April 20 and April 21

Objective: Students will be reviewing HSA 2009 in order to prepare for the HSA.


Warm Up: N/A

Vocabulary: N/A



POA- Ms Fulmer will be out today so the students will be working on the 2009 HSA.


Homework Due:
Review Sheet


Tonight's Homework: Finish session 1 of the 2008 HSA

April 16 and April 19

Objective: Students will review for Unit 9 in order to gauge success towards the HSA.

Warm Up: Name and describe 2 types of mutations

Vocabulary:
1. genetic engineering
2. restriction enzyme
3. gel electrophoresis
4. recombinant DNA
5. polymerase reaction (PCR)


POA-
Warm Up and Vocabulary
Hand in homework (HSA Review)
Unit 9 Review
Closure

Homework Due
HSA Session 1 and 2 2008


Tonights Homework:
Finish the review sheet

April 14 and April 15

Objective: Students will define mutations in order to contrast gene mutations and chromosomal mutations.


Warm Up: A cellular process uses a strand of genetic material to produce a new strand. Parts of the strand are shown below.

Original strand: ATT CAG
New Strand: UAA GUC


This new strand will most likely be used for
a. gene splicing
b. DNA Synthesis
c. Crossing over
d. Protein synthesis


Vocabulary:
1. Operon
2. Operator
3. Differentiation
4. Hox Gene


POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Go over quiz
4. Mutations notes
5. Read and outline 12-5
6. Closure


Homework Due:
HSA 2008 Section 1


Tonights Homework
HSA 2008 Section 2

May 12 and May 13

Objective: Students will define mutations in order to contrast gene mutations and chromosomal mutations.


Warm Up: Take 10 minutes to study for your quiz.



Vocabulary:
1. Translation
2. Anticodon
3. Mutation
4. Point Mutation
5. Frameshift Mutation

POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in Homework
3. DNA/RNA Quiz
4. Read and Outline 12-4
5. Closure

Tonights Homework:
HSA 2008 Session 1. MUST DO EACH BCR and complete on a sheet of loose leaf paper.

Homework Due:
Who's in Charge lab

April 8 and April 9

Objective: Students will be completing a lab on RNA in order to distinguish the difference between different animals.


Warm Up: Find the following amino acids: GACUUACAUAAGACUUGA


Vocabulary:
1. RNA polymerase
2. Promoter
3. Intron
4. Exon
5. Codon

POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Hand in homework
3. Review of the notes from last class
4. Whos in charge lab
5. Closure

Homework Due:
Read and outline 12-3

Tonight's homework:
Finish the lab

April 6 and April 7

Welcome Back!!! :) OK WE ARE ON THE HOME STRETCH!

Objective:
Students will create a Venn Diagram in order to compare and contrast DNA and RNA. Students will discuss the role of RNA in protein synthesis in order to transcribe and translate DNA into amino acids.

Warm Up:
4th Quarter Goal.
Which of these represents the structure of DNA?
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A

B

C

D

Vocabulary
1. gene
2. messenger RNA
3. transfer RNA
4. transcription
5. RNA polymerase


POA-
1. Warm Up and Vocabulary
2. Goal for 4th quarter
3. Notes on RNA
4. RNA Activity
5. Closure

tonights homework:
Read and outline 12-3