Wed, Dec 17:  Mrs. Annee posted the final first semester grades on Edline.

Tues, Dec 16:  Students took the exam at 2:00pm.

Mon, Dec 15: Mrs. Annee reviewed material based upon student questions and discussed extra credit books for the second semester.  Periods 1 and 3 began the PCR activity. 

Fri, Dec 12: Students watched the HBO documentary called Three Sisters: Searching for a Cure about Jenifer Estess, a 35-year old woman battling ALS.  This film gives insight into the book Tales from the Bed which is one of the books students may read for extra credit during the second semester.  Learn more about ALS at the Project ALS website, an organization founded by Jenifer’s sisters.

Thurs, Dec 11:  Mrs. Annee concluded the formal review for the final exam.

Wed, Dec 10: Mrs. Annee began the formal review for final exam.

Tues, Dec 9: Mrs. Annee discussed the general format of the final exam.  Students completed an activity called “Assembling a DNA Sequence.”

Mon, Dec 8: Mrs. Annee announced that the biotech final exam will take place at 2pm on Tues, Dec 16, and distributed an exam topic list.  Mrs. Annee also distributed grade sheets and explained the formula that will be used to calculate final grades.

Fri, Dec 5: Students completed the Internet activity called “Black, Green, Blue, and Red: The Colors of DNA!”

Thurs, Dec 4: Students watched the film The Family that Walks on All Fours and were given the assignment to post a reflection about the film on the class blog by 11:59pm on Tues, Dec 9.

Wed, Dec 3: Students took a quiz over the DNA Extraction and Quantification lab.  Mrs. Annee cancelled the quiz over DNA sequencing that was supposed to take place on Monday, Dec 8.  There will be no quiz over DNA sequencing; however, the material will still appear on the final exam.

Tues, Dec 2: Students finished the DNA sequencing notes, completed the Internet activity, “That BLASTn DNA!”, and read an electropherogram. 

Mon, Dec 1: Mrs. Annee reviewed for the DNA Extraction and Quantification quiz on Wednesday, Dec 3 and announced a quiz over DNA sequencing will take place on Mon, Dec 8.  Students took notes over DNA sequencing in each class.  Students in periods 1 and 5 began the Internet activity called, “That BLASTn DNA!”