Brebeuf Jesuit Biotechnology

Friday, Mar 28:  Mrs. Annee returned the pedigree quizzes and discussed the Discover article, “Whose Life Would You Save?”

Thurs, Mar 27: Students took a pedigree quiz and began to analyze the results of the Serum Proteins lab.

Wed, Mar 26: Students analyzed the results of the Sickle Cell: Am I a Carrier? lab and loaded gels for the Serum Proteins lab.

Tues, Mar 25: Students worked on th Sickle Cell: Am I a Carrier? lab and loaded gels. 

Mon, Mar 24:  Mrs. Annee discussed the remainder of the pedigree practice problems and announced a quiz over pedigrees will take place on Thursday, March 27.  Students in periods 1 and 5 completed and submitted their Electrophoretic Separation of Proteins labs.  Students in all classes began working on the Sickle Cell: Am I a Carrier? lab.

Thurs, Mar 20:  Students ran the gel for the Electrophoretic Separation of Proteins lab.  Mrs. Annee discussed the answers to the first three pedigree practice problems and students in periods 1 and 7 completed the “Exploration of Isoelectric Point” Internet activity. 

Wed, Mar 19:  Students took a quiz on X-linked traits and multiple alleles.     

Tues, Mar 18:  Students took a quiz about mutations, discussed and studied pedigrees, and discussed isoelectric point of proteins.  Students in period 5 also submitted their Got Protein? labs and completed the “Exploration of Isoelectric Point” Internet activity.

Mon, Mar 17: Happy St. Patrick’s DNA!  Mrs. Annee distributed third quarter grades and discussed the answers to the multiple allele practice problems.

Fri, Mar 14: Mrs. Annee went over the X-linked practice problems and discussed multiple alleles (practice problems were distributed). 

Thurs, Mar 13:  Mrs. Annee discussed X-linked inheritance and distributed practice problems.  Students in periods 1 and 7 diluted milk samples, loaded vertical gels, and submitted their Got Protein? lab to Mrs Annee.   Students in period 5 completed data collection and standard curve construction for the Got Protein? lab.

Wed, Mar 12:  Students took a quiz over monohybrid, dihybrid, and polyhybrid crosses. 

Tues, Mar 11:  Students finished watching Three Sisters: Searching for a Cure.  Mrs. Annee gave students a self-quiz over monohybrid, dihybrid, and polyhybrid crosses.  Students in periods 1 and 7 constructed a standard curve for the Got Protein? lab while students in period 5 diluted milk samples and loaded them into polyacrylamide gels.

Mon, Mar 10:  Students watched the HBO documenary called Three Sisters: Searching for a Cure about Jenifer Estess and her sisters. 

Fri, Mar 7:  Mrs. Annee went over the answers to the dihybrid and polyhybrid practice problems.  She also announced a quiz covering monohybrid, dihybrid, and polyhybrid crosses will take place on Wednesday, Mar 12.  Students calculated the concetration of milk in mg/mL for whole, soy, skim, and 2% milk in preparation for the Got Protein? lab analysis. 

Thurs, Mar 6:  Students prepared samples and collected data for the Got Protein? (Bradford assay) lab. 

Wed, Mar 5:  Mrs. Annee went over the answers to the monohybrid practice problems and then discussed dihybrid and polyhybrid crosses.  She distributed practice problems for both types of crosses.  Students in period 1 submitted the Analysis of a Mutant Hemoglobin lab to Mrs. Annee.

Tues, Mar 4: Students watched the film, The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off.  Students in period 5 submitted the Analysis of a Mutant Hemoglobin lab to Mrs. Annee.

Mon, Mar 3:  Mrs. Annee returned the Unit 4 quizzes and discussed the CSI Event Student Committee expectations.  Mrs. Annee began the Unit 6 notes be reviewing important genetics terms and monohybrid crosses.  Students received monohybrid practice probems (Mrs. Annee will go over the answers in class tomorrow).