Crick's Central Dogma and a walk ...

In Genetics today, we finished our review of biochemistry and reviewed Crick's Central Dogma (Replication, Transcription and Translation) with examples of how mutation can lead to genetic diseases.  Tomorrow we will review Photosynthesis and Respiration.  We have a lab on Friday ... DNA extraction using supplies from Food Lion.

In Selected Topics in Science, we did a study of food labels from our candy / Biochem Poker.  We also prepped our modeling lab for molecules of importance which we will do tomorrow.  Student drew out the 2-D representations of several molecules (shown below). We finished our class today with a couple of reading from Current Science.  The planarian continues ...

Computer Programming students are wrapping up their Grand Prix problem ... we will have a tournament on Friday to compare solutions (working on Karel programs below).  We also worked on decision statements  (IF-THEN and IF-THEN-ELSE)  today in preparation of our Advanced problems.

After school,  I checked some of our weaker beehives ... I lost one hive after I replaced queens last month.  Most of the hives are very strong.  Hannah and I took a walk down to Long Creek at sundown.  I took some pictures of our Buckwheat in full bloom (white flowers below).  Several wildflowers including wingstem (below, yellow), ironweed, jewelweed and passionflower are blooming.