Reactions

What type of reaction occur ed yesterday when you mixed sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and acetic acid (vinegar)? In you own words describe what it looked like when the reaction occurred.

Your Project

Pick one project that we did yesterday and tell me what scientific method this will teach the kids that do this project.

Wow Science

Why do you think the project that you found yesterday is the best? Do you think anyone elses would be cool?

Your Genes

After learning about all of these different types of genetic disorders do you feel like people are going to start using genetic counselors more and more. Is it ethically and morally correct to determine which children are born based on their DNA code?

Eye Color

By reading what is in your text book how is eye color determined and what is your eye color and how does it relate to your parents eye color?

Did you know

Did you know that I do read the blogs and when you have typed the same words as someone else I don't believe that you typed it and I give credit to the first person and not to you. This is not a blog. I just wanted you to know I wanted your words not somebody else. Some of you might want to blog again. Thanks Ms. Hix

Blood Types

What is the importance of blood typing and how do we pass those genes onto your offspring?

What is this?

What is incomplete dominance?

XY or Regular

What is the difference between a sex linked genetic disorder and a autosomal linked genetic disorder?

The Royal Family

What is the connection with Queen Victoria and hemophilia?

Preview time

Yesterday everyone got to pick their own genetic disease. Tell me something that you found on that disease that you didn't know about.

What is your disease?

Why don't you tell me a little bit about your disease that you picked?

CF

What is cystic fibrosis and in what type of people is it common in?

carrier

What is a carrier and do you know if you are one?

Heredity

Why is knowing your heredity important?

Pedigree

What is a pedigree?

Genetic Counselors

What does a Genetic Counselor actually do for people? Is this a job that is going to last or pass?

Repairing DNA

What are some of the ways that we are able to repair DNA?

STM

What is Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)?

Genes

How are we able to tell one person genes from someone body elses genes?