First Semester
Mrs. Clearys Tiger Stars Lake Asbury Junior High School, 7E Science
Week # 15
Essential Question: How are traits inherited?
Objectives:
1. Review the parts of an eukaryotic (cellular membrane) cell.
2. Explain what genes are and how nitrogen bases determine amino acid sequence that form
proteins in the body.
3. Describe the difference between DNA, Genes, Nitrogen bases.
4. Draw a model of a DNA sequence and label the parts of a gene.
Schedule subject to change!
Day
Homework
Monday
Read Chapter 12, Lesson 1.
November 28, 2016 Pages 408 to 413.
Lessons
Vocabulary Check.
Review the parts of a eukaryotic cell.
Tuesday
Read Chapter 12, Lesson 2.
November 29, 2016 Pages 414 to 419
Assemble a Gene with all its molecular parts.
Nitrogen bases molecular bonds;
Adenine-Thymine, Cytosine Guanine.
Wednesday
Read Chapter 12, Lesson 3
Who was Mendel?
November 30, 2016 Pages 420 to 425.
Review Vocabulary.
Genotypes vs Phenotypes.
Thursday
Dominant vs Recessive traits Practice.
December 1, 2016
Friday
Introduction to Probability.
December 2, 2016
Punnet Square