Genetics

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

1. How do genes contribute to an organism’s survival? 2. Why are genes important in determining hereditary traits? 3. How can a mutation be helpful? 4. Why do I look the way I do? 5. How can I predict what traits will be passed from one generation to another? 6. Why is selective breeding important to me? 7. How is genetic material passed from parents to their offspring? 8. How can our knowledge of genetics be useful?

March 11- What is genetics?

March 13- Start new plants with cuttings.

March 17- Plant reproduction- [|Intro to Flower Parts] Plant dissection today!

March 19- Quizlet vocab to study terms Chapter 3, [|Section 1- Heredity] Have you studied the parts of a flower? Quiz on Monday!!

March 21- Study for the Quiz. Here is another study aid.

March 25- Quiz!!! Our Science experts present!!!



March 27-



April 8- Natural Selection



April 11- You need a hero! The Superhero project.



April 15- ou have time to work on this in class. Students leaving to travel are encouraged to complete the project before leaving. The project is due on Sunday, April 21. You'll have a short multiple choice and short answer quiz on Sunday too. [|2 definitions]

April 28- GMO webquest

Here is an organizer to help you outline your thoughts on Genetically Modified Organisms.

May 8- Complete GMO position and upload to Moodle. Get your e-portfolio ready for Student Led Conferences.

May 12- Is your e-portfolio ready for Student Led Conferences? Issues in Science- Cloning
 * What is cloning? [|CBC news]
 * Try cloning a mouse. [|U of Utah Click and clone]
 * Complete this webquest on cloning. You'll have to use a separate document to answer these questions. [[file:Cloning Webquest.pdf]]
 * Bill Nye Cloning [[file:Bill Nye Video.docx]]

May 14- Keep learning about cloning. Cloning rubric

May 16- Today's the day to write your position statement. Make sure that you check your work with the rubric. Submit your work on Turnitin.com. Recent news articles FYI [|Science News] [|BBC]