Week 16
April 27 - May 1, 2015

Learning Goals: Describe modern methods of DNA sequencing. Model the molecular processes involved in sequencing. Examine legal, moral/ ethical and social issues that have arisen as result of advances in DNA technology.



Monday - Project work day
HW: sources due 5/4

Tuesday - DNA sequencing - Sanger method: animation - activity  

HW: none

Wednesday - DNA sequencing ppt

HW: sequencing ?s

Thursday - Microarrays activity

HW: complete activity

Friday - Biotech semester project work day

HW: project sources due 5

Week 15
April 20 - 24, 2015

Learning Goals: Examine legal, moral/ ethical and social issues that have arisen as result of advances in DNA technology. 

 

Monday - Introduce GATTACA DVD and begin

HW: none

Tuesday - Continue with  GATTACA

HW: none

Wednesday - Complete GATTACA and discuss; Bioethics ppt/case examination

HW: GATTACA ?s due 4/28

Thursday - Complete bioethics case; Introduce biotech semester project

HW: topic

Friday - ER 5-8 No class

Week 14
April 13-17, 2015

Learning Goals: Become familiar with resources available at NCBI. Utilize resources at NCBI to identify DNA and protein sequences. Examine legal, moral/ ethical and social issues that have arisen as result of advances in DNA technology. 

 

Monday - PCR forensics lab - analyze data

HW: lab due 4/14

Tuesday - Bioinfomatics ppt; Begin navigating the NCBI

HW: none

Wednesday - Complete navigating NCBI and begin Nucleic acid and protein analysis search

HW: none

Thursday - Introduce GATTACA DVD and complete nucleic acid and protein analysis search

HW: nucliec acid/protein analysis search

Friday - Article annotation and analysis: epigenetics

HW: complete analysis packet

Week 13
April 6-10, 2015

Learning Goals: Describe what is meant by the epigenome and explain its effects on gene expression. Explain how PCR amplifies DNA. Perform electrophoresis on purified DNA samples to simulate products of PCR in a forensic investigation.



Monday - No School

Tuesday - Epigenetics websheet
HW: websheet due 4/10

Wednesday - PCR virtual lab

HW: complete lab

Thursday - PCR ppt; PCR Forensics ppt; Prep for PCR forensics lab

HW: pre-lab

Friday - PCR forensics lab - load gels; Discuss epigenetics

HW: none

Week 12
March 23-27, 2015

Learning Goals: Show how human genome has contributed to new understandings and applications. Desribe what is meant by the epigenome and explain its effects on gene expression. Explain how PCR amplifies DNA.

Monday -Transformation lab *collect data

HW: lab due 3/26

Tuesday - Review for test; Work on lab write-up and/or complete HGP web sheet

HW: study

Wednesday -  Unit 3 Test

HW: none

Thursday -  Discuss HGP; Epigenetics websheet

HW: websheet due 4/9

Friday -  PCR virtual lab

HW: lab questions

Week 11
March 16 - 20, 2015

Learning Goals: Describe process of transformation. Perform the transformation of a glow gene from a plasmid to bacterial cell.



Monday - Vectors/Transformation ppt; Prep for transformation lab  
HW: pre-lab

Tuesday - Study hall -  Juniors and Seniors gone

Wednesday - Study hall - Seniors gone

Thursday - Human genome project web sheet
HW: web sheet due 3/26

Friday - Transformation lab

HW: web sheet due 3/26

NOTE: Unit 3 test - Wednesday, March 25

Week 10
March 9 - 13, 2015

Learning Goals: Explain role of restriction enzymes as biotech tool. Analyze a restriction enzyme digest to map plasmid.

 

Monday -  Discuss protein gels; Restriction enzymes ppt

HW: electrophoresis labs

Tuesday -  Dry lab: DNA scissors: Intro. to restriction enzymes

HW: complete lab ?s

Wednesday -  Prep for Restriction mapping of plasmid DNA

HW: pre-lab

Thursday -  Lab: Restriction mapping of plasmid DNA *load gels

HW: biotech article analysis due 3/17

Friday -  Lab: Restriction mapping of plasmid DNA *examine gels; *deduce restriction map

HW: lab due 3/19