1. 2/18/14 104th Day of School
Learning goal (7.L.2.2): I will be able to describe how Punnett Squares are used to predict patterns of heredity.
Due Today: Late work/Investigative Article
Evening Assignment: Complete missing work! Complete Gregor Mendel PowerPoint!

2. Research Investigation on Human Traits – Due 2/12/14
Parts of a Research Investigation Article
Please label each section with headings!
Title: Descriptive title about what you did and found (we’ll do this last).
Introduction: Paragraph introducing different types of human traits (inherited vs. acquired, dominant vs. recessive) and overall purpose of the experiment. The last sentence should be your hypothesis (what you think you will find). For example, I hypothesize that dominant traits are more common than recessive traits.
Methods: Paragraph explaining what you did and how you analyzed the data.
Data & Results: In this part you show your data (data table, graphs, pictures, etc) and WRITE about your data. For example: “Graph 1 shows that 93% of CORE is right-handed”.
Analysis and Conclusions: One or more paragraphs analyzing your data and explaining WHY might have gotten those results. Support your analysis with numbers from your data table or graph. The last paragraph should sum up what you did and what you found (now you can write your title!)
Research Investigation on Human Traits – Due 2/12/14

3. Comparing Traits Survey Data
In order to compare traits survey data between your class and your family, it’s helpful to convert our frequency data into percentages (since the total number of the class is much higher than your family).
Create a new data table for comparing your data.
Convert frequency data into percentages and add to new data table. 2 4
X 100 2 4
X 100
Class Data
Family Data
Trait
Dominant Allele
Recessive Allele
Male vs. Female
52%
48%
50%
Detached vs. attached earlobes
Roll tongue vs. no roll
Right vs. Left handed
Left thumb on top vs. right
# with trait
Total Number
X 100 15 29
X 100 14 29
X 100
Comparing Traits Survey Data

4. Graph Your Traits Data

5. Genetics Vocabulary Flashcards due 2/21/14
On the FRONT
On the BACK
Acquired Trait
Definition/characteristics: A trait or characteristic that is developed or learned through life. Traits you aren’t born with. Traits GENERALLY not controlled by DNA.
Examples:
Walking, speaking English,
dyed hair, pierced ears,
Glasses, skin cancer?
Acquired trait
Inherited trait
Sexual reproduction
Heredity
DNA
Chromosome
Gene
Allele
Genotypes
Phenotype
Dominant
Recessive
Gregor Mendel
Pea Plants
Punnett Square
Monohybrid cross
Homozygous (Purebred)
Heterozygous (Hybrid)
Genetics Vocabulary Flashcards due 2/21/14

6. Father of Genetics Who is Gregor Mendel and why is his work so important? Read pages 80 – 81 C in the green textbook to discover who he was.
Mendel's Work
Gregor Mendel

7. YouTube Videos: Gregor Mendel
View the following videos and take notes about Gregor Mendel. You will use these notes to create a PowerPoint about him and his contributions to modern genetics.
YouTube Videos: Gregor Mendel

8. Gregor Mendel PowerPoint due 2/18/14
Your PowerPoint should include the following slides:
Slide #1: Who is Gregor Mendel? (include his biography and a picture.)
Slide #2: Pea Plant Experiment
What did he do?
Slide #3: Pea Plant Experiment
What did he discover?
Slide #4: Father of Genetics
Why is he called this?
Significance?
Contribution to genetics?
Gregor Mendel PowerPoint due 2/18/14

9. Do Now Mendel’s “factors” are known as …?
Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper. You will use this for practice with Mendel’s monohybrid crosses.
Mendel’s “factors” are known as …?
The different forms of a gene are called …?
1)The tool used in showing the possible outcomes of a genetic cross is called a…?
Do Now

10. Mendel Monohybrid Cross
View the Mendel Pea Plant Video below to help you understand how alleles are represented on a Punnett square.
Mendel Monohybrid Cross

11. Patterns of heredity can be predicted.
Read pages C in the yellow textbook.
McDougal Littell textbook p. 111C
Patterns of heredity can be predicted.

12. Punnett Square Practice
On the sheet of paper with the Do Now complete the following problem:
1)Create a Punnett square with the following alleles from two tall pea plants (phenotype): TT, Tt (genotype).
2)Complete the boxes in the square to show the
combination of alleles from each parent for their possible offspring. What are the alleles for each of the 4 possible offspring?
Punnett Square Practice

13. St. Baldrick’s Cancer Research Fundraiser
Hawley Hornets Team
Dr. Batten
Shon B.
Justice N.
Ways you and your family can help fund research to fight childhood cancers
Sign up to become a shavee, collect donations, and go BALD on March 1st!
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Donate money to support Dr. Batten
Donate money to support the Hawley Hornets team.
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St. Baldrick’s Cancer Research Fundraiser

14. Evening Assignment Tonight… Finish Gregor Mendel PowerPoint.
Complete Investigative Article.
Complete late/missing work.
Evening Assignment