Biology February 2012

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		1 UNIT 5/6 – Energy and Life	2 UNIT 5/6 – Energy and Life TEST – Energy and Life: Photosynthesis (50 POINT TEST)	3 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics Today’s Topics: s Gregor Mendel s His Experiment Part 1 s Mendel’s 2 Conclusions – So far… Follow-Up: s Assignment #1
6 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Gregor Mendel s His Experiment Part 1 & 2 s Mendel’s 2 Conclusions – So far…	7 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Mendel’s Principles of Dominance and Segregation; s Probability and Punnett Squares – Monohybrid Cross Today’s Topics: s Genes, Probability and the Punnett square	8 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Probability and Punnett Squares – Monohybrid Cross Today’s Topics: s Genes, Probability and the Punnett square s Mendel’s Second Experiment – the Dihybrid Cross Follow-Up: s Punnett Square Practice s Study Guides for Quiz ö Ch. 11-1 ö Ch. 11-2	9 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Study Guides for Quiz µ QUIZ – Mendel’s First 2 Principles, & Probability/Punnett Squaresµ (15-20 minutes!) Today’s (other) Topics: ö Meiosis – formation of gametes	10 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Review Mouse Genetics s Review the Principle of Independent Assortment Today’s Topics: s Gene Interactions Follow-Up: s Activity IV s Assignment #3 s X-Word s Vocabulary Scramble Ch. 11 Study Guide
13 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Mendel’s Experiment – 7 (8?) Traits = Genes, 2 Forms (Alleles) for each gene s Chemical Factors control Heredity = Genes s Mendel’s Principle of Dominance; s Mendel’s Principle of Segregation (of Alleles); s Mendel’s Principle of Independent Assortment (of Genes); s Beyond Mendel – Thomas Hunt Morgan s Gene Interactions § Incomplete Dominance § Codominance § Multiple Alleles § Polygenic Traits Epistatic Genes	14 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics Review: s Mendel’s Experiment – 7 (8?) Traits = Genes, 2 Forms (Alleles) for each gene s Chemical Factors control Heredity = Genes s Mendel’s Principle of Dominance; s Mendel’s Principle of Segregation (of Alleles); s Mendel’s Principle of Independent Assortment (of Genes); s Beyond Mendel – Thomas Hunt Morgan s Gene Interactions § Incomplete Dominance § Codominance § Multiple Alleles § Polygenic Traits Epistatic Genes	15 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics JEOPARDY!	16 UNIT 7 – Mendelian Genetics µ TEST – Mendelian Geneticsµ	17 OFF – No School 4-Day Weekend!
20 OFF – Holiday Happy President’s Day!	21 UNIT 8 - Human Genetics	22 UNIT 8 - Human Genetics Today's Topics: Introduction to Human Genetics	23 UNIT 8 - Human Genetics	24 UNIT 8 - Human Genetics Review: ö Linkage, Chromosomes, Human Chromosomes, etc. µQUIZ – 8c & 8 d Follow-Up: ö Film – “GATTACA”
27 UNIT 8 - Human Genetics Today’s Topics: ö Review Thursday's Quiz ö Review Chromosomes and Linkage + Human Chromosomes; o CH. 14-1 & 14-2 Follow-Up: Film – “GATTACA”	28 UNIT 8 - Human Genetics Today’s Topics: ö Review Chromosomes and Linkage + Human Chromosomes; ö Human Traits ö Pedigree review Follow-Up: ö Let's Make a Pedigree - Spuckler Pedigree Chart Instructions	29 UNIT 8 - Human Genetics Follow-Up: ö CH. 14-1 & 14-2 Review ö Human Genes and Chromosomes – Online Activities o Online Karyotyping o Blood Typing Game o Human Genome Problem Sets: § X-linked Disorders § Codominance § Blood Typing § Etc.