Periods 1 and 5
The digestive and nutrition unit test was today. Your projects are due tomorrow - don't forget to bring your "new and improved" food and any necessary tools you need to serve it!

Period 2
Day 2 - no class!

Period 6
We started with a challenging "Do Now" that combined dihybrid crosses, incomplete dominance, and codominance! Then we went over the weekend's homework problems to review incomplete dominance and codominance. You will have a quiz tomorrow on monohybrid and dihybrid crosses (complete dominance / "regular" problems), incomplete dominance, and codominance.

Period 7
We started with a challenging "Do Now" problem that combined dihybrid crosses and incomplete dominance. We went over the weekend's homework problems to review incomplete dominance and then I introduced codominance. Codominance was easy because the problems look the same as incomplete dominance, the phenotypes just show up differently (both traits show at the same time rather than blend together). You will have a quiz tomorrow on monohybrid and dihybrid crosses (complete dominance / "regular" problems), incomplete dominance, and codominance.

Period 1
Day 1 - no class! Work on your project and study for your test!

Period 2
We reviewed dihybrid crosses and decided it was time to move on! We learned some exceptions to Mendel's Rules - starting with Incomplete Dominance (check yellow "how to" packet)
Homework: Incomplete Dominance WS #15-18, 22

Period 5
We did the "Day in the Life of a Bite of Pizza" activity as review. If you were absent, you are still responsible for completing a version of this, please see me for more info!
Homework: Test Monday, Project Tuesday! Then we can.... breathe.... (well, you can. I have to grade like a crazy woman!)

Period 6
We checked over the incomplete dominance worksheet and went over codominance.

Hi everyone.... yes I lost track of this blog when I was sick last week. I'm back at it now so hopefully I'll be more consistent! I'm still learning about if this blogging thing is for me! (does anyone even read this anyway?? :)

Period 1
We worked on "A Day in the Life of a Bite of Pizza" as a review activity. If you were absent, you are still responsible for completing this activity, in written form, to be part of your quarter 3 grade. Please see me for more info.
Homework: study for Monday's test and work on your project!

Period 2
We checked over the cat genetics packet (and I checked it off) and we did more dihybrid cross practice. I am moving on tomorrow so if you are not 100% confident with what we have done so far, you NEED to come see me!
Homework: Dihybrid practice packet vocab and #1,2,5

Period 5
We finished talking about digestive hormones and enzymes. Then we put it all together into the 3 phases of gastric secretion to finish up the digestive system.
Homework: Test review and project work!

Period 6
We reviewed dihybrid crosses and decided it was time to move on! We learned some exceptions to Mendel's Rules - starting with Incomplete Dominance (check yellow "how to" packet)
Homework: Incomplete Dominance WS #15-18, 22

Period 7
Day 7 - no class!