8th GRADE SCIENCE MRS. JOHNSON ROOM 303

CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #1 - 10/9 OR 10/10 FALL BREAK FUN WRITE ABOUT YOUR FALL BREAK. 1 PARAGRAPH. (5 SENTENCES) GRADE Q1 NOTEBOOKS TURN IN LATE COUPON MAKE UPS/REVIEW WEATHER/CLIMATE TEST NEW SEATS HOMEWORK: GET READY FOR START OF Q2!

CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #2 - 10/10 OR 10/11 WHAT IS GENETICS? GENETICS VIDEO DRAW A WEB. LABEL GENETICS IN THE MIDDLE CIRCLE. BRANCH OFF KEY FACTS FROM VIDEO. COMPLETE GENETICS PRETEST - SCANTRON AND CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE GENETICS UNIT COVER PAGE - TITLE, KEY FACTS, PICTURE, FILL THE PAGE, COLOR HOMEWORK: FINISH GENETICS UNIT COVER PAGE EXAMPLE WEB

BRAINSTORM - GENETICS SPECIES HAVE MILLIONS OF DIFFERENT TRAITS BLUEPRINT - UNIQUE TRAITS TO SPECIES - DNA IS FOUND IN THE NUCLEUS OF CELLS GENETICALLY MODIFIED - TRAITS DEVELOP OVER A PERIOD OF TIME A-G-T-C - NUCLEIC ACIDS GENETIC DISEASES AND ILLNESSES TRAITS PASSED FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING SCIENCE OF GENETICS - CANCER, OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, ALZHEIMER'S, AUTISM, PARKINSON'S

PERIOD 2 - BRAINSTORM - GENETICS GENES PASSED ON PARENT TO OFFSPRING TRAITS - CHARACTERISTICS - EYE COLOR, SKIN COLOR, FRECKLES DNA SIMILARITIES MUTATION VARIATION

CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #3 - 10/12 OR 10/13 GENETICS VOCABULARY PART 1 WORDS: HEREDITY, TRAIT, GENETICS, FERTILIZATION, PUREBRED, GENE, ALLELES, DOMINANT ALLELE, RECESSIVE ALLELE, HYBRID GENETICS WEBQUEST HOMEWORK: MENDEL’S WORK READING GUIDE WORD DEFINITION FROM BOOK PICTURE TO REPRESENT WORD PAGE # IN CHAPTER

CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #4 - 10/16 OR 10/17 GREGOR MENDEL MENDEL WRITE 1 PARAGRAPH (AT LEAST 5 SENTENCES) BIOGRAPHY ABOUT GREGOR MENDEL. INCLUDE HIS FINDINGS WITH PEA PLANTS. MENDEL’S WORK READING GUIDE FINISH GENETICS WEBQUEST HOMEWORK: FINISH GENETICS WEBQUEST.

CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #5 - 10/17 OR 10/18 GENETICS VOCABULARY PART II WORDS: PROBABILITY, PUNNETT SQUARE, PHENOTYPE, GENOTYPE, HOMOZYGOUS, HETEROZYGOUS, CODOMINANCE BILL NYE - GENES - COMPLETE VIDEO GUIDE - TURN IN PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF 118-123 HOMEWORK: FINISH PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF 118-123 WORD DEFINITION FROM BOOK PICTURE TO REPRESENT WORD PAGE # IN CHAPTER

CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #6 - 10/19 OR 10/20 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY OPEN BOOK PAGE 116-117. DRAW DATA TABLE HIGHLIGHT OR CIRCLE THE TRAIT YOU HAVE PLANT FEATURES ACTIVITY PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF 118-123 HOMEWORK: FINISH PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF 118- 123 TRAIT 1 NUMBER TRAIT 2 A. FREE EAR LOBES ATTACHED EAR LOBES B.

PERIOD 3 - TOTAL STUDENTS - 29 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY TRAIT 1 NUMBER TRAIT 2 A. FREE EAR LOBES 21 ATTACHED EAR LOBES 8 B. HAIR ON FINGERS 18 NO HAIR 11 C. WIDOWS PEAK 7 NO WIDOWS PEAK 22 D. CURLY HAIR 4 STRAIGHT 25 E. CLEFT CHIN NO CLEFT CHIN F. SMILE DIMPLES NO SMILE DIMPLES

PERIOD 2 - TOTAL STUDENTS - 28 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY TRAIT 1 NUMBER TRAIT 2 A. FREE EAR LOBES 20 ATTACHED EAR LOBES 8 B. HAIR ON FINGERS 18 NO HAIR 10 C. WIDOWS PEAK 4 NO WIDOWS PEAK 24 D. CURLY HAIR 15 STRAIGHT 13 E. CLEFT CHIN 3 NO CLEFT CHIN 25 F. SMILE DIMPLES 14 NO SMILE DIMPLES

PERIOD 6 - TOTAL STUDENTS - 30 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY TRAIT 1 NUMBER TRAIT 2 A. FREE EAR LOBES 22 ATTACHED EAR LOBES 8 B. HAIR ON FINGERS 19 NO HAIR 11 C. WIDOWS PEAK NO WIDOWS PEAK D. CURLY HAIR 13 STRAIGHT 17 E. CLEFT CHIN 6 NO CLEFT CHIN 24 F. SMILE DIMPLES NO SMILE DIMPLES

PERIOD 5 - TOTAL STUDENTS - 28 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY TRAIT 1 NUMBER TRAIT 2 A. FREE EAR LOBES 14 ATTACHED EAR LOBES B. HAIR ON FINGERS 16 NO HAIR 12 C. WIDOWS PEAK 11 NO WIDOWS PEAK 17 D. CURLY HAIR 6 STRAIGHT 22 E. CLEFT CHIN 4 NO CLEFT CHIN 24 F. SMILE DIMPLES NO SMILE DIMPLES

PERIOD 4 - TOTAL STUDENTS - 31 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY TRAIT 1 NUMBER TRAIT 2 A. FREE EAR LOBES 22 ATTACHED EAR LOBES 9 B. HAIR ON FINGERS 19 NO HAIR 12 C. WIDOWS PEAK 4 NO WIDOWS PEAK 27 D. CURLY HAIR STRAIGHT E. CLEFT CHIN 8 NO CLEFT CHIN 23 F. SMILE DIMPLES NO SMILE DIMPLES

CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #7 - 10/23 OR 10/24 PUNNETT SQUARES DEFINE PUNNETT SQUARE. WRITE THE 5 STEPS USED TO DRAW A PUNNETT SQUARE. (USE PAGE 120-121) NOTES ON PUNNETT SQUARES BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS PLANT FEATURES ACTIVITY PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF 118-123 HOMEWORK: FINISH BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS HANDOUT. STUDY VOCABULARY QUIZ 10/26.

CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #8 - 10/24 OR 10/25 CODOMINANCE DEFINE CODOMINANCE. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF CODOMINANT ALLELES AND EXPLAIN WHY THEY ARE CODOMINANT. (USE PAGE 123) EASTER EGG GENETICS LAB BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS - DUE 10/25 DOG BREEDING ACTIVITY PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF 118-123 HOMEWORK: FINISH BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS HANDOUT. STUDY VOCABULARY QUIZ 10/26.

CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #9 - 10/26 GENETICS VOCAB PRACTICE FLASHCARDS NUMBER 1-11. PRACTICE VOCAB GENETICS VOCABULARY QUIZ TURN IN BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS AND EASTER EGG GENETICS LAB HOMEWORK: HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #10 - 10/31 MEIOSIS DEFINE MEIOSIS. DRAW WHAT HAPPENS IN EACH STAGE OF MEIOSIS. (FIGURE 13, P. 128-129) GRADE GENETICS VOCABULARY QUIZ HOMEWORK: QUIZ CORRECTIONS. SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. COMPLETE SENTENCES. EARN ½ POINTS BACK TO SCORE.

CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #11 - 11/1 or 11/2 MEIOSIS VS MITOSIS MEIOSIS VS MITOSIS - MAKE A T-CHART. MITOSIS VS MEIOSIS VENN DIAGRAM (P. 96-100 AND 128-129) RETURN GENETICS VOCABULARY QUIZ HOMEWORK: QUIZ CORRECTIONS. SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. COMPLETE SENTENCES. EARN ½ POINTS BACK TO SCORE.

CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #12 - 11/2 or 11/3 MITOSIS VS MEIOSIS VENN DIAGRAM DRAW A VENN DIAGRAM. LABEL MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS. PLACE THE FACT IN THE CORRECT LOCATION. (SEE NEXT SLIDE FOR LIST) SEXUAL VS ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION WORKSHEET TURN IN GENETICS VOCABULARY QUIZ HOMEWORK: FINISH SEXUAL VS ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION WORKSHEET

MITOSIS VS MEIOSIS FACTS - REVISED Sex cells Body cells genetically identical Not genetically identical Asexual reproduction Sexual reproduction Example: bacteria reproduction Example: human reproduction Creates two cells Creates four cells

3-2-1 3 FACTS ABOUT TOPIC 2 THINGS THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW 1 QUESTION OR COMMENT ABOUT THE TOPIC

MITOSIS VS MEIOSIS FACTS - REVISED Sex cells Body cells genetically identical Not genetically identical Asexual reproduction Sexual reproduction Example: bacteria reproduction Example: human reproduction Creates two cells Creates four cells

MITOSIS VS MEIOSIS FACTS Asexual reproduction Sexual reproduction Same chromosome number Different chromosome number One part to cell division Two parts to cell division (I and II) Example: bacteria reproduction Example: human reproduction Produces sperm or egg cells Sex cells Body cells n. Cell division o. Growth p. Repair q. Genetically identical r. Not genetically identical s. Creates two cells t. Creates four cells

CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #13 - 11/6 or 11/7 DNA READ PAGE 101 AND 102 ON THE STRUCTURE AND REPLICATION OF DNA. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. 1. WHAT DOES DNA STAND FOR? 2. DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURE OF A DNA MOLECULE. INCLUDE NITROGEN BASES. (SPELL CORRECTLY) 3. WHAT LETTERS REPRESENT EACH OF THE FOUR NITROGEN BASES? 4. EXPLAIN HOW EACH OF THE NITROGEN BASES PAIR UP. 5. COLOR DNA MOLECULE. GLUE INTO NOTEBOOK. SET UP KEY. DNA CONNECTION READING GUIDE - NEEDS TO BE 100% COMPLETE TO PARTICIPATE IN LAB ACTIVITY HOMEWORK: FINISH THE DNA CONNECTION LAB HANDOUT

CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #14 - 11/7 or 11/8 CAN YOU CRACK THE CODE COMPLETE THE DISCOVER ACTIVITY (PAGE 131). ANSWER THINK IT OVER QUESTION IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE. REVIEW DNA CONNECTION READING GUIDE - NEEDS TO BE 100% COMPLETE TO PARTICIPATE IN LAB ACTIVITY DNA MOLECULE LAB ACTIVITY DNA CODE HANDOUT HOMEWORK: FINISH DNA CODE HANDOUT

CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #15 - 11/9 NITROGEN BASES NAME THE 4 NITROGEN BASES. HOW DO THEY PAIR UP IN A DNA MOLECULE? TURN IN DNA CODE HANDOUT EYES OF NYE - CLONING HOMEWORK: HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #16 - 11/13 or 11/14 MUTATIONS AMOEBA SISTERS - MUTATIONS 1. DEFINE MUTATION. 2. HOW DOES A MUTATION HAPPEN? 3. WHAT FACTORS CAUSE MUTATIONS? 4. DESCRIBE THE TYPES OF MUTATIONS.(GENE VS CHROMOSOME) 5. WHEN CAN MUTATIONS OCCUR? 6. GIVE A REAL WORLD EXAMPLE OF A GENETIC DISORDER. MONSTER GENETICS LAB HOMEWORK: GENETICS STUDY GUIDE PART 1

CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #17 - 11/14 or 11/15 HUMAN INHERITANCE WHAT DETERMINES WHETHER A PERSON IS MALE OR FEMALE? WHAT COMBINATIONS RESULT IN A MALE AND IN A FEMALE? WHAT SEX WILL THE CHILD BE IF A SPERM WITH A Y CHROMOSOME FERTILIZES AN EGG? CONTINUE MONSTER GENETICS LAB STUDY GUIDE PART 1 HOMEWORK: GENETICS STUDY GUIDE PART 2

CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #18 - 11/16 or 11/17 ADVANCES IN GENETICS USE PAGES 157-162. LIST AND DESCRIBE THE THREE METHODS USED TO DEVELOP ORGANISMS WITH DESIRABLE TRAITS. TURN IN MONSTER GENETICS LAB AND STUDY GUIDE PART 1 AND PART 2 GENETICS UNIT TEST - WORLD OF GENETICS WORD SEARCH HOMEWORK: WORLD OF GENETICS WORD SEARCH

CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #19 - 11/20 CHANGES OVER TIME USE NEXT FULL BLANK PAGE IN SPIRAL. DESIGN A DETAILED COVER PAGE ON EVOLUTION. PAGE SHOULD INCLUDE: DARWIN’S THEORY, EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION, THE FOSSIL RECORD. FILL THE PAGE, COLOR, PICTURES. USE PAGES 172- 197 IN TEXTBOOK. TURN IN WORLD OF GENETICS WORD SEARCH ABSENT THURS/FRI?? MAKE-UP GENETICS UNIT TEST - HOMEWORK: FINISH EVOLUTION COVER PAGE.

CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #20 - 11/21 EVOLUTION - GREATEST DISCOVERIES - BILL NYE EVOLUTION - GREATEST DISCOVERIES - BILL NYE WATCH VIDEO. LIST AND DESCRIBE SOME OF THE GREATEST DISCOVERIES IN EVOLUTION. HOMEWORK: HAPPY THANKSGIVING

CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #21 - 11/27 or 11/28 CAN SCIENCE EXPLAIN THE ORIGIN OF LIFE? THE ORIGIN OF LIFE WRITE 3 FACTS ABOUT THE TOPIC, 2 THINGS YOU ALREADY KNOW, 1 QUESTION OR COMMENT. WHAT IS EVOLUTION? 3-2-1 WHAT IS NATURAL SELECTION? 3-2-1 DARWIN’S THEORY READING GUIDE HOMEWORK: FINISH DARWIN’S THEORY READING GUIDE

CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #22 - 11/28 or 11/29 DARWIN’S THEORY WHY DID DARWIN’S VISIT TO THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS HAVE SUCH AN IMPORTANT INFLUENCE ON HIS DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION? (R.A.C.E.S) REVIEW DARWIN’S THEORY READING GUIDE NATURAL SELECTION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER HOMEWORK: FINISH NATURAL SELECTION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #23 - 11/30 or 12/1 - PERIOD 2-3 NATURAL SELECTION USE AN EXAMPLE TO EXPLAIN HOW NATURAL SELECTION CAN LEAD TO EVOLUTION. (R.A.C.E.S) STAMP -NATURAL SELECTION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER THE CASE OF DARWIN’S FINCHES LAB HOMEWORK: FINISH THE CASE OF DARWIN’S FINCHES LAB HANDOUT

PICTURE TO REPRESENT WORD CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #23 - 12/1 OR 12/4 - PERIOD 4-5-6 CHANGE OVER TIME VOCABULARY PART I WORDS: ADAPTATION, EVOLUTION, NATURAL SELECTION, HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURE, PETRIFIED FOSSIL, MOLD, CAST, RELATIVE DATING, RADIOACTIVE DATING, RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT, BILL NYE - EVOLUTION - COMPLETE VIDEO GUIDE - TURN IN EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION HANDOUT HOMEWORK: FINISH EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION HANDOUT WORD DEFINITION FROM BOOK PICTURE TO REPRESENT WORD PAGE # IN CHAPTER

PICTURE TO REPRESENT WORD CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #24 - 12/1 OR 12/4 - PERIOD 2-3 CHANGE OVER TIME VOCABULARY PART I WORDS: ADAPTATION, EVOLUTION, NATURAL SELECTION, HOMOLOGOUS STRUCTURE, PETRIFIED FOSSIL, MOLD, CAST, RELATIVE DATING, RADIOACTIVE DATING, RADIOACTIVE ELEMENT, CONTINUE THE CASE OF DARWIN’S FINCHES LAB HOMEWORK: FINISH STATIONS - THE CASE OF DARWIN’S FINCHES LAB WORD DEFINITION FROM BOOK PICTURE TO REPRESENT WORD PAGE # IN CHAPTER

CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #24 - 12/4 OR 12/5 - PERIOD 4-5-6 NATURAL SELECTION USE AN EXAMPLE TO EXPLAIN HOW NATURAL SELECTION CAN LEAD TO EVOLUTION. (R.A.C.E.S) STAMP -NATURAL SELECTION GRAPHIC ORGANIZER THE CASE OF DARWIN’S FINCHES LAB HOMEWORK: FINISH THE CASE OF DARWIN’S FINCHES LAB HANDOUT

CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #25 - 12/5 or 12/6 EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION WRITE 3 FACTS ABOUT THE TOPIC, 2 THINGS YOU ALREADY KNOW, 1 QUESTION OR COMMENT. CONTINUE THE CASE OF DARWIN’S FINCHES LAB EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION HANDOUT HOMEWORK: FINISH EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION HANDOUT

EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION COMPARATIVE ANATOMY EMBRYOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT FOSSILS 4. DNA COMPARISON

CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #26 - 12/7 or 12/8 MORE EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION LIST AND DESCRIBE THE FOUR PIECES OF EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION. CONTINUE THE CASE OF DARWIN’S FINCHES LAB BILL NYE - EVOLUTION - COMPLETE VIDEO GUIDE - TURN IN - PERIOD 2 & 3 EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION HANDOUT COMPARATIVE ANATOMY HANDOUT HOMEWORK: FINISH COMPARATIVE ANATOMY HANDOUT