01/14/13Warm up (write this in your notebook)

• Part 1:• If I flipped a quarter, what is the chance of

getting a head (or tail)? Answer all these in fractions-

• If I role a single die (the plural is dice), what is the chance of getting a 6?

• If I have a deck of cards (52 cards), what are the chances of drawing the 6 of diamonds?

01/14/13Warm up (write this in your notebook)

• Part 2:• What would be the chances of flipping a

quarter and getting tails, rolling a 3 on a die, and drawing the 8 of spades???

01/14/13Warm up (write this in your notebook)

• Answer:• 1/2* 1/6* 1/52= 1/624!!!!• Rule of multiplication= Probability of a series

of things happening is equal to the product of each of the individual probabilities

• We have been doing this with punnett squares!

Welcome to Biology! 01/14/13

Homework/Announcements-• None today—quiz block day (vocab and p squares)

Daily Plan:1. Go over punnett squares in groups2. Go over vocab term homework

Objectives:*Students will have fun with punnett squares and review vocab

terms

01/15/13Warm up (write this in your notebook)

• Do you remember mitosis?• IPMAT??• Use your old notes and a textbook to draw the

steps of IPMAT (5) and summarize what is happening—use a whiteboard for this

• Once you finish, show Mrs. Lutz or Mr. W to get a stamp in your notebook

• You have 10 minutes

Welcome to Biology! 01/15/13

Homework/Announcements-• Study for block day quiz (vocab and p squares)

Daily Plan:1. Mitosis Warm Up2. Homework Return

1. Inheritance Lab Table

3. Quiz Reminder4. Meiosis Notes

Objectives:*Students recognize that genetic variation is a result of sexual

reproduction driven by meiosis through guided note taking.

01/16/13Warm up (write this in your notebook)

**Answer true or false for the following 3 statements. If they are false, write the word that makes them true.

1) True of false?—A gamete must contain one complete set of genes.

2) True or false?-A cell that contains both sets of homologous chromosomes is haploid.

3) True or false?-If an organisms haploid number is 78, its diploid number is 39.

Welcome to Biology! 01/16/13

Homework/Announcements-• Study for Friday quiz (vocab and p squares)• Questions 9-15 (Phases of Meiosis) for friday

Daily Plan:1. Warm it up2. Homework—take it out and get it checked and review.3. Quiz—moved to Friday4. Fun with meiosis and fuzzy sticks

Objectives:*Students recognize that genetic variation is a result of sexual

reproduction driven by meiosis through a modeling activity.