Weekly Genetic News Sheet

Evolution Lessons:

Lesson # 1: What is Genetic Variation?  Why is it Important?

* Review: Theory vs. Law.  Flu Virus Slide

Homework: Why Variation?

* Mutation Power Point Activity

* Breeding Bunnies Activity

* Notes:   Gene Frequency Table, Variation

Lesson # 2: Evidence for Evolution: Introduction 

* Video:  Why Sex?

* Video:  Go to this site and click on Evolving Beaks

While watching the video, identify the variation present and the environmental factor driving the change.

* What is the evidence for the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection (Notes)

* How did hummingbirds evolve their long beaks?  (group brainstorm & class discussion)

* Video: Evolution of Hummingbirds

Lesson # 3: DNA Evidence  April 13 /14 2011

* Questions to videos: Solving the Puzzle (only can be seen in class) & Did Humans Evolve?

* Activity:The Molecular Connection:  An activity looking at gene sequences in various organisms. See additional evidence for the pattern in the fossil record after doing this activity.

* Video: Modern Evolutionary Biologist (& Musician) Pardis Sebetti researching recent natural selection in humans, including lactose intolerance.

Homework Questions.  The time-line must be obtained in class.

Lesson 3.5:  Pre- vacation video: April 15, 2011

What Darwin Never Knew

Lesson # 4: Fossil Evidence April 25, 26 2011

* What is the fossil record?  What can it tell us?  Slide Show

* Video:  How did whales evolve? 

* Additional anatomical evidence for whale evolution. Slide Show

Homework:  Evolution basics with questions

Lesson # 5:  Homologous Structures

Interactive Web Activity:Understanding Homology and Analogy

Web Site     Answer Sheet to Activity

* Notes: Examples and definition of homologous structures

* Video: Homologous structures in tetrapods

Interactive: The Zoo of You

Listen:  Pollution drives evolution in fish!

* Video:  Religion and Evolution

Homework: Homologous (similar) Structures

 Quiz Review Sheet

Additional Short Evolution Videos:

60 Minutes: Endless Memory

*Lice and Human Evolution

* Malaria and Evolution

* Evolutionary Arms Race:  Tuberculosis

Genetics Quiz # 2:  Vocab Review Sheet

Lesson Five: Inheritance and Punnett Squares

Punnett Square Practice Page

Blood Type Practice Page

Making Trait Reflection Bracelets:

Video:  Personal DNA Testing:  Would you do it?

Article:  Anatomy of a Mistake  Consequences of using the wrong blood type!

Video:  The Genetics of Picky Eaters

Lesson Four:  Inheritance

Gregor Mendel Power Point Review

Vocabulary

Genetics Rap

Genetics Review Video

Lesson Three:  The Structure of DNA

Building DNA ladders:

Extracting DNA from Cheek Cells

Video:  James Watson on Discovering the Structure of DNA

Project: Edible 3-D Model of DNA

Quiz # 1 Review Sheet

Lesson Two:  Meiosis & Karyotypes

Meiosis Interactive

Online Karyotyping Activity

Lesson One:

Introduction to Genetics:  How Will Genetics Affect Your Lives?

Videos:      Telomeres: The Clock of Life          The Potential of Stem Cells

Genetic Engineering Persuasive Essay Web Sites

Persuasive Essay Framework Sheet