Buckle up...we've got a busy week! To start, we will be doing the flower dissection and make some connections between a flower's anatomy and Gregor Mendel's discoveries related to genetics and heredity. On Tuesday, we will review for the DNA and Genetics Test (4 bars) with JEOPARDY! - winning teams will get a bonus of 2 points on their exams. After the exam on Wednesday, we will be starting the Ecology unit. In this unit, you will work with a group to investigate an endangered specie from Massachusetts in order to help you answer the question "Why do we protect endangered species?". Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
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This week we will be diving back into the Human Genome Debate to argue (respectfully) if altering a person's DNA is ethically right or not. We will also take a quick look at a type of DNA mutation that causes Sickle Cell Anemia and how the deadly malaria parasite affects people with this condition. Then as we move on to our next unit - Genetics! - you will discover how people can only be "carriers" of the Sickle Cell gene as you learn to solve a punnett square. As we get into the middle of the week we will be looking closely at how the "father of genetics", Gregor Mendel, first researched how traits (characteristics) are passed down from parents to offspring and how he created the first punnett square. Lastly, we will do a flower dissection to look at its male and female reproductive organs. Do you know that flowers have both!? Good luck on MCAS this week! Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
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