Genetics and Meiosis

Monday
Goal: Connect experimental results to genetic explanations.
1.) Mouse Gizmo Experiments
-Describe Parents, hypothesis, results, and conclusion.
2.) Genetics Exploration with Mice and Test experiments. Go through...
a.) Pure white x Pure Black
b.) Pure white x pure white
c.) pure black x pure black
d.) cross breed black x cross breed black
3.) Whiteboard predictions of white and heterozygous black mouse.
4.) Start Vocabulary descriptions.
Mendel Experiments Story Telling about mating.


Tuesday: Goal: Use appropriate terminology to describe genetic inheritance.
Variations importance with Darwin's Challenge

1.) Review: 46 chromosomes in each of our cells, 23 from mom, 23 from dad. Show gametes coming together.
Homologous Chromosomes in Somatic Cells, genes on chromosomes.
2.) Vocabulary: Genotype, Phenotype, Allele, Gene, Gene Activation, Gene Suppression, Dominant, Recessive, Heterozygous, hybrid, carrier, Homozygous, pure breed, F1, F2, Youtube Genetics Playlist.
3.) Utah "Observable Traits" Slideshow applying traits information. Create a Table of trait, phenotypes, me, mom, dad, brothers, sisters.
-9 Traits.
Observable Traits Chart for this activity. http://www.sonic.net/~nbs/projects/bio115l/form.html
a

Wednesday
Meiosis with paper chromosomes and Punnet Square problems with the one mouse traits.
Meiosis Notes

Thursday
Goal: Connect experimental results to genetic explanations.
1.) Vocabulary Review, with pieces of paper.
2.) Punnet Square Teaching how to use (Show with a cross between BB and bb, then between Bb and Bb)
3.) Chicken Gizmo Experiments.
-Describe parents, hypothesis, results, and conclusion, write a punnett square to describe 2 situations and compare the punnett square with the reality.
4.) Share results.

Friday:
Goal: Connect experimental results to genetic explanations.
1.) Vocabulary Review
2.) Punnet Square Teaching how to use (Show with a cross between BB and bb, then between Bb and Bb)
3.) Chicken Gizmo Experiments.
-Describe parents, hypothesis, results, and conclusion, write a punnett square to describe 2 situations and compare the punnett square with the reality.
4.) Share results.
5.) Sex chromosome punnett square.

Wednesday: GOAL: Students describe Egg donation process and ethics.
1.) Article and Scenario.

Monday: GOAL: describe differences between mitosis and meiosis.
1.) Punnett Square Practice Problem.
2.) Mitosis vs. Meiosis around room.
3.) Youtube Genetics Playlist on jgensic's channel.
4.) Lecture: Sex determination.
5.) Sex chromosome problems. XXX, XO, XYY, XXY
: Describe how karyotyping works to determine chromosomal abnormalities.
1.) Show sex determination punnett square. Show abnormalities with sex determination.
2.) Have students complete online karyotypes to determine abnormalities.
First Complete Utah Karyotype
Second Complete Explorelearning.com Gizmo Karyotype: Figure out one person.

Tuesday:
-Meiosis "Independent Assortment" with pennies

Wednesday:
-Cystic Fibrosis Scenario

Thursday:
-Meiosis with your own chromosomes and combination of gametes.
-Mitosis vs. Meiosis Around the room.

Friday:
: demonstrate meiosis with paper chromosomes.
-Explore Next Generation

Monday:
-Go over genetics study guides, variation.
-Nicotine Addiction Pedigree.

Tuesday:
Vocabulary Review, Nicotine Addiction Pedigree Investigator.

Wednesday: Genetics Test

Thursday: Stem Cell Start Test.


Goal: Describe Mendel's experiments, describe the process of meiosis.
1.) Mendels's Experiments interactive http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/Mendel/mendel.html
2.) Doing Punnett Squares around the room.

Monday:
Going into stem cells, embryo development, after meiosis in terms of organismal.