First of all ... Happy Birthday ... Rachel (my oldest daughter) on your 30th birthday tomorrow ... thirty years ago was a great day and every day since has been better because of you!
Congratulations to today's Genetic class Biochem Poker winners with 805 dollars. What a great job at playing poker and actually knowing a little biochemistry! From left to right ... Jasmyne (your mother never won a contest in my class!), Britni, Kacey and Whitney ... Great job ... you were awesome!
In Genetics today, we wrapped up our review of biochemistry with a biochem poker game where teams analyze the biochem cards they are dealt (each having a molecule) to make into a polymer (larger molecules ... proteins, starch, DNA and more ....). It was fun! Next week is cell science, respiration/photosynthesis and Crick's Central Dogma as we review some biological concepts from baby biology.
In Selected Topics, we planned our Plant Growing Contest which starts on Monday and did some biochemistry review. We also checked our planaria and changed their water for the weekend.
In computer programming I checked problems 3 and 4 ... Students are working on the Grand Prix problem due next Friday. Next week, we will be programming some solutions using decision statements ... the first step to developing artificial intelligence. Karel is a visual logic trainer, we will be in this language for about three weeks.
On the farm, the bees are starting back to work on some fall flowers. We are still needing a good rain. Below are some of the pictures I have taken while checking the bees.
One of my favorites blooming now is wild ageratum.
Below is two types of goldenrod ... the second one I am not sure about ... maybe slender goldenrod.
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