The Week of 3/20-3/24

• Mon 3/20:  Overview of Replication, Transcription, Translation.  The semi-conservative nature of DNA.  The process of DNA replication.  DBQ's done in notebook:  pp. 113-114, 344-345, Activity on 348, DBQ on 349.  Read 7.1 and Watch Replication simulation (link on website) for Wednesday.
• Wed 3/22:  Finish DBQ's.  Simulate Replication at your tables.  Process of transcription, including the modification that occurs.   Nucleosomes and gene control.  Read 7.2.
• Fri 3/24:  Video on Epigenetics.  More on control of genetic expression.  Start Translation?  Read 7.3 over Spring Break.

The Weeks of 3/6-3/17

• Mon 3/6:  Questions on genetics problems so far?  How to do a dihybrid cross:  see pp. 446-447 in book.  Now work on all of the problems (except #12).  Get problems checked off.  Do disease posters.  Read and linked genes pp. 448-453 and do problems on pp. 452-453.
• Wed 3/8:  Present disease posters.  Linked genes and how to identify recombinants.  Polygenic inheritance, including environmental influence.  Introduce chi-squared test.
• Fri 3/10:  Making flowers w/ cards and using the chi-squared test.  Video selections on epigenetics.  Review for Genetics Test to be taken next Thursday 3/16.
• Tues 3/14:  Science OAKS test and Kahoot Review for Genetics Test.
• Thurs 3/16:  Genetics Test and start Replication.  Read 2.7 in text.

I've decided to remove the epigenetics from this unit and add it on in the next when we cover transcription because it is in controlling transcription that epigenetics does its thing.