Biology 1st Semester 2009-2010 Calendar

October 26- November 27, 2009

10/26 Unit test Assignments : Due Assignments: New Assign BFQ Chapter 12.1 ( Pages 287-294) due 10/30 Print out Size of E. Coli DNA activity, for class tomorrow	10/ 27 Assignments : Due Test Corrections 1 point for 4 corrected questions due 11/9 Assignments: New Assign BFQ Chapter 12.2 Notes Pages 295-299 Notes due 11/2 In Class: Go over test test corrections due 11/9 FYI: DNA from the Beginning Tutorial Search for DNA activity (background info only)	10/ 28 Science Content Standards 5 a,b,c,d,e Assignments : Due Assignments: New Assign: assemble paper nucleotide , Assembled nucleotide due tomorrow Size of E. Coli DNA activity, please print out In Class: Begin Nucleus Unit (DNA/RNA/ Central Dogma/ Gene Expression) Strawberry DNA Isolation demonstration What is the structure of DNA? DNA nucleotide assembly instructions FYI:	10/29 Assignments : Due Assignments: New Assign: Cartoon (81/2" by 11") in color of replication (includes leading and lagging strands) due in journal 11/4 In Class: Assemble paper DNA helix Size of E. Coli FYI: Replication of DNA DNA replication tutorial (DNA workshop activity) (information only)	10/30 DNA structure and replication Quiz on coming up next Wednesday (study guide will be posted on school loop calendar)Assignments : Due BFQ Chapter 12.1 ( Pages 287-294) due Assignments: New Size of E. Coli DNA activity, questions due in journal 11/3 In Class: E.coli con't replication FYI: DNA Structure and Replication DNA interactive from Cold Spring Harbor Replication and Central Dogma (click on copying the code to get to the general site then "putting it together" to see the animations) Review Animations DNA replication tutorial So what is an Okasaki fragment anyway? DNA structure DNA replication
11/2 DNA structure and replication Quiz tomorrow Science Content Standard 4a,b,c,d,e and 1d Assignments : Due BFQ Chapter 12.2 Notes Pages 295-299 Notes due Assignments: New Assign BFQ- Chapter 12.3 ( Pages 300-306) due 11/5 In Class: Video: (#267) Rosalind Franklin and Photo 51 FYI:	11/3 DNA structure and replication Quiz Assignments : Due Size of E. Coli DNA activity, questions due today Assignments: New Print out Hemoglobin Activity for tomorrow In Class: Introduction to Central Dogma. FYI: Extra Credit: Hand-Draw a cartoon of Transcription and Translation (6-8 cells per process) 10 points due 11/12 Review Information: Transcription Animation Translation Animation DNA Replication Animation	11/4 Assignments : Due Cartoon of Replication due (see 10/29) in journal Assignments: New In Class: Introduction to Hemoglobin Activity FYI: Review Information: DNA interactive from Cold Spring Harbor Replication and Central Dogma (click on copying the code to get to the general site then "putting it together" to see the animations) (MIT, Cold Spring Harbor 2) From Gene to Protein: Transcription From Gene to Protein: Translation	11/5 Assignments : Due Cornell notes: BFQ- Chapter 12.3 Due (pages 300-306) Assignments: New In Class: Hemoglobin Activity (Additional Information for this activity ) If you lose the DNA sheets here is a copy (pdf) (the last 3 pages contain the sequences) FYI: Hippy version of Protein Synthesis a la 1971	11/6 DNA: Secret of Life (#309)
November 9 (make pGlo plates) Science Content Standards 4a,b,c and 1 d Assignments : Due test corrections Assignments: New Assign BFQ-Chapter 12.4 Pages 307-312 also answer questions on page 312 due 11/12 In Class: Hemoglobin Activity All questions due in journal 11/13 If you lose the DNA sheets here is a copy (pdf) (the last 3 pages contain the sequences) Hemoglobin Activity Wrap-up FYI: Review Info and Animations: Central Dogma RNA polymerase Transcription mRNA splicing Transcription Video Translation Translation video DNA Review	November 10 Assignments : Due Assignments: New Pre-lab (Read Lesson 1: do a check list procedure of Lesson 2, answer Lesson 2 review questions) pGLO, Day one due (Do NOT print out the whole lab just read and get the information) 11/12 Assign BFQ-Chapter 12.5 pages 327-329 due 11/13 Quiz corrections for DNA Structure/Replication Quiz due on Wednesday In Class: Introduction to Recombinant Genetics/ Transformation Introduction to pGlo Lab LacOperon Info References: Biocoach Tutorial: LAC operon FYI: Extra Credit: Draw a cartoon of Transcription and Translation (8 cartoon cells (boxes) per process) 10 points due Thursday	November 11 Veteran's Day No School Science Content Standards 5c,d,e Assignments : Due Assignments: New In Class:	November 12 Central Dogma Quiz on Monday Assignments : Due Hemoglobin Activity Wrap-up All questions due in journal BFQ-Chapter 12.4 due Extra Credit: Hand-Draw a cartoon of Transcription and Translation (6-8 cells per process) 10 points due Assignments: New Print out pGlo Results sheet You will use these two pages tomorrow In Class: pGLO, day 1 FYI: Extra Credit Name that Gene due 12/5 (10 points) Cool Article on " How Science is Rewriting the Book of Genes"	November 13 Science Content Standards 4c Assignments : Due BFQ-Chapter 12.5 due Assignments: New Typed due 11/20 pGlo lab (includes Title, Completed pGlo Results sheet draw plates + answer questions on pages 41-42 of pGLO lab) + bioethics paragraph Bio Ethics bioethics , Top 10 NIH of biotech...how regulated should recombinant technology be controlled by the government? and 2 references (the ethics paragraph should contain 2-4 sentences about the pro position, 2-4 sentences with a con position, and 1-2 sentences with your position (you can use 1 pronoun). RUBRIC pGlo (All things biotech) Assign BFQ-Chapter 10.1and 10.2 ( pages 241-248) due 11/18 In Class: pGlo wrap-up pGLO, day 2: Results Biocoach Tutorial: LAC operon Finish video: DNA: Playing God (recombinant technology) FYI:
November 16 Central Dogma Quiz Assignments : Due Assignments: New In Class Why cells need to divide: Cell size Volume vs. Surface Area Mitosis Animation 1 Animal Cell Mitosis Mitosis Tutorial Cell Cycle Tutorial Metastasis (cancer) FYI: Unit test 12/2 Review List (also go to www.biology.com click on the "Biology Place" then click on "Biocoach" to find specific tutorials for this unit. DNA structure DNA replication Transcription Translation Mitosis Review Information: DNA interactive from Cold Spring Harbor Replication and Central Dogma (click on copying the code to get to the general site then "putting it together" to see the animations)	November 17 Assignments : Due Assignments: New In Class: Mitosis/ Cell Cycle Show "Standard Deviants: Cell Cycle (starts at 1 hr/24 min) FYI: Review List also go to www.biology.com click on the "Biology Place" then click on "Biocoach" to find specific tutorials for this unit. DNA structure DNA replication Transcription Translation Mitosis Hippy version of Protein Synthesis a la 1971	November 18 Assignments : Due BFQ-Chapter 10.1 and 10.2 due Assignments: New Assign BFQ-Chapter 10.3 pages 250-252 due 11/30 Pre-lab Activity: Onion Root tips ; summarize the procedure and make the data table in step 6, prepare the graph. due 11/19 In Class: Mitosis/cell cycle continued... Onion Root Tutorial FYI: Review List also go to www.biology.com click on the "Biology Place" then click on "Biocoach" to find specific tutorials for this unit.	November 19 Mitosis Quiz tomorrow Assignments : Due Assignments: New In Class: Activity: Onion Root tips (stamp journal when complete) If you are absent today use the onion root tutorial (the link below) to gather your data. Due 12/1 in journal. FYI: Stages of Mitosis computer animation	November 20 Science Content Standards 1g Mitosis Quiz today Unit test Wednesday 12/2 Assignments : Due Typed due pGlo lab (includes Title, Completed pGlo Results sheet draw plates + answer questions on pages 41-42 of pGLO lab) + bioethics paragraph Bio Ethics bioethics , Top 10 NIH of biotech...how regulated should recombinant technology be controlled by the government? and 2 references (the ethics paragraph should contain 2-4 sentences about the pro position, 2-4 sentences with a con position, and 1-2 sentences with your position (you can use 1 pronoun). RUBRIC Extra Credit Name that Gene due today Assignments: New In Class: Quiz Video: Curing Cancer FYI: Unit test 12/2 Review List also go to www.biology.com click on the "Biology Place" then click on "Biocoach" to find specific tutorials for this unit.
November 23 Thanksgiving Break	November 24 Thanksgiving Break	November 25 Thanksgiving Break	November 26 Thanksgiving	November 27 Thanksgiving Break

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