Danville High School and the GK-12 Program

Danville High School and the GK-12 Program May 1,2004 The Team  Mrs. Shelley Barker- teacher Dr. Sandra Rodriguez-Zas-mentor Amy S. Lopez - fellow   The Classes   AP Biology Honors Biology Activities   Applets “Name That Gene”  “Researching a Genetic Disease Using Bioinformatics” Website  Applets  http://www.cellsalive.com/index.htm  Puzzler 1 A tree inhales carbon dioxide; it needs to if it's to survive. But can it release enough O2 to keep just one person alive? Yes | No  Puzzler 1: Yes Well, a bonsai tree couldn't produce enough oxygen to keep someone alive, but an average-sized tree certainly could. In fact, an average-sized tree could produce enough oxygen to keep from two to four people alive. More applets… Lytic Cycle Lysogenic “Name That Gene”  AP and Honors Biology – Introduced the NCBI homepage and its uses  Introduced BLAST “Researching a Genetic Disease Using Bioinformatics”  Honors Biology – Focused on the use of bioinformatics in research  Human Genome Landmarks  NCBI  Chromosome Database  Human genome Project  Web search engines “Researching a Genetic Disease Using Bioinformatics”  Upon completing their research students created posters simulating those presented at scientific meetings – Posters are being framed to hand permanently in the DHS hallway Website  http://www.mrsbarker.com Plans for The rest of the Year  Evolution tutorial using the Biology Student Workbench for AP Field Trip to UIUC Improve website  