Friday Apr 29

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-storytime
-youtube video: RFLP
-complete RFLP handout (p298-299)back and front
-took up RFLP diagram on overhead
-sequencing youtube video
-sequencing diagram on overhead
-time to complete DNA sequencing handout using textbook

HOMEWORK:
1. finish transformation handout from wed
2. finish sequencing handout if not done in class

SNC 2D
-cell structure note (comparing plants to animals)
-cell structure analogy activity OR finishing tissues activity from yesterday

HOMEWORK
1. 3 of you still owe me STSEs

Thursday Apr 28

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-reviewed plasmid structure on blackboard as a class
-tried to figure out the steps to cloning in pairs
-went over steps to cloning genes into bacteria on blackboard as a class
-steps to cloning with bacteria youtube video
-PCR youtube video
-PCR process note on overhead
-Practice questions p298 #1-5

HOMEWORK
1. practice questions
2. you can start studying for your test: it's next Friday, May 6

SNC 2D
-Microscope rules
-finish labeling and identifying microscope parts
-Stations: observing and drawing different tissues under the microscope

HOMEWORK
1. tomorrow is the second due date for the optics STSE make sure you get it in or I will have to call home. Email me if you have lost your sheet (see MMR website for my email)

Wednesday Apr 27

Here's what you did today:

SBI 4U
-work booklet on gel electrophoresis and review of basic biotech techniques (toolbox) that were learned yesterday

HOMEWORK
1. finish whatever you didn't finish in class of the booklet (but the transformation part doesn't have to be done until Monday

SNC 2D
-organ systems interactions fill-in note
-organ systems interactions cut-and-paste
-organ systems interactions diagram
-Basic features of microscope fill-in reading organizer using green textbook
-frog dissection slide show!!

HOMEWORK
1. finish interactions diagram if not completed in class
2. second due date for optics STSE is FRIDAY (apr 29)

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Tuesday Apr 26

Here's what you did yesterday:

SBI 4U
-took up control of gene expression reading organizer
-biotech tool box: fill-in note and small activities with lego and string
-practice: p281 #1,2,3,5 and p282 #6,8,9

HOMEWORK
1. finish practice questions

SNC 2D
-stations to review organ systems
-what's the best organ system? -- debate in groups

HOMEWORK
1. don't forget that your STSE is due tomorrow!

Thursday Apr 21

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-storytime!
-Quiz: protein synthesis/chromosome structure
-reading organizer -- control mechanisms of gene expression (if you were away, read about the "lac and trp" operons

HOMEWORK
1. finish reading organizer if it was not done in class

SNC 2D
-frog dissection day!!!

HOMEWORK
1. work on your optics STSE (it's due on Wed Apr 27)
2. if you haven't finished your optics inquiry you need to do so in Science clinic next Tuesday

Wednesday Apr 20

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-answered some questions about the chromosome structure reading from yesterday
-Protein synthesis computer simulation with question sheet
-mutations fill-in the blank concept map using pages 259-262 (if you were away, you should read those pages and try the fill in the blank when you get back)
-protein synthesis youtube rap
-took up mutations concept map

HOMEWORK
1. tomorrow you have a practice quiz about protein synthesis and chromosome structure

SNC 2D
-finished preparing overheads for organ systems
-organ system group presentations and copying onto recording sheet
-silent reading of from dissection procedure
-Discuss frog dissection procedure as a whole group
-making dissection groups

HOMEWORK
1. make sure you are prepared to dissect the from tomorrow... or if you are having issues with it that you have discussed those with either Ms. McGill or myself.
2. optics STSE is due next wednesday, Apr 27

Tuesday Apr 19

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-homework survey (took up questions 3 and 4)
-Protein synthesis simulation lab activity 5.4.1 p269-270-- including questions
-Chromosome structure: read p266 and do all questions on p267

HOMEWORK
1. finish anything on the agenda that wasn't completed in class
(if you were away, you should do everything-- it's all in your textbook)

SNC 2D
-finished levels of organization cut and paste
-organ system "demo" presentation
-working on organ system presentations in groups

HOMEWORK
1. work on your STSE due next wed Apr 27

Monday Apr 18

Here's what you did today

SBI 4U
-P5 class finished the translation note
-transcription and translation youtube videos
-DNA quiz and take-up
-protein synthesis cue cards OR skit

HOMEWORK
1. p241 #7,9,11 and p254 #2,3,4,6,9

SNC 2D
-About 40 minutes to work on finishing optics inquiry
-levels of organization cut and paste

HOMEWORK
1. new optics STSE is due Wed Apr 27

Friday Apr 15

Here's what you did yesterday (friday)

SBI 4U
-storytime!
-took up transcription homework questions in groups
-transcription review activity in groups
-translation note

HOMEWORK
1. if you like, you can attempt the translation code activity

SNC 2D
-optics unit test
-some people had time to work on their optics inquiries

HOMEWORK
1. none!!

Thursday Apr 14

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-handed in strawberry lab
-presented the information about the researchers that was learned yesterday
-practiced writing out the steps from DNA--> RNA--> protein
-Transcription note
-Practice question: p241 #4,6,9,10 and p249 #1,2,3,4,8a,8d

HOMEWORK
1. finish practice questions from today-- Ms. McGill in going to do an activity with them tomorrow

SNC 2D
-group "Bell-ringer" sample optics questions activity
-worked on sample test questions

HOMEWORK
1. STUDY STUDY STUDY!!! your test is tomorrow! Make sure to come see me if you are having trouble (at lunch tomorrow in room 123)

Wednesday Apr 13

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-learning skills self evaluation
-Home time challenge share (DNA repair)
-Introduction to protein synthesis blackboard visual note
-Group activity (meet the researchers p235)

HOMEWORK
1. your "strawberry" lab questions are due to Ms. McGill tomorrow! (she's collecting them so make sure you do it!)
2. some of you still owe me labs... make sure you get those done!

SNC 2D
-learning skills self evaluation
-"practice lockdown"
-Day 2 to work on inquiry (most of you are now finished your experiments)

HOMEWORK
1. study for Friday's test!!

Tuesday Apr 12

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-reviewed DNA repair
-extracted DNA from strawberries
-talked about procedures used in lab

HOMEWORK
1. finish the "Home Time Challenge"
2. finish the lab from today for thursday
3. some of you still owe me inquiries (metabolism labs).... tomorrow is the second due date

SNC 2D
-finished lenses lesson
-lenses sample calculation
-group lab planning
-started optics inquiry

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test (you can work on those sample problems I gave you!)... it's this FRIDAY!!

Monday Apr 11

Here's what we did today

SBI 4U
**today was Ms McGill's first day teaching you and this is what you did:
-reviewed DNA replication
-Did a fun activity with marshmallows and licorice to model DNA repair
-Short DNA repair note

HOMEWORK
1. anyone who hasn't handed in their metabolism lab yet should be working on it. The second due date is wednesday if you don't want to fill in a form.

SNC 2D
-finished note on total internal reflection
-total internal reflection calculation
-started lenses note
-lenses demo
-some time to practice using the optics bench

HOMEWORK
1. make sure you are studying as your optics unit test is this FRIDAY!!

Thursday Apr 7

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-storytime!
-talked about embedded citations
-review youtube video
-replication powerpoint note and lots of videos
-replication "players" practice sheet

HOMEWORK
1. your lab is due monday!!

SNC 2D
-took up results from lab
-snell's law example problem
-snell's law practice problem
-total internal reflection activity
-started total internal reflection note

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test (it's next Friday)

Wednesday Apr 6

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-finished DNA timeline from yesterday
-DNA song!
-DNA structure powerpoint note
-DNA human model in the lobby (email me if you want a copy of the photo)
-practice Q's p216 #1-6

HOMEWORK
1. any Q's not finished in class
2. read p217-222 to prepare for tomorrow
3. don't forget that your lab is due on monday

SNC 2D
-practice quiz
-took up practice quiz
-quickly reviewed yesterday's lesson
-Snell's law activity

HOMEWORK
1. finish the calculations for the snell's law activity (I will be checking it tomorrow!)

Tuesday Apr 5

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-40 minutes (ish) to work on STSE
-class timeline about the history of DNA using pages 206-213 (if you were away, you can read those pages)

HOMEWORK
1. work on your lab (due monday)
2. remember that your in-class STSE must be finished by the end of the week

SNC 2D
-reviewed some of the homework
-intro to refraction activity
-refraction mini fill-in note and n=c/v equation example
-2 practice questions with blue textbook (p455 #1,2) using n=c/v

HOMEWORK
1. none

Monday Apr 4

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-unit test all period
-some people had time to work on their labs

HOMEWORK
1. remember that your lab is due on Monday
2. remember that you need to finish your in-class STSE by the end of the week so you need to come to science clinic or make arrangements with me for Wednesday at lunch

SNC 2D
-half the class had a Co-op presentation for most of the period so we worked on mirror and magnification practice problems

HOMEWORK
1. finish the practice problems from today

Friday Apr 1

Here's what we did today:

SBI 4U
-storytime!
-1 minute partner talking review (all processes involved in metabolism)
-"your questions answered- mingling activity"
-free study time

HOMEWORK
1. study for your test! It's on MONDAY

SNC 2D
-finished talking about concave images
-convex mirror mini-activity
-convex mirror diagram
-Mirror and magnification equations note

HOMEWORK
1. none!