Punnett or Punent? Let's Pin It!

1/29/2013

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    And I'm back! Sorry for not writing yesterday, you know those orthodontist appointments! My teeth are so sore! It really stinks! Anyways, today I get to write on Punnett squares. Nope, not Punent squares... that's not even a word!
    A Punnett square is used to show traits that can be inherited from two parents, to their offspring. Punnett squares are really useful even though they are simplified to the max. A Punnett squares are easy to make and use as long as you now the difference between dominant traits and recessive traits. A Punnett square is a square divided into fourths. It very simple they way Punnett squares work so don't stress like I did. 
Let's say this,
A woman with brown eyes (dominant trait) married a man with blue eyes (recessive trait) and eventually had kids. What are the possibilities that their child will have blue eyes. Make a Punnett square! The possible genotypes for the mom could either be BB or Bb. The dad would have to be tt because he has a recessive trait. So on the top of the Punnett square put BB (we will do the "Bb" trait later). Remeber that the BB trait is for the femaleand the bb trait is for the male. You can draw pictures to help remind you of who is who! Can't wait to see what you find!
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DNA Ornaments

1/22/2013

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     DNA as an ornament?! Really?! How nerdy and strange and kidd-ish. Well, if that's what your thinking... stop! In science, a few weeks ago, we made DNA ornaments for our Christmas tree. Making them was wwwwaaaayyyyy more fun than sitting down and studying for a test. We were given wire, beads, a bag, and a cloth. Each of these tools each had their very own job that was needed in order to make the ornament turn out how it needed to look. 
     The cloth, was used to keep track of the beads when using them. The beads were small, round, and glass. So they could get lost and break really easily. The cloth, for me was really useful and I am glad I had it when using the beads. The bag was used to keep track of the string and the beads when not being used. Our name and period were wrote on the bags and then placed into a basket titled "Period 6."  The beads, like I mentioned, we glass, round, and small. So they could easily break and get lost or as some students would've said, "ran away."  The wire was thin, sharp, and curly. It curled up easily and was hard to keep straight when sliding beads down it.
     This project was fun for me to do. I liked this project because my class and I got to touch and work with small beads and compare them to even tinier things. We referred to certain beads to certain parts of DNA and compared our DNA with real DNA. I think this project was very useful and should be used 
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Science.... And Some Great Solutions!!! 

1/15/2013

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    Science really is full of explanations and math. Science, is full of much more than that though... what about our solutions!?!?!? Science has always been a really tricky class for me. I don't know what makes it so hard, but I just can't seem to get all the concepts! They just don't click!
     One of the trickiest concept for me to understand were cells and their parts. Cells have many parts, and what makes it so tricky? You have trillions of cells in your body, which millions double/triple the parts inside them, alone the DNA. 
     In science, we did a project that I think, didn't help me, but got me happy and excited; so I was more open to understand and learn. My group and I, made and edible cell. It was so good! You can see it under my classes if you click on the "Science" page. We used candy and foods everyone in my group agreed on for the parts of a cell. I had a blast, and it helped me a little, which, being me, is a lot of help. I also studied my work. I looked over what I had learned from my group's edible cell, workbook pages, and homework questions! I was smart,
     Asking questions are great when you don't understand something. In fact, study! That's another thing I did. I did it hard, but I learned a lot and remembered all of it! Even if your stuck on one of the easiest science, math, or english questions in the world! Ask! Who's knows what that will do?! 
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