purebred or hybrid

What is the difference between an organism that is a hybrid versus an organism that is a purebred. 

Mendel

Who was Gregor Mendel and what did he do? 

All about the square

What is a punnett square? How are dominant and recessive genes represented on a punnett square?

Finally what is the difference between a genotype and  phenotype?   

Predicting an outcome

Why would looking at a set of parents help you predict what what their children may look like? 

Passing it Down

What are some traits that can be passed from an organism to its offspring? 

Do some research find some interesting examples, be sure to cite your source. 

Genetics

What do you know about genetics? 

What would you like to learn about genetics? 

Please share what you know or your questions.

Mutations

What is the permanent change in a gene or chromosome called? 

Please give one or more examples of this phenomenon. 

RNA

What are the three types of RNA ? 

You may use the image below to construct your answer.

Who were they?

Who were some of the scientist that were responsible for discoveries about DNA ? You may use the image below to construct your answer. 

Discovering DNA

The Discovery of DNA took many years what do you think some of the problems may have been in learning about DNA. What would be a roadblock to the scientific breakthrough? 

Parts of DNA

What are the four nitrogen bases that make up DNA? 
How do they pair? 
Uses the image below to construct your answer. 

DNA MItosis and Meiosis

All cells have DNA that are the instructions for how the cell functions. Which type of reproduction would result in similar DNA Mitosis or Meiosis? Please answer in with your own words and in complete sentences. 

Ferry Beach Today

KWL  

What do you know about Ferry Beach? 

What do you want to learn from this trip? 

What did you learn on this trip? 

If you did not go on the trip please research and write one paragraph about the ecology program at ferry beach? 

mitosis meiosis

Please compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis, how are they alike and different?

DNA & Mutations

When you think of DNA and Genetics  what comes to mind? What movies, tv shows, books, or other media have you heard, read, or seen reference to DNA, and Genetics. 

What are your questions?

Asking questions for science is one of the science practices. Your challenge is to come up with your own question about something that science can or possible could explain? Everyone needs to have their own no repeats. 

Recycle Rap

There are three R's for recycling Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 
Find or Create a poem or rap that teaches about recycling. 
The best will be performed in class.