Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Homework: Thanksgiving Break

AP Pre-Lab #6 due Monday December 1st here

Chapter 15 & 16 Practice Quiz here

Chapter 16 Notes I can email you if you did not get them in class. I was unable to post them. Sorry - my email address is marymfagan@hotmail.com

Friday, November 14, 2008

Chapter 15 & 16 Powerpoints

Chapter 15 Homework Questions Due Friday November 21st
You should bring your BOOK to class on Tuesday. You will have the period on Friday to work on the questions for these chapters as I will be away on the Sophomore Retreat!
Chapter 16 Homework Questions Due Monday November 24th (but do not wait until Sunday night to do these PLEASE!)

Chapter 15 here
Chapter 15 outline here
Chapter 16 here
Chapter 15 & 16 Questions here

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Take Home Essay for Monday's Test

For Monday's Chapter 13 & 14 Test you will have one take home essay due when you walk into class on Monday. This essay must be written in your own words. You may not copy sentences word for word from your text book. If sentences are taken from the book or are similar to someone else's you will receive a zero for this portion of the test.

There were many essay questions to choose from based on essay questions from AP Exams from previous years. Here you will find all of the essay questions that have been asked on the AP Exam that were about DNA. You will be asked to write an essay question on the DNA Question from 1979. I will pass it out in class. For experience you should take a quick look at all of these questions to get a sense of what type of questions you should begin to expect for your exam in the spring. Questions here

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Homework for Friday Nov. 14th

Please complete this worksheet - do you best - below it is a worksheet with directions I hope will help you. If you have trouble come see me Thursday in the computer lab. I am not having you make the construction card pieces. I will make those for Friday's activity for you to practice the process of protein synthesis.

Homework - here
The homework will be passed out in class as well on Wednesday.

Help for homework here

Monday, November 10, 2008

Chapter 14 Powerpoint

Chapter 14 Powerpoint here

Chapter 14 Outline here

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Chapter 13 Notes - Outline

We will go over these notes in class on Monday - November 10th
Notes - here

Generation We

Look at this video for some hope - here

Friday, November 7, 2008

Chapter 14 Homework Questions

Chapter 14 Homework Questions due Wednesday November 12th here

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Make Up: Part 2 of Test

After reviewing and grading the test it is clear I did not spend enough time on Genetics Problems and assumed everyone knew how to do the four types of genetic problems that were on the test. Today in class we will do this warm up here

On Thursday when you come into class - everyone will have the opportunity to redo the second part of the test with the genetics problems. I will recalculate you score based on the new problems you do.

There were 11 students were scored 100% on this section of the test. I will have a few problems that are slightly harder for them to try if they want extra credit towards the multiple choice section of the test.

If after today's warm up you still do not understand these four types of genetics problems it is your responsibility to see me after school, before school, or at lunch in the computer room tomorrow. Thank you!

Monday, November 3, 2008

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Chapter 13 Notebook Questions

Hi - here are Chapter 13 notebook questions. Here

These will be due Friday - all questions. You are doing a very good job answering all of the questions and I want to give you credit for all of them. I think it is helping some of you practice the material.

Looking Ahead:
Tuesday Nov. 3rd: Video Secret of Photo 51
Thursday Nov. 5th: Finish video - begin chapter 13 notes
Friday Nov. 6th: Chapter 13 notes due - all of them!
Monday Nov. 8th: Genetics of Corn Lab Due
Wednesday Nov. 7th/8th: Chapter 14 Notes due
Friday Nov. 14th Chapter 13 & 14 Test