Enjoy Your Break!

Ch. 6 DNA Study List!

1.  Play our Kahoot! DNA Review Game from home at   https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/cfaf1a8b-0532-4d0c-9b5c-bb3713092990 

-->  An account is not needed to play.
-->  I believe you will need to open two windows/tabs or have two devices (ex.  laptop and smart phone) to play

2.  Notebook Signature Assignment:  Due by Thursday! If you know you will be absent, it must be turned in prior to Thursday!

Students are to show one item from their notebook to their parent/guardian, explain what it is and what they learned, and have the parent/guardian sign that notebook page.


3.  Ch. 6 Study List   Test Tuesday, 12/15


Protein
Nucleotide
Amino acid
Nitrogenous base
DNA
RNA
Transcription
Replication
Translation
Mutation
Chromosome

Differences between DNA and RNA
Writing complementary DNA strands
Writing RNA strand from DNA
Using RNA to find amino acids
Important discoveries relating to DNA and the scientists who made them
Complementary base pairings

Schedule

Schedule (tentative)     

7^th Science

Tuesday, 12/9 – Building DNA Models Lab

Wednesday, 12/10 – Building RNA Models Lab

Thursday, 12/11 – Building Amino Acids Lab

Friday, 12/12 - Chapter 6 Review

Monday, 12/15 – Lab follow up & iPad Kahoot! Review

Tuesday, 12/16 – DNA (Ch. 6) Test

Thursday, 12/19 – Notebook signatures due by today & toilet paper strength lab

***End of 9 weeks & Winter Break

Pre-AP 7^th Science (4^th period only)

Tuesday, 12/9 – Building DNA Models Lab

Wednesday, 12/10 – Building RNA Models Lab

Thursday, 12/11 – Building Amino Acids Lab

Friday, 12/12 - Chapter 6 Review

Monday, 12/15 – Lab follow up & iPad Kahoot! Review

Tuesday, 12/16 – DNA (Ch. 6) Test
Wednesday, 12/17 - Semester Review

Thursday, 12/19 – Notebook signatures due by today & semester test

***End of 9 weeks & Winter Break

Notebook Quiz Friday!

The next notebook quiz will be Friday, 12/5.  The following are the notebook entries for the applicable time period of 11-17 to 12-4.

11-17 Ch. 5 Concept Map worksheet

11-18 Ch. 5 Section 3 Directed Reading

11-19/11-20 Meiosis Drawing

11-24 Ch. 5 Review

12-1 Ch. 6 Section 1 Directed Reading & Foundations for Discovery Timeline

12-2 DNA Coloring worksheet

12-3 DNA Cracking the Code of Life questions 1-14

Buck Bytes each day 11-17 through 12-4

New Unit - DNA

Monday, we started our new unit on DNA.  This will be Chapter 6 in the textbook, but we will also be using a module developed by HudsonAlpha in Huntsville to help the students have a deeper understanding.

Students will be introduced to the "Miller Family" who will be our "patients" as we learn about how DNA works.

On Thursday, we will be introduced to each member of the Miller family and we will investigate the family's health history. As an extension of this lesson, students will be asked to inquire about their own family health history and we discussed the importance of them taking charge and being aware of their own health. 

Next Monday, we will be extracting DNA from the “patient's” cells and then we will be building DNA molecules using K'nex construction toys.   

The test for this unit is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, December 16. This will be our last unit and last test of the 9 weeks.

***Pre-AP Students – Remember you have a semester test after the DNA test.  It will count as a regular test grade.