Although we are done breeding dragons in class, your journey does not have to be over! I encourage you to continue breeding dragons at home. The link to the Geniverse Lab is posted on the Genetics page of this website. Good Luck!
GOLD TAPE QUESTION: Email Mr. Powell ([email protected]) the answer to the following question; What is the difference between a gene and an allele?
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![]() Yesterday we began our investigation into genetics using the Geniverse Lab. If you need new lab sheets they are attached at the bottom of this post. Today we will continue working through dragon breeder training. Make sure that you are completing the lab sheets as you work through the online activity. Click Here To Go To The Geniverse Lab ![]()
While you are waiting for the rest of the class to login. Watch our plane recap video below. To start our genetics unit we are going to use a program called Geniversity. To start click HERE to register your account.
Now you can log into the lab Dragon Breeding Lab ![]() In class today we wrote our conclusions for the paper airplane lab. We also added our class graph to our notebooks. These are the prompts for writing a complete conclusion:
Use the video below to help you make a line graph of your paper airplane data. You should graph all of your data points (do not graph the averages for this graph). Your graph should have three lines, one for each type of paper airplane. Make the X axis the "Trial Number" and the Y axis the distance. Congratulations on completing your NWEA test! With the time remaining in class you may pick from any of the following links/ activities. If you complete one or are would like to change activities, please choose a different activity to work on until the period is over.
Metric System Matching Game What did T. Rex taste like? Adventures at Dry Creek (Digital Fossil Hunting) Area Builder PhET Simulation Balloons and Static Electricity PhET Simulation Good luck to all students on their beginning of year NWEA test. We will take this test again at the end of the year to see how much science we've learned and how much we've improved.
Today students began their first lab of the year. In this lab students make three different paper airplanes. Although the planes are the same size and style, they are made of three different materials; construction paper, printer paper, and notebook paper. The three different materials are all different masses which allows students to test the scientific question, "Does the mass of a paper airplane affect how far it flies?" Tomorrow we will test our planes and analyze our results. The lab sheet for this activity is attached below. ![]()
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