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Complete review of unit objectives
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Natural Selection unit test is Monday
Video: Sickle cell disease (13 min); during the video, take note of the significance of the symptoms, how it is passed from parent to offspring, and what is the genetic nature of the disease
Video: Greatest Discoveries in Evolution; on a separate piece of paper, write down the discovery, who made it, and what the significance is to the theory of evolution
Complete Chapter 25
Review Gene Expression mc
Review Course Description objectives and Illustrative Examples
Natural Selection unit exam on Monday March 16th
Natural Selection Vocabulary quiz
Continue Chapter 25 summary
FRQ practice: Cladograms
Complete Chapter 21
Natural Selection vocabulary quiz tomorrow; word list is in Google Classroom
FRQ practice: Cladogram
Begin Chapter 25
Continue Chapter 21
FRQ practice
AP Classroom is available
Google Classroom survey
Complete Chapter 20
Natural Selection vocabulary quiz on Tuesday; word list is in Google classroom
Begin Chapter 21
Hardy-Weinberg lab quiz
Begin Chapter 20
Hardy-Weinberg lab due tonight by 7 pm
Hardy-Weinberg problem set due tomorrow
Hardy Weinberg lab due today by 7 pm in Google Classroom: follow instructions in lab manual posted on the wcscience password protected part of the website
Hardy-Weinberg lab quiz tomorrow
Begin Chapter 24
Hardy-Weinberg problem set due Thursday
Hardy Weinberg Lab due Wednesday by 7 pm in Google Classroom
Hardy-Weinberg Lab quiz on Wednesday; know: functions of commands used in Excel (e.g.s IF, SUM, RAND, CONCATENTATE, etc.), definitions (e.g.s allele frequency, concatenate, null hypothesis, etc.)
Hardy Weinberg problem set; due Thursday
BLAST Lab quiz; be sure to record version number to ensure proper credit
Continue Chapter 23 summary
Begin Hardy Weinberg lab: follow instructions in lab manual posted on the wcscience password protected part of the website
Hardy-Weinberg Lab quiz on Wednesday; know: functions of commands used in Excel (e.g.s IF, SUM, RAND, CONCATENTATE, etc.), definitions (e.g.s allele frequency, concatenate, null hypothesis, etc.)
Complete Chapter 22 summary
Begin Chapter 23 summary
BLAST lab due tomorrow by 7 pm submitted via Google Classroom
BLAST Lab quiz tomorrow; know: how to interpret a BLAST query, how to construct a cladogram given morphological or gene data, how to read a cladogram or table
Complete Chapter 18
Begin Chapter 22
BLAST Lab quiz on Friday; know: how to interpret a BLAST query, how to construct a cladogram given morphological or gene data, how to read a cladogram or table
Continue work on BLAST lab (last day for class time)
BLAST lab day 2; due Tuesday by 7 pm submitted via Google classroom
Submission must follow the guidelines in the lab manual and Google Classroom
Include snapshots in Word document
Complete Chapter 19
Complete Chapter 19
BLAST lab day 1; due Friday by 7 pm submitted via Google Classroom
Submission must follow the guidelines in the lab manual and on the wcscience website
Include photos in Word document
Gene expression and regulation exam: 45 multiple choice questions
Complete Chapter 19 summary
Evidence for evolution
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Gene expression and regulation exam tomorrow: 45 multiple choice questions
Complete Chapter 19 summary
Evidence for evolution
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Gene expression and regulation exam Friday: 45 multiple choice questions
Tutoring today after school 3:35-4:35
Greatest Discoveries in Genetics; while viewing video, write down the discover, who made it, and what was its contribution to genetics
Correct FRQ from Friday
Electrophoresis lab quiz
Complete Chapter 18
Complete Chapter 14
Gene Expression and Regulation exam Friday February 20th
Gel Electrophoresis lab test tomorrow; know: properties of DNA relevant to this lab, purpose of the gel and buffer solution
Continue Chapter 18
Analyze FRQ
Practice FRQ
Continue Chapter 16 (edited)
Begin Chapter 18
Complete Chapter 15
Begin Chapter 16 (edited)
Killer Virus video; submit answers to questions
The student is able to construct an explanation of how viruses introduce genetic variation in host organisms.
Complete Bacteria Lab; submit
Continue Chapter 15
Complete Chapter 13
Begin Chapter 15
Continue Bacteria lab; remember drawing guidelines
Molecular genetics vocabulary quiz
Continue Chapter 24 summary
Begin Bacteria Lab
Complete Chapter 17 (Chapter 19 in class set); review lytic and lysogenic cycles, prions, viroids
Virus demo
Review Chapter 4: compare and contrast prokaryote and eukaryote cells
Begin Chapter 24
Transformation lab quiz
Continue Chapter 14 summary
Begin Chapter 17
Molecular Genetics vocabulary quiz Monday February 2nd; word list is posted in Resources folder in Google Classroom
Transformation lab Day 2; check plates and see if they have transformed using UV lights
Transformation lab quiz tomorrow; Know: function of plasmids, definitions, results from lab, evidence that supports the results, materials from lab
Chapter 14 summary
Submit your hardcopy of the historical timeline for the discovery of DNA
Transformation lab Day 1
Complete Chapter 13
Begin Chapter 14
Create a historical timeline for the discovery of DNA (starting with T.H. Morgan and ending with Meselson and Stahl); due tomorrow; submission must be typed and printed
Continue Chapter 13
Create a historical timeline for the discovery of DNA (starting with T.H. Morgan and ending with Meselson and Stahl); due Tuesday January 27th
Chapter 13 summary
Create a historical timeline for the discovery of DNA (starting with T.H. Morgan and ending with Meselson and Stahl); due Tuesday January 27th
Semester 2 timeline
Discuss upcoming labs
Begin Chapter 13 summary
Semester 1 Lab final
Review Final exam
FRQ
MC
Second Semester course outline