1. Quarter 3, 2009 BENCHMARK MAP BENCHMARK MAP January 13 – March 20

2. SCIENCE 01/13-16/09 Start of Chapter 3, Genetics: The Science of HeredityGeneticsHeredity 1.Review Seed Germination Formal Write-up. (DUE Thursday 01/15) 2.Read Pages 78 and 79 3.Start Project 3: All In The Family (100pts) 1.Parents Due 01/16/08 4.Read Chapter 3 Section 1 pgs. 80-85 5.Complete Section 1 review and Key Terms in your INB. (28pts) 6.Complete Check Your Progress on pg.85.

3. SCIENCE 01/14-21/09 Continue introduction to Genetics and Heredity –Review Page one of our Case Study; “How do Wii get together?” –Start page 2-4 of Case Study

4. SCIENCE 01/15/09 Turn in Seed Germination Formal Write- up. Take January Pre Test on “Genetics: The Science of Heredity”Genetics: The Science of Heredity –Do not print this one, Submit and Save your score through email and your online notes. Complete research on LEARNING ISSUES brought up in our case study “How do Wii Get Together!”

5. SCIENCE 01/20/09 Open your Online Notes for this week. Submit last weeks Online Learning Log Complete Paper Pets parents. Continue research on LEARNING ISSUES brought up in our case study “How do Wii Get Together!”

6. SCIENCE 01/21-23/09 Answer questions given to you in your Online Science Notes for this week Continue working on your Paper Pets Review Genetics Case Study Learning Issues

7. SCIENCE 01/26-30/09 Continue with Page 2 of our Genetics Case Study. Complete / Reflect on January CFA Post Test. Complete / Reflect on Paper Pets 1 st Generation. (6 offspring)

8. SCIENCE 02/02-06/09 Complete Punnett Squares for each of your Paper Pets. Continue to Answer Questions in your OSN. Complete and Submit Feb. CFA. Grade Check: (OSN = Online Science Notes) 1.OSN 1/13 2.CFA January 3.OSN 1/20 4.OSN 1/26

9. SCIENCE 02/06/09 Complete Punnett Squares for each of your Paper Pets Traits. –Describe how the inheritance patterns of your paper pets demonstrated the inheritance of dominant and recessive alleles, or showed the relationship between genotype and phenotype. Also, explain how paper pets could be used as models to study other topics in genetics. Continue to Answer Questions in your OSN. Revisit and Revise your Online Science Notes (OSN) 1.OSN 01/13 2.OSN 01/20 3.OSN 01/26 4.OSN 02/02 –Submit Online Weekly Learning Log

10. SCIENCE 02/09-10/09 1.Open Grade Check E-mail 1.Open Paper Pets Self and Peer Assessment Rubric 2.Fill in rubric then paste it into your OSN for today 2.Submit Grade Check 3.Work on Science Agenda Email 02/09/09. 1.Paste questions in your OSN and answer them on the right hand side.

11. SCIENCE 02/11-13/09 Answer Questions in your OSN about “Modern Genetics” –Use reliable on-line resources to help in describing the answers to your questions –Be sure you can teach the “Big Idea” behind the questions to your peers, parents, other teachers, and members of the community.

12. SCIENCE 02/18-19/09 Open your OSN from Last Week –Complete peer and self assessment –Submit Science Grade Check Place Pedigree project on your desk –Prepare for your presentation Continue working on this weeks Lesson on Evolution

13. SCIENCE 02/19-20/09 Reflect on “Variety” Science at Home Activity. Type up Summary in your OSN Complete and Submit On-line Weekly Learning Log

14. SCIENCE 02/23-26/09 Take Feb CFA post-test on Modern Genetics Complete Pedigree Project Continue working on completing OSN and Weekly Learning Log for this week.

15. SCIENCE 03/02-06/09 Grade Check Complete Pedigree Project Presentations Continue working on completing OSN and Weekly Learning Log for this week.

16. SCIENCE 03/03/09 Take March CFA pre-test –Paste a scored copy in today’s section of your OSN –Submit a scored copy through you email Complete your Grade Check Continue self and peer evaluations of Pedigree project. Make revisions to improve your project.

17. SCIENCE 03/09-13/09 Complete “A Family Portrait” second edit assessment Grade Check Continue working on completing OSN and Weekly Learning Log for this week. Work on completing Electronic Quarter 3 Flip Book –Resources to include in your Flip Book: BrainPop.com Answers.com Cellsalive.com KidsKnowIt.com

18. SCIENCE 03/12-13/09 Take your March CFA Post-test Publish your Quarter 3 Online Science Notes (OSN) –Create hyperlinks to your published OSN in your Quarter 3 Flip book Start Quarter 3 Flip book PowerPoint Presentation –Create hyperlink to your presentation on the left side of your Flip book Summary.