This week in Biology, we took our first unit test on Monday
and then we started our next unit on genetics. I was really looking forward to
this one because I think it's really cool how such small substances like DNA
can determine who (and what) you are. Mr. Vogler took over ‘principalling’
duties on Wednesday so we had time to work on Study Island and our genetics
packets. I was feeling pretty under the weather that day, though. We had two
pop quizzes this week, one on Tuesday and one on Thursday. We also did a lab on
Thursday where we "extracted" DNA from peas using alcohol and meat
tenderizer.
As for the collection study, my group has stayed after
school two times this week to work on painting our boards which we will later
mount the plants on. I know our grade will come from our multimedia
presentation but that doesn’t mean we can’t care what the collection looks
like. I recently discovered what chamomile looks like and found a few plants on
our property. I had heard of it in passing when one of my friends had herbal
tea but I had never known what the actual plant looked like.
| One of our recent additions to the collection. |
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