Monday, January 25 1. HW due: none
2. Begin Notes: Chapter 9 (Mendel and
Genetics)
3. Begin Bikini Bottom Genetics
4. Begin Human Facial Characteristics Lab
5. HW: complete Bikini Bottom Genetics as needed
Tuesday, January 26 1. HW due: Bikini Bottom Genetics…go over in class
2. Finish notes: Chapter 9 (Mendel and
Genetics)
3. Finish Human Facial Characteristics Lab
(sketches due Thursday)
4. HW: Genetics Challenge
Wednesday, January
27
1. HW due: Genetics Challenge
2. Introduce Codominance and Incomplete
Dominance (with blood typing Punnetts)
3. Incomplete Dominance and
Codominance (complete Practice Problems)
4. If time: Introduce Sex-Linked Punnett
Problems
5. HW: Practice Sex-Linked Problems
Thursday, January 28 1. HW due: Human Characteristics Face and Sex-Linked Genetics Problems
2. Vote on Best Human Characteristics Lab
Faces
3. Go over more Sex-linked problems
4. HW: Genetics Worksheet…and Prepare for
Quick Genetics Quiz tomorrow (dominance, recessiveness, incomplete dominance,
codominance, Punnett squares)
Friday, January 29 1. HW due: None
2. Quick Genetics Quiz
3. Genetics Reinforcement Video
4. HW: none
HS-LS1-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
HS-LS3-1. Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
HS-LS3-2. Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from: (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and/or
(3) mutations caused by environmental factors.