EVOLUTION INTERACTIVES

DOWNLOAD THIS FILE AND OPEN IT. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS ON THIS DOCUMENT, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SITES. AND E-MAIL IT WHEN FINISHED TO MRHARTOG@GMAIL.COM

PART A.

DARWIN EVOLUTION GAMES:

http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/darwin/darwin.html

Watch the "NATURAL SELECTION SLIDE SHOW."

CLICK ON "SURVIVAL GAME"

1) What characteristics helped your organism survive?
2) What dangers did your organism face?

PART B.
Go to the following site:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/teachstuds/svideos.html

Watch the first two videos (THEORY, AND CHARLES DARWIN). For each video, write a 1 paragraph response.

PART C.
BIG AL THE ALLOSAURUS GAME
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-perl/dinosaurs/bigalgame/bigal.pl?cxn_speed=F&BEGIN.x=19&BEGIN.y=22
1) What characteristics helped your organism survive?
2) What dangers did your organism face?

PART D.

FOSSILS GAMES

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/mammals/challenges/flash/maker.shtml

Evolution Slideshow
NOW, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON YOUR WORKSHEET:
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/evolutionlab.html

AFTER YOU FINISH YOUR PROJECT

Now, here's what you should do:
1. Incomplete Dominance and Codominance WebLab
2. Sex Determination and Linkage
3. Genetic Counseling Web Lab
4. DNA Fingerprinting Web Lab
5. Crossing Over Activity

BLAST THAT GENE ACTIVITY:
DOWNLOAD THIS DOC FILE. AND OPEN IT AFTER DOWNLOADING IT.

Download the following file (CLICK HERE) Answer the questions, using this site: http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/activities/karyotyping/karyotyping.html Then, try these: GENE MAPPING http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/archive/pedigree/mapgene.html KARYOTYPING http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/karyotype/

BIOENGINEERED FOOD RESOURCES

Bt Corn(QuickTime Video)

Classical vs. Transgenic Breeding(QuickTime Video)

Engineer a Crop: Transgenic Manipulation(Flash Interactive)

Genetic Art(PDF Document)

Guess What's Coming to Dinner?(Flash Interactive)

Should We Grow GM Crops?(HTML Interactive)

Super Salmon(QuickTime Video)

Viewpoints: Harvest of Fear(HTML Document)

A Micro-organism

That's the virus that is keeping Mr. Hartog sick in bed today.

Now, here's what you should do:

1. Incomplete Dominance and Codominance WebLab

2. Sex Determination and Linkage

3. Genetic Counseling Web Lab

4. DNA Fingerprinting Web Lab

5. Crossing Over Activity

Today is also the last day to work on your genetic disease presentations.

GENETICS BATTLESHIP, AND OTHERS

BLOOD TYPES INTERACTIVE QUIZ: (CAN BE MORE THAN ONE RIGHT ANSWER)

http://www.quia.com/quiz/148873.html?AP_rand=1569209955

BLOOD TYPING PROBLEMS

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/Human_Bio/problem_sets/blood_types/01Q.html

GENETICS BATTLESHIP

http://www.quia.com/ba/141016.html

GENETICS VOCABULARY

http://www.quia.com/mc/65753.html

HUMAN GENETICS VOCABULARY

http://www.quia.com/mc/507223.html

HUMAN GENETICS QUIZ

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1633831.html?AP_rand=518002025

MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS BATTLESHIP

http://www.quia.com/ba/64222.html

BLOOD TYPES INTERACTIVE

http://www.execulink.com/~ekimmel/gene3.htm

MEIOSIS ACTIVITY:

http://www.quia.com/pp/13258.html

GENETICS REVIEW

http://www.quia.com/cb/134670.html

HUMAN GENETICS WEBQUEST

TRY THE FOLLOWING SITE TO FIND OUT ON WHICH CHROMOSOME YOUR DISORDER IS FOUND, AND WHICH OTHER DISEASES ARE RELATED TO THE SAME SITE ON THE CHROMOSOME:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/


CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DISEASES.
Sickle-Cell Disease
Hemophilia
albinism P
henylketonuria
Cystic Fibrosis
Tay Sachs Disease
colorblindness
Adrenoleukodystrophy (Lorenzo's Oil)
Hereditary Deafness
Coffin-Lowry Syndrome
Achondroplasia (dwarfism)
Fragile X Syndrome
Huntington's Disease
Marfan Syndrome (Alton Giant)
Trisomy 13 (Edward's Syndrome)
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Rett Syndrome
Klinefelter Syndrome
Turner Syndrome
Rett Syndrome
Progeria (premature aging)
Xeroderma pigmentosum
Gaucher Disease
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

DOWNLOAD THIS FILE AND OPEN IT.
RESEARCH THE DISEASE. YOU WILL NEED TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS- (IN YOUR NOTEBOOK)
Medical
1. How does a person inherit it? Is it dominant or recessive?
2. What are the possible genotypes of the parents? If the disease is a chromosomal abnormality, describe the abnormality.
3. How prevalent is the disease in the population (include statistics)?
4. What are the chances of a person with this disease passing the disease to their offspring (include possible scenarios)?
5. How is the disease diagnosed?
6. What are the physical symptoms of the disease?
7. What is the life expectancy of someone with the disease?
8. How can the disease be treated?
Personal
1. What is everyday life like? What is the quality of life?
2. What limitations does the person have?
3. What are some organizations that can help a family cope with a child's disorder (web links)
4. How possible is it that a cure will be found?

You will be using STAROFFICE IMPRESS instead of POWERPOINT to create the presentation.


When you are finished with your presentation-- remember to include images as well as text for each slide-- e-mail the document to mrhartog@gmail.com.