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Transpiration lab readings final day
Stomatal peel procedure
Trifold due on Tuesday
Complete Chapter 28
Complete Chapter 28
Complete Lab review
Math Review
Animal Behavior lab due tonight submitted via Google Classroom by 9 pm
Ecology Unit test next Wednesday (May 1)
Chapter 28 summary
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AP Lab Review: see lab Manual
Transpiration lab readings
Ecology Exam Wednesday May 1
Animal Behavior lab due Wednesday; submission via Google Classroom assignment
Transpiration lab readings day 2
Chapter 28 summary
Review Animal Behavior lab: see “Fruit Fly Behavior” and “Sac Zoo AP Biology Lab”; how do these lab relate to what you have learned so far about animal behavior
Students that choose to not visit the Zoo will modify the “Fruit Fly Behavior” lab by either collecting Fruit Flies or Pill Bugs (Rolly Pollies) and create a PPT presentation similar to the trifold
Regardless of choice, individual students will create a PPT for their presentation. PPT due Wednesday
Set-up Transpiration Lab; group trifold due Tuesday April 30th
Plickers
Complete Chapter 43
Return assignments
Travel opportunity
Plickers
Career Day presentation: Genetic Counselling
Speakers: Debra Deubler-Hoig and Tina Bartell
Complete Chapter 39
Begin Chapter 43 summary (last chapter for AP exam)
Chapter 39 summary
Discuss Animal Behavior lab
Complete Chapter 41 Summary
Preview Animal Behavior lab
Thursday is last day to sign-up for the Zoo trip this Saturday
Must arrive by 9 am (our entry time). If you arrive late your spot will be forfeited and you’ll have to pay gate price for entry
Read Chapter 39 (Animal Behavior section 39.3-39.6, inclusive)
Continue Chapter 41 Summary
Complete Chapter 40 summary
AP Classroom
Chapter 41 Summary
Predator prey lab; due today
Complete Chapter 40
Predator prey lab; due tomorrow
Complete Chapter 42
Begin Chapter 40
Compete Chapter 42
Begin Chapter 40 summary: Populations
BLAST Lab quiz
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Complete Evolution examples
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BLAST lab quiz on Wednesday; know: how to interpret a BLAST query, how to construct a cladogram given morphological or gene data, how to read a cladogram or table
Evolution examples
Natural Selection exam
Submit Objectives journal
Complete Chapter 21
Chapter 24 & 25 summary
BLAST Lab submission due tomorrow as a Microsoft Word™ document; must be submitted to Google Classroom
Plickers
Natural Selection unit test is tomorrow
BLAST lab day 2; due Friday by 7 pm submitted via Google classroom
Submission must follow the guidelines in the lab manual and Google Classroom
Include snapshots in Word document
Hardy-Weinberg Problem set due
BLAST lab day 1; due Friday by 7 pm submitted via e-mail
Submission must follow the guidelines in the lab manual and Google Classroom
Include photos in Word document
Review Hardy Weinberg formula
Hardy Weinberg problem set; due tomorrow
Hardy Weinberg lab quiz
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Hardy-Weinberg Problem set due Tuesday; examples
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Hardy-Weinberg Lab due tomorrow Google Classroom
Hardy-Weinberg Lab quiz on Monday; know: 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.), HW problems
Begin Chapter 21
Complete Chapter 20 summary
Hardy-Weinberg lab due Saturday by 7; submit via assignment posting in Google Classroom
Hardy-Weinberg Problem set; due Tuesday; solve problems on a separate piece of lined paper or on back of problem set
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AP Lab: Hardy-Weinberg lab using Excel; last day to work in-class; lab must be submitted via email by 7 pm Saturday
Use the Hardy-Weinberg lab in the lab folder section of the website for guidance
Your work must be saved on an external source and cannot remain on the computer itself
AP Lab: Hardy-Weinberg lab using Excel
Use the Hardy-Weinberg lab in the lab folder section of the website for guidance
Your work must be saved on an external source and cannot remain on the computer itself
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Hardy Weinberg lab tomorrow; bring a flash drive or your computer with Excel (any full version); you will be submitting your final version for assessment
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Review Electrophoresis results from lab
Complete Chapter 22
Complete Chapter 18
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Electrophoresis lab quiz
Complete Chapter 19 (period 2)
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Gel Electrophoresis spot test tomorrow; know: properties of DNA relevant to this lab, purpose of the gel and buffer solution
Complete Chapter 19 summary
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Review videos from year
(SAT testing for juniors)
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Electrophoresis lab preview
Transformation spot test
Electrophoresis sign-ups
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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
Begin Chapter 19 summary
Gene expression and regulation exam: 50 multiple choice questions
Complete Chapter 14 summary
Begin Chapter 18 summary
Tutoring after school: 3:35-4:35
Gene Expression and Regulation exam tomorrow; multiple choice format only
Complete Chapter 16
Complete Chapter 14
Molecular Genetics Vocabulary quiz #2
Complete Chapter 13
Begin Chapter 16
The student can justify the claim that humans can manipulate heritable information by identifying at least two commonly used technologies.
Explain the connection between the regulation of gene expression and phenotypic differences in cells and organisms.
Explain the use of genetic engineering techniques in analyzing or manipulating DNA.
Continue Chapter 15 summary for eukaryotic gene expression; due today
Review Chapter 13 summary (13.2 and 13.1 have already been covered)
Read Chapter 16 content
Molecular Genetics vocabulary quiz #2 is tomorrow; word list in Google Classroom
Complete Chapter 15
Complete Chapter 13
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Molecular Genetics vocabulary quiz #2 is on Thursday; word list in Google Classroom
Continue Chapter 15 summary
Submit Bacteria lab
Bacteria Lab quiz
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Complete Bacteria lab; due tomorrow; bacteria lab quiz tomorrow; know: bacteria structure and function, growth types, cell wall composition
Gram stains and peptidoglycan
Prelab for Transformation lab
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Complete Chapter 24
Bacteria Lab; due Thursday; post lab quiz on Thursday; know:
Structure and function of bacterial parts
Growth forms of the bacteria
Killer Virus video; submit answers to questions
Complete Chapter 24
Submit reading guide
Prepare for Bacteria lab next week; drawing guidelines
Molecular genetics vocabulary quiz
Discuss “The Hot Zone” book/limited series
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Complete Chapter 17 (Chapter 19 in class set); review lytic and lysogenic cycles, prions, viroids
Review Chapter 4: compare and contrast prokaryote and eukaryote cells
DNA discovery timeline due; at least 11 discoveries should be represented
Chapter 14 reading guide; due Friday
Complete Transcription and Translation
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Molecular Genetics vocabulary quiz this Thursday; word list is posted in Resources folder in Google Classroom
DNA discovery timeline due; at least 11 discoveries should be represented
Continue Chapter 14 summary
Chapter 14 reading guide; due Friday
Begin Chapter 17
Molecular Genetics vocabulary quiz this Thursday; word list is posted in Resources folder in Google Classroom
Chapter 14 summary
Create a historical timeline for the discovery of DNA (starting with T.H. Morgan and ending with Meselson and Stahl); due Monday Feb. 5
Complete Chapter 13
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Create a historical timeline for the discovery of DNA (starting with T.H. Morgan and ending with Meselson and Stahl); due Monday Feb. 5
Review Final exam
Semester 2 timeline
Discuss upcoming labs
Begin Chapter 13 summary