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Whiteboard shot of "steps to writing a research paper" Update: CBE style has been changed to CSE (Council of Science Editors)
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Need a Journal? Try HiWire or Google Scholar You will know you have a journal article if it is formatted like a science lab: Abstract, Background, Methods, Results, and Discussion. They are where scientist make their findings known. |
2008-9 Exemplary Paper turned in by Vanessa Zin (appendix not included in file) |
Schedule Dates |
State Standards / Objectives |
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Earth Academy Biology |
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Students will know the role of chromosomes in determining an individual's sex. Students will know why approximately half of an individual's DNA sequence comes from each parent. |
1) Open notes photosynthesis and respiration test normal female, normal male, down syndrome, turner syndrome, Kleinfelter syndrome Homework: Vocab & Cues from p118; Cornell notes p118-124 |
1) Open notes photosynthesis and respiration test normal female, normal male, down syndrome, turner syndrome, Kleinfelter syndrome Homework: Vocab & Cues from p118 |
Oct 28 Thursday Periods 1,3,5 |
Students will know only certain cells in a multicellular organism undergo meiosis. | 1) 1st Semester Research Paper Assignment Homework: research paper sources due Monday: 1) 6 authored sources 2) copied into gambassa.com SHARE web documents (1 for each source); 3) named by "Author's last name & Date of publication" with no punctuation; 4) url of source at the top of web document 5) 60 pts possible with 10 pts for each authored source. |
1) Mitosis Stages Homework: Cornell Notes pp 118-124 in this link |
Mon Nov 1 |
1) Finish Time for Mitosis Lab & writeup Homework: 6 authored sources in gambassa web documents |
1) Finish Time for Mitosis Lab & writeup | |
Tues Nov 2
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1) Cell Cycle Homework: highlight web documents with background yellow; prep SNB for notebook check (table of contents pics 1, 2) |
1) Cell Cycle 2) Mitosis vs Meiosis 3) Meiosis I & II Diagrams 4) Genetics Wedding Ceremonies (in prep for making baby with lab partner) |
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Thurs Nov 4 |
1) How to edit and correct web documents (calls made home for everybody not completing assignment) 2) Types of inheritance (Dom & Rec; Intermediate; Polygenic; & Gender) 3) Partner with "spouse" and make a baby for 31 of their facial traits |
1) Types of inheritance (Dom & Rec; Intermediate; Polygenic; & Gender) 2) Partner with "spouse" and make a baby for 31 of their facial traits |
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Mon Nov 8 |
1) How to make anchors in web documents on Gambassa Homework: Place anchors in all research paper web documents created on Gambassa |
1) How to make anchors in web documents on Gambassa 2) Continue Baby Face Lab |
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Tues Nov 9 |
1) How to assign yourself and your teacher your "report project" on Gambassa Homework: 1) study for vocab quiz; 2) Write "findings" first 2 sections of your paper: "What does one do?" & "How does one prepare & certify?" Assign yourself the paper under "Projects" "Start New Project"; assign Ken Pitts as your manager in step 2 by going to "all managers"...write paper under "Work List" tab. Finish all requested tasks by Monday. |
1) Finish all genetic decisions on the baby Homework: study for vocab quiz |
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Mon Nov 29 |
1) Grade SNB's Homework: Res Papers |
1) DNA & RNA discussion 2) Vocab n Cues |
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Tues Nov 30 |
1) DNA & RNA processes (replication, transcription, & translation) Homework: Res Papers (any student not done with 1st 2 sections of paper by midnight receives a 0/200) |
1) DNA & RNA processes (replication, transcription, & translation) 2) DNA competition coding activity |
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Dec 11 Saturday |
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Eagle Trail Hike to Lone Oak
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Dec 13 Monday |
1) DNA Processes Vocab Quiz PRACTICE | 1) DNA Processes Vocab Quiz PRACTICE | |
Jan 18 Tuesday |
1) Review of pedigrees 2) Hardy-Weinberg problems 3) Human Genetics Problems |
1) Review of Pedigrees 2) Human Genetics Problems 3) Planting future community pomegranate trees |
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1) Sex-influenced traits Homework: study for human genetics test (vocab on Quia.com) 25 human genetic problems,& 15 vocabulary |
1) Pedigree review Homework: study for human genetics test (vocab on Quia.com) 25 human genetic problems,& 15 vocabulary |
