Evolutionary Genetics

Homework Assignments

April 23, 2012 –May 14, 2012

(The homework is for the night assigned and due the next day unless otherwise noted)

Day/Date / Week 1 / Chester Class Period 4
4/23/2012 / Day 1 / Set up PCR for Flu project.
4/24/2012 / Day 2 / Run Gel/Cut bands from Gel for sequences flu strains.
Long Period
4/25/2012 / Day 3 / Drop Day
4/26/2012 / Day 4 / Beta Test Genome Walk for Genome Caching
4/27/2012 / Day 5 / FAB FRIDAY with 6th Graders!
Day/Date / Week 2 / Chester Class Period 4
4/30/2012 / Day 2 / Catch up Day. Dr. Suarez will talk with us about analysis of our recent experiment with the flu. Also, you need to plan to have another update of your excel document ready for us by Wednesday at 4:00 pm. If you have emailed it to me before, I need a subsequent email with a 2nd updated attachment. If you have a google document, you can just keep updating your google document (though you need to make sure you share your google document with me and with Dr. Suarez – Emily/Katrina, Jason/Taylor, I think you need to do this). In addition, each student needs to write me a paragraph (you may email it to Dr. Suarez and myself) with a snapshot of where you are with the project. It should include the following:
1. Have you finished your analysis of the isolates assigned to you?
2. Which isolates did you analyze (the 5 prime/3 prime, 1st half/2nd half, etc…., and how will we know so that we can evaluate you and give you appropriate feedback)?
3. Have you emailed any labs at this point?
4. What questions do you have about your research in order to be able to finish it?
If you need help with this project, PLEASE, PLEASE contact us NOW!! We have been repeatedly asking you to come to us for help, and we would like to help you!!!
5/1/2012 / Day 3 / Drop Day
5/2/2012 / Day 4
Cum Laude / Today will be a workday on our projects!
Altered Schedule
Make sure you are caught up on your Finding Darwin’s God reading. We have finished through Chapter 6 at this point. I have posted a new blog post for you to begin commenting on . . . and please start your reading in Chapter 7 as well. We will finish this book by year’s end as your final exam essay will revolve around our two books of the year, The Making of the FittestFinding Darwin’s God.
5/3/2012 / Day 5 / Performed RNA Ligation again – this time is should work since we have added the ATP to power the reaction!
5/4/2012 / Day 1 / Reset PCR for RT PCR. Again, let’s hope for results this time!!!
Day/Date / Week 3 / Chester Class Period 4
5/7/2012 / Day 3 / Drop Day
5/8/2012 / Day 4 / Begin reading chapter 8 in Finding Darwin’s God. Blog post for Chapter 7 is online and ready to go!
5/9/2012 / Day 5
Altered Schedule / Senior Exit Chapel/BBQ Boogie
5/10/2012 / Day 1 / Several students will be out of class studying for AP US History Final
5/11/2012 / Day 2 / AP US History Final – several students will be absent
Chapter 8 Blog Post is ready to go! Finish reading Finding Darwin’s God.
Day/Date / Week 4 / Chester Class Period 4
5/14/2012 / Day 4 / BIOINFORMATICS PORTION OF PROJECT IS DUE TODAY!! ALL EMAILS AND FINAL EXCEL FILE SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY CLASS TIME!!!
5/15/2012 / Day 5 / Last Blog Entry of the Year ready to go!
5/16/2012 / Day 1
Altered Schedule / Activities Awards Assembly
5/17/2012 / Day 2 / Long Period
5/18/2012 / US Review Day / Honors Day
Day/Date / Exams / Chester Class Period 4
5/21/2012 / US Review Day
5/22/2012 / Final Exams
5/23/2012 / Final Exams
5/24/2012 / Final Exams
5/25/2012 / Final Exams