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Genetics (Test on 12/17)
Vocabulary
Gene – specific sequence of DNA…codes for a trait
Trait – characteristic passed from one generation to another
Allele – different versions of the trait (different eye colors
Dominant Trait - stronger gene (allele)…capital letter (B, R, T)
Recessive Trait – weaker gene (allele)…lower case letter (b, r, t)
Phenotype – physical trait, what the genotype LOOKS like (ex. Brown hair or blonde hair.)
Genotype – letter set (ex. BB, Bb, bb)
Probability – 1:4, 2:4, 3:4, 4:4 or 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 or 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%
2024 Punnett squares Powerpoint #1 - 2024.pptxHeterozygous – DIFFERENT genes or letters (Bb, Tt, Hh)...HYBRID
Homozygous – SAME genes or letters (BB, bb, TT, tt)...PUREBRED
Punnett Square – mathematical model of inheritance
Nearpod Codes
2nd RYPDA
4th P6S2H
5th LJQVS
6th HLTM6
8th GCTXU
9th M8TSF
Amoeba Sisters Video on Punnett Squares
Monohybrids and the Punnett Square Guinea Pigs
Powerpoint
2024 Punnett squares Powerpoint #1 - 2024.pptx
Blookets
Tower Defense Blooket Game 1
https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=67598d37911a6d30682cdc69
Vocabulary Monster Brawl
https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=67584e48911a6d30682cceb6
Vocabulary Cafe
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BENCHMARK PREVIEW--- SCIENCE BENCHMARK THURSDAY 11/28
CHEMISTRY BLOOKET TOWER OF DOOM
https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=67379453babcc17090fdbdc8CHEMISTRY BLOOKET MONSTER BRAWL
https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=673794b0b4f69498c505cfc1ALL OTHER STANDARDS FOR BENCHMARK CAFE
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MUTATIONS AMOEBA SISTERS VIDEO
Research
- Using your laptop, research 4 human mutations.
- You will be using the attached sheet to document your work.
- Name of mutation, cause of mutation, effect of mutation, and circle one
- Possible search prompts:
- "list of human genetic mutations"
- "human genetic disorders"
- "harmful human mutations"
- "beneficial human mutations"
MUTATIONS GAMES
GIM KIT DON'T LOOK DOWN
GIMKIT FARMCHAIN
BLOOKET MONSTER BRAWL
BLOOKET CAFE
MUTATIONS (TEST ON WEDNESDAY, 11/20)
VOCABULARY
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Mutation – DNA change making new PROTEIN
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Gene – unit of your hereditary material
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Helpful Mutation – change that makes you stronger
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Harmful Mutation – change that harms you
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Neutral Mutation – change that doesn't affect you
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Insertion Mutation – genes added to your DNA
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Deletion Mutation – genes removed from your DNA
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Substitution Mutation – genes replaced in your DNA
BLOOKET
Play the following Mutations Blooket game...play it for the remainder of class time.
Mutations Notes Powerpoint
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11/13/2024
1. Play Blooket for 15 minutes .
Blooket Tower Defense 2
MONSTER BRAWL
CAFE
2. Go to Mastery Connect to take the test. Do your best! When you are done you can work on other assignments or read. I have also left a word search if you have nothing to do.
ADAPTATIONS (TEST ON WEDNESDAY, 11/13)
VOCABULARY
1.Structural Adaptation – something you are or have
2.Behavioral Adaptation – an action or thing you do
3.Mimicry – acting like another organism
4.Camouflage – looking like something else
5.Migration – moving to survive
6.Hibernation – sleeping/resting to survive
7.Ejection – to expel or squirt ink
8.Survival – living to reproduce your kind
Wild Kratts Adaptations Video
POWERPOINT
Blooket Tower Defense 2
MONSTER BRAWL
CAFE
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Asexual vs Sexual Reproduction (Test Wednesday, 11/6/2024)
NEW BLOOKETS ADDED 11/4/2024 3:15
MONSTER BRAWL
CAFE
TOWER OF DOOM
FACTORY
GIMKIT DON'T LOOK DOWN
Friday, 11/1 Sub Work
1. Brain pop Videos- Go to clever and log into brainpop. There are two videos assigned, one on asexual reproduction and one on sexual reproduction. Watch each video and complete
2. Asexual/Sexual Doodle Notes Powerpoint
Complete the two doodle notes sheets from the powerpoint. Color.
3.GAMES
Choose a Blooket or Gimkit game to play. Put your first and last name into the game.
Tower Defense.
Monster Brawl
GimKit Don't look Down
If you finish early, you may do the cross-word puzzle. See the sub for the puzzle.
I will give a treat to the class with the best note! Be good and get your work done! :)
Vocabulary
1.Advantage – a good circumstance
2.Disadvantage - a bad circumstance
3.Genetic Variation – organisms with different genes
4.Reproduction – process of a creating offspring
5.Asexual Reproduction – reproducing with one parent cell
6.Sexual Reproduction – reproducing with two parent cells
7.Offspring – the product of reproduction
8.Survival – continuing to live or exist
- Whooly Mammoth Article
- Wooly Mammoth Article 1.docx
Vocabulary Blooket
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Meiosis vs Mitosis (Test has been changed to Tuesday 10/29)
SUB WORK 10/29
1. PLAY THESE REVIEW BLOOKETS FOR 15 MINUTES/STUDY CHART COMPARING MITOSIS TO MEIOSIS.
HINTS
IF A PICTURE OF MITOSIS/MEIOSIS IS SHOWN, COUNT THE DAUGHTER CELLS! TWO-MITOSIS 4 MEIOSIS
CROSSING OVER IS IN MEIOSIS TO CREATE GENETIC VARIATION OR DIFFERENCES IN THE DNA.
FACTORY
2. TAKE THE MITOSIS VS MEIOSIS TEST.
TAKE YOUR TIME. READ EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY. NO TALKING. KEEP YOUR SCREEN NEAR YOU. NO LAB TABLES UNLESS YOU GET PERMISSION. READ THE HINTS FROM ABOVE. GOOD LUCK!
3. COMPLETE ANY ASSIGNMENTS FROM YESTERDAY THAT YOU DID NOT FINISH. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE NEARPOD IF YOU DON'T FINISH. I KNOW THAT YOUR PROGRESS ISN'T SAVING AND IS MAKING YOU START OVER!
YOU CAN WORK ON OTHER ASSIGNMENTS WHEN THOSE ARE COMPLETE.
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sub work 10/28
sub work 10/28
1. Finish the nearpod and video from Friday.
Mitosis vs Meiosis
Nearpod Codes
2nd 56N3X
4th G3WAX
5th 58Y2L
6th M3SEH
8th XCGNU
9th 4K3PA
2. Play Blooket for 10-15 minutes.
3. Complete color by numbers sheet and color. Turn in to the class drawer.
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Amoeba Sisters on Meiosis
Vocabulary
1.Gamete – sperm and egg
2.Mitosis – makes body cells
3.Meiosis – makes sperm and egg
4.Crossing Over – swapping genes
5.Haploid – ½ the total chromosomes (23)
6.Diploid – full set of chromosomes (46)
7.Identical – exact or same
8.Diverse – uniquely different
Blooket on Mitosis/Meiosis Comparison Chart Monster Brawl
Blooket on M/M Comparison Chart Tower Defense 2
Blooket Meiosis 1 Tower Defense 2
Blooket Meiosis vs Mitosis 2 Cafe
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Mitosis (Test on 10/22/2024)
Amoeba Sisters Mitosis Video
Mitosis Powerpoint
GIMKIT Don't look Down
GiMKIT Fishtopia
Mitosis Game Blooket 1 Factory
Blooket Cafe
Mitosis 2 Monster Brawl
Vocabulary
1.Growth- to get larger
2.Repair- to be fixed or heal
3.Chromatid- part of a chromosome
4.Mitosis – 4 step cell division
5.Interphase- before mitosis, 90% of life
6.Prophase- chromosomes form "pairs"
7.Metaphase- chromosomes line up in "middle"
8.Anaphase- chromosomes pulled "apart"
9.Telophase- "two" new cells form
10. Cytokinesis- two cells cut apart___________________________________________________________________________________________
9/30/2024 Sub Lesson
Sit in your assigned seats. Do not go to a lab table without permission. You should work quietly and alone on each task below. Thank you for being on your best behavior. I will give the best class caramel apple lollipops!
1. Finish mini Bodies sheet from Friday. Remember you can use this on the test Wednesday. You need to draw the system and have five facts. (15 minutes)
2. Go to Clever and Brainpop to complete the assignment video and quiz. (10-12 minutes)
3. Play Blooket for 10-12 minutes. Please use full name.
Human Body Blooket 1
Blooket Tower Defense 2
Blooket 2 Monster Brawl
4. Nearpod- Go to Clever and then Nearpod to complete. Work until the end of class.
2nd Period VNMGT
4th Period PSW5F
5th Period L7ZP4
6th Period 52YKH
7th Period F7LRE
8th Period PMAZ2
Extra Code if any of the above do not work. E9NDP
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HUMAN BODY (TEST WEDNESDAY, 10/2)
Human Body Powerpoint
VOCABULARY
- Body system- system of the body made up of specialized organs that perform a specific function/job
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- Sensation- the ability to feel and sense one's environment using the nervous and integumentary systems
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- Locomotion- the ability to move using your muscular and skeletal system
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- Interdependence- the dependence of body systems on one another...systems always work together
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- Homeostasis- a state of balance among all body systems
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- Equilibrium- a state of balance (Ex. 10 = 10)
AMOEBA SISTERS VIDEO LINK
Human Body Blooket 1
Blooket Tower Defense 2
Blooket 2 Monster Brawl
https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=66f984ad45ef2108fc8d227f _________________________________________________________________________________________
CTOSO (Test on Tuesday 9/24)
LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION VIDEO LINK
MICROSOFT FORM VIDEO CHECK
Vocabulary
1.Cell-basic unit of life
2.Tissue-group of similar cells
3.Organ-group of tissues working together
4.Organ system-2 or more organs working together
5.Organism-made of multiple organ systems working together
6.MULTI-CELLULAR-made of 2 or more cells
7.UNI-CELLULAR-made of only 1 cell
8.Specialized Cell-cell doing a specific job
powerpoint
(CTOSO) Cellular Organization 2024 (1) Guzman.pptx
GIMKIT
https://www.gimkit.com/join/66ec87e28371eec4bb218912
Ctoso Blookets
vocabulary cafe
https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=66e99b4d2822a2f2fea78302
vocabulary monster brawl
CTOSO 2 Blooket
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Cells Across Kingdoms----- Test Friday, September 13th
Amoeba(Protista:)) Sisters Video Clip:
6 Kingdoms Gimkit:
Vocabulary
1.Prokaryote- organism made of a cell with "no" nucleus..."Pro-no" nucleus
2.Eukaryote- organism made of cells with a nucleus..."Eu-do" have a nucleus
3.Heterotroph- an organism that must find its own food
4.Autotroph- an organism that makes its own food
5.Unicellular- an organism that is made up of one cell
6.Multicellular- an organism that is made up of multiple cells
7.Sexual- reproduction requiring 2 parent cells
8.Asexual- reproduction with just 1 parent cell
Vocabulary Blooket Cafe
Blooket 1 Monsters Brawl
Blooket 2 Tower Defense 2 (added 9/12/2024)
Powerpoint
Brainpop video on 6 kingdoms
Go to Brainpop through Clever to
view video assignment.
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Diffusion
1.Osmosis – the diffusion of WATER from high to low concentration; moving across a selectively permeable membrane
2.Diffusion – the movement of any particles, NOT WATER, from higher to lower concentration
3.Homeostasis – the condition in which an organism's environment is kept stable and balanced
4.Equilibrium – a state of balance, specifically within a cell
5.Concentration Gradient – when the concentration of particles is higher in one area than the other...downhill.
6.Semi-permeable (From last week:)) - some materials can pass through, but not all
Diffusion Powerpoint
Diffusion 3 Tower Defense 2 ADDED 9/5/2024
Diffusion Blooket cafe
Tower Defense
Video
Go to Clever and Find Brainpop. Heart/Favorite Brainpop, then click on Brainpop App. You have an assigned video to watch.
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Cells
CELL TEST ON WEDNESDAY, 8/28!!! STUDY THE ORGANELLE AND HOW IT LOOKS!
Cell Video (AMOEBA SISTERS CELL REVIEW)
Cell Song
GIMKIT CLASSIC-CELLS
MONSTER BRAWL CELL BLOOKET ADDED 8/26
CAFE CELL BLOOKET ADDED 8/26
Cell Organelles Blooket #3:
https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=66c4ac4d9aeb444af55ba1ac
Cell Organelles Blooket #2:
https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=66c4a9ccc03ec502defac82b
Cell Organelles Blooket:
https://play.blooket.com/play?hwId=66bf5df9fcdd80968faffa7c
Cell Organelles POWERPOINT-
Cell Organelles #1 Ppt - Mircroscope Kick-off (2022).pptx
Cell Membrane- Semi-permeable membrane that allows materials to move in and out of a cell.
Cell Wall- Rigid structure that provides shape and support for PLANT Cells
Cytoplasm- Jelly or Jello-like substance that holds all cell organelles.
Mitochondria- chemical reaction happens to provide energy for the cell
Nucleus- Where the DNA is located; brain/boss of the cell
Ribosomes- Makes proteins
Endoplasmic Reticulum- Passageways to transport proteins
Golgi Bodies- packages proteins
Chloroplasts- Chemical reaction happens to make “food” for a Plant Cell
Vacuoles- Stores water and other materials including waste
Lysosomes- Cleans up old worn-out cell parts
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8/16/2024 Sub Work
1. Get headphones from the front lab table.
2. Cell Vocabulary-
Copy the following (word for word )cell vocabulary onto the next clean page in your science journal/notebook. Update your Table of Contents with #5 Cell Vocabulary.
Cell Membrane- Semi-permeable membrane that allows materials to move in and out of a cell.
Cell Wall- Rigid structure that provides shape and support for PLANT Cells
Cytoplasm- Jelly or Jello-like substance that holds all cell organelles.
Mitochondria- chemical reaction happens to provide energy for the cell
Nucleus- Where the DNA is located; brain/boss of the cell
Ribosomes- Makes proteins
Endoplasmic Reticulum- Passageways to transport proteins
Golgi Bodies- packages proteins
Chloroplasts- Chemical reaction happens to make “food” for a Plant Cell
Vacuoles- Stores water and other materials including waste
Lysosomes- Cleans up old worn-out cell parts
3. Got to school website and click on Clever Button at top left. When you are in clever find and click on NEARPOD. Use the following class codes to complete each slide. You will need headphones for the videos.
2nd 4KNTH
4th C2TBD
5th J2VSZ
6th W9UYM
8th 6K4QU
9th GFHJD
4. If you finish all of the above before the bell you can color the science coloring sheet or work on lab sheet from yesterday. Do not go to lab tables.
Be nice! I will see you all Monday! Have a great day and weekend!
