Monday, February 8, 2021. Day 4

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

Step one of the Paragraph Planners:

  • What are genes?

  • How are genes and proteins related?

Due today

Today’s Lesson:

Open Notes Quiz

When finished:

  • Fill out “Step 1” of:

  • What are genes? Paragraph Planner

  • How are genes and proteins related? Paragraph Planner

Step 1 is due today and we will review it for tomorrow.

As time permits: Work on research of genes for your slides.

Medline genes

Wednesday, February 3, 2021. Day 1

Asynchronous Lesson Plan

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

Today’s Lesson:

Review your “Unit Notes: DNA and Genes”

  • You will have an open notes quiz on this sometime over the next few days.

    • Use the materials in Google Classroom to check your notes.

  • If any notes are missing or incorrect, fix them.

    • Turn them in if you have any corrections you want me to look over and receive late credit for.

Read Fruit Flies and Genetic Research

  • Complete the Writing prompt and turn it in.

  • Located in GC.

Monday, February 1, 2021. Day 6

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

Today’s Lesson:

In Breakouts…

Copy and post your paragraph from the “What are genes?” assignment.

Do this in the breakout chat.

Discuss and select one as “Tribune”

Does it answer the question “What is a gene?”

Does it explain where genes are located?

Does it appropriately use the vocabulary:

  • cell

  • chromosome

  • DNA

  • gene

  • nucleus

The group may edit the “Tribune” to improve it.

Tribunes will be presented and voted on.

  • Everyone who supports the winning tribune will receive one point of bonus credit.

  • The original author will receive two.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021. Day 3

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Do Now:

To Be Completed:

Please go over the DNA BrainPop worksheet (see below)

Complete the BrainPop DNA: Challenge activity

The Secret of photograph 51 Additional cRedit is due friday.

  • This is optional - not required

  • recommended if you are interested or need an opportunity to raise your grade.

Today’s Lesson:

  1. Please go over the DNA BrainPop worksheet assigned yesterday.

  2. Complete the BrainPop DNA: Challenge activity located in Google Classroom.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021. Day 2

Do Now:

Please open your Cell structure Review Check

To Be Completed:

DNA BrainPop QnA Worksheet due by Midnight

Today’s Lesson:

Cell Structure Review Comprehension Check

DNA BrainPop QnA Worksheet due by Midnight

Located in Google Classroom.

Due NLT midnight.

Tomorrow you will have several related practice exercises and a BrainPop Quiz in QG.

You are expected to finish these whether:

  • synchronous

  • asynchronous

  • school is declared full remote.

Monday, January 25, 2021. Day 1

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

Today’s Lesson:

Cell Structure review:

  • Breakout Room Review

  • Small Groups

  • Share your findings for each part of the worksheet

  • Edit, discuss, prepare questions if you cannot agree

Expectations:

  • Active discussion either audio or via chat

  • a shared document to pace discussion

  • Prompt response when I enter and interact with you.

Following Breakouts - Call and response on worksheet content

Friday, January 22, 2021. Day 6

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

Cell Structure review due Sunday

Today’s Lesson:

Please complete the “Cell Structure review” assignment in Google Classroom.

  • Every student should work to finish this today but it is due no later than Sunday.

    • Note - it is not ok to Google Answers.

    • Use the resources linked to the assignment as your main sources of information.

When you are finished:

Watch and complete the “Additional Credit Secret of Photograph 51” assignment in GC.

  • This is the important story of Rosalind Franklin, a talented scientist who made key contributions to understanding DNA only to have credit for her work taken by others.

  • You have 1 week to complete this assignment but you may not leave class early until it is complete.

Thursday, January 21, 2020. Day 5

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

Cell structure review due Sunday

  • January 24, 2021

Today’s Lesson:

Go over Traits and Organisms Quiz

Go over Duckster DNA

Unit Notes: DNA and Genes

DNA

  • deoxyribonucleic acid

    • herditary molecule in cell nucleus

    • stores information for cell function and traits or organism

  • Four Letters

    • Info is stored in four different nucleotides called bases

    • each has one of four letters

      • A G C T

    • These form “base pairs”

      • A pairs with T

      • C pairs with G

  • DNA structure

    • Molecule looks like a twisted ladder

      • Side made of phosphate-deoxyribose backbone

      • rungs made of base pairs

    • twisted shape called “double helix”

Time to work on Cell structure review

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Friday, January 15, 2021. Day 2

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

DO ANIMALS LIVE LONGER IN THE WILD OR CAPTIVITY?

  • DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH BY MIDNIGHT.

Quiz Tuesday - How Environment Affects Living Things

Today’s Lesson:

Questions relative to project?

Unit Notes:

Key nutrients for Plants

Carbon dioxide

  • Needed for photosynthesis

  • plants obtain from air

Water

  • Needed for photosynthesis

  • dissolves and caries nutrients in soil

Nitrogen

  • necessary for amino acids which make up proteins

    • proteins control traits

Phosphorus

  • cell membranes and ATP

    • ATP is how organisms package, store an access energy for life

Potassium

  • key in controlling plant metabolism

    • growth, photosynthesis, etc.

Common fertilizers supply these three nutrients

  • NPK

  • “20-27-5 fertilizer” will be 20 percent nitrogen, 27 percent phosphorus, and 5 percent potassium

    • mixtures vary for different kinds of crops and plants

Add the data tables from “BrainPop Plant Growth” and 4 PLANT GROWTH FACTORS THAT AFFECT ALL PLANTS” to your notes.

Check notes against Website:

Study these notes for Tuesday Quiz

Project work

Thursday, January 14, 2021. Day 1

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

Today’s Lesson:

Project Questions:

Notes related to needs of plants

Plant growth is also affected by having the right amount of:

  • Light

    • needed for photosynthesis

    • plants have evolved to different niches

    • shade, full sun, etc.

    • correct conditions very important

  • water

    • plants 60% water

    • dissolves and moves nutrients

  • temperature

    • warms encourages germination/growth

    • cool temps slow development

  • nutrients

    • obtained from soil

    • needed for the chemistry in the plant

Plant growth - BrainPop Related reading

due tomorrow.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021. Day 6

Do Now:

To Be Completed:

DO ANIMALS LIVE LONGER IN THE WILD OR CAPTIVITY?

  • DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH BY MIDNIGHT.

Today’s Lesson:

DO ANIMALS LIVE LONGER IN THE WILD OR CAPTIVITY?

  • This assignment is located in Google Classroom at the top of the stream.

  • You must use research and summarize your finding in your own words.

  • Proper quotation may be used with most work in your own words.

  • Need help citing sources?

  • DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 15TH BY MIDNIGHT.