TEXTBOOK: E.O.Wilson Life On Earth. Electronic Textbook. http://vimeo.com/35234777
http://eowilsonfoundation.org/e-o-wilson-s-life-on-earth/
http://eowilsonfoundation.org/e-o-wilson-s-life-on-earth/
Unit 2: Biotechnology
Essential Questions and Learning Goals
Essential Questions:
Project: Biotechnology Topics
Essential Questions and Learning Goals
Essential Questions:
- What are living things made of?
- How are traits passed on from one generation to the next?
- How does the genetic code lead to traits?
- Where does variation come from?
- How do biologists determine the evolutionary relationships between organisms?
- How can we predict which traits will pass from parents to offspring.
- Students can state how the levels of biological organization (atom, molecule, macromolecule, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism) act together to carry out the body’s functions.
- Students understand that monomers make up larger polymers and can describe the structures/functions of the major compounds of life (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids)
- Students can explain how our food provides the building blocks for the macromolecules in our cells.
- Students can describe the structures and functions of DNA, RNA, and Proteins.
- Students can explain the steps of DNA replication and understand it’s role in how each new cell acquires a copy of the organism’s genome
- Students know that protein synthesis is the process in which genes are expressed and can explain the steps
- Students can determine a protein’s amino acid sequence by transcribing DNA RNA, and subsequently translating the RNA Protein
- Apply rules of Mendelian inheritance patterns and use Punnett Squares to predict the genotypes and phenotypes in monohybrid, dihybrid and sex-linked crosses.
Project: Biotechnology Topics
Biotechnology Unit Calendar
PROJECT: C. elegans Research MONDAY 12/01/14 Review for Exam WEDNESDAY Exam Present Twin Projects FRIDAY Present Twin Projects Gene Hunters Video MONDAY Genetic Disorders Vodcast Mutations Vodcast Take Notes MutationsNotes.docx Mutations GoogleDoc Questions Mutations GoogleDoc Questions http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/variation/ Work throught the first two sections on mutations: What is a mutation? The outcome of a mutation? WEDNESDAY FRIDAY Below is the link for the Mutations Webquest http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/0_0_0/mutations_01 Below is the link to the amoeba sisters video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GieZ3pk9YVo FINALS WEEK MONDAY Periods 1-4 TUESDAY Per 1 Final Per 5-7 Link for Karyotype Activity http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/karyotype_drag_and_drop.swf Review plan for finals Bring your binder to class on finals day. Bring all activities, notes etc from the beginning of the year until now. Excluding the twin project, I still have your twin portfolios. SEMESTER II Wednesday Jan 7 2015 Biotech Article: Got Silk? Science Dept Elective PPt Intro To Biotechnology Vodcast Introduction To Biotechnology Vodcast Take Notes: Introduction to BiotechnologyNotes.docx Answer GoogleDoc Questions: Intro To Biotechnology GoogleDoc Friday Jan 9 2015 Chunking C. elegans Lab Supermodels of science http://publications.nigms.nih.gov/classroom/supermodels/menu.html Biotechnology Timeline Monday Jan 12 2015 Finish Timeline Wednesday Jan 14 2015 Get To Know Your Worms Friday Jan 16 2015 C. elegans nematodes Wednesday Jan 21 2015 Recombinant Technology Activity Friday Jan 23, 2015 pGLO Virtual Lab Chunk Nematodes HOMEWORK: pGLO Vodcast pGLO Vodcast Take Notes Introduction to pGLO labNotes.docx pGLO GoogleDoc Questions pGLO GoogleDoc Biotech Virtual Labs |
Biotechnology Unit Links
Biotechnology Topics Embryonic Stem Cells Khan Academy Unit 2 Assignment Files
|