My New Grading Program

This semester I will be using the grading software that is a part of the software that the district uses for attendance and grade reporting. You will still be able to check grades on-line and may be able to view grades for several classes at the same site: such as Mr. William's grades. To access the grades and all of the attendance and demographics information on the site, you will need to get your username and password from the office at Grant. It will only be issued to the parent or guardian and, I assume, only with identification. More and more teachers at Grant are beginning to use this grading program and although it may be a nuisance to get the id codes, in the long run, it will make staying up to date with your child's grades much easier. Here is a link to the web site http://parent.pps.k12.or.us/

Week 4: Feb.25-29 - Evolution

Goals:
1. List key steps in evolution by natural selection
2. Name strengths an dweaknesses of Darwin's original theory
3. Summarize Darwin's evidence and background that led him to his theory
4. Contrast Darwin's theory of evolution with Lamarck's theory of evolution
5. List and contrast important processes in microevolution with macroevolution.

Monday (2/25): Discuss Darwin's life and accomplishments. Homework: Read 375-385. Answer questions: p.379, Q 1-5 and p. 385 Q 1-3, 5.
Tuesday (2/26): Lecture section 16-3. Homework: Read p 386-389, answer questions p. 389 Q 1-2.
Wednesday (2/27): Lab: Natural Selection simulation.
Friday (2/29): Review and quiz

Notebook:
1. Moth Lab
2. Evolution by natural selection notes
3. Book Questions p. 379, Q1-5; p. 385, Q 1-3, 5; p. 389, Q 1-2.
4. Natural Selection Lab: Data table and questions.

Semester 2, Weeks 1 & 2 : Feb 4 - 15

Unit 4 - Gene Technology and Bioethics (2.5 weeks)

Goals:
1. Describe some of the basic tools, processes and outcomes of modern gene technologies, including cloning, stem cell techniques, DNA sequencing, restriction enzymes, gene recombination and electrophoresis.
2. Describe some of the ethical issues involved in the use of gene technologies.
3. Practice decision making around bioethic issues.

We won't have a quiz or unit test on this unit, but students will do a final writing project in the form of a "letter to the editor".

Monday 2/4: Video and Notes, overview of Human Genome project. Homework: Read sec. 15.1, answer questions 1-3
Tuesday 2/5: Video and Notes. Homework: Read sec. 15.2, answer questions 1-5
Wednesday 2/6: Groupwork on ethics puzzles.
Friday 2/8: Finish Ethics activity
Monday 2/11: (Substitute) Reading Worksheets for section 15.3
Tuesday 2/12: Start Movie GATTACA
Wednesday 2/13: Finish GATTACA, discuss and work on analysis sheet. Homework: Finish analysis sheet
Friday 2/15: (substitute) Consider ethical case studies. Complete decision making model worksheet. Start draft of letter to editor. Turn in Notebook. Final Letter will be due 2/22

Notebook Contents
1. Book Questions p.348 1-3, p. 354 1-5
2. Decision Making Model Worksheet - Down Syndrome
3. Reading Worksheets sec. 15.3
4. Film Analysis notes
5. Decision Making Model Worksheet
6. Draft of Letter