Here are your 2nd Quarter Assignments 2015-2016
DoDEA Standards: Cells and Heredity
BIOLOGY VIDEO'S 2ND QUARTER:
1. Greatest Scientific Discoveries - Biology Click Here.
2. DNA the Secret of Life by PBS - Click Here.
3. Greatest Scientific Discoveries - Genetics Click Here.
3-4 November: Homework Assignment #7 - Chapter 8, Section 1 Cell Division and Mitosis. Students
will need to read this section in the text (pages 210-216) and answer questions on www.quia.com/web. It is vitally important that students are able to explain why mitosis is important, understand how the cell cycle works, examine the steps of mitosis and know what heppens at each step, compare mitosis in ploant and animal cells, and list two examples of asexual reproduction. Vocabulary: mitosis, chromosome, asexual reproduction. All questions are taken from this section. Assignment is due on 9 November for all classes (even though this day students have no school for Parent-Teacher Conferences). Students will take Cornell Notes in class on cell division and mitosis. Students must not lose their Cornell Notes as this will be graded on the day of Quiz #3 - they must be handwritten from class. Click here for the Cornell Notes on Cell Division and Mitosis.
1. Click here to view the Cell Cycle/Mitosis animation.
2. Click here to view the Cell Cycle and Cell Division animation.
3. Click here for the Crash Course in Mitosis.
4. Click here for the Khan Academy tutorial on Mitosis.
5. Click here for the BEST video on the Cell Cycle and Mitosis - as seen in class.
5 and 9 November: Students will continue collecting their data from the Osmosis and Diffusion Lab, input their data into Google Spreadsheets, and make two graphs (Daily Egg Mass Changes, and Difference in Egg Mass Changes) indicating whether the movement of molecules through the cell membrane was due to Osmosis, Diffusion, Facilitated Diffusion, or Active Transport.
10 and 16 November: Continue with Google Spreadsheets today. Students will take Cornell Notes above in class on Mitosis. Begin Lab below:
1. Click here for the Amoeba Sisters video on Mitosis.
2. Click here for Mitosis Rap.
3. Click here for the Cell Cycle and Cancer.
10 and 16 November: Cell Division and Mitosis Lab. Using Microscopes and the internet as a research tool, students will learn how cell division and mitosis works, the steps of mitosis, and what asexual reproduction is. Binary fission will be discussed in detail. Students will use Google Documents (Document and Spreadsheet) Program to complete the lab and graph their results of the four phases of Mitosis and make their observations at each phase.
Click HERE for the Lab Guidelines "Mitosis in Plant Cells"
Click here for the Onion Root Tip Mitosis Diagram.
1. Click here for the Virtual Cell video on Mitosis.
2. Click here for a great diagram on the Phases of Mitosis. You have to scroll down.
3. Click here for images of plant root tip cells undergoing Mitosis. Some cells are in Interphase, while others are either in Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, or Telophase. Some are also in Cytokinesis.
11 November: Veterans Day - No School. Mr. Hanson will assist with the wreath laying at the Sicily-Rome American WWII cemetery near Anzio.
12-13 November: PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
17-18 November: Homework #8 - Chapter 8, Section 2 Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis. This assignment can be found by reading Section 2 on pages 218-223 in your textbook. Themes are sexual reproduction, Meiosis and sex cells. It is vitally important that students are able to describe the stages of meiosis and how sex cells are produced, explain why meiosis is needed for sexual reproduction, name the cells that are involved in fertilization, and explain how fertilization occurs in sexual reproduction. Vocabulary: sexual reproduction, sperm, egg, fertilization, zygote, diploid, haploid, meiosis. Assignment will be given today and will be due on 22 November all classes. Click here for Quia.com. Students will take Cornell Notes in class on Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis. Students must not lose their Cornell Notes as this will be graded on the day of Quiz #3 - they must be handwritten from class. Click here on 17-18 Nov for the Cornell Notes on Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis.
1. Click HERE to see the iNTRODUCTION on the Stages and Phases of Meiosis animation.
2. Click here for the Meiosis Square Dance.
3. Click here for a comparison animation of Mitosis and Meiosis.
4. Click here for the Crash Course in Meiosis.
5. Click here for the Khan Academy tutorial on Meiosis.
6. Click here for the Amoeba Sisters Meiosis video.
7. Click here for the Biology video on Meiosis.
23 November - 18 December: Mitosis and DNA Project. This project will be completed in class during this two week period. Click here for the guidelines. Beginning on 17-18 November, students will research (using my laptops and the internet) what happens to cells when they undergo Mitosis cell division, are in Interphase, and then divide during the four phases of this cell division called Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase, and the final step which is called Cytokinesis. Students will draw, illustrate, and label each step and phase, and write a detailed description as to what happens in each step. On the back of their poster, they will draw, illustrate, and label the DNA double helix (its parts), and draw and label the four base pairs (Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine). They will also write a detailed report on what DNA is, what DNA does, where DNA is found, what it is made of, how DNA sequences are used to make proteins, what is the DNA double helix, how it works, and who discovered DNA, and its importance to all living things on Earth. Assignment is due on 16 December all classes.
FOR MITOSIS:
CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST DIAGRAM OF THE PHASES OF MITOSIS
1. Click here for the Cells Alive animation on Mitosis.
2. Click here for the Cell Cycle and Mitosis tutorial.
3. Click here for a narrated animation on the Phases of Mitosis.
4. Click here for a Diagram on the stages of Mitosis.
5. Click here for an awesome virtual cell animation on Mitosis.
6. Click here for an a really great site that describes the steps of Mitosis. Also click on the right side of the page on Figure 7 to see what actual cells look like, then on Figure 8 to see an awesome illustration of each phase of Mitosis.
7. Click here for the Phases of Mitosis Diagrams on Google Images.
8. AMAZING: Thanks to Zane Barrett for this one on the Phases of Mitosis, and even DNA and RNA. Click Here for the site.
FOR DNA:
1. Click here for the DNA Interactive about DNA.
2. Click here for DNA from Academic Kids.
3. Click here for a You Tube video on DNA.
4. CLICK HERE FOR DIAGRAMS ON THE STRUCTURE OF DNA AND THE 4 BASE PAIRS.
5. Click here for a fact sheet on DNA.
6. Click here to learn how Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA. Mr. Hanson's lab in San Diego was next to Dr. Francis Crick's office. I saw him almost everyday.
7. Click here for Chromosome Numbers during division De-mystified.
23-24 November: Quiz #3 - 7th Grade Science Quiz on Chapter 8 Section 1 and 2: Mitosis and Meiosis: This quiz questions are taken from Homework Assignments #7 and #8, and also your Cornell Notes in class. You will take this quiz in class only on www.quia.com. You may use your HANDWRITTEN Cornell Notes only. Cornell Notes will be due today and is worth 100 points and will be graded as Classwork. The Cornell Notes must be handwritten and were completed in class on Chapter 8 Section 1 Mitosis and Section 2 Meiosis from 10 and 16 Nov and 19-20 Nov class dates.
23-24 November: Homework #9 - Chapter 8, Section 3 DNA. This assignment can be found by reading Section 3 on pages 224-229 in your textbook. Themes are: What is DNA (Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid), Genes, and Mutations. It is vitally important that students are able to identify the parts of a DNA molecule and its structure, explain how DNA copies itself, and describe the structure and a function of each kind of RNA. Vocabulary: DNA, gene, RNA, mutation. Assignment will be given today and will be due on 2 December all classes. Click here for Quia.com. Student will take Cornell Notes in class on this subject. Your Cornell Notes on DNA will be worth 50 points on the day of your Chapter 8 Exam.
Please click here for the Cornell Notes for Chapter 8 Section 3 on DNA.
Click here for the Stated Clearly video on What is DNA and How Does it Work? As seen in class.
Click here for the Stated Clearly video on What is a Gene?
Click here for the awesome Monkey See video as shown in class on What is DNA?
1. Click here for the Crash Course in DNA.
2. Click here for DNA for Kids site.
3. Click here for the How Stuff Works site about DNA.
4. Click here for the Khan Academy tutorial on DNA.
5. Click here for the Video on Programming of Life.
6. Click here for the animation on DNA Replication. And here for how a copy of DNA is made in Interphase.
7. Click here for the best DNA structure video.
8. Click here to learn what a Chromosome is.
9. Click here for video that explains the structure of DNA and the information code.
10. Click here for the Amoeba Sisters video on the Structure and Function of DNA.
11. Click here for the video from the Amoeba Sisters on how RNA is just as important as DNA.
12. Click here for the video from the Amoeba Sisters on DNA Structure and Function. IMPORTANT FROM CLASS.
13. Click here for the video from the Amoeba Sisters on the Cell Cycle and Cancer.
14. Click here for the video from the Amoeba Sisters on Protein Synthesis and the Lean and Mean Ribosome Machines.
15. Click here for the DNA Instruction Manual. Outstanding.
25 and 30 November: Continue Mitosis and DNA Project in class. See above guidelines.
26-27 November: Thanksgiving Holiday
1-2 December: Students will be working on their Mitosis and DNA Project in class today.
3-4 December: Chapter 8 Exam - You will be tested on concepts and vocabulary from Section 1 Cell Division and Mitosis, Section 2 Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis, and Section 3 DNA. All questions will be taken directly from Homework Assignments #7, #8, and #9, so please insure you study the questions from these assignments. Students will take this test in class on these dates. Students can also use their HANDWRITTEN Cornell Notes from class as some questions are taken from the notes. Your Cornell Notes on DNA will be graded today and will be worth 50 points. Click here for Quia.com.
3-4 December: Homework Assignment #10. Chapter 5, Section 1 Photosynthesis. We are studying Photosynthesis on page 126-133 in your book. Photosynthesis is what you are studying in class. You will need to be able to explain how plants take in and give off gasses, compare and contrast relationships between photosynthesis and respiration, and discuss why photosynthesis and respiration are important. Vocabulary: Stomata, chlorophyll, photosynthesis, respiration. Understanding Photosynthesis and respiration in plants will help you understand how life is maintained on earth. This assignment is due on 6 December all classes. Students will not be taking Cornell notes in class on Photosynthesis but I have posted them here as a resource. Assignment can be found on www.quia.com/web. Click here for the Cornell Notes for Photosynthesis and Respiration.
Click here for the Amoeba Sisters Video on Photosynthesis and the Teeny Tiny Pigment Pancakes.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS Enrichment
1. Click here for the Cell Biology Website animation on Photosynthesis.
2. Click here for the Photosynthesis game.
3. Click here for the NOVA interactive on Photosynthesis.
4. Click here for the Virtual Cell Video on Photosynthesis.
5. Click here for the Khan Academy tutorial on Photosynthesis.
6. Click here for another good Photosynthesis animation.
7. Click here for the University of Alberta animation on Photosynthesis.
8. Click here for the BBC 'What is Photosynthesis?"
9. Click here for Fact Monster Photosynthesis.
10. Click here for an excellent video on Photosynthesis.
11. Click here for NEOK-12 outstanding resources on Photosynthesis.
12. Click here for the Chemical Equation video on Photosynthesis. IMPORTANT!
13. Click here for the Chemistry of how Plants make Cellulose. IMPORTANT!
14. Click here for the Chemistry of how Plants make Starch. IMPORTANT!
3-4 December: Students will work on their Mitosis and DNA projects in class during these days.
7-8 December: Very Short - Homework assignment #11. Chapter 5, Section 1 Cellular Respiration. We are studying Respiration on page 133-135 in your book. Assignment is due on 10 December all classes. Aerobic Respiration is what you are studying in class. You will need to be able to explain how plants take in and give off gasses, compare and contrast relationships between photosynthesis and respiration, and discuss why photosynthesis and respiration are important. Vocabulary: Stomata, chlorophyll, photosynthesis, respiration. Understanding Photosynthesis and respiration in plants will help you understand how life is maintained on earth. This assignment is due on 10 December all classes. Students will not be taking Cornell Notes on Cellular Respiration. I have uploaded the Cornell Notes so they can use it as a resource. Assignment can be found on www.quia.com/web. Click here for the Cornell Notes for Photosynthesis and Respiration.
RESPIRATION Enrichment
1. Click here for the Khan Academy tutorial on Cellular Respiration.
2. Click here for Cellular Respiration - The Big Picture. As seen in class.
3. Click here for the You Tube video on Cellular Respiration.
4. Click here to learn about how cells obtain energy through Cellular Respiration.
5. Click here to learn about what Cellular Respiration is from McGraw-Hill website.
6. Click here for What is Cellular Respiration?
7. Click here for Cellular Respiration tutorial.
8. Click here for the Chemical Equation video on Cellular Respiration. IMPORTANT.
Cornell Notes are here. Chapter 5, Section 1 Photosynthesis and Respiration.
9-10 December: Class discussion on the production of energy in Chloroplasts and Mitochondria. Students will then continue to work on their Mitosis and DNA Project in class. Students will prepare for their DNA Extraction Lab today for next class.
11 and 14 December: Homework Assignment #12. Chapter 5, Section 2 Plant Responses. This homework
assignment is found in your textbook on pages 137-143. You will need to identify the relationship between a stimulus and a tropism in plants, compare and contrast long-day and short-day plants, and explain how plant hormones and responses are related. Vocabulary: tropism, auxin, photoperiodism, long-day plant, short-day plant, and day-neutral plants. You will be able to grow healthier plants if you understand how they respond to certain stimuli. Students will not take Cornell Notes on this section. This assignment is due on 16 December all classes. Found on www.quia.com/web.
SAVE THE DATE - my classes are not ready for this lab yet. Will revisit after the Christmas Break the first week of January. 11 and 14 December: DNA Extraction Lab in class: Students will conduct an experiment to extract DNA from plant cells. Students will be given a protocol and guidelines to do this in class. Students will receive a performance grade and will be graded on the completion of their lab data sheets. Click HERE to see the guidelines.
1. Click here to learn how to extract DNA from plant cells.
2. Click here for the video, "What is DNA?" Excellent video how DNA makes RNA and how Proteins are made.
3. Click here for the Monkey See Video on What is DNA? It's very cool.
4. This video is from class on how to extract DNA from Strawberries. Strawberries are Octoploids, they have 8 pairs of chromosomes in their cells so we can get alot of DNA.
15-16 December: Students will need to work on finishing their Mitosis and DNA projects in class today. If a student is not finished, they have until 18 December Drop Dead Date.
17-18 December: Students will take their Chapter 5 Plant Processes Exam. Students are encouraged to study Homework Assignments #10, 11, and 12 on www.quia.com/web as all questions will be taken from these assignments. There were no Cornell Notes taken in class on this Chapter. All questions will be taken from the concepts in these three homework assignments. Have encouraged students to review each question by reciting the key words in the question and the correct answer several times to make the association as they study.
4-5 January: Video on Genetics. Click here for this video. Today students will catch up on any work they might have with me - homework assignments, Mitosis and DNA Project, etc.
4-5 January: Homework 13: Chapter 11 Section 1 Genetics. This assignment can be found
by reading Section 1 on pages 300-306 in your textbook. Themes are: Explain how traits are inherited, Identify Mendel's role in the history of genetics, use a Punnett Square to predict the results of crosses, compare and contrast the difference between phenotypes and genotypes. Vocabulary is: heredity, allele, genetics, hybrid, dominant, recessive, Punnett Square, genotype, phenotype, homozygous, heterozygous. Assignment is due on 10 January all classes. Click here for Quia.com. Students will take Cornell Notes in class. Click here for Cornell Notes on Section 1 Genetics.
1. Click here for the video, "What is a Gene?"
2. Click here for the video, "Programming for Life."
3. Click here for the video on "Intelligent Design".
4. Click here for the Bill Nye video on "Gene".
5. Click here for the Video from Monkey See - What is Genetics?
6. Click here for the Stated Clearly Video on What is a Gene?
7. Click here for the Code of Life: The Human Genome. Outstanding.
8. Click here for the Amoeba Sisters Video on Monohybrids and the Punnett Square Guinea Pigs.
9. Click here for the Amoeba Sisters Video on Punnett Squares and Sex-linked Traits
10. Click here for the Amoeba Sisters Video on Multiple Alleles (ABO Blood Types) Punnett Squares
11. Click here for the Amoeba Sisters Video on Incomplete Dominance.
12. Click here for the Amoeba Sisters Video on Gene Expression and the Order of the Operon.
13. Click here for the Amoeba Sisters Video on Mutations and the Potential Power of a Small Change.
6-7 January: DNA Extraction Lab in Class. This lab was moved from 11 and 14 December as students were not ready for it. See above for guidelines and resources.
8 and 11 January: Chapter 11 Section 1 Genetics Continued. Today students will watch a video on genetics and heredity. Assignment is found on pages 300-306. Students will explain how traits are inherited, identify Mendel's role in the history of genetics, use a Punnett Square to predict the results of crosses, and compare and contrast the difference between an individual's genotype and phenotype. Vocabulary: heredity, allele, genetics, hybrid, dominant, recessive, Punnett Square, genotype, phenotype, homozygous, heterozygous. Heredity and genetics help explain why people have differences. Students will take Cornell Notes in class on these concepts. Punnett Square assignment will be due in class on 11 January all classes on www.quia.com/web. Students will also prepare for their lab next class.
1. Click here for the video on Greatest discoveries - Genetics.
2. Click here for DNA Interactive.
8 and 11 January in Class: 50 Point Assignment: Students will use Google Drawing to draw a human chromosome and label the genes that are on their chromosome. Choose 10 mutations or diseases, use a text box to write this next to the area on the Chromosome where this mutation or disease gene is found, use an arrow to point to the exact place on the Chromosome where this gene is found. Genes that make proteins for human traits (alleles) or mutated genes that make mutated proteins that cause disease in human beings. The title of their document will be "Chromosome Map and Number of the Chromosome Mr. Hanson gave you, their names, and period #". Students will share this document with their partner, and then share it with Mr. Hanson. They will also need to chose one mutation or disease gene on the chromosome and explain what it is and how it works and how it affects the person on their drawing document. Students will use the websites below:
1. Click here for the Map of Human Chromosomes.
2. Click here for the Map of Human Genes and Diseases. Each of the 46 human chromosomes are mapped.
3. Click here for the Genetics Home Reference that lists all the diseases and syndromes found on genes.
4. Click here for the Video in class on the "18 Things you should know about Genetics".
5. Click here for the video on What is a Chromosome?
12-22 January (Some point between these dates): Fermentation Lab. In the absence of oxygen, cells utilize glucose for energy production (ATP) using two pathways: anaerobic respiration and fermentation. Students will learn how fermentation uses glucose to make energy for the cells when oxygen is not available. They will also measure temperature differential and the amount of CO2 production using Vernier sensor probeware technology. Students must complete their homework assignment #13 to participate in this lab. If not, they will be working on homework while the other students are completing this lab.
1. IMPORTANT: Click HERE for the Fermentation Lab Guidelines.
2. Click here for the Fermentation of Yeast Video.
12-13 January: Homework 14: Chapter 11 Section 2 Genetics since Mendel. This assignment
can be found by reading Section 2 on pages 308-314 in your textbook. Themes are: How traits are inherited by incomplete dominance, comparing multiple alleles and polygenic inheritance, and give examples of each,
describe two human genetic disorders and how they are inherited, and explain how sex-linked traits are passed to offspring. Vocabulary is: incomplete dominance, polygenic inheritance, and sex-linked gene. Assignment is due on 17 January all classes. Click here for Quia.com
Click here for Cornell Notes on Section 2 Genetics since Mendel. You can use these notes on your Chapter 11 Exam.
1. Click here for the tutorial on Genetics of Inheritance and how your Alleles for a trait get passed on offspring by their parents. This is a comprehension look at my entire Genetics Unit.
2. IMPORTANT: Click here for the video from class on Mutations: The Potential Power of a Small Change from the Amoeba Sisters.
3. Click here for Code for Life: The Human Genome - Outstanding.
4. Click here for the 18 Things You Should Know about Genetics. GREAT.
There are two competing ideas as how life began on Earth. Information Science or Intelligence Design, and the theory of Evolution. The video students viewed on 6-7 January presented Information Science. The video's below argue the theory of Evolution. It is important for students to use critical thinking to make their own decision regarding the thought behind these two explanations of life's beginnings on Earth.
1. Click here for the video, "What is Evolution?"
2. Click here for the video, "What is Natural Selection?"
3. Click here for David Attenborough Origins of Life.
4. Click here for David Attenborough Rise of Animals.
8-26 January EXTRA CREDIT: 7th Grade Science Extra Credit Assignment 2nd Quarter. For
this assignment you will need to create a poster and write a paper. A minimum of two full written pages. You may write more if you wish. Students must completely follow these directions to receive Extra Credit. Assignments that are turned in incomplete will not be accepted. In the past I have had assignments like this turned in without names. No name- no credit.
1. First: Select a hybrid animal (ligers, zebroids, grolar bears, etc.) To get you started here is a site that lists 11 hybrid animals: http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/photos/11-amazing-hybrid-animals/mixing-things-up
2. Second: Using poster paper (Poster Paper/Cardboard can be found at the NEX - you will have to get your own), draw and color the two parent animals of the offspring (an example of a liger hybrid would be the cross between a tiger and a lion). Then on the poster label the physical traits the parents have. Then draw and color the offspring, and label the physical traits that the offspring inherited from its parents.
3. Third: Write a two page essay about the hybrid animal. Mostly facts. You must have two fully written pages or you can have two or more full pages - the more information you give the better. Must be typed and double spaced using 14 Font. Insure you do not double-double space as this is a mistake some 7th graders make. Your paper must have a cover page with a picture of the hybrid animal centered, your name, period number, date, and Mr. Hanson's 7th Grade Science Class. IMPORTANT: Do not copy and paste text from the internet into your essay. It must be something you write from what you read about them and from your understanding of the hybrid animal.
4. Fourth: Your last page must have the title "Citations" centered, and a list of the name of the website you used and the web address. IMPORTANT: Click here to use this Citation Generator and use MLA Format. You must have 5 citations on your citation page. Do not include websites where you just got a picture from.
5. Staple the paper onto the poster.
6. Paper Outline: First page cover page, second or more pages is the essay, last page "Citations".
7. Assignment is 30 points and must be completed by 26 January, no exceptions.
14 - 20 January: Punnett Squares and the principals of Heredity in class today. Students will learn how we code alleles for traits and predict which alleles will be passed on to successive generations of human beings, or animals, or plants. Click here for Punnett Square Worksheet 1, and Punnett Square Worksheet 2.
1. Click here for the AWESOME VIDEO ON GENETIC ACCIDENTS OR MUTATIONS IN HUMAN BEINGS.
2. Click here for the video from Learn Biology: How to draw a Punnett Square from class.
18 January: No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
19-20 January: Homework 15: Chapter 11 Section 3 Advances in Genetics. This assignment
can be found by reading Section 3 on pages 315-317 in your textbook. Themes are: Evaluating the importance of advances in genetics, and sequencing the steps in making genetically engineered organisms. Vocabulary is: genetic engineering. Assignment is due on 22 January all classes. Click here for Quia.com.
THIS ASSIGNMENT WILL NOT BE ON THE CHAPTER 11 TEST.
1. Click here for the video "A Decade Of The Human Genome (BBC Documentary)".
21-22 January: Continue Punnett Squares and Principals of Heredity. Students will be working on their Punnett Square worksheets in class today. They will also see the genetics related video below.
1. Click here for the video on Abigail and Brittany Hensel - the Twins who share a body. This is an example of mutations that can occur.
25-26 January: Chapter 11 Test. All questions on this test will be taken from Cornell Notes on Section 1 Genetics and Section 2 Genetics since Mendel, and questions from the Homework Assignments #13 and 14 only. Students are directed to study these questions and the correct answers on these homework assignments. The test will be taken in class only on these dates. Students will be able to use their Cornell Notes for only Section 1 and 2 on this test. Their Cornell Notes (worth 100 points) for both sections will be graded on this test day.
25-26 January 2016: Homework 16: Chapter 12, Section 1 Living Earth. This assignment
can be found by reading Section 1 on pages 332-335 in your textbook. Themes are: Identifying all the places on Earth where there is life, define ecology, and observe environmental influences on life. Vocabulary is biosphere, ecosystem, ecology, population, community, habitat. All living things on Earth depend on each other for survival. Assignment will be due on 31 January all classes. Click here for Quia.com. Students will take Cornell Notes in class.
26 January 2016: Extra Credit Assignment must be turned in by No Later Than this date.
27-28 January 2016: Ecosystems. Click here for the Components of the Ecosystem. Aspects of Ecosystems will be discussed.
28 January is the end of the 2nd Quarter. All assignments must be turned in by this date to receive credit.
29 January 2016: No School - Teachers are finalizing 2nd Quarter grades in Gradespeed.
Fruit Fly Genetics and Heredity Lab: Students will be given 5-10 fruit flies and will study the behavior, hereditary traits, life cycle, and genetics of this animal. The lab will continue through the month of March as they see the successive generations and identify specific genotypical and phenotypical traits that are passed on. For Fruit Fly history and introduction click here.
1. Click here for the guidelines for this lab.
2. Click here for the Exploratorium Wild Type and Mutant Fruit Fly lesson plan.
3. Click here for the Exploratorium Mutant Fruit Fly Identification page.
4. click here for the Exploratorium Genetic Crosses/Punnett Squares.
5. Click here for a fruit fly inheritance activity.
6. Click here for the HHMI "The Wonderful Fruit Fly" tutorial and identification of Phenotypes.
7. Click here for the Drosophilia Life Cycle from NASA's experiments with the flies in space. And animated here.
8. Click here for the Drosophilia Chromosome Map.
9. Click here for Virtual Fly Lab - phenotype mating of flies.
10. Click here for the Fruit Fly video Game :)