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

Week 17&18 : 1/22-1/31 Review and Semester Finals

Tuesday: Go over quiz. Sec. 13-3 reading Guide. Homework: Q 1-8 p. 310
Wednesday: Final discussion and video clips about 13.3. Preview Ch. 14. Start Review.
Friday- Tuesday: Continue Review
Wednesday 1/30: Final (per 2, 3)
Thursday 1/31: Final (per 4)

The final will be heavily weighted toward the final unit on genetics, meiosis and DNA, but will sample from the entire semester.

Week 16, DNA Jan. 14 - 18

Goals
1. Describe the parts and structure of DNA.
2. Know the base pairing rule for DNA.
3. Describe how DNA replication occurs.
4. Know the parts and structure of RNA.

Activities:
Monday: Lecture on section 13.1. Homework: Read sec 13.1 Answer Questions 1-7 on p. 299.
Tuesday:Sec 13.2 and the beginning of sec 13.3. Homework: Read up to p. 306. Answer questions 1-5 on p. 303.
Wednesday: Build paper model of section of DNA.
Friday: Finish model. Review. Quiz

Notebook Contents:
1. Question 1-7, p. 299
2. Questions 1-5, p. 303
3. DNA model and Key.

Week 15 Genetics: Jan. 7 - 11

Goals:
1. Know and use properly the terms trait, gene, allele, dominant, recessive, genotype, phenotype, homozygous, and heterozygous.
2. Use punnet squares to predict the results of a genetic cross.
3. Describe exceptions to Mendel's laws such as incomplete dominance, co dominance, linked genes and polygenic inheritance.

Activities:
Monday: Review punnet squares. Make Chromosome pairs for face activity. Homework: Read 282-284, answer questions on handout. Due Wednesday.
Tuesday: Mate gametes for Face Activity.
Wednesday: Go over homework. Practice punnet squares. Work on birth announcements. Homework: Draw face from class results.
Friday: Compare and post drawings. Review and quiz.

Notebook:
1.Warm Up/Homework Handout
2.Punnet square Practice
Most notebook credit will come from the face activity.

Extra Credit: On Thursday during tutorial/conference period there will be an opportunity to do an extra credit activity on pedigrees.

Week 14 genetics, Dec. 17-21

Goals:
1. Know and use properly the terms trait, gene, allele, dominant, recessive, genotype, phenotype, homozygous, and heterozygous.
2. Use punnet squares to predict the results of a genetic cross.
3. Use pedigrees to determine if alleles are dominant or recessive.

Activities:
Monday: Introduce vocabulary in chapter 12. Homework: Read 267-275, Answer questions 2,3,4,6,7 on p. 275.
Tuesday: Work with Punnet Squares. Start worksheet on Punnet Squares: Genetics Worksheet. Homework: Read 276-281, Questions 1, 2, 5 on p. 281.
Wednesday: Lab: Probability and Mendelian Genetics. Continue Genetics Worksheet. Complete both as homework.
Friday: Analyzing pedigrees.

Notebook:
1. Vocab Alert
2. Questions from Book: p.275, numbers 2,3,4,6,7
3. Notes on Punnet Squares
4. Genetics Worksheet
5. Questions from Book: p. 281, numbers 1,2,5
6. Probability and Mendelian Genetics
7. Human Pedigree Genetics