Friday, October 31, 2008

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3, 2008

BIOLOGY
Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection will be our topic for the week.I"m planning lectures for Monday and Wednesday this week They won"t be full period since we have labs that must be completed. Quiz will be Tuesday starting with notes on geologic time. Labs will all be due by Thursday which will also be Jeopardy review day, FRIDAY WILL BE CHAPTER TEST DAY FOR CHAPTERS 10-12.

AP BIOLOGY
Monday this week will be a lab day. We will try our luck with DNA extraction from cheek cells and gel electrophoresis. Tuesday we will lecture "genetics revisited" Some newer concepts and approaches will be covered and a reinforcement worksheet will be provided. Wednesdays lecture will be genetic mistakes and the problems that result. If time permits we will review 2nd period for our topic TEST on GENETICS planned for Thursday. Friday we will begin our new topic of Natural Selection .