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Due:

Blood Type Pedigree Mystery

IF YOU ARE COMPLETELY DONE WITH ALL COURSE REQUIREMENTS
  1. Get Blood Type Pedigree Mystery packet
  2. Use the PowerPoints below to learn about
    1. Incomplete Patterns of Heredity
    2. Pedigrees (you already have these notes

Due:

5/2-5/3 Food Chains, Food Webs, Trophic Levels

Goals:
  1. Food Chains, Food Webs and Trophic Level Notes
  2. Review criteria for Chemistry of life (See Resources for Everyone under "Present Short-term Action Plan")
  3. Take Matter and Energy PFA
  4. Work on Chemistry of Life project

Due:

04/27-04/28 Food Chains, Food Webs and Trophic Levels

Goals:
  1. Checkpoint 5
  2. Start Chemistry of Life project

Due:

04/25-04/26

Goals:
  1. Producers, Consumers and Decomposer PPT
  2. Checkpoint 4

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4/21-4/22 Carbon Cycle

Goals:
  1. Carbon Cycle PowerPoint
  2. Finish Checkpoint 2
  3. Finish Checkpoint 3

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04/18-04/19 Spheres

Goals:
  1. Biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and geosphere PPT
  2. Checkpoint 2- Biochemical Cycle
    1. Take notes on different cycles
    2. Take Quiz
  3. Checkpoint 3- Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

Due:

04/11-04/12 YERT (Checkpoint 1)

Goals:
  1. Take Matter and Energy in Ecosystems diagnostic
  2. Start Checkpoint 1- YERT questions

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3/31-04/01 Photosynthesis

Goals:
  1. Photosynthesis Notes
  2. Work on Photosynthesis lab

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Photosynthesis Lab

Goals:
  1. Take diagnostic for Photosynthesis vs. Cellular Respiration PFA
  2. Start Photosynthesis Lab

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03/07/22-03/18/22 Diagnose the Patient

Goals:
  1. Protein synthesis
  2. Diagnose the Patient Project
  3. Clean up anything that need to be finished/fixed
QUARTER ENDS MARCH 18TH!

Due:

3/3-3/4 Mutations

Goals:
  1. Mutation Notes
  2. Checkpoint 7
  3. Checkpoint 8

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02/28 & 3/01- Proteins

Goals:
  1. Take notes on Proteins
  2. Checkpoint 6
  3. Checkpoint 7
  4. Review project requirements
  5. Pick  a genetic disease

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02/24-02/25 Pedigrees

Goals:
  1. Pedigree Notes
  2. Checkpoint 3-  The Case History
  3. Checkpoint 4- Family History

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02/16-02/17 Translation

Goals:
  1. Translation Notes
  2. Protein Scavenger Hunt

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2/14-2/15 Transcription

Goals:
  1. Take Protein Synthesis Diagnostic
  2. Transcription Notes
  3. Assignment
    1. Page 7
    2. Page 12- ONLY TRANSLATE mRNA (we'll do amino acids next class)

Due:

02/10- 02/12 DNA Replication

Goals
  1. DNA Replication Notes
  2. Finish Mitosis Lab LAST CHANCE TO GET ON A MICROSCOPE!
  3. Strawberry DNA lab (ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE ALL CAUGHT UP!)
    1. Strawberry Lab demo
    2. Lab questions video

Due:

02/07-02/08

Goals
  1. Take RNA notes
  2. Finish DNA model
  3. Complete DNA worksheet
 

Due:

02/02/22 Levels of Organism and Structure of DNA

Goals
  1. Take Structure of DNA and RNA Diagnostic
  2. Take notes on Organization of Organisms
  3. Take notes on Structure of DNA
  4. Begin DNA model

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Mitosis Review

Goals:
-Understand what the phases of mitosis look like under a microscope
-Prepare through practice and then start the final product lab

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cell lab

Goals:
complete checkpoint 1 and 2 for diagnose the patient

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Regulation and microscope notes

Goals
-Take differentiation and regulation notes
-Take intro to microscope notes
- Start working with microscopes

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Mitosis PowerPoint Notes

Goals
-Notes
-Cell cycle worksheet
-Mitosis phases worksheet
-Mitosis flipbook

Due:

Cell Cycle PowerPoint Notes 1/6 - 1/7

Objectives of today
  1. Gallery Walk
  2. Diagnostic for Cells, Stability and Change PFA
  3. Cell Cycle PPT notes

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Persuasive Advertisement

Goals:
 
1. Use evidence to persuade others of your stance for gene alteration
 
2. Provide an eye catching flyer on poster board or digitally

Due:

Philosophical Chairs 12/16- 12/17

Goals:
 
1. Show understanding of mutations 
 
2. Make valid arguments relating to gene alteration using evidence
 
3. Participate in our class discussion

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Mutations notes and pre-work 12/9-12/10

Goals:
 
1. Mutations notes
 
2. Start pre-work using checkpoint 6 research

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12/7 & 12/8 Project Info and Research

Goals:
 
  1. Project launch notes
  2. Checkpoint 6- Research

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11/29 & 11/30 Stages of Meiosis

Goals:
  1. Take notes on Stages of Meiosis
  2. Checkpoint 5- Haploid/Diploid worksheet

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11/22 & 11/23

Goals:
  1. Dihybrid Worksheet
  2. Meiosis Notes (Slides 1-11)
Clean-up
  1. Finish Popsicle babies
  2. Take a PFA

Due:

11/18 & 11/19- Dihybrid Crosses and Popsicle Babies

Goals:
  1. Take Dihybrid notes
  2. Checkpoint 2 (Dihybrid Worksheet)
  3. Checkpoint 3 (Popsicle Babies)

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11/15 & 11/16 Mendel's 3 Laws of Inheritance

Goals:
  1. Take Mendelian Genetic and Monohybrid Cross Notes
  2. Monohybrid Crosses Worksheet

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11/10 & 11/08 GATTACA Con't

Goals:
  1. Finish movie and Checkpoint 1 (GATTACA questions)
NOTEBOOK CHECKS

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11/8 & 11/09 GATTACA

Goals
  1. Take Genetic and Heredity Diagnostic
  2. GATTACA Movie and questions
NOTEBOOK CHECKS

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11/04 & 11/05 Quick Write

Goals:
  1. Checkpoint 5- Critique Wolf Article
  2. Final Product- Quick Write

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11/01 & 11/02 Critiquing an article

Goals:
  1. Critique an article PPT/ Critique Sunlight Article
  2. Critique Wolf Article
  3. Start Quick Write

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10/27 & 10/28 Succession Notes

Goals:
  1. Take notes on Succession PPT (slides 1-13)
  2. Take Patterns of Evolution PFA

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10/25 & 10/26 Competition and Symbiosis

Goals
  1. Relationships PPT (slides 6-13)
  2. Fix Checkpoint 2
  3. Finish Checkpoint 3

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10/21 & 10/22 Predation Notes and Activity

Goals
  1. Take notes on Relationship PPT (slides 1-5)
  2. Predation Activity

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10/18 & 10/19 Population Growth Patterns

Goals
  1. Take notes on Population Growth Patterns
  2. Checkpoint 2- Stop the Spread and Population Ecology

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10/14/21 Lab Stations Con't

Goals
  1. Finish Lab Stations
    1. Started last class
    2. Checkpoint 1 of Ecosystem Interactions
  2. Have a great weekend

Due:

10/11 & 10/12

Goals
  1. Mechanisms of Microevolution notes
  2. Evolution Station Lab
REMEMBER QUARTER ENDS THIS THURSDAY!!!

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10/07 &10/08 Patterns of Evolution and Adaptation Reflection

Goals
  1. Take notes on Patterns of Evolution (slides 7-15)
  2. Finish Adaptation Reflection (Due Friday)

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10/04 & 10/5 Patterns of Evolution and Reflection

Goals
  1. Take diagnostic for Patterns of Evolution
  2. Take notes on Patterns of Evolution (slides 1-6)
  3. Begin Reflection (second final product for project-Due 10/08)
  4. Finish/fix Adaptation essay

Due:

Finish Essay

Goals
  1. Finish Adaptation Essay
  2. Have a classmate proof read
This should be a quiet work day.
DUE FRIDAY! 
Grades will be updated Friday.

Due:

Project Work Day

Goal
  1. Finish or fix Checkpoints 2 and 5 (should already be finished)
  2. Start Adaptation Essay (Final draft is due Friday)
  3. Pass PFA (will turn red after Wednesday)
THIS IS A WORK DAY.  YOU SHOULD BE WORKING QUIETLY
 
I will be doing Notebook checks while you are working.
Grades will be updated in PowerSchool on Friday.  I will be using this information to sign any athletic slips.
 

Due:

Checkpoint 5

Goal
  1. Complete Checkpoint 5 today
  2. Pass PFA

Due:

Evolutionary Arms Race

Goals
  1. Checkpoint 4
    1. Watch Evolutionary Arms movie (in Summit under Checkpoint 4)
    2. Answer questions in Checkpoint 4 and submit for feedback

Due:

Graph and analysis of adaptation lab

Goals
  1. Take notes on How to graph
  2. Graph data from lab
  3. Answer analysis questions
  4. Take PFA or pass diagnostic for Evidence of Evolution and Natural Selection
    1. You may use your notes

Due:

09/13-09/14 Adaption Lab

Goals
  1. Complete the tasks for the lab
  2. Answer the lab questions
  3. Fix checkpoints 1 and 2 if they aren't green
This lab is Checkpoint 3 for your "How do I survive?" project. This will need to be made up during mentoring this week if you are gone.

Due:

09/09-09/10 Natural selection and Checkpoint 2

Goals
  1. Take notes on Natural Selection PPT (slides 1-9)
  2. Choose an animal to do research paper on evolution
  3. Checkpoint 2
****We will be going over the criteria for your research essay.  You can find this information in Summit under the project, "How do you survive?"
Click on Research Essay>Resources For Everyone>Research Essay Checklist.

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09/07-09/08 Evidence of Evolution and Checkpoint 1 con't

Goals
  1. Take notes on Evidence of Evolution PPT slides 7-12 (see PPT below)
  2. Review, summarize, etc. notes
  3. Finish Checkpoint 1 for "How Do I Survive?"

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9/2-9/3 Evidence of Evolution (objective 2) and Checkpoint 1 (How do you survive)?

Goals:
  • Take notes on slides 1-6 of Evidence of Evolution PPT (see PPT below)
    • Take Window Notes on the video on slide 2
    • Take Cornell Notes on the other slides
  • Begin Checkpoint 1 of How do you survive?
 
 

Due:

8/30-8-31 Review notes/Summit

Review Notes 
  1. After class (the A in STAR note taking)
    1. Review notes to make sure they are understandable
    2. Write a summary for notes
    3. Highlight vocab and main ideas
    4. Write 3 questions on the left side that you can use to quiz yourself over your notes
    5. Update Table of Contents
Summit
  1. Take diagnostic for "Evidence of evolution and natural selection" PFA
  2. Do the planning part on How to complete a Focus Area
    1. Click on How to complete a Focus Area under Introduction Materials on the PFA
 

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8/26-8/27 Marking the text

  1. Take notes from the Marking the Text PPT
  2. Print out the "How did dark deer mice get lighter over time?"
    1. Using your Mark the Text notes, annotate the article (print out article)
  3. Take Cornell Notes from annotated article (may need to get from classmate)

Due:

8/23-8/24 Interactive Notebook and Cornell Notes

The essential tool of success in this class will be your Interactive Notebook.
 
SET UP YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
  1. Set up Interactive Notebook (see INB PPT below)
  2. Learned to take Cornell notes (see STAR Notetaking PPT below)