Brebeuf Jesuit Biotechnology

Mon, Feb 8: Students continued their research in preparation for Thursday’s scored discussion about the biotethics of GM Foods.

Wed, Feb 3 – Fri, Feb 5:  Mrs. Annee is attending the HASTI conference.  Students are watching King Corn in preparation for the GM foods scored discussion nexts week.

Tues, Feb 2:  Students completed Part 2 of the Bioinformatics Map of the Beta-Globing Gene activity and began research about GM foods in preparation for a scored discussion on Feb 11.

Mon, Feb 1:   Mrs. Annee returned the PCR & GM Foods quiz.  Students worked on Part 2 of the Bioinformatics Map of the Beta-Globin Gene activity.

Fri, Jan 29: Students took a quiz over PCR and the GM Foods lab.

Thurs, Jan 28:  Students completed the Amino Acid Starter Kit activity.

Wed, Jan 27:  Students completed Part 1 of the Bioinformatics Map of the Beta-Globin Gene activity.

Tues, Jan 26:  Mrs. Annee gave a brief overview of Protein Synthesis (Unit 3 notes) and then students began the Bioinformatics Map of the Beta-Globin Gene activity.

Mon, Jan 25: Mrs. Annee discussed the format of Friday’s quiz over PCR and GM Foods.  Students completed the “Druid Dracula” case study.  Students in period 8 submitted their GM Foods lab.

Fri, Jan 23:  Students analyzed their gels for the GM Foods lab.  Periods 2, 4, and 6 completed and submitted their lab analysis handouts.

Thurs, Jan 21:  Mrs. Annee showed students the PCR Song music video from Bio-Rad.  Students began the case study called “The Druid Dracula” and loaded PCR samples from the GM Foods lab into a gel.

Wed, Jan 20:  Students completed the online tutorial for PCR and DNA Profiling.

Tues, Jan 19: Students in periods 2 and 6 completed the online assignment called PCR, DNA Sequencing, and NCBI – What a BLAST! whereas students in periods 4 and 8 set up their GM Foods PCR tubes.

Mon, Jan 18: No school.

Fri, Jan 15:  Students watched the first chapter of Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home.

Thurs, Jan 14:  Students in periods 2, 6, and 8 completed and submitted the paper PCR activity.  All students worked on the MOLO PCR online tutorial.

Wed, Jan 13:  Students continued working on the paper PCR activity (students in period 4 completed and submitted the activity).

Tues, Jan 12:  Students in periods 2 and 6 set up their PCR tubes for the GM Foods lab, whereas students in periods 4 and 8 completed the online activity PCR, DNA Sequencing, and NCBI – What a BLAST!

Mon, Jan 11:  Mrs. Annee discussed the GM Foods lab in periods 2 and 6.  All students began the PCR paper activity.

Fri, Jan 8: Students completed Lesson 1 (DNA extraction from food samples) of the GM Foods lab.  Mrs. Annee discussed the lab in periods 4 and 8.

Thurs, Jan 7:  Mrs. Annee returned the first semester final exams in periods 2 and 4.  Mrs. Annee told students which papers to keep as reference for the second semester and also discussed the second semester extra credit book list.  Students received a copy of the “Genetically Modified Foods Lab” and were told to read part of it for tomorrow and the rest for Monday.

Enjoy your winter break.  We’ll begin PCR on Thurs, Jan 7 so make sure you get some rest during break!

Thurs, Dec 24:  Mrs. Annee posted final semester grades on Edline.

Tues, Dec 22: Biotech Final Exam is at 2pm.

Mon, Dec 21: Final Exams.

Fri, Dec 18: Final Exams.

Thurs, Dec 17: Students in periods 4, 6, and 8 completed the Assembling a DNA Sequence activity.  Students in all classes reviewed for the final exam.

Wed, Dec 16:  Students in period 2 completed the Assembling a DNA Sequence activity, while students in other classes continued working on the activity.

Tues, Dec 15:  Mrs. Annee finished reviewing for the final exam.

Mon, Dec 14: Mrs. Annee reviewed for the final exam.  The biotech final will take place at 2:00pm on Tues, Dec 22.

Fri, Dec 11:  Mrs. Annee finished the DNA sequencing notes and students began the “Assembling a DNA Sequence” activity.

Thurs, Dec 10: Mrs. Annee returned the mutations quiz, discussed the final exam, and discussed the DNA sequencing notes.  Students completed and submitted “The Colors of DNA” Internet assignment.

Wed, Dec 9: Students took a quiz over mutations.

Tues, Dec 8: Students learned about automated DNA sequencing and read an electropherogram.

Mon, Dec 7: Students completed the Internet activity called That BLASTn DNA!