Inquiry 1/6 and 1/7Turn in your Genetics for Dummies Extra Credit to the

inboxPrepare for a warm-up

Warm-Up 1/6 and 1/7 Find your morse code words from last time.1. Would you have been able to decode the words

without doing some online research? Explain your answer.

2. What information do scientists need to be able to translate DNA letters into something useful?

Record this table in the lab sectionWhat is it? What does it

do?What is it made of?

What types of organisms have it?

1. Hormone2. Hemoglobin3. Lactase4. Glucagon5. Actin6. Myosin7. Collagen8. Myoglobin9. Lactose10. Keratin11. Helicase12. Amylase13. Byssus

Code Words Activity Find your number partner from last time Research your word- what is it, what does it do, what

is it made of, and what types of organisms have it. Record your answers on the class table (under doc

camera)Also fill in the table in your lab book as it is completed

Code Words Activity Why did our Morse code give us these words? DNA PROVIDES THE DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING ALL OF

THE MOLECULES ON THE LIST!

Code Words Activity Make a concept map

linking the words together. Put each molecule in a

circle and make relationships between them by writing on the lines.

You can add new circles to help, like structure, carrier, contraction, hormone, enzyme

DNA Extraction Today you will learn how to

extract DNA from plants! In your lab book, title this

DNA Extraction Lab Watch my demo. and then

make a flowchart of the big picture of the procedure