Week of January 5 - 9

Date	Classwork	Eval	Homework	Assessment Criteria
Jan 5	Engage: Pages 396-398, P/P 1-7		R/C Page 398, 1-3 & 5
6	Video - Curing Cancer - Record 10 Interesting Ideas. Use these ideas to complete homework reflection.		Write a reflection about the video the describes ways that scientific ideas have influenced society. What are some questions that scientists investigate that are stimulated by needs of society?	Describe ways that scientific ideas have influenced society or the development of differing cultures. List questions that scientists investigate that are stimulated by the needs of society (e.g., medical research, global climate change).
7/8	Explore: Pages 399- 402, P/P 1-7, Page 402, S/T 1&2, Pages 402-404, P/P 1-3, Page 404, R/C 1 & 2		None - Turn in Notebook	Describe how DNA molecules are long chains linking four subunits (smaller molecules) whose sequence encodes genetic information.

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Next Generation Performance Expectation for Unit: Students who demonstrate understanding can:

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.