[Daily Assignments] ------- [IB Biology at GHS: Nucleic Acids]

Daily Assignments & Due Dates

IB Biology HL- 1st Year

3rd Period

A typical nucleotide, the monomer or building block of all nucleic acids.

Updated Monday March 10, 2008

[2008 Environmental Stewardship Project Opportunities]

 

 

Wednesday March 12, 2008 (Friday = No School! - End of 2nd Semester 6 Weeks Grading Period)

1) Review for exam

2) Nucleic Acid Exam

 

Monday March 10, 2008

Due: a) Late sports drink lab writeups! All clicker reviews & quizzes are due today by after school!

Homework: a) Nucleic Acid exam coming up soon! Reviews & Games online.

***b) Review the potential short answer/ essay questions

1) Environmental Stewardship Assignment - CRLE

2) Review for Nucleic Acid Exam: Preparation for essay exam.

3) DNA and Replication Review

 

Thursday March 6, 2008

Due: a) Late sports drink lab writeups! All clicker reviews & quizzes!

Homework: a) Nucleic Acid exam coming up soon! Reviews online.

b)

1) Mutation WS - See Handout.

2) Mutation reading (See Handout - Bikini Atoll: Results of US Atom Bomb Tests)

3) Finish Translation Review Clicker Exam

4) Transcription Translation Review Worksheet (Due Monday)

 

Tuesday March 4, 2008

Due: a) Inquiry Writeup (Due Monday March 3, 2008 with text sent to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm. A printed copy is due in class on Tuesday March 4.)

Homework: a) Online Reviews: [A First Review of Translation] [Review of Transcription & Translation]

1) Translation & Protein Synthesis

2) Online Animations: [Translation #1] **[Transcribe & Translate a Gene (Learn Genetics)] [Translation #1 (Virtual Cell)] [Translation #2 (Requires Shockwave)]

3) Translation Clicker Review

4) Protein Synthesis WS

 

Friday February 29, 2008

Due: a) Group 4 Journals

b) DNA MiniQuiz is due today (at beginning of period, not 10 minutes late!)

Homework: a) Inquiry Writeup (Due Monday March 3, 2008 with text sent to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm. A printed copy is due in class on Tuesday March 4.)

b) Review of transcription (See online Review of Transcription and Review of Replication & Transcription and Export of RNA to the cytoplasm)

1) Transcription and Export of RNA to the cytoplasm notes

2) Online Animations: [DNA Transcription #1 (needs Windows Media Player)] [Transcription #2] [Translation #1]

3) Transcription Clicker Review

4) DNA Extraction Lab (You get to collect some DNA from yourself.) [DNA Extraction (Biotechniques Virtual Lab) - Takes about 10 minutes to do this online.]

 

Wednesday February 27, 2008

Homework: a) Inquiry Writeup (Due Monday March 3, 2008 with text sent to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm. A printed copy is due in class on Tuesday March 4.)

b) DNA MiniQuiz (Due Friday)

b) Online Review of Transcription and Review of Replication & Transcription

c) Read in textbook: (Nemo Book (5th Edition) pages 299-305) or (6th Edition pages 299-305)

1) Review of Replication & Clicker Review of Replication (See Online Review of Replication #1& Review of Replication #2) (Online Animations: [Why Replication is Needed] [DNA Replication #1] [How DNA nucleotides are Added During Replication (McGraw Hill)] [DNA Replication #2 (needs Shockwave)])

2) Notes: Composition of Eukaryotic Chromosomes (See Handout)

3) Notes: Transcription - Don't worry yet about translation. (See Handout.)

4) Online Animations to Review: [DNA Transcription #1 (needs Windows Media Player)] [Transcription #2]

5) DNA mini Quiz (Due Friday!)

 

Monday February 25, 2008

Homework: a) Inquiry Writeup (Due Monday March 3, 2008 with text sent to turnitin.com by 11:59 pm. A printed copy is due in class on Tuesday.)

b) Read in textbook: (Nemo Book (5th Edition) pages 290-293) or (6th Edition pages 290-294)

c) Review (in class or at home for quiz) the first online reviews: Enzymes of Replication (Online animations of Replication: [Why Replication is Needed] [DNA Replication #1] [DNA Replication #2] [GHS: Online Review of Replication #1]

1) View your corrected Enzyme Inquiry.

2) Inquiry Writeup (Due Friday March 1, 2008)

3) Clicker Review of DNA (from Thursday's notes and Online Review)

4) Notes: Replication of DNA (See Handout.)

 

Thursday February 21, 2008

Homework: a) Inquiry Writeup (Due Friday March 1, 2008 by 11:59 pm)

b) Do the online review of Nucleic Acid Notes #1 (perhaps a short quiz on Monday?)

c) Cell Size Online Lab (Biocourse.com) - Hit the "skip intro button", then investigate some of the important variables needed to understand the Sports Drink Lab.

1) Collect final data for Sports Drink Lab.

2) Inquiry Writeup (Due Friday February 29, 2008)

3) Introduction to Nucleic Acids (See Handouts.)


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