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