Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Genetic Disorder Project

Genetic Disorders Name
Achondroplasia(Dwarfism)

Achromatopsia

Acid Maltase Syndrome/Pompe’s Disorder

Acromegaly/Gigantism

Adrenoleukodystrophy/Lorenzo’s Oil

Aicardi Syndrome

Albinism

Angelman Syndrome

Alkaptonuria

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS)

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia

Apert Syndrome

Asperger Syndrome/Autism

Ataxia Telangiectasia

Barth Syndrome

Bloom Syndrome

Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome

Canavan Disease


Celiac Disease

CHARGE Syndrome

CIPA (Congenital Insensitivity to Pain w/ Anhidrosis)

Coffin-Lowry Syndrome

Corpus Callosum Agenesis

Cri-Du-Chat Syndrome

Crohn’s Disease

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystinosis

Dercum’s Disease

Down Syndrome/Trisomy 21

Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy

Ectodermal Dysplasia

Edward’s Syndrome/Trisomy 18

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Epidermolysis Bullosa

Epilepsy

Factor V Leiden Thrombophilia

Fanconi Anemia

Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva


Fragile X Syndrome

Galactosemia

Gaucher Disease

Hemochromatosis

Hemophilia

Huntington’s Disease

Hurler Syndrome

Hypophosphatasia

Ichthyosis

Klinefelter Syndrome/XXY

Krabbes Disease

Langer-Giedion Syndrome

Leukodystrophy

Long QT Syndrome

Marfan Syndrome

Moebius Syndrome

Mucopolysaccharidosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Myotonic Dystrophy

Nail-Patella Syndrome/Fong Syndrome


Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus

Neurofibromatosis

Niemann-Pick Disease

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Patau Syndrome/Trisomy 13

Phenylketonuria (PKU)

Porphyrias

Prader-Willi Syndrome

Progeria Syndrome

Proteus Syndrome

Prune-belly Syndrome

Retinoblastoma (Eye Cancer)

Rett Syndrome


Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome

Sanfilippo Syndrome

Schwachmann Syndrome

Severe Combined Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (SCID)

Sickle Cell Disease

Sirenomelia

Smith-Magenis Syndrome

Stickler Syndrome


Tay-Sachs Disease

Treacher Collins Syndrome

Tuberous Sclerosis

Turner Syndrome

Urea Cycle Disorder

Usher Syndrome

Vitiligo

Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome

Waardenberg Syndrome

Werner’s Syndrome

Williams Syndrome

Wilson’s Disease

Xeroderma Pigmentosum

Super Male/XYY Syndrome

Methemoglobinemia
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Sunday, March 9, 2014

3/10-3/14


Monday
-Research Genetic disorder for report (due Thursday, 3/20)
-Portfolio #5 due on Tuesday, 3/11
Tuesday
-Portfolio #5 due today!
-Research Genetic disorder for report
-Test on Chapter 5, Heredity and Genetics, next Friday, 3/21
Wednesday
-Work on Genetic Disorder Project
Thursday
-Work on Genetic Disorder Project
Friday
-Work on Genetic Disorder Project

Sunday, March 2, 2014

3/3-3/7


Monday
-Discuss chapter 5.2 and Blood types
-Correct HW
Tuesday
-Lab: How Unique are You? is due today!
-Correct HW
Wednesday
-Lab: Create-a-Kid
-Portfolio #5 is due Tuesday, 3/11
Thursday
-Finish Lab
-Notes
Friday
-Introduce Genetic Disorder Project
-Description of disorders discussion

Sunday, February 23, 2014

2/24-2/28


Monday
-Quiz on DNA, 4.3
-Finish DNA models
-GSLC Internet Lesson due 
Tuesday
-Begin Chapter 5, Genetics
-Major concepts and vocabulary
Wednesday
-Punnett squares, probability
-Traits and alleles
Thursday
-Heredity and Genetics Scavenger Hunt
Friday
-Heredity and Genetics Scavenger Hunt
-How Unique are You?

Friday, February 14, 2014

GSLC Internet Lesson

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/


GSLC Internet Lesson 

- Be sure to use these links for each part of the assignment!

- Due: Monday, 2/24

- DNA Quiz - Rescheduled for Monday, 2/24  STUDY!!!!

Build a DNA Molecule 

- How many variations of DNA can you build with 5 base pairs?

Sunday, February 9, 2014

2/10-2/14


Monday
-DNA in the News due
-DNA concepts
Tuesday
-Notes
Wednesday
-DNA Origami
-Blog HW assignment
Thursday
Snow Day! No School
Friday
-DNA Quiz, chapter 4.3

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Mitosis Quiz

Dear Students,

We still have the Mitosis quiz tomorrow, as scheduled.  Please make sure you study and have prepared your mitosis flipbooks.  Happy Snow day!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Pratt


Saturday, February 1, 2014

Mitosis video (from Dan Downie)


2/3-2/7

Monday
-"Dance of the Chromosomes"
-Check on Planaria
Tuesday
-Meiosis and sex cells, 4.2
Wednesday
-Notes
-Check on Planaria
Thursday
-Mitosis Quiz (4.1 and 4.2)
-Flipbooks due, can be used on quiz (must be cut apart and assembled)
Friday
-DNA, 4.3 begin reading and learning important concepts