Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Last term begins!!!! WOW!

I am amazed at how fast 3rd term has arrived! We will be completing 2 more units and then End-of-level testing is here!!! Can you believe it???

Here is a break-down of our current unit, heredity (please note that lessons and activities may change):

2/16 Mitosis; Cell Cycle; pass out Family Chart Activity due 2/24
2/17 DNA & Genes

2/20
No School- Presidents Day!
2/21 Mendel & his Peas (pg 56 in book), notes, Questions
2/22 Meiosis, finish stuff from yesterday
2/23 Traits & Inheritance (pg 62), notes, Questions
2/24 Genes & Heredity, Punnett Squares; Family Chart Due

2/27 Finish Punnett Squares
2/28 Change over time; questions;
2/29begin Gene Shuffle Activity
3/1
Finish Gene Shuffle; Acquired & Inherited Traits (pg108)
3/2 Natural Selection- Moths & giraffes

3/5
Moth Lab
3/6 Genetically Modified Foods
3/7 Finish up misc...
3/8 Review for Test
3/9 Heredity Test!

Week of 3/10-3/17-SPRING BREAK!!! YAY!!!!!
3/19 Go over test
3/20
Reteach/Enrich
3/21 Reteach/Enrich
3/22 Begin Classification Unit!!! Last one before CRT testing!!!