Unit 6: Genetics
In this unit, students will learn how about patterns of inheritance, and how to
predict patterns of inheritance using Punnett squares. Topics will include
meiosis, Mendelian genetics, and genetic diseases and disorders.
Unit 6 Scoresheet Part 1
Unit 6 Scoresheet Part 2
If you are absent, please refer to the link below to find the makeup book assignment
Semester 2 Makeup Labs
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Monday, January 14th (C day)
1. New Seats
2. Glossary words: gene, genome
2. News Article: Born to Run
3. Biotech Videoclip: Risk taking genes/The Chosen Child
Homework:
Section 9.1
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Tuesday, January 15th and Wednesday, January 16th
1. Bellwork 1: Bioethics Survey
2. Bracelet DNA lab (review)
3. Bioethics videoclip: Drawing the line
Homework:
Section 9.2
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Thursday, January 17th and Friday, January 18th
1. Bellwork 2: Biotechnology
2.Glossary Words: Restriction Enzyme, gel electrophoresis, DNA fingerprint
3. Class Notes 1: Manipulating DNA
4. Activity: Who Ate the Cheese?
Homework:
9.3 and 9.4
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Tuesday, January 22nd and Wednesday, January 23rd
1. Bellwork 3: Transgenic Organisms
2. Glossary words: Transgenic organism, clone
3. Class Notes 2: Genetic Engineering
4. Video: Eyes of Nye: gentically modified food & Cloning
Homework:
Section 9.5 and 9.6
Study for BioTech Quiz next class!
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Thursday, January 24th and Friday, January 25th
1. Bellwork 4: BioTech Review: answer Q's 1-5 on pg. 51-52 in blue CST booklet
2. Glossary Words: Trait, allele
3. Biotechnology Quiz
4. Human Traits Activity
5. Class Notes 3: Traits and Chromosomes
Homework:
Section 6.1 and 6.2
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Monday, January 28th and Tuesday, January 29th
1. Bellwork 5: What is Genetics?
2. Glossary Words: Diploid, haploid, karyotype
3. Human Karyotype Activity
4. Class Notes 4: Meiosis
Homework:
Section 6.3 and 6.4
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Wednesday, January 30th and Thursday, January 31st
1. Bellwork 6: Traits and alleles
2. Glossary Words: gamete, meiosis, crossing over
3. Meiosis Pipe Cleaner Lab
Homework:
6.5 and 6.6
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Friday, February 1st and Monday, February 4th
1. Bellwork 7: Meiosis
2. Baby lab
3. CST Questions p. 19-22 All Q's
4. Unit 6 part 1 notebook check
Homework: 7.1 and 7.2
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Tuesday, February 5th and Wednesday, February 6th
1. Bellwork 8: Fertilization: 1. Define fertilization 2. Define zygote 3. What percent of a zygote's DNA comes from each parent?
2. Glossary: genotype, phenotype, homozygous, heterozygous
3. Class Notes 5: Punnett Squares
4. Simple Genetics Practice
5. Video: Mendel Cracking the Code
Homework: 7.3 and 7.4
******Homework Quiz next class! Bring your notebook, you get to use it on the quiz!
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Thursday, February 7th and Friday, February 8th
1. Bellwork 9: Punnett Squares
2. Probability Lab
3. CST questions/ Score Sheets
Homework:
Genetic Disorder Research
Project - Handwritten research notes due Wednesday 2/13, (B) Thursday
2/14 (A) brochure due 2/21 (B) and 2/22(A)
and Quest Quiz due 2/22
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Monday, February 11th and Tuesday, February 12th
1. Bellwork 10: Genetics Practice
2. Glossary Words: codominance, incomplete dominance
3. Class Notes 6: Complex Inheritance
4. Fingerprint Lab
5. Oompah Worksheet
Homework:
Genetic Disorder Research Project -Handwritten research notes due Wednesday 2/13, (B) Thursday 2/14 (A) brochure due 2/21 (B) and 2/22(A)
Quest Quiz due 2/22
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Wednesday, February 13th and Thursday, February 14th
1. Bellwork 11: Codominance vs Incomplete
Dominance
2. Glossary Words- polygenic inheritance, sex linked traits, pedigree
3. Class Notes 7: Dihybrid Cross
4. Cross- a-llama
5. Start Reebop Lab
Homework:
Genetic Disorder Research Project - Brochure due 2/21 (B) and 2/22(A) Rubric
Quest Quiz due 2/22
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Tuesday, February 19th and Wednesday, February 20th
1. Bellwork 12: Dihybrid Cross
2. gene therapy
2.Class Notes 8: Genetic diseases and disorders
3. Reebop Lab
Homework:
Test Review and Genetic Disorder Research Project - Brochure due 2/21 (B) and 2/22(A)
Grading Rubric for Brochure
Quest Quiz due 2/22
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Thursday, February 21st and Friday, February 22nd
1. Bellwork 13: Sex-linked Trait
2. Design - A - Species Project
3. CST Blue Booklet Questions p. 33-36
4. Notebook Check for Unit 6 part 2
Homework:
STUDY For Unit test!!!
Quest Quiz due 2/22 by 10pm
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Monday, February 25th and Tuesday, February 26th
1. Unit 6 Test: Genetics
2. Finish CST Blue Booklet Questions p. 33-36
3. Genetics/Bioethics Video
Homework:
Section 10.1 and 10.2
In this unit, students will learn how about patterns of inheritance, and how to
predict patterns of inheritance using Punnett squares. Topics will include
meiosis, Mendelian genetics, and genetic diseases and disorders.
Unit 6 Scoresheet Part 1
Unit 6 Scoresheet Part 2
If you are absent, please refer to the link below to find the makeup book assignment
Semester 2 Makeup Labs
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Monday, January 14th (C day)
1. New Seats
2. Glossary words: gene, genome
2. News Article: Born to Run
3. Biotech Videoclip: Risk taking genes/The Chosen Child
Homework:
Section 9.1
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Tuesday, January 15th and Wednesday, January 16th
1. Bellwork 1: Bioethics Survey
2. Bracelet DNA lab (review)
3. Bioethics videoclip: Drawing the line
Homework:
Section 9.2
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Thursday, January 17th and Friday, January 18th
1. Bellwork 2: Biotechnology
2.Glossary Words: Restriction Enzyme, gel electrophoresis, DNA fingerprint
3. Class Notes 1: Manipulating DNA
4. Activity: Who Ate the Cheese?
Homework:
9.3 and 9.4
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Tuesday, January 22nd and Wednesday, January 23rd
1. Bellwork 3: Transgenic Organisms
2. Glossary words: Transgenic organism, clone
3. Class Notes 2: Genetic Engineering
4. Video: Eyes of Nye: gentically modified food & Cloning
Homework:
Section 9.5 and 9.6
Study for BioTech Quiz next class!
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Thursday, January 24th and Friday, January 25th
1. Bellwork 4: BioTech Review: answer Q's 1-5 on pg. 51-52 in blue CST booklet
2. Glossary Words: Trait, allele
3. Biotechnology Quiz
4. Human Traits Activity
5. Class Notes 3: Traits and Chromosomes
Homework:
Section 6.1 and 6.2
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Monday, January 28th and Tuesday, January 29th
1. Bellwork 5: What is Genetics?
2. Glossary Words: Diploid, haploid, karyotype
3. Human Karyotype Activity
4. Class Notes 4: Meiosis
Homework:
Section 6.3 and 6.4
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Wednesday, January 30th and Thursday, January 31st
1. Bellwork 6: Traits and alleles
2. Glossary Words: gamete, meiosis, crossing over
3. Meiosis Pipe Cleaner Lab
Homework:
6.5 and 6.6
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Friday, February 1st and Monday, February 4th
1. Bellwork 7: Meiosis
2. Baby lab
3. CST Questions p. 19-22 All Q's
4. Unit 6 part 1 notebook check
Homework: 7.1 and 7.2
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Tuesday, February 5th and Wednesday, February 6th
1. Bellwork 8: Fertilization: 1. Define fertilization 2. Define zygote 3. What percent of a zygote's DNA comes from each parent?
2. Glossary: genotype, phenotype, homozygous, heterozygous
3. Class Notes 5: Punnett Squares
4. Simple Genetics Practice
5. Video: Mendel Cracking the Code
Homework: 7.3 and 7.4
******Homework Quiz next class! Bring your notebook, you get to use it on the quiz!
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Thursday, February 7th and Friday, February 8th
1. Bellwork 9: Punnett Squares
2. Probability Lab
3. CST questions/ Score Sheets
Homework:
Genetic Disorder Research
Project - Handwritten research notes due Wednesday 2/13, (B) Thursday
2/14 (A) brochure due 2/21 (B) and 2/22(A)
and Quest Quiz due 2/22
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Monday, February 11th and Tuesday, February 12th
1. Bellwork 10: Genetics Practice
2. Glossary Words: codominance, incomplete dominance
3. Class Notes 6: Complex Inheritance
4. Fingerprint Lab
5. Oompah Worksheet
Homework:
Genetic Disorder Research Project -Handwritten research notes due Wednesday 2/13, (B) Thursday 2/14 (A) brochure due 2/21 (B) and 2/22(A)
Quest Quiz due 2/22
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Wednesday, February 13th and Thursday, February 14th
1. Bellwork 11: Codominance vs Incomplete
Dominance
2. Glossary Words- polygenic inheritance, sex linked traits, pedigree
3. Class Notes 7: Dihybrid Cross
4. Cross- a-llama
5. Start Reebop Lab
Homework:
Genetic Disorder Research Project - Brochure due 2/21 (B) and 2/22(A) Rubric
Quest Quiz due 2/22
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Tuesday, February 19th and Wednesday, February 20th
1. Bellwork 12: Dihybrid Cross
2. gene therapy
2.Class Notes 8: Genetic diseases and disorders
3. Reebop Lab
Homework:
Test Review and Genetic Disorder Research Project - Brochure due 2/21 (B) and 2/22(A)
Grading Rubric for Brochure
Quest Quiz due 2/22
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Thursday, February 21st and Friday, February 22nd
1. Bellwork 13: Sex-linked Trait
2. Design - A - Species Project
3. CST Blue Booklet Questions p. 33-36
4. Notebook Check for Unit 6 part 2
Homework:
STUDY For Unit test!!!
Quest Quiz due 2/22 by 10pm
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Monday, February 25th and Tuesday, February 26th
1. Unit 6 Test: Genetics
2. Finish CST Blue Booklet Questions p. 33-36
3. Genetics/Bioethics Video
Homework:
Section 10.1 and 10.2