Agenda Monday January 8, 2018-Friday January 12, 2018

"Motivation determines what you do.  Attitude determines how WELL you do it."  Lou Holtz
NGSS Standards:

MS-LS1-5.	Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.

MS-LS3-1.	Develop and use a model to describe why structural changes to genes (mutations) located on chromosomes may affect proteins and may result in harmful, beneficial, or neutral effects to the structure and function of the organism.

MS-LS3-2.	Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.

Monday January 8, 2018

Due Today:  nothing
Agenda:
QW:  What are your school goals for second semester? List at least 2.
Pick 1 and identify 3-4 steps to take in order to achieve that goal

Preview second semester: content and expectations for success
Pick up notebooks- spend 5 minutes updating them and straightening them so they are neat.

Collect p 5 and 2 today
Periods 3 and 4 Tuesday
Periods 1 and 6 Wednesday


Practice appropriate daily procedures for success
--bell

new class rules

Homework: Discuss electronic science letter with your parents
Letter:  My plan for second semester, in order to be successful in science and my other classes. Use minimum of 3 sentence starters (see p F) 
Minimum of one  paragraph for science AND one paragraph for your other  classes.  Put on separate paper, then tape to p 37 in notebook

 Due Wednesday January 10, 2018

"Motivation determines what you do.  Attitude determines how WELL you do it."  Lou Holtz
NGSS Standards:
Tuesday January 9, 2018

Due today: nothing
Agenda: 
QW:  Examine the list of rules and reduce.

What do the terms dominant and recessive mean scientifically?
List of traits

Use some of the following prompts to start your sentences:
It appears that ...
The terms might mean...
My best guess is that...
I have heard that ....

Homework: 

Homework: Discuss electronic science letter with your parents
Letter:  My plan for second semester, in order to be successful in science and my other classes. Use minimum of 3 sentence starters (see p F) 
Minimum of one  paragraph for science AND one paragraph for your other  classes.  Put on separate paper, then tape to p 37 in notebook

 Due tomorrow January 10, 2018

"Motivation determines what you do.  Attitude determines how WELL you do it."  Lou Holtz

Wednesday January 10, 2018

Due today: 2 paragraph essay about second semester goals

Agenda: 
QW: Explain and write your interpretation of the quote. 

Creating new cells, new chromosomes  
mitosis vs meiosis

mitosis vs meiosis


genetics notes-dominant and recessive
genetics notes genes on chromosomes

Chromosome history, race to determine the structure of DNA.
Create a DNA strand
Chromosome notes


Homework: 

Thursday January 11, 2018

Due today:  
Agenda:
 QW: Look at the venn diagram and record four facts about mitosis and 4 about meiosis  
venn diagramrace to discover DNA video
 1 paragraph summary of your understanding of this historical event DNA details

Unique DNA sequences- engineering a human
Homework: 


Friday January 12, 2018
Due today: 
QW:  Why do sex cells need to have single chromosomes in them?  

periods 1-3- What plan shall we make for the elementary school kids?  Microscopes?  Tactile mazes?
race to discover DNA video

 1 paragraph summary of your understanding of this historical event DNA details
build a DNA

Link to NewsELA article (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th)

Link to News ELA article HONORS

elementary school kids- next Wednesday am.