The last week of the term...

This week we'll be focusing on Biotechnology. You will learn a bit about how a "DNA fingerprint" can be used to solve crimes, and how we can do cool things with DNA technology like create a mutant fish that glows.

(GLOfish...zebra fish whose genes have been altered by

adding the "fluorescent" gene from a jellyfish)

We will also spend a bit of time review this term's material in preparation for your Final Exam. Period 3 students will take the exam on Thursday, and Period 4 on Friday. The exam is 100 multiple choice questions, and is worth 100 points (the same amount as the Cell Project). You may use a 4x6" notecard of notes during the exam.

A review sheet can be found here.

The week's calendar can be found here.

Extra Credit!

It's that time of the term when students have just received their 5-week progress report, and are celebrating or are being punished at home :-(

Nonetheless, many are asking about Extra Credit opportunities. A list of options can be found here (click "here").

For the extra credit article, you will need to search online or in a newspaper for articles related to Science. You can then attach the article to a 5-6 sentence summary, plus this cover page (the summary can be written right on this page). Each article + summary is worth 5 points; you can do 25 points of articles each term (5 articles total).

The Uni High School library has access to multiple subscriptions through LAUSD. You can find the links to the subscription services here. If all else fails, you can always see Ms. Whitham in the school library, and she'll point you in the right direction.

This week's calendar...

There is a lot of book work this week. Please keep your calendar handy. You can find this week's calendar here.

Photosynthesis...

So, how exactly do plants make energy using light energy from the Sun? Learn about the process here.

Weekly Calendar

You may find this week's calendar by clicking here.

What are you going to do for your Cell Project? It should be well under way! Remember that you must include information about BOTH plant & animal cells, and should include function information about at least 10 organelles!

The Cell

This week we'll be focusing on the plant & animal cells. The week's calendar can be found here. We'll start by viewing a PowerPoint about each of their organelles. The slideshow can be found here.

The Cell Project is due on Friday, March 13, 2009. A copy of the project description & grading rubric can be found here.

Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins & Nucleic Acids, Oh My!

In the event that you need some additional help understanding the Macromolecules material that will be covered on tomorrow's exam, please see this week's PowerPoint presentation here.