1.  6.4 Traits, Genes, and Alleles MA 3.4 Genetic traits result in observed inheritance patterns. MA 3.5 Patterns of inheritance can be explained through Mendel’s laws of segregation and independent assortment. Big Black Book pages 170-172 Supplemental reading pages 99-100 Study guide pages 59-60

2. *two page notebook format* Do Now::  1) How can brothers and sisters, with the same parents, display different eye or hair colors?  2) Vocabulary preview: what do you think dominant means? What other familiar words share the same root?  3) Reading Toolbox: Work together to deconstruct and analyze today’s sentence: “An egg not only gives its share of DNA to an embryo, but also contributes the organelles, molecular building blocks, and other materials an embryo needs to begin life.”  Topic: Meiosis and Mendel  Objectives, language objectives:  Explain how there can be many versions of the same gene.  Describe how genes influence the development of traits.  Language Objectives: Use the terms gene, allele, homozygous, heterozygous, genome, genotype, phenotype, dominant, and recessive orally and in writing. Use P, F1, and F2 in discussion. (all week)  Page 59  Thursday, Dec 18, 2014 Page 60

3. How can brothers and sisters (with the same parents) display different eye or hair colors?

4. Vocabulary preview: what do you think dominant means? What other familiar words share the same root?

5. Reading Toolbox:  Work together to deconstruct and analyze today’s sentence: “An egg not only gives its share of DNA to an embryo, but also contributes the organelles, molecular building blocks, and other materials an embryo needs to begin life.”

6.  Reading complex text: You pre-read (alone or in pairs) We (I model with complex text and facilitate) You show what you know (alone or in pairs) 1) Interactive Reader 6.4 pages 99-100 2) BBB 6.3 pages 170-172 3) Study Guide 6.3

7. 6.4 Formative Assessment  Answer questions 1-5 on page 172.  SUMMARIZE what you learned today in 3-5 sentences  Homework:  Study Guide 6.4  If not done, complete cells Standards Based Assessment Quiz  Review Greek and Latin word roots  Make up take home Greek and Latin quiz if not taken in class