Stay well! "Spring Break 2020"

Hello, dear students! 

I hope you all are hanging in there during these crazy times.

I know it's so much to deal with. Deep breaths...

Please do what you can to stay home, stay healthy, and take care of your families. 

Some days are better than others, for sure.

Make sure to read the 'positive' stories - there are good ones!

I'll share some resources when I can. I'm home with my family and trying to process everything also.

In the meantime, please be well and take care of yourselves.

I miss you!

Best,

Ms. Ferro

Recap previous lessons & notes; do Unit 3 Task 4: Cell Cycle CER

Happy Wednesday! 

On Monday you completed 'Cancer & Cell Cycle' videos & worksheet

1.First, let's finish looking over the printed 'Genetics/Cancer' notes I gave you on 3/5

2.Get a Chromebook and go to Google Classroom

3.Find Unit 3 Task 4 'Cell Cycle C/E/R' and complete, submitting when finished

This is an individual assessment, not group work

Unit 3 Task 3: Understanding Cancer (Google Classroom)

Happy Monday! Hope you had a good weekend 🌞
Sub - Ms. Cooper

Please get a Chromebook and go to Google Classroom

Open 'Unit 3 Task 3: Understanding Cancer'

Read directions carefully, follow links in document to complete

You may work with your table group but each of you are responsible for submitting your own work in your own words

There are hard copies available if you prefer

Due by the end of the period today

If you finish early please use class time to complete work

Health news updates; finish mitosis investigation & microscope lab; genetics & cancer notes

Please share Roses & Thorns with your table partners: 
How was the SAT? How's your week going?

While I do: HOMEWORK CHECK! (Cell Cycle & Mitosis notes from Tuesday, 2/25 blog post); no late credit for this - you've had a week and a half and class time to do it. 😁

Coronavirus updates: 
First, a short, funny video from The Daily Show here
live blog HERE (10 mins max)
What is the Coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms?
Hand sanitizer vs. soap and what the CDC says
What's PPS saying about it?

Today's Agenda:
-Finish Mitosis Investigation & Microscope Lab
-Background information on genetics & cancer (notes   handout HERE)

1) Complete Mitosis Investigation and Microscope Lab using slides HERE (set up microscopes to finish and/or for absent students to view cells)

2) Share out mitosis data: write percentages for each stage of mitosis on board per class period; compare

3) Learn important background information on genetics 

Next...4) What happens if mitosis cell signals change over time?
Explore connection between cell signaling and cancer.

Background information: (notes handout)
-In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of
chromosomes, for a total of 46.
-22 of these pairs, called autosomes, look the same in both males and females. The 23rd pair, the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females. Females have two copies of the X chromosome, while males have one X and one Y chromosome.

An organism's genotype is the set of genes that it carries. 

An organism's phenotype is all of its observable characteristics — which are influenced both by its genotype and by the environment. ... For example, differences in the genotypes can produce different phenotypes.

3 minute TED-Ed genetics video

Punnett square - diagram used to predict the probability of an offspring of a particular cross of having a genotype

Coronavirus info; Mitosis Investigation and Microscope Lab

This Week: 
Mon - B day
Tue - A day
Wed - B day Early Dismissal; SAT's for juniors in gym
Thurs - B day
Fri - A day

Unit 3 Task 2: Mitosis & Growth

EQ: How do living things grow and repair themselves?

Today's Agenda:
Mitosis Investigation & Microscope Lab

First: watch this awesome video 'The Life of a Cell'

1) Introduce challenge with slides 1-3 HERE
2) Microscopy 101( scale microscopy)

3) Complete Mitosis Investigation and Microscope Lab using slides 5-12 HERE