Genetics+-+Unit+6

Welcome to Genetic and Heredity!

Feb 26 Finish Cell Quiz Intro to Genetics Bill Nye HW: Read page 42-45 in green text

Feb 28 Mitosis Notes - open a drawing document and sketch the 4 phases- submit on Moodle as a document, png, jpeg, pdf Mitosis Tour - [|click here]

[|Animations of Mitosis]

March 1 Why do cells divide?

Next week you will complete and assessment on Mitosis and the phases Today, you will be able to complete a storyboard for that assessment Use the following guidelines to create your cartoon strip: HW: Have your storyboard ready for Monday - if you don't bring it then you do it from memory only

March 5 Review storyboards for Mitosis Assessment Rubric

Work on Science portfolios- each piece needs reflection - use the following to reflect on the pieces you select

Animation Videos to watch/reflect/review [|Mitosis] [|Mitosis]

March 7 Using above rubric begin Mitosis Animation Assessment Stykz program overview

March 11 Science Class Reflection Mitosis Animation - complete by end of class Tuesday

March 13 Complete and SUBMIT Animation File on MOODLE Check against rubric - completeness and accuracy Finalize science section of e-portfolio


 * 1) Mitosis Movie and Other Information- []
 * 2) The Cell Cycle and Mitosis Tutorial- also has a movie at the end. []
 * 3) Cell Cycle- An Interactive Animation from Cells Alive- []
 * 4) Mitosis and Meiosis- How Cells Divide from PBS- [|http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divi_flash.htm]
 * 5) Mitosis in Onion Cells- Actual cell images- []
 * 6) Animal Cell Mitosis- []
 * 7) Mitosis- Interactive Lesson- [|http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/mitosis.htm]
 * 8) Cell Cycle Practice Quiz-[| http://www.biology87.org/bio2/cells/cellunit/CellCycle/cellcycle.htm]
 * 9) Mitosis- A Stage of the Cell Review Game- []


 * MEIOSIS- How do cells prepare for reproduction?**
 * 1) Mitosis Vs. Meiosis- What's the difference? [|Mitosis Vs. Meiosis]
 * 2) Mitosis Vs. Meiosis [|BBC]

March 15 Peer Review/Sharing Animations Submit final animation Diigo Research - Meiosis- Images/Animations

March 19 Share final animations in class

March 21 Review Mendel - vocabulary genotype/phenotype/dominant/recessive Just Like Me Activity- handout

March 26 Continue Just Like Me Actvity - paper copy [|Quizlet here for Genetics]- begin to review little by little before assessment in next week's time

March 28 Complete Just Like Me Activity - submit paragraph on Moodle Genetics - The Basics Explained - [|click here] What is Heredity? What are Traits- [|tour here]

Vcabulary Quiz- Tuesday

April 1 Discussion of Tour- The Basics Genetics Examples- The Simpsons Practice with Punnett Squares Review Quizlet Vocabulary for Quiz Tuesday

April 3 Quiz- pg. 56-63, Quizlet, Notes Strawberry DNA LAB - click below __** //COMPLETE CONCLUSION/ANALYSIS - SUBMIT ON MOODLE - Strawberry DNA// **__
 * //A conclusion is NOT: one word answers, copy and pasting questions into Moodle and answering them// **
 * //IT IS: full complete sentences, thoroughly answering the questions given and expanding!! It is referring to the background information and including that in your conclusion.// **