Monday - TSW submit his or her chapter 2 review and mitosis/meiosis chart. TSW read chapter 3 and complete the complementary directed reading workbook pages. TTW lead students in a discussion of the differences between the various phases of mitosis and meiosis.

Mitosis/Meiosis Quiz WEDNESDAY

Homework - Study for Wednesday’s quiz.

Tuesday - All classes will not meet today due to Explore Exam Interest Inventory. TTW review the workbook pages for chapter 3 section 1 to which students will add notes. TTW emphasize that chapter 3 section 1 is memory work which must be applied to the concepts in chapter 3 section 2.

Homework - Continue reading chapter 3 and complete the directed reading workbook pages. Do not forget about Wednesday’s mitosis/meiosis quiz.

Wednesday - All classes will not meet due to the Explore Exam. All classes meeting will take the mitosis/meiosis quiz and complete the following: a DNA worksheet and a chapter 3 section 1 study guide.

Monday – TTW discuss the origin of germ cells and how this relates to meiosis. TSW take color coded notes on the phases of meiosis and label their meiosis charts with this new information.

Homework: Chapter 2 Test this Friday! Please study.

Tuesday – TSW complete the chapter 2 review (textbook pages 54 & 55) in preparation for Friday’s chapter 2 test.  TSW receive a completion grade for this assignment.

Wednesday – TSW complete a classwork assignment that covers the material from chapter 2 sections 1 and 2.

Homework: Merge your class notes on meiosis with you meiosis chart.

Thursday – TT & TSW discuss answers for the chapter 2 review and TSW will have an opportunity to present any final questions regarding tomorrow’s test.

Homework: Please study for tomorrow’s test.

Friday – TSW demonstrate mastery of Mendelian genetics and the phases of meiosis through a written assessment. (spi’s - 8.4.2, 8.4.3, 8.4.4; tpi’s - 8.4.5, 8.4.6,)

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Monday – TTW make sure that students have recorded Chapter 1 Section 2 Vocabulary in their blue folders/binders. TTW review 7th grade concepts critical to grasping reproduction in eukaryotic organisms. TSW complete the mitosis side of his or her graphic organizer, which contrasts the differences between mitosis and meiosis. TTW show two Brain Pop videos on asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. (Spi’s 8.4.3 & 8.4.3.4)

There will be a chapter 2 section 2 vocabulary quiz this Friday over the following terms: sex cells, homologous chromosomes, meiosis, sex chromosomes. Remember, terms from Chapter 2 Section 1 may be included on this quiz.

Do not forget about the Bunny Babies activity that we will complete in class on Friday. Remember to bring the materials that you and your group members agreed upon to construct your baby. You will also need to consider items such as tape and glue sticks.

Homework: Complete the mitosis side of your graphic organizer and study your notes from today.

Tuesday – TTW explain in detail each phase of the eukaryotic cell cycle (from interphase to cytokinesis) and TSW record a pictorial representation of the cycle in his or her notes. TTW review the workbook pages for Chapter 2 Section 2.

Homework: Please review your notes for Friday’s Chapter 2 Section 2 vocabulary quiz.

Wednesday – TTW review the cell cycle and TSW contrast somatic cells (body cells) & gametes (sex cells) and their replication process.

Homework: none

Thursday – TSW complete his or her mitosis vs. meiosis graphic organizer and explain the difference between male and female sex chromosomes.

Homework: Don’t forget to bring your materials to class for tomorrow’s Bunny Babies activity.

Friday – TSW demonstrate mastery of Chapter 2 Section 2 vocabulary through a short quiz. TSW apply his or her understanding of Mendelian genetics by constructing a Bunny Baby based on the genotype and phenotype data collected during last Friday’s class assignment.