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We will continue studying Genetics this week. We will talk about Punnett Square on Monday. To reinforce the concept students will work on Sponge Bob Genetics sheet. Tuesday students will create a mind map using all the vocabulary words they have learned in this chapter. Wednesday and Thursday they will work on a project:” All in the family."

Notebook Quiz: Tuesday: Nov 1st.
Test on Ch 3 will be next week on Wednesday: Nov 2nd
REVIEW GUIDE will be given on Friday: Oct 28th and it is due on Tuesday: Nov 1st.

Objectives:
Students will define Genetics, Heredity, Traits, Phenotype, Genotype, Homozygous, Heterozygous and Allele.
Identify the factors that control the inheritance of traits in organisms.
Explain the role of genes and chromosomes in the process of inheriting a specific trait.
Use a Punnett square to predict how an new organism might look.

Assessment
Sponge Bob genetics
Create a mind map
All in the Family Project

Posted by Ms. Kulkarni