Week of February 2-7

Date	Learning Objective	Classwork	Homework	Assessment Criteria
Feb3	Scientists evaluate the validity of one another’s investigations, check the reliability of results, and explain inconsistencies in findings.	Electrophoresis Presentations and peer evaluations	Work on DNA Molecule	Participate in a scientific discussion about one’s own investigations and those performed by others
4	Genes are carried on chromosomes. Animal cells contain two copies of each chromosome with genetic information that regulate body structure and functions. Most cells divide by a process called mitosis, in which the genetic information is copied so that each new cell contains exact copies of the original chromosomes	Explain Part II: DNA Clips – pages 412- 416 Stop & Think – 1-3, P/P 1-4	R/C page 417 1-5 P/R Sidebar Read and list the major events in the discovery of DNA	Describe and model the process of mitosis, in which one cell divides, producing two cells, each with copies of both chromosomes from each pair in the original cell
5/6	Cells use the DNA that forms their genes to encode enzymes and other proteins that allow a cell to grow and divide to produce more cells, and to respond to the environment	Explain: Words to Live By, Pages 422 – 424, P/P 1-7 & R/C 1-3	Turn in Notebook	Explain that regulation of cell functions can occur by changing the activity of proteins within cells and/or by changing whether and how often particular genes are expressed
7		Explain: The Road to Proteins – pages 424 = 427, P/P 1-3 S/T 1-3	Any unfinished portions of classwork