Welcome back - hope you all had a restful break! This week we will be watching everyone's Cell Cycle Animations - so make sure you finish them by Monday night! We'll be continuing to look at DNA - your genetic map - by learning how different types of cells can be created by the same DNA - this is called cell differentiation. We will also look at how DNA copies itself and the history of its discovery. Grades close for progress reports on Friday, so if you any incomplete work or exam corrections to do, make sure to check in with Mr. Bowles. Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
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Last week before April break - wohoo! By the end of this week we'll be all done with the mitosis unit - very quick and no exam! After completing the PowerPoint notes and Cell Cycle drawings in class on Monday, you will be introduced to the Cell Cycle Animation Project. Similar to the membrane transport animations, you'll be animating the cell cycle (which includes the four stages of mitosis) to help explain your understanding of this cellular process. You have every class period this week to work on this and it will be due by the end of the week. Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
This week we will be finishing up the Cycles of Nature unit by looking at succession in nature – seeing how a community of plants establishes itself and then replace each other over time. We will do a quick review of the unit on Tuesday (with a crossword puzzle) and then have a 2 bar quiz on Wednesday. Our next unit will be zooming into the nucleus of the cell to look at mitosis. Mitosis is when the DNA in the nucleus copies itself, then the whole nucleus divides (as well as the whole cell) splitting into two separate cells. This is a simple explanation for why you grow taller and stronger as you get older. Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
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