Another Snow Day!

Woah! Enjoy the second snow day, and stay safe! We will take the unit 5 test tomorrow instead. If we wait until after spring break the material will be much more difficult to remember!

I'll still be available via email if anyone has questions. We will see you all tomorrow, have a great day!

Snow Day

Enjoy your snow day, but also take some time to study for the test tomorrow! Review the Unit 5 Review Post from yesterday for a comprehensive review text of ALL the content we learned for Genetics. In addition, the answer keys to the worksheets are below.

Mitosis and Meiosis
Punnett Squares
Asexual VS Sexual Reproduction

I will be online and on my email all day, so please email me at raechel_barnes@dpsk12.org with absolutely any questions you have about the test tomorrow OR the Genes vs Environment CER. Or anything else!

Stay warm :)

Unit 5 Review

Hi all!

We are wrapping up the current unit on genetics and we are taking the unit 5 test on Thursday.  I wrote up everything you need to know to be successful in a unit 5 textbook.

You can view the review text here and you can ask Ms. Barnes or I to print you a copy if you would like one.

Good luck!

CU Boulder Survey

Hi all, please complete this survey here when told to do so in class today.  Thanks!

5.24 Review Day 1

The Unit 5 Genetics Test is coming up fast! We will be reviewing Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week before actually taking the test on Thursday. In class today we worked on some of the practice test problems in our family groups. We will be going over parts of the test tomorrow and Wednesday. Below is a blank copy of the practice test. On the last page is a copy of the answer key!


Practice Test

We also learned about getting into colleges and how to pay for colleges from a college advisor! Amanda Parker from CU Boulder visited each class to discuss what you need in order to get into the college you want.  

5.23 Project Day 5

We wrapped up class-time spent on the genes vs the environment project today. The CER and your completely stamped rubric is due Monday, March 21st a the start of your class period. The CER can be typed or handwritten on a piece of notebook paper.

If you have absolutely any questions during the weekend or if you would like to send me your typed CER, please email me at raechel_barnes@dpsk12.org.

Have a great weekend!

5.22 Project Day 4

We are almost ready to write the final CER! Today we completed an outline using the evidence collected in our completed note catcher. Below is the outline you need to have complete in order to start the CER tomorrow. You need to have all 5 stamps to check out a chrome book and type out your final CER.

Outline

5.21 Project Day 3

Using our 3 articles, we completed the note catcher that will organize our evidence for tomorrow's outline. Please see the previous post to see the materials.

For the note catcher:

• Make sure you have the title of the article and the MLA citation for each. For example, the citation for the first article would be ("Scientists discover mystery..." page #)
• The main idea is 1-2 sentences summarizing what the article is about.
• Choose three quotes, paraphrases, or specific data from the article to put as your Specific Points. These can be used as your evidence in your CER!

Please email me with absolutely any questions!

Ms. Barnes

5.20 Project Day 2

We continue working on the project by reading and annotating the other two articles you will use as evidence. You also received the note catcher we will use in class tomorrow!

Work Due: Read and Annotate 3 Articles to get stamps on the rubric.

If you were absent or are missing your articles, you must use the two articles below to read and annotate.

Article 1
Article 2
Note Catcher

5.19 Introduction to Project

Before debriefing the quiz from last Friday, we introduced our topic for this week: Genes and the Environment. We will be learning about how obesity is affected by genetics and affected by the environment though scientific articles. Over the course of the week, you will develop your personal thoughts on the subject in a six paragraph CER essay, due by Monday, March 21st. Most of class time will be structured around working on this project. Below is the rubric and link to the first article.

Genes and Environment Project Rubric
Article 1

If you were absent, you MUST see Ms. Barnes to get caught up! Email me with any individual questions at raechel_barnes@dpsk12.org

5.16 Genetics Counseling

After becoming experts in understanding punnett squares the last couple of days, we acted as genetics counselors during class that used punnett squares and pedigrees to counsel couples to what various genotypes and phenotypes their children will have. We start out with physical traits, and move to a more serious clients that want to know if their children will have certain heritable diseases.

Work Due: Complete the packet below, including the CER on the final question (about 4-5 sentences).

Blank Packet
Complete Packet

5.17 Quiz Review

In preparation for the second Unit 5 Quiz tomorrow, we practiced Punnett Squares with the worksheet below. There is a beginner, intermediate, and advanced section for you to practice.

Punnett Square Worksheet
Practice Quiz 5.2

Work Due: None - Study for the Quiz!


Practice Quiz Answer Key

Problem	Answer
1	A
2	A
3	B
4	C
5	C
6	B
7	A
8	D
9	B
10	A
11	A
12	A
13	A
14	A
15	B
16	A
17	B
18	A
19	B
20	C
21	A
22	A
23	D
24	A
25	D
26	D
27	B
28	B
29	D
30	C

5.15 Extended Punnett Squares

We continues using punnett squares to make predictions on offspring using physical characteristics and heritable diseases. We practiced with punnett squares with a packet of information. Given information about the parents OR the offspring, we could predict what the genotypes and phenotypes would be of each respectively.

Work Due: Complete the below packet.

Punnett Squares Continued

5.14 Introduction to Punnet Squares

Today we reviewed and expanded on Punnett Squares, a tool used in predicting characteristics of offspring. There was a lot of new vocabulary introduced, and a labeled diagram like the one you see below will be provided to you during the quiz on Friday about genetics!




Work Due: Complete a copy of cornell notes or notes on a notebook paper following the questions on the power point. Please see Ms. Barnes during lunch or after school for help!

Intro to Punnett Squares Worksheet
Power Point Presentation