Farewell

I want to take the time to say thank you to each and every one of you for giving me the opportunity to teach you this semester. It has been such an amazing time and I learned so much from you all. I know that you all have very bright futures and I hope to stay in touch with many of you and hear about the wonderful scientists and other professionals that you become. 

Farewell, 

     Mr. C

Friday May 6 - Pregnancy: The 38 weeks from pregnancy to birth

 Today in class we...

• Watched a video on Human Fetal Development [Link]
• Notes: 38 weeks from fertilization to birth [Notes][Slides]
• OB-GYN Activity Pregnancy Case Studies [Link]

For homework you should:

• Find objects around your house that might correspond to the size of a fetus at each month of development and post in this padlet: https://padlet.com/giovannibestate/t1t936p9xxzxxhji

Monday May 2 - Debate and Review Class **TEST OUTLINE POSTED HERE**

 Today in class...

• Debated sexual vs. asexual reproduction (advantages vs. disadvantages)
• Completed the practice test (last 2 pages of the meiosis workbook)
• Time permitting: Kahoot! (Not made by Mr. C) will post link after Block 7

For homework, you should...

• Study for the test
• Complete the Meiosis review package and check your answers [blank][key]
• Redo the mitosis review package and check your answers [blank][key]

Test Outline

The test will consist of material from all of the reproduction Unit (mitosis, asexual, meiosis, and sexual)

Content:

• Properties of DNA
• Mitosis/Interphase/Cytokinesis
• Purpose of Mitosis
• Role of the key parts of the cell for reproduction (eg. Nucleus, Chromosomes, Ribosomes, etc...)
• Types of Asexual Reproduction
• Meiosis 
• Steps of Meiosis
• Purpose
• Result
• Comparing sexual and asexual reproduction
• Advantages vs. Disadvantages
• Steps
• Results
• Reproductive technologies in agriculture

HINT: Review the steps of the meiosis from the cut and paste activity [link]

Outline:

• 8 True and Correct the False (8 marks)
• 8 Multiple Choice (8 marks)
• 8 matching (8 marks)
• 2 short answer (2points + 4points = 6 marks)

Flower Dissection Padlet Link

https://tinyurl.com/2s4k75yz

April 26/27 - Introduction to Meiosis

 Today in class we ...

• Watched the Amoeba sisters [Note taking sheet] (https://youtu.be/VzDMG7ke69g)
• Did the cut and paste activity [Blank] *Answers in the textbook
• Worked on the Meiosis Workbook Package [Blank] [Answers up to page 84]

For homework you should

• Complete the cut and paste activity questions
• Complete the workbook package up to page 84 and CHECK YOUR ANSWERS!!

Post Test Activity: Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction

Today in class we:

• Setup for the Mitosis "Quest"
• Wrote the Mitosis "Quest"
• Played with the Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction Applet: https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/reproduction

After you complete the "Quest" you should be working silently on the following activity:

Play with the Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction Applet

https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/reproduction

Activity:

• Work through each of the organisms presented on the applet. Guess whether the species reproduce sexually, asexually, or both
• Once you are given the correct answer record it in a venn diagram. The left bubble should be the sexually reproducing species and the right diagram should be the asexually reproducing species. The center overlap should contain organisms which use both methods of reproduction
• Record what patterns you observe. Are there any commonalities or similarities between the organisms in one bubble? You should use your observations and may wish to bring in outside sources of information to develop a sophisticated response. 
• Once all have completed the "Quest" we will discuss our observations as a class.

Test Outline

 The will consist of...

• 5 True and Correct the False Questions (5 marks)
• 10 Multiple Choice Questions (10 marks)
• 1 Essay Question (5 marks)

Topics Covered by the test...

• Properties of DNA
• Mitosis/Interphase/Cytokinesis
• Purpose of Mitosis
• Role of the key parts of the cell for reproduction (eg. Nucleus, Chromosomes, Ribosomes, etc...)
• Types of Asexual Reproduction