Monday, December 15, 2008

12/15 genetic vocabulary




In-Class:

Students wrote out vocabulary as they found the seventeen definitions through their reading. Teams began creating posters that graphically represent one assigned vocabulary word.

Homework:

Complete vocabulary if not done in class. 90% of my students completed the assignment in class. Work will be recorded Wednesday.
  1. heredity
  2. trait
  3. genetics
  4. fertilization
  5. purebred
  6. gene
  7. allele
  8. dominant allele
  9. recessive allele
  10. hybrid
  11. probability
  12. punnett square
  13. phenotype
  14. genotype
  15. homozygous
  16. heterozygous
  17. codominance


All assignments are posted in the classroom for the week as well.

Overview of week -

Monday: genetic vocabulary DUE in notebook

Tuesday: Punnett squares and genetic crosses. Assignment DUE in class.

Wednesday: Offspring laboratory. Keep in folder.

Thursday: Computer lab activities online.

Friday: Half day of school. Students will meet in their homerooms.