesday- Prepare Visual and Presentation for Genetic Disorder
Wednesday- Genetic Disorder Presentations
Thursday- I will only see my 3rd and 4th periods - Cloning Movie or Genetic Bingo
Friday- WINTER BREAK!!

WEBSITES for GENETIC DISORDER RESEARCH:

Cobb County Virtual Library
Lab Corp Genetics
Genetic Disorder Library
A Guide to Disorders
Disorders by Chromosome
(Pick a chromosome across the top, and then click on the disease linked to that chromosome)
Genetic Disorders by Name
Library of Genetic Disorders

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Week Eighteen

Two more weeks until Winter Break!

BIG TEST this THURSDAY on Genetics that covers chapter 3 and part of chapter 4 from the textbook. A study guide will be handed out in class on Monday.

Tentative Schedule this week:

Monday- Pedigree Challenge / check Non-Mendelian Problems / Study Guide
Tuesday- Genetics Test Practice Problems in class / Test Cross and Dihybrid cross practice
Wednesday- Human Inheritance and Pedigree practice / Study Guide
Thursday- Genetics Test / Reading
Friday- Notebook Quiz / Read p. 125 - 129 and work on vocab 21 - 28 / Karyotyping activity and on-line lab in class

Monday the Non-Mendelian Problems are due, the Genetics Study Guide is due on Wednesday, and the Genetics test is Thursday. There is NO vocabulary quiz this week due to the Genetics Test!

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Week Seventeen

Last week we didn't get as far as I thought we would due to a few interruptions in the schedule. Therefore, you might see some activities from last week's blog in this week's itinerary because we never got to it!

Monday- Rebop Babies Lab
Tuesday- Dihybrid Crosses / Checking Punnett Word Problems
Wednesday- EARLY RELEASE / Non-Mendelian Genetics Notes / Family Pictures
Thursday- Finish Non-Mendelian Genetics Notes / Pedigree Challenge
Friday- Pedigree Activities / Reading Activity

Homework this week includes the Punnett Square word problems due on Tuesday, the Chapter 3 Essential Questions due on Wednesday, Reading pages 118 - 124 in the text and working on Genetics Vocabulary 14 - 20 due by the end of the week, study for the Genetics Vocabulary Quiz Friday (6 words this week), and Non-Mendelian Problems due Monday 12/11.