Weeks 6-7 Evolution

Goals:

Describe historical influences on Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection.

Describe 4 key factors to evolution by natural selection.      

Give examples and describe characteristics of selective pressures, coevolution, convergent evolution and divergent evolution.

1.         Video scorecard (Your own paper)

2.         Summaries of Readings and Two questions for Diana Gordon   (5th period skips questions for D.G.)

3.         Reading Summaries – Influences on Darwin

4.         The Evolutionary Arms Race  
5.         Lab:  Natural Selection


Flashcards:  http://www.flashcardmachine.com/2500376/6i3p

Bioethics Video Link

Click this link to paste in your video link.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1X8RdCNlgFM6d3nbUflF7cUt9Cm1Iz7laQWhXM41OCxE/viewform

Weeks 3-5

Weekly Goals

 1.  Describe three types of mutations and how they lead to genetic disorders.

2.  Describe several gene manipulation technologies including: DNA sequencing, copying, screening, splicing cloning, stem cell manipulation.

3.  Identify ethical traditions and considerations.

4.  Practice decision making around bioethics dilemmas.

Notebook Contents

1.  GATTACA reflection

2.  Genetic Technologies in GATTACA

3.  Types of DNA Mutations

4.  DNA Technology Survey

5.  Pandemic Flu!

6.  Focus on the Principles

7.  Case Study:  Huntington’s Diease

8.  Case Study: various

9.  6 Question Analysis of Individual Case Study

10. Outbreak – Fingerprinting Virus DNA

 

Links for Genetic Technologies In-Class Activity

Polymerase Chain Reactions –

http://www.dnalc.org/resources/3d/19-polymerase-chain-reaction.html

http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/pcr.html

Gel Electrophoresis

http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/gelelectrophoresis.html

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/gel/

Recombinant DNA/DNA transformations

http://www.dnalc.org/resources/3d/20-mechanism-of-recombination.html

http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/transformation1.html

Cloning –

http://www.dnalc.org/resources/animations/cloning101.html

Semester 2 Weeks 1 and 2

Goals:
1.  Know the structure of DNA and base pairing rules.
2.  Describe the steps of protein synthesis:  transcription and translation.
3. Describe three types of mutations and how they lead to genetic disorders.

Notebook Contents:
1.  DNA Structure
2. Notes/Homework
3. The Genetic Puzzle Part 2
4.  Notes on Protein Synthesis
5.  The mRNA sequence of Normal and Sickling Hemoglobin
6.  Notes on Mutations.

Vocabulary Review Sets

This link will take you to a menu of the five sets of flashcards I've made this semester.

The units are

genetics 

DNA, mitosis and cancer

viruses/immune system and cell review

cell organelles 

Ecology Unit

Weeks 17-18

Goals

1. Understand and give examples of exceptions to Mendel’s rules of dominance and recessiveness: incomplete dominance, polygenic characteristics, codominance, linked traits, sex linked traits, multiple alleles. 2. Review for the final.

Students will complete a project (Make a face) focused on the use of Mendel's rules and their many exceptions, and then review for their final which will be on  Jan 30.  I'll have review material for them early in the previous week.

Notebook Contents

1. Notes on exceptions to dominance
2. Read 282-284 answer questions p284 1,4,6Homework
3. Make a face reflection --homework
4. Semester Unit Review