Biology - March 2010

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
1 Unit 8 – Mendelian Genetics TEST CORRECTIONS *3^rd Quarter Progress Reports Submitted Today	2 Unit 9 – Human Genetics Today’s Topics: s Intro to Unit 9 - § Chromosomes and Gene Linkage; § Human Chromosomes: l Karyotypes Follow-Up: s	3 Unit 9 – Human Genetics Today’s Topics: s Review Chromosomes and Linkage + Human Chromosomes; s Human Traits Follow-Up: s CH. 14-1 & 14-2 Review	4 Unit 9 – Human Genetics Review: s Linkage, Chromosomes, Human Chromosomes, etc. µQUIZC Today’s Topics: s Human Traits Follow-Up: s Film – “GATTACA”, Intro	5 Unit 9 – Human Genetics Today’s Topics: s Human Traits – Expanded and Reviewed Follow-Up: s Film – “GATTACA”
8 Unit 9 – Human Genetics Today’s Topics: s Human Genes and Chromosomes s Review Thursday's Quiz Follow-Up: s Spuckler Pedigree Chart s + Bonus: s Create a Pedigree Chart for Phillip J. Fry – § Use the rolling-tongue gene as your fictitious example § You MUST CHART 4 GENERATIONS! BACK TO FRY’S GREAT-GRANDFATHER! § I suggest using the internet to be as accurate as possible – A Good Source § Do the best you can… Ex	9 Unit 9 – Human Genetics MEET IN S1 COMPUTER LAB!  Today’s Topics: s Human Genes and Chromosomes – Online Activities § Online Karyotyping § Blood Typing Game § Human Genome Problem Sets: l X-linked Disorders l Codominance l Blood Typing l Etc.	10 Unit 9 – Human Genetics Today’s Topics: s Review Unit 9 - JEOPARDY!	11 Unit 9 – Human Genetics Today’s Topics: s Film – “GATTACA”, Conclusion Review Materials: s Karyotype Samples A, B & C s Pedigree Review s s Micrograph of s Chromosomes	12 Unit 9 – Human Genetics µTESTµ
15 Unit 9 – Human Genetics TEST CORRECTIONS	16 Unit 9 – Human Genetics Today’s Topics: Film – “GATTACA”, Conclusion	17 Unit 10 - Natural Selection Today’s Topics: s Intro to Charles Darwin & his Voyage	18 Unit 10 - Natural Selection Today’s Topics: s Intro to Charles Darwin & his Voyage s Darwin’s Influences Activity: s Putting Darwin on the Map	19 Unit 10 - Natural Selection Today’s Topics: s Darwin’s Influences s The Theory Develops Activity: s Putting Darwin on the Map
22 Unit 10 - Natural Selection Today’s Topics: s The Theory Develops § Darwin’s case for Natural Selection § The Theory	23 Unit 10 - Natural Selection Today’s Topics: s The Theory of Natural Selection in Action! § The Natural Selection of Forks and Beans: ö	24 Unit 10 - Natural Selection Today’s Topics: s Evidence of Evolution: § Darwin’s Arguments § The Fossil Record + § How Fossils Form § The Geologic Time Scale § Dating Fossils § Patterns of Evolution QUIZ? Be Ready! Homework: s OFFICIAL ASSSIGNMENT - Putting Darwin on the Map § Everything you need to do is covered in this guide! § Extra Credit is available!	25 Unit 10 - Natural Selection Today’s Topics: s Evidence of Evolution: § Darwin’s Arguments § The Fossil Record + § How Fossils Form § The Geologic Time Scale § Dating Fossils § Patterns of Evolution Pre-Lab: § The Half-Life of M&M’s QUIZ? Be Ready!	26 Unit 10 - Natural Selection Today’s Topics: s Evidence of Evolution: § Darwin’s Arguments § The Fossil Record + § How Fossils Form § The Geologic Time Scale § Dating Fossils § Patterns of Evolution § “Extinction”
29 Unit 10 - Natural Selection MEET IN COMPUTER LAB!!! ö A & 1^st – Library ö 2^nd – S1 Today’s Topics: s The Theory of Natural Selection in Action! § The Natural Selection of Forks and Beans: ö Discuss Results; ö Guidelines for Write-Up. OK - Dont avoid studying to finish this lab... It's OK to turn it in after the break!	30 Unit 10 - Natural Selection Today’s Topics: s Evidence of Evolution: § Darwin’s Arguments § The Fossil Record + § How Fossils Form § The Geologic Time Scale § Dating Fossils § Patterns of Evolution	31 Unit 10 - Natural Selection Today’s Topics: s Evidence of Evolution: § Patterns of Evolution Activity: s The Half-Life of M&M’s HW: s Table and Graph for M&M Half-Life + Questions