Biology is about studying life, and since you're alive, it's really about you. Hopefully you'll find this very interesting!
Seek to improve your learning by polishing each project (page) in your notebook, until you've earned at least two stamps on each!

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

58 Karyotypes

Get a computer and do some research to help you answer these questions (remember to note your source!)

1.  What is a karyotype?

2.  What are some things that a karyotype can show you about a person's genes?

3.  What is the difference between a disorder and a disease?

4.  What are at least 3 common disorders that you can see in a human karyotype (use sentences such as "trisomy and monosomy of chromosome ___ results in __________")

56 57 CSI Blood Typing

Who dunnit?

Answer the two questions on p.57 as a table group, and write your answers on a whiteboard.

Then, go get a computer and log in!

Friday, February 22, 2013

AIMS TESTING ON MON AND TUE

Testers - go with your 2nd period teacher (my students will go downstairs to 9030 - we'll be with Mr. Arvayo)

The bell schedule is on the school web page 
http://phoenixunion.schoolwires.net/Page/25
click on the left side where it say AIMS READING AND WRITING 2013

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

STARR Noyce Scholarship


Do you enjoy science? Do you like kids?
Have you thought about teaching science?
Earn $1,000 for volunteer work at Arizona Science Center. Duties may include:
• Developing a demonstration or tabletop activity
• Presenting an on-stage demos
• Creating curriculum
• Serving as a teaching assistant in class or camp
Candidates must be:
• U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens
• Currently enrolled in high school, community college, or university
• Have a GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
• 18 years or older
      Committed to working at least 25 hours each month for five months
Application Deadline: March 4, 2013
(preference given to early applicants)
For information call  480.965.2561
or email Suzanne Cassano
STARR Noyce Scholarship Specialist, ASU School of Life Sciences

This week's activities from the Arizona Science tech festival!!

 Geeks' Night Out02/21/2013 5:00pm - 9:00pm (Tempe)
-        Southwest Valley Science Cafe02/21/2013 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm (Avondale)
-        Science and Engineering Festival, 02/22/2013 - 9:00am - 1:30pm, 02/22/2013 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm,2/23/2013 - 8:00am - 12:00pm (Mesa)
-        Glendale Community College SciTech Festival02/22/2013 - 4:00pm 7:00pm (Glendale)
-        An Evening With The Crew02/22/2013 - 6:00pm - 9:30pm (Peoria)
-        Conservation Science Night at the Phoenix Zoo02/22/2013 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm (Phoenix)
-        Centerra Mirage Science Fair and Student Expo02/23/2013 - 9:00am - 2:00pm (Goodyear)
-        Science of the City of Scottsdale -- Part of Scottsdale Science Week02/23/2013 - 10:00am -2:00pm (Scottsdale)
-        Dragonfly Day at Rio Salado02/23/2013 - 10:00am - 3:00pm (Phoenix)
-        P83 Party02/23/2013 - 3:00pm - 9:00pm (Peoria)

Friday, February 15, 2013

50 51 52 Genetic Research

Log on to the adaptive curriculum website
log in using METROTECH#@PHOENIXUNION.ORG  (# is your computer #)
password is ;-)

search for GENETICS
and take notes while viewing
p.50 = GENE FLOW
p.51 = GENETIC DRIFT
p.52 = CLONING


Wednesday, February 13, 2013

48,49 Under our Skin - Video & Research

Lyme Disease - what is it, how do we diagnose new disease?  Why was it so hard for the people with the disease to get appropriate treatment?

If  you have Amazon Prime, click here
http://www.amazon.com/Under-Our-Skin/dp/B004I0J1AI/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1360774559&sr=1-1&keywords=under+our+skin

49 Five Questions about Lyme Disease.
Suppose you or a family member contracted Lyme Disease...do some online research (cite your sources), and prepare useful answers to these 4+1 questions.
1.  What is Lyme Disease?
2.  What happens to people with Lyme Disease?
3.  Can Lyme disease be cured?
4.  How is Lyme disease treated?
5.  How much influence should insurance companies have in determining which treatments patients should have?

Thursday, February 7, 2013

46 47 Oompa Loompa Genetics

Practice makes perfect - lets' try some varieties of Punnett Squares...

Always show your Punnett square(s) - bonus if you color them correctly!!!


Wednesday, February 6, 2013

45 Incomplete versus CoDominance

Give the definition and an example of each!!!

How can we remember the difference?


41 42 43 44 Punnett Squares - Crosses Involving 2 Traits

Black Hair (B) vs Blonde Hair (b)
Brown Eyes (E) vs Blue Eyes (e)

 Here we took some time to really look at the genotype/phenotype ratios, and how to calculate percentages. We should be awesome at this by now!!!

Don't forget to COLOR your Punnett Squares/Charts/Percentage Tables!!!

39 40 Genetic Crosses that Involve 2 Traits

Now we're looking at Rabbits and Gray(G)/white(g) hair
with Black(B)/red(b) eyes

The Key word on this page is GAMETES - you already know what they are, now we're just giving the genes you get from mom / dad a name (GB, Gb, gB, gb)

Don't forget to COLOyour Punnett Squares/Charts/Percentage Tables!!!