Science Times
By: Mr. Kottkey (Issue #2)
Announcements
Wow! We are already halfway through the 3rd quarter. Midterms should be available soon. Remember this is simply an update on how your child is doing so far. There is plenty of time for improvement.
This week In Science we started the Genetics Alien Project. This is a fun way of seeing how traits are passed down from one generation to the next. We are looking to hopefully finish up by this Wednesday 3/11. If the students use their time in class, there should not be homework associated with this assignment.
There was also an honors option for students who have previously shown mastery of genetics through assignments and quizzes. The assignment was to investigate the pros and cons of GMOs and perform some follow up activities.
Genetics unit test Friday! Remind your child to start studying 10-20 minutes each night. Reviewing the instructional videos from my website, and looking through the genetics pages in their Science interactive notebook (INB) would be a good start for this process.
The quiz pictured below could also give you an upper hand the actual test.
Students of the Week
Kevin Luna
Weeek at a Glance 3/9-3-13
Monday
*Planner/warm-up
*Continue Alien Genetics (Summative) Due Wednesday/Honors Option
Tuesday
*Planner/warm-up
*Continue Alien Genetics (Summative) Due Wednesday/Honors Option
Wednesday
*Planner/warm-up
*Finish Alien Genetics (Summative) Due Wednesday/Honors Option
Thursday
*Planner/warm-up
*Review for Genetics test
Friday
*Planner/warm-up
* Genetics Test
Attachments:
Quiz Your KID!!
- Dominate Genes
- Recessive Genes
- Alleles
- Genotype
- Phenotype
- Homozygous
- Heterozygous
- Punnett Square
Punnett Square Practice
B = brown r = red
Make a Punnett Square for the Parent 1 (B,B) and Parent 2 (B,r)
Name the genotypes of the offspring____________________
Name the phenotypes of the offspring___________________
What % of the phenotypes are the same as the mother_____
What % of the phenotypes are the same as the father______
What is the genotype of the mother_____________
What is the genotype of the father______________
Name the homozygous genotypes of the offspring_____________
Name the heterozygous genotypes of the offspring____________
Name the % of hybrid offspring__________
Name the % of purebred offspring__________
What is an allele?
Mr. Kottkey
Email: kottkeyk@hsd.k12.or.us
Website: http://kottkeyk.wix.com/emsscience
Phone: 503-844-1400