We're holding off on the Genetics Project until after marks close and allowing more time on Thurs. after school to finish up. This will be a quiz mark and will go on the 3rd quarter.
We also are finishing up Chapter 4 and will be having a test this Friday covering the 3 sections, pages 112-132.
They're homework assignment on Mon. was to read the last section(3) and define the key terms for Sect 2 & 3 on page 135 in their vocab sect. On Wed. we'll start reviewing and on Thurs night for homework. they will need to complete the Multiple Choice and True and False(1-10) found on page 136. These must be answered in complete sentences.
In addition to the above, they need to study for their test Friday.

For the remainder of the week we will be working in class on a Genetics Project. They can bring it home but they do have a class partner and will have time in class. I did caution them not to forget their case studies and rubric if they chose to bring them home because they will be penalized.

The Pedigree Chart Quiz was a bit more challenging than expected so I'm passing it back, not using the mark, but instead a teaching tool to combine co-dominant allele review as it applies to a genetic disease.
Their assignment for tonight is to read Sect. 2, Chapter 4.

Quiz illustrations on protein synthesis are being passed back. None are going home as they are being displayed in the hallway and room.
We started Chapter 4 (Modern Genetics) and the assignment for Mon. and Tues. was to read Section 1, pages 111-118.
On Wed., there will be a homework assignment to complete the questions from the section review found on page 118.
We will have a quiz on Friday on understanding a family pedigree chart.

Happy New Year!
Tests from Chapter 3 were passed back Wed.
We are chunking Section 4(pages 101-106) of Chapter 3 which deals with protein synthesis and mutations.
Their homework has been to read this section, complete the questions on page 106, 1-5, and pass in a drawing depicting protein synthesis on Fri. I have been modeling different scenarios in class using parking garages, airports, wharves, habitats, etc, as nuclei from which messenger RNA leaves to meet up with tRNA at a ribosomal niche in the cytoplasm and create protein via amino acids. If they wish not to take the analogy challenge, they may neatly copy the picture from 104-105.
They need titles, labels, and descriptions. This will count as a quiz mark.