SYLLABUS, UNIT 6: GENETICS

This Unit is already underway.   Students should already be assigned into two or three-person groups that are researching a particular genetic disorder.   The syllabus is below:

VIDEO: "100 GREATEST DISCOVERIES IN GENETICS"

Students who attended Saturday School on Feb. 20th not only got an opportunity to get caught up on past work, they also got to start work on some new material AHEAD of other students.  

That includes a Lecture Guide on "Mutations!"  A PDF of the Lecture Guide based upon the Power Point is available here.


It also includes a handout (here as a PDF file) based on a video hosted by Bill Nye, available on-line here:

SATURDAY SCHOOL

Students who are delinquent in submitting their 'Twist of Fate' assignment received a notice in today's class:

Students, if you received one of these today, you need to return it right away.   Take this seriously, to avoid other consequences.

VIDEO, POWER POINT: MUTATIONS!

Here's a link to our recent notes on 'Mutation!'

A PDF of the Lecture Guide based upon the Power Point is available here.

And here is the FULL video on 'Mutation: The Science of Survival', portions of which were shown in class this week:

MAJOR ITEMS THIS WEEK

STUDENTS:  Please remember that this warning has been posted on the whiteboard every day in class since last Friday.   

Failure to COMPLETE both parts of your 100-point 'Twist of Fate' assignment could lead to a 'zero' grade, and this would likely lead to students being assigned Saturday School.

Also....your first major exam (Unit Test 5) of the semester occurs this Friday, Feb. 12th.  To help you with THAT:

Here is a copy of the Study Guide for Friday's Exam, as a PDF file.

A sign-up sheet was circulated in-class today for Thursday's After-School Study Session.

PLEASE NOTE:   Thursday's Study Session does not begin until 4:15, and concludes at 6:00.

TEST ON FRIDAY!

FRIDAY IS ALSO THE LAST DAY TO HAND IN 'A TWIST OF FATE' WITHOUT PENALTY!!!

"BUT WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE EMAIL"?

Ah, but every FUSD student has free email through the district.

You just have to know how to access your email account.   This post tells you how to do that.

So...all of Mr. Hatfield student's should know:

• how to get FREE copies of 'Office 365'
• how to store and attach electronic documents
• how to access their FREE email through the district

THUS....there should be NO EXCUSES.   Students who don't complete their 'Twist of Fate' assignment may be assigned Saturday School, and there WILL be similar assignments in this course in the future, worth even more.

POWER POINT: "DISCOVERING...DNA!"

The Power Point with notes on DNA and Protein Synthesis (chapter 12) is available on-line here:




The Power Point notes are available for download here.

A PDF of the Lecture Guide based on the Power Point notes is available here.

HOW TO GET "OFFICE 365"

Many students are struggling to complete their 100-point assignment "A Twist of Fate", because they are having problems with electronic documents.   They may be unsure what software to use to create their document, or they may be unclear about how they should save their documents, or have trouble figuring out how to attach those documents to email.

This post attempts to address all of these problems.

Mr. Hatfield recommends that his students use the program Microsoft Word to create electronic documents.   This program is part of a group of programs sometimes called 'Microsoft Office', but more commonly-called Office 365.

Not only is Office 365 available on all FUSD-supplied computers, FUSD students can get up to five FREE copies for their home computer or mobile device.   However, some students are either not aware of this, or they do not know where to go to obtain their free software package.

So let's show you "where to go".   First, go to a search engine and enter this character string:

portal.office.com

This may take you right to Office 365.  But sometimes, instead, it takes you to your student account with OneDrive, and you'll see this screen:

If that happens, look in the upper corner, where it says 'Office 365', and click on that.   When you do that, you should definitely arrive at THIS screen:

Now, a key point about all of this, is that once you have a word processing program on your home computer, you need to be able to save and email the documents you create.   The GREAT advantage of electronic documents is that they can be easily reedited in any way you want without either destroying the original or completely re-doing the assignment!   So, on your home computer, dedicate a folder where you store your classwork, so you can easily find previous work when you need to edit it, or attach it to an email.

And as far as emailing goes....look for one of these:

OK, actually not a literal paper clip.  But virtually all email programs use a "paper clip" icon as a means of attaching documents to an email.   I'm going to share some screen shots of some of the most popular email services below to make that point.....

So, if you've created your document....and you know where it's at on the computer you're using...look for the word 'attach' or a 'paperclip' icon in your email, and click on that item.   A window will open that will allow you to select the location on your computer where you've saved your document.   Find your document, select it, and it should be attached to your email.