Now Until the End of the Year

• Tues 5/14:  Notes on Translocation.  Measure your transpiration lab data and complete the Transpiration Activities worksheet.  Do DBQ on p. 418 in your notebook.  Read 9.3
• Thurs 5/16:  Turn in Transpiration Activities hand out.  Notes on Plant Growth and tropisms.  Finish 418 DBQ and get it checked off today or next Monday.
• Mon 5/20:  Finish plant growth and start Flowering.   Hand-out Partner Data Processing and Analysis.  Read 9.4.
• Wed 5/22:  Flower Dissection.  Wrap up the unit.  Plant Video.
• Fri 5/24:  Finish Plant Video if necessary and play Kahoot for Plant Test next Wed 5/29.  Work on Partner Data-Processing, due next Friday 5/31.
• Wed 5/29:  Plant Test.  Work on partner data-processing.
• Fri 5/31:  Submit partner data-processing.  Review for the Final Exam.
• Tues 6/4:  Review for Final Exam.  Play Kahoot.
• Thurs 6/6:  Review for Final Exam.  Last day to turn in late work and/or Extra Credit.
• Mon 6/10:  Finals periods 1,2, 4
• Tues 6/11:  Finals periods 5,6,8
• Wed 6/12:  Finals period 3,7 

May Update

These are the activities that we did and will be doing in the next week or so:

• Mon 4/22:  Part I of DNA Fingerprinting Lab.  Notes on Genetic modification will we wait for samples to incubate.
• Wed 4/24:  Part II of DNA Fingerprinting Lab.  Load the samples into the gel!  Work on 194-195 DBQ and list Benefits and Risks of GMO crops while we wait.  Final Enzyme Lab due through turnitin.com
• Fri 4/26:  View the gels!  Process the data by measuring the bands on your screen with a ruler and recording the results.  Notes on Cloning.  Work on DNA Fingerprinting write-up, due Monday 5/6 through turnitin.com
• Tues 4/30:  Overview of Biotech and Enzyme Unit.  Kahoot review.  Time to work on DNA Fingerprinting Lab.
• Thurs 5/2:  Biotech and Enzyme Test.  Pick up Leaf Worksheet when you are done and do it.  Read 9.1 on Transport in the Xylem of Plants.
• Mon 5/6:    Notes on transport in plants.  Start seed germination.
• Wed 5/8:  No School.
• Fri 5/10:  DNA Fingerprinting Lab due by 4:00 pm through turnitin.com.  More on transpiration, including how to use potometers.  Plant your seeds!  Read 9.2 on Transport in the Phloem of plants.