Read chapters 4 and 5 and answer the following questions…

Chapter 4: UC 1,3,5

Chapter 5: RI 4; UC 7,8; Synth. 1

You should also visit the two photosynthesis links on my biology page.  One is a reading with good pictures throughout and the other is an animation of photosynthesis.

We will have a test on chapters 2, 4 and 5 on Tuesday 4/5/09.

Go to the following website…

http://www.nsa.gov/kids/home_html.shtml

Click on ‘Codes & Ciphers‘ at the bottom and read through the material. Be sure to look at the various types of ciphers under the ‘Make a Cipher‘ section, and the ‘Language Rules‘ under the ‘Breaking Ciphers‘ section. Write these tips in your notebook. You will be asked to apply your skills at breaking ciphers so be sure you understand the techniques used.

After you read through the Codes and Ciphers section, click on Games & Activities at the bottom. Then complete the ‘Cryptograms‘ link (beginner, intermediate, and advanced). Once you have completed those, complete the 5 problems in the ‘Yardleygrams‘ section.

Go to my wiki page located here.  You will see two links (Exploring DNA and DNA Structure).  You should visit these pages in the order presented and view the JMOL interactive models at those sites.  These are very cool 3-D models that you can manipulate to understand the structure of DNA.  After you view the first site (Exploring DNA) and while you are viewing the second site (DNA Structure), you should answer the questions from the Question Sets you received in class.  A copy in pdf format can be found here.  Please don’t just rush to answer the questions.  Take your time to investigate and appreciate the beauty of DNA and of these modeling programs.

Read chapter 2 in your textbook and answer the sheet of questions given in class.  The answers should be written in your notebook.

Due: Wednesday, 4/22/09

Read chapters 1, 2, 4, and 5 in the classroom book The Structures of Life.  Also read page 33 (in chapter 3).  In your notebook, you should write the answers to all the “Got It” questions at the end of each chapter.  Remember, you can download a free pdf version of this book or order a free print version from the NIGMS website.