Thurs, Feb 1 (Day 3): Ms. Annee discussed DNA replication in periods 1, 5, and 7.  All classes began the “Genetic Flow of Information” activity.

Wed, Jan 31 (Day 2): Students completed the DNA Structure Tutorial in periods 1, 5, and 7.  Ms. Annee discussed DNA replication in period 3.

Tues, Jan 30 (Day 1): Students finished watching The Gene Doctors and began the DNA Structure Tutorial in periods 3 and 7.  Students in period 3 finished the tutorial.

Mon, Jan 29 (Day 5, altered schedule): Students began watching The Gene Doctors.

Fri, Jan 26 (Day 4): Students took notes about DNA structure.

Thurs, Jan 25 (Day 3): Students continued building paper models of DNA.

Wed, Jan 24 (Day 2): E-Learning day; students watched “DNA Vending Machine” and wrote a reflection.

Tues, Jan 23 (Day 1): Students watched a TED Talk and completed a template.

Mon, Jan 22 (Day 5): Students watched Dogs Decoded.

Fri, Jan 19 (Day 4): Student continued studying DNA.

Thurs, Jan 18 (Day 3): Students conducted Lesson 4 of the Western Blot lab.

Wed, Jan 17 (Day 2): Students continued building a paper model of DNA.

Tues, Jan 16 (Day 1): Students began building a paper model of DNA.

Mon, Jan 15: No school

Fri, Jan 12 (Day 5): Snow day.

Thurs, Jan 11 (Day 4): Students in periods 3 and 7 completed Lesson 3 of the Western Blot lab, whereas Ms. Annee discussed the Western Blot lab in periods 1 and 5.

Wed, Jan 10 (Day 3): Students in periods 1 and 5 completed Lesson 3 of the Western Blot lab, whereas students in periods 3 and 7 completed Lesson 2.

Tues, Jan 9 (Day 2): Students in periods 1 and 5 completed Lesson 2 of the Western Blot lab, whereas Ms. Annee discussed the Western Blot lab in periods 3 and 7.

Mon, Jan 8 (Day 1): Students completed Lesson 1 of the Western Blot lab by extracting proteins from fish muscle.

Tues, Dec 19-21: Final Exams

Mon, Dec 18 (Day 1): Students made “micropipette art”.

Fri, Dec 15 (Day 1): Ms. Annee finished reviewing for the final exam.

Thurs, Dec 14 (Day 3): Students conducted the Size Exclusion Chromatography lab.

Wed, Dec 13 (Day 2): Ms. Annee reviewed for the final exam.

Tues, Dec 12 (Day 1): Ms. Annee reviewed for the final exam.

Mon, Dec 11 (Day 5): Students took a quiz over Got Protein?, ELISA, and Affinity Chromatography labs.

Thurs, Dec 7 (Day 3): Ms. Annee finished the quiz review and discussed SEC.

Wed, Dec 6 (Day 2): Students began watching Rare.

Tues, Dec 5 (Day 1): Ms. Annee began reviewing for next Monday’s quiz over Got Protein?, affinity chromatography, and ELISA.

Mon, Dec 4 (Day 5): Students analyzed vertical gels for the Affinity Chromatography lab.

Fri, Dec 1 (Day 4):  Students continued working on “Affinity Chromatography Illustrations.”

Thurs, Nov 30 (Day 3):  Students loaded vertical gels for the Affinity Chromatography lab.  Students began the assignment, “Affinity Chromatography Illustrations.”

Wed, Nov 29 (Day 2):  Ms. Annee distributed “Dilution Practice Problems” which students completed during class.

Tues, Nov 28 (Day 1): Students ran the affinity chromatography column to collect flow-through and purified protein.

Mon, Nov 27 (Day 5): Ms. Annee discussed affinity chomatography and students set up the affinity chromatography column.

Wed, Nov 22-Fri, Nov 24: No school

Tues, Nov 21 (Day 4): Students finished the “Dilution and Pipetting” lab.

Mon, Nov 20 (Day 3):  Students finished working on making videos of an Antibody-Detection and Antigen-Detection ELISA and began “Dilution and Pipetting” lab.

Fri, Nov 17 (Day 2): Students continued working on making videos of an Antibody-Detection and Antigen-Detection ELISA.

Thurs, Nov 16 (Day 1): Students began working on making videos of Antibody-Detection and Antigen-Detection ELISA.

Wed, Nov 15 (Day 5): Students completed Investigation #2 of the Panda Problem lab.

Tues, Nov 14 (Day 4): Students continued working on the Panda Problem lab.

Mon, Nov 13 (Day 3): Students finished watching The Family that Walks on All Fours and continued working on the Panda Problem lab.