1. 8th GRADE SCIENCE
MRS. JOHNSON
ROOM 303

2. CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #1 - 10/9 OR 10/10 FALL BREAK FUN
WRITE ABOUT YOUR FALL BREAK PARAGRAPH. (5 SENTENCES) GRADE Q1 NOTEBOOKS TURN IN LATE COUPON MAKE UPS/REVIEW WEATHER/CLIMATE TEST NEW SEATS
HOMEWORK: GET READY FOR START OF Q2!

3. CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #2 - 10/10 OR 10/11 WHAT IS GENETICS?
GENETICS VIDEO DRAW A WEB. LABEL GENETICS IN THE MIDDLE CIRCLE. BRANCH OFF KEY FACTS FROM VIDEO. COMPLETE GENETICS PRETEST - SCANTRON AND CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE GENETICS UNIT COVER PAGE - TITLE, KEY FACTS, PICTURE, FILL THE PAGE, COLOR
HOMEWORK: FINISH GENETICS UNIT COVER PAGE
EXAMPLE WEB

4. BRAINSTORM - GENETICS
SPECIES HAVE MILLIONS OF DIFFERENT TRAITS BLUEPRINT - UNIQUE TRAITS TO SPECIES - DNA IS FOUND IN THE NUCLEUS OF CELLS GENETICALLY MODIFIED - TRAITS DEVELOP OVER A PERIOD OF TIME A-G-T-C - NUCLEIC ACIDS GENETIC DISEASES AND ILLNESSES TRAITS PASSED FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING SCIENCE OF GENETICS - CANCER, OBESITY, HEART DISEASE, ALZHEIMER'S, AUTISM, PARKINSON'S

5. PERIOD 2 - BRAINSTORM - GENETICS
GENES
PASSED ON PARENT TO OFFSPRING
TRAITS - CHARACTERISTICS - EYE COLOR, SKIN COLOR, FRECKLES
DNA
SIMILARITIES
MUTATION
VARIATION

6. CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #3 - 10/12 OR 10/13 GENETICS VOCABULARY PART 1
WORDS: HEREDITY, TRAIT, GENETICS, FERTILIZATION, PUREBRED, GENE, ALLELES, DOMINANT ALLELE, RECESSIVE ALLELE, HYBRID
GENETICS WEBQUEST
HOMEWORK: MENDEL’S WORK READING GUIDE
WORD
DEFINITION FROM BOOK
PICTURE TO REPRESENT WORD
PAGE # IN CHAPTER

7. CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #4 - 10/16 OR 10/17 GREGOR MENDEL
MENDEL WRITE 1 PARAGRAPH (AT LEAST 5 SENTENCES) BIOGRAPHY ABOUT GREGOR MENDEL. INCLUDE HIS FINDINGS WITH PEA PLANTS.
MENDEL’S WORK READING GUIDE FINISH GENETICS WEBQUEST
HOMEWORK: FINISH GENETICS WEBQUEST.

8. CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #5 - 10/17 OR 10/18 GENETICS VOCABULARY PART II
WORDS: PROBABILITY, PUNNETT SQUARE, PHENOTYPE, GENOTYPE, HOMOZYGOUS, HETEROZYGOUS, CODOMINANCE
BILL NYE - GENES - COMPLETE VIDEO GUIDE - TURN IN PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF
HOMEWORK: FINISH PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF
WORD
DEFINITION FROM BOOK
PICTURE TO REPRESENT WORD
PAGE # IN CHAPTER

9. CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #6 - 10/19 OR 10/20 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY
OPEN BOOK PAGE DRAW DATA TABLE HIGHLIGHT OR CIRCLE THE TRAIT YOU HAVE
PLANT FEATURES ACTIVITY PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF
HOMEWORK: FINISH PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF
TRAIT 1
NUMBER
TRAIT 2
A. FREE EAR LOBES
ATTACHED EAR LOBES B.

10. PERIOD 3 - TOTAL STUDENTS - 29 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY
TRAIT 1
NUMBER
TRAIT 2
A. FREE EAR LOBES 21
ATTACHED EAR LOBES 8
B. HAIR ON FINGERS 18
NO HAIR 11
C. WIDOWS PEAK 7
NO WIDOWS PEAK 22
D. CURLY HAIR 4
STRAIGHT 25
E. CLEFT CHIN
NO CLEFT CHIN
F. SMILE DIMPLES
NO SMILE DIMPLES

11. PERIOD 2 - TOTAL STUDENTS - 28 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY
TRAIT 1
NUMBER
TRAIT 2
A. FREE EAR LOBES 20
ATTACHED EAR LOBES 8
B. HAIR ON FINGERS 18
NO HAIR 10
C. WIDOWS PEAK 4
NO WIDOWS PEAK 24
D. CURLY HAIR 15
STRAIGHT 13
E. CLEFT CHIN 3
NO CLEFT CHIN 25
F. SMILE DIMPLES 14
NO SMILE DIMPLES

12. PERIOD 6 - TOTAL STUDENTS - 30 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY
TRAIT 1
NUMBER
TRAIT 2
A. FREE EAR LOBES 22
ATTACHED EAR LOBES 8
B. HAIR ON FINGERS 19
NO HAIR 11
C. WIDOWS PEAK
NO WIDOWS PEAK
D. CURLY HAIR 13
STRAIGHT 17
E. CLEFT CHIN 6
NO CLEFT CHIN 24
F. SMILE DIMPLES
NO SMILE DIMPLES

13. PERIOD 5 - TOTAL STUDENTS - 28 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY
TRAIT 1
NUMBER
TRAIT 2
A. FREE EAR LOBES 14
ATTACHED EAR LOBES
B. HAIR ON FINGERS 16
NO HAIR 12
C. WIDOWS PEAK 11
NO WIDOWS PEAK 17
D. CURLY HAIR 6
STRAIGHT 22
E. CLEFT CHIN 4
NO CLEFT CHIN 24
F. SMILE DIMPLES
NO SMILE DIMPLES

14. PERIOD 4 - TOTAL STUDENTS - 31 TAKE A CLASS SURVEY
TRAIT 1
NUMBER
TRAIT 2
A. FREE EAR LOBES 22
ATTACHED EAR LOBES 9
B. HAIR ON FINGERS 19
NO HAIR 12
C. WIDOWS PEAK 4
NO WIDOWS PEAK 27
D. CURLY HAIR
STRAIGHT
E. CLEFT CHIN 8
NO CLEFT CHIN 23
F. SMILE DIMPLES
NO SMILE DIMPLES

15. CYCLE 1 TOP TEN #7 - 10/23 OR 10/24 PUNNETT SQUARES
DEFINE PUNNETT SQUARE. WRITE THE 5 STEPS USED TO DRAW A PUNNETT SQUARE. (USE PAGE ) NOTES ON PUNNETT SQUARES BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS PLANT FEATURES ACTIVITY PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF
HOMEWORK: FINISH BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS HANDOUT. STUDY VOCABULARY QUIZ 10/26.

16. CYCLE 2 TOP TEN #8 - 10/24 OR 10/25 CODOMINANCE
DEFINE CODOMINANCE. GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF CODOMINANT ALLELES AND EXPLAIN WHY THEY ARE CODOMINANT. (USE PAGE 123) EASTER EGG GENETICS LAB BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS - DUE 10/25 DOG BREEDING ACTIVITY PROBABILITY AND HEREDITY READING GUIDE - TAKE PICS OF
HOMEWORK: FINISH BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS HANDOUT. STUDY VOCABULARY QUIZ 10/26.

17. CYCLE 3 TOP TEN #9 - 10/26 GENETICS VOCAB PRACTICE
FLASHCARDS NUMBER PRACTICE VOCAB GENETICS VOCABULARY QUIZ TURN IN BIKINI BOTTOM GENETICS AND EASTER EGG GENETICS LAB
HOMEWORK: HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!