AP Biology Assignment – Winter Break
Your break assignment is to watch movies! OK, maybe not the movies you were hoping for, these are related to genetics and gene expression. After watching the films, you must submit a post to the blog about which films you chose and what you learned.
The first movie is called Epigenetics, which is about how our lifestyles and environment can change the way our genes are expressed, leading even identical twins to become distinct as they age. The video can be found at the following website: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/3411/02.html
I want you to pick two other short films from VCU’s video series, the Secrets of the Sequence. There are fifty different topics that you can choose from. Each of the videos is about 10 minutes long. The videos can be found at :
http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/secretsofthesequence/playlist_frame.asp
Instead of writing a paper, I want you to post a response on the AP Biology blog (http://openemilyapbio.blogspot.com/). For each of the three films you watch, describe the topic that you chose and what you learned, making sure to be specific about the genetic information and techniques described.
Then, pick two other students posts to read and comment on. You will be able to learn more by reading other student’s posts. Your post and your response to two other students’ posts must be completed by January 4 by 10PM.
