Week of Nov 14 - 21

Date	Classwork	Eval	Homework	Assessment criteria
Nov. 14	How do We Get Our Traits, Cont.: Pages 354, P/P 7-9		Stop and Think Part 1, Page 363, 1 & 2	Describe and model the process of meiosis in which egg and sperm cells are formed with only one set of chromosomes from each parent. Model and explain the process of genetic recombination that may occur during meiosis and how this then results in differing characteristics in offspring. Describe the process of fertilization that restores the original chromosome number while reshuffling the genetic information, allowing for variation among offspring
17	Modeling Meiosis, Page 363 –365 P/P all		Page 365 – R/C 1-4	As Above
18	Explain – all about Alleles, page 369-371, P/P 1 – 4,		Page  371 S/T 1-2	As Above
19	Practice with Punnett Squares			As Above
20/21	DVD: Why Sex - Record 10 new or interesting ideas		No homework - Turn in notebook

Week of Nov. 7 - 13

Date	Classwork	Eval	Homework	Assessment Criteria
Nov. 7	Part II: Mating game Part II- Pages 344-346, P/P 1-7 & R/C 1-4		page 346 Finish R/C 1-4	Describe the process offertilization that restores the original chromosome number while reshuffling the genetic information, allowing for variation among offspring
Nov. 10	Explain: How do we get our traits? Pages 346-353 P/P1-6		Personal Responsibility: FYI page 354 Describe the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction
Nov. 12/13	Activity Explain Continued: Page354,P/P 7-9, Stop and Think Part 1 1-2		None Turn in Notebook	Describe and model the process of meiosis in which egg and sperm cells are formed with only one set of chromosomes from each parent. Model and explain the process of genetic recombination that may occur during meiosis and how this then results in differing characteristicsin offspring.

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Week of Oct. 31 - Nov. 6

Week of Oct 31 - Nov. 6

Date	Classwork	Eval	Homework	Assessment Criteria
Oct 31	Finish Turbo Breeding II		Finish Review for Test Personal Responsibility: Begin Death of a Pumpkin Project (15 pts)	Formulate one or more hypotheses based on a model or theory of a causal relationship. Demonstrate creativity and critical thinking to formulate and evaluate the hypotheses
Nov. 3	Test on Chapter 6 and History of Universe		none
4	Explore: Pages 336-339, p/p 1-4		Personal Responsibility: Do independent research to find uses for yeast in food production and in research (3 pts)	Plan and conduct a scientific investigation, choosing a method appropriate to the question being asked
5/6	Explore: Pages 339-344 p/p 5-6, Page 344, S/T Part 1, 1 & 2		Turn in Notebook	Predict the outcome of specific genetic crosses involving two characteristics

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Week of oct. 24 - 30

Date	Classwork	Eval	Homework	Assessment criteria
Oct. 24	Finish Apple Pie Poster		none	Connect the life cycles of stars to the production of elements through the process of nuclear fusion
Oct. 27	Apple Pie Poster Presentation		Formative Assessment  Part 1 , Part 2 and Review for Test – Nov. 3
Oct. 28	Intro to Genetics Class Activity and It Runs in the Family, pages 334 – 335 P/P 1-2 Pages 335-336 R/C 1-5		Evaluate: Ancient Elephant Assessement Due Oct. 31	List questions that scientists investigate that are stimulated by the needs of society (e.g., medical research, global climate change)
Oct. 29/30	Turbo Breeding Activity Part 1		None, Turn in Notebook	Formulate one or more hypotheses based on a model or theory of a causal relationship. Demonstrate creativity and critical thinking to formulate and evaluate the hypotheses

Week of Oct. 17-23

Date	Classwork	eval	Homework	Assessment criteria
Oct 17	DVD:Finish  Darwins Dangerous Idea-Take notes for the voice that you selected Voice Reflection		Finish Reflection	Describe ways that scientific ideas have influenced society or the development of differing cultures
20	Pages 310-315, p/p 7-8 S/T question 4		Summary, pages 315-320 p/p9, R/C 1-4	Explain biological evolution as the consequence of the interactions of four factors: population growth, inherited variability of offspring, a finite supply of resources, and natural selection by the environment of offspring better able to survive and reproduce. Predict the effect on a species if one of these factors should change
21	Notes on History of Universe Power Point Notes		Half life problems worksheet	Cite evidence that supports the ―Big Bang theory‖ (e.g., red shift of galaxies or 3K background radiationCompare the chemical composition of the Earth’s atmosphere before bacteria and plantsevolved and after they became widespread
22/23	Star Cycle Ppt -notes and activity		None - turn in notebook	Connect the life cycles of stars to the production of elements through the process of nuclear fusion.

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Week of Oct 13-16

Date	Classwork	Eval	Homework	Assessment Critieria
Oct. 13	Who Will Survive, pages 301 P/P 6- 11,		Pages 305 R/C 1 - 4	Explain biological evolution as the consequence of the interactions of four factors: population growth, inherited variability of offspring, a finite supply of resources, and natural selection by the environment of offspring better able to survive and reproduce. Predict the effect on a species if one of these factors should change
14	Learning About Life: Great Discovery Pages 306-309, P/P 1-3		Stop and Think questions 1-2	Describe ways that scientific ideas have influenced society or the development of differing cultures.
15/16	Darwin's dangerous idea DVD: Darwins Dangerous Idea-Take notes for the voice that you select Select Voice		Personal Responsibility: Read Side bar, pages 318 - 319 - Write a summary of the major ideas Homework:  Fossils - Pages 306-310, p/p 4 Page 310 - S/T Question 3 Pages 310-313, P/P 5 & 6

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Week of Oct. 3 to Oct. 9

Date	Classwork	Homework	Evaluation	Assessment Criteria
Oct 3	Test	None
6	Clocks in Rocks, pages 289 - 293, p/p 1-8	Page 293 - 296, R/C 1-4 Personal Responsibility Personal Responsibility - Read pages 294-295. In notebook write a paragraph describing many applications of Exponential growth in Science		Explain how decay rates of radioactive materials in rock layers are used to establish the timing of geologic events
7	Who Will Survive, pages 296-301, P/P 1 - 14	Page 301 Stop and Think Part I, 1-3		Explain biological evolution as the consequence of the interactions of four factors: population growth, inherited variability of offspring, a finite supply of resources, and natural selection by the environment of offspring better able to survive and reproduce.
8/9	Who Will Survive, pages 301 P/P 1 - 11, R/C 1 - 4	Turn in Notebook		Predict the effect on a species if one of these factors should change

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