Today Mrs. Heyboer and I did some reteaching with our science students. Kids who need a little extra help with Punnett Squares stayed within the classroom. Other kids went to the IMC for some interactive computer sites dealing with genetics.
TEST: Tuesday March 8th over genetics!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Friday February 18
Today we finished Act. 60 finishing up Analysis questions 1-3. We then started Act. 61 about Punnett Squares. Punnett Squares show how the genes come from both parents and how they are mixed together to give the offspring each specific dominant and recessive genes.
HW: wkst if we don't get finished in class
HW: wkst if we don't get finished in class
Thursday February 17
Today we played a new reading game while we started to read Act. 60 about Gregor Mendel. Gregor Mendel was one of the first pioneer geneticists who studied the characteristics of pea plants. The kids needed to answer 3 stopping to think questions and then we went over them during class.
HW: none
HW: none
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Wednesday February 16
Today we finished activity 59 with some math activities and calculating proportions and ratios for genetics. Kids answered analysis questions 1 and 2 with their group and then we went over them as a class. Analysis question #5 was a question that needed to be turned in by the end of the hour. We then started Act. 60.
HW: none
HW: none
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tuesday Feb. 15
Today we finished activity 58. Kids answered analysis question 1 and then rewrote their challenge question answering why was there an orange pup in our third generation.
We then started act. 59 talking about the probability of the results of flipping coins for tail colors. Kids filled out their notebooks and then the coin flipping charts.
No HW!
We then started act. 59 talking about the probability of the results of flipping coins for tail colors. Kids filled out their notebooks and then the coin flipping charts.
No HW!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Monday February 14
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Today we had a great day having conversations about our weekends! Lots of kids had a lot of fun over the weekend. It is always fun to get to know kids through conversations about their weekends!
Today we started working on how and what genes are transferred from parent to offspring in a simulations of creatures. Kids are pretty knowledgeable with genetics so they caught on pretty quickly. We will continue and finish activity 58 Creature Features tomorrow and start on Act. 59 Gene Combo.
HW: none
Today we had a great day having conversations about our weekends! Lots of kids had a lot of fun over the weekend. It is always fun to get to know kids through conversations about their weekends!
Today we started working on how and what genes are transferred from parent to offspring in a simulations of creatures. Kids are pretty knowledgeable with genetics so they caught on pretty quickly. We will continue and finish activity 58 Creature Features tomorrow and start on Act. 59 Gene Combo.
HW: none
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Thursday February 10
Today we started an activity about Asexual and Sexual reproduction and how genes get transferred from parent to offspring.
HW: Notebook quiz over Act. 54-57 on Friday.
HW: Notebook quiz over Act. 54-57 on Friday.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Tuesday Feb. 8
Today we started our presentations for our genetic disorder brochures. We learned a lot of information on many different disorders. We will present the remainder of our disorders during class on Wednesday and then on to the next activity.
HW: finish brochure if it isn't already
HW: finish brochure if it isn't already
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