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Dear Parents,
Your sons and/or daughters are learning about Genetics: The Science of Heredity. Some questions that they should be able to answer are listed below.
Section 1
1. What were the results of Mendel's experiments?
2. What controls the inheritence of traits in organ-
isms?
Section 2
1. What is probability and how does it help explain
the results of genetic crosses?
2. What is meant by genotype and phenotype?
3. What is codominance?
Section 3
1. What role do chromosomes play in inheritance?
2. What events occur during meiosis?
3. What is the relationship between chromosomes and
genes?
Section 4
1. What forms the genetic code?
2. How does a cell produce proteins?
3. How can mutations affect an organism?
Assignments: (students should study 30 min. a day)
***All assignments are allowed to be made up if missing. I mention missing work by name atleast 4 out of 5 days a week.***
Assignments
9/25 Ch. 2 Vocab test
9/29 WOW Wednesday
10/1 Ch. 2 Test
10/2 Define Ch. 3 Key Terms (29)
10/5 Draw,color, & label a Plant Cell p.64;
Define cell wall and chloroplast
10/6 Ch.3 Preview video
Turn in WB p. 27-37
Complete WB p. 39-41
10/7 Ch. 3 Jigsaw Activity
10/8 Finish and present Jigsaw
Turn in WB 39-41
10/9 3-1 Vocab test
10/12 Present Jigsaw (cont.)
10/13 Final day of Jigsaw presentations
10/14 Complete 3-1 & 3-2 section assessments
Whole group read aloud 3-3
10/15 Finish reading and discussing 3-3
10/16 Issue Science Fair Packets
Research topics online in Media Center
Discuss log book & project timeline
10/19 Decide on a topic
10/20 Study 3-5 Vocab
Discuss Science Fair Projects (SFP)
10/21 Turn in topic research (lesson 2)
10/22 SFP Questions (lesson 4)
10/26 Hypothesis due today
Reminder: Experiment procedures and materials
list due 10/30
Reminder: complete SFP assignments before they
are due
Reminder: Start experiments as soon as possible
10/27 Complete 3-3, 3-4,3-5 section assessments
WB p. 43-54
Draw & color the cell cycle p. 98, 99
10/28 continue working on previous assignments.
Ch. 3 Test next Wednesday (11/4)
Study the vocab and the main points of section 1
10/29 Discuss lesson 6 (SFP)
Study the vocab & the main points of section 2
10/30 Turn in Project plan
Study the vocab & the main points of section 3
Start experiment this weekend, if you haven't
already started
Experiment should be finished by 11/6
11/2 Ch. 3 Review games
Study the vocab & main points of section 4
11/3 Ch. 3 review games
Study the vocab & main points of section 5
11/4 Ch. 3 Test
Complete WB p. 55-57 (due 11/5)
11/5 T.I. WB p. 55-57
Group reading of 4-1
11/6 Continue reading & discussing 4-1
Make-up work day
Experiment completed
T.I. Lesson 6 & discuss lesson 7
11/9 4-1 Assessment
Make-up work day
Analyze data/draw conclusions (lesson 8)
11/10 WB p. 58-60
Make-up work day
11/12 Progress reports
T.I. WB p. 58-60
11/13 Write Abstract (lesson 9)
11/16 Discuss Abstract (must be on Tri-board), Report,
& Tri-board info
11/17 Read 4-2
complete 4-2 assessment
Discuss S.F. Project
Turn in S.F. Projects
11/18 Discuss 4-2
Begin reading 4-3
Discuss S.F. Projects
Turn in S.F. Projects
11/19 Finish reading 4-3
Complete 4-3 Assessment
Discuss S.F. Projects
Turn in S.F. Projects
11/20 Read 4-4
Turn in projects(doesn't include new students)
New students turn in projects on 12/18
complete 4-4 assessment
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