Math/Science

GATTACA is your priority tonight please & thank you.

Please complete these fraction operations using your cheat sheets from last week:

-1/2 x -3/8             -5 3/4 +  -3 1/9             -8/3 divided by 5/2         -6 1/2 - 4/9

You need to be preparing for your Biodiversity Unit Exam which will take place on Monday Nov 23rd.  We have already covered the course material for the PBA.

If you are ahead of the game with GATTACA tonight, you could start working through finishing the unit.  We will review on Thursday so this should be done by Wednesday.  You will have a class period to work on it tomorrow.

Please start working through the following items in your Science journals:

You are responsible for researching the following topics & summarizing the information you find in your Journals.  Be sure to try and find examples/diagrams that will help you develop your understanding of each topic.

Technology & Variation (Topic 5)

1. What is genetic engineering?  What are genetically modified (GM) organisms?
2. What are some examples of its use in medicine & agriculture?
3. Why are GM foods produced?  What are some examples of GM products on the market?
4. What are some issues or concerns about GM foods?

Technologies & Breeding (Topic 6)
5. What is artificial selection/selective breeding and how have people used this technology in the past?
6. Complete the Find Out Activity on p. 59.  Complete questions #1-4 with a partner.

Human Impacts on Biodiversity (Topic 7)
7. Use the information in Investigation 1-K to compare extirpation & extinction.
8.  Use the information in Topic 7 to summarize 5 ways that humans have impacted biodiversity.

Human Actions to Protect Biodiversity (Topic 8)
Use the information in Topic 8 to summarize 4 strategies that humans have used to protect biodiversity.