1. Share one activity you did over the break.
Opening Activity: Feb. 26, 2018
Welcome back! Find 3 sticky notes at your table and answer a question on each one:
Share one activity you did over the break.
How is combustion of fossil fuels and climate change related?
Predict what happens to air currents above Washington state over time.
I can… Predict how biotechnology might be used to solve real-world problems
Homework:
HES Notebook due 2/28
CVR Due 3/2
HES Test Retake Mon 3/4 and 3/5 at 8am

2. Give one, Take One
Move around the room and find someone to share one of your sticky notes with. Take their sticky note and give them yours.
WAIT FOR THE CHIMES BEFORE MOVING TO TALK TO YOUR NEXT PARTNER!
Find your seat, you should have 3 different stickies from 3 different people.
Let’s hear some of your ideas….

3. Human Energy Systems- Wrap UP
Test Retakes:
Monday 3/4 8am
Tuesday 3/5 8am
Top score 20.5
1. Return Test
21.5 – 24 A B C
14.5–16.5 D
Notebook Due Wednesday 2/28
CVR due Friday 3/2

4. Create space for 12 days of opening activities.
Opening Activity: Feb. 27, 2018
Create a title page: Biotechnology. Leave space to write initial ideas.
Create space for 12 days of opening activities.
First page of unit tape in Biotechnology Café Directions (pick up at front table).
What is biotechnology?
I can… Predict how biotechnology might be used to solve real-world problems
Homework:
HES Notebook due 2/28
CVR Due 3/2
HES Test Retake Mon 3/4 and 3/5 at 8am

5. Biotechnology Notebook Set up
Create a title page: Biotechnology. Leave space to write initial ideas.
Create space for days of opening activities.
First page of unit tape in Biotechnology Café Directions (pick up at front table).

7. Biotechnology…Initial Ideas (write directly on your title page)
What will scientists do with the elephant tusk? What can they learn from it?
Why was it a problem they had the elephant tusk? Should they be penalized?
How can scientists manipulate or study DNA to solve problems?
What problem might you want to solve at the atomic-molecular (genetic) level?

8. DNA = Deoxyribonucleic Acid STORES GENETIC INFORMATION
Organic Molecule
Example of a polymer

9. Comparing DNA to other Biomolecules
Atoms
# of atoms in one molecule
Glucose
C, H, O 24
Starch
~1000
Phospholipids
120
Protein
C, H, O,N
500,000
DNA

10. DNA is arranged into polymers called chromosomes (built from nucleotide monomers)
Chromosomes can get packed together to take up less space
Chromosome = single molecule of DNA

11. Homework due 2/28
Color and cut your nucleotides. Be prepared to make a DNA molecule tomorrow!

12. Create a new page in your journal title it “LAB #11 DNA Models”.
Opening Activity: Feb. 28, 2018
Create a new page in your journal title it “LAB #11 DNA Models”.
Have your models out to show. I will stamp your journal for having models complete.
Pick up DNA Reading guide at front table - read, highlight, underline, etc.
I can… Construct a DNA model and identify the 4 nucleotides that make up DNA.
Homework:
CVR Due 3/2
HES Test Retake Mon 3/4 and 3/5 at 8am
DNA Reading Questions 3/1

13. Lab #11 Modeling DNA
Procedure: Create a DNA molecule, use procedure and reading at your table. TAPE YOUR MOLECULE TOGETHER!! Wrap-up: Draw your molecule in your journal, create a key to identify the different molecules that make up DNA. Circle a Guanine Nucleotide. Answer questions: In lab journal. When WHOLE group is done, quiz and stamp! HW: DNA Reading Questions in Journal

14. Opening Activity: March 1, 2018
I will quickly stamp reading HW questions.
What is the name of the sugar molecule in the DNA molecule?
What would the complimentary strand be for the following DNA sequence: GAATTC?
Lab #11 DNA Model Group Quiz – are you ready? Everyone must be done w/ drawing & 7.
I can… Explain how to use a micropipet.
Homework:
CVR Due 3/2
HES Test Retake Mon 3/4 and 3/5 at 8am
Micropipet and DNA quiz 3/8

15. Today’s Goals: Complete Lab #11 DNA Models – Group Quiz
Pick up Biotech Tools Notes page and Lab #12 – Tape in!!
ADD to Planner: DNA and Micropipet Quiz Thursday 3/8.
Play DNA Game (online)
Micropipete Notes
Begin Lab #12 Micropipet Lab (Measure for Measure)

16. Biotechnology Tools - NOTES

17. Opening Activity: March 2, 2018 I will stamp the following:
Human Energy Systems CVR
Page 1 of Lab #12 Micropipet lab (#1 - #5)
2. Pick up tonight’s homework, “Landmark Discovery” at front table – tape in.
Which pipette would pick up: 5 µl, 55 µl, 175 µl?
1.8 ml = __________ µl
I can… Use a micropipet, accurately measure out small amounts of liquid.
Homework:
HES Test Retake Mon 3/4 and 3/5 at 8am
Landmark Discovery Reading questions 3/4

18. Watch Micropipette Video.
At your table, each student select a question to write on the bottom of their notes sheet:
Why is it important to use the right pipet?
What is a pipet tip?
What is the role of the plunger on the pipet?
What do you do with the tip when you are done?

19. Today’s Goals
Complete #6 on Lab #15 - Practice measuring out small amounts of liquid.
Complete #7 - #9 Learning about the centrifuge.
Complete #11 make your own tubes.
If finished early…
Read “Landmark Discovery” page 529 in biology blue book and answer questions – due Monday