We continued our discussion of the Golden Ratio and its appearance in the art and architecture of ancient Greece as well as in that of the renaissance and modern times. We compared the mathematics of Leonardo's Last Supper with that of Salvador Dali.
Outline and discuss the common words and definitions used in the beginning of genetics.
discuss DNA and how it relates to genes.
show photos and diagrams of the chromosome makeup of humanss, including the sex chromos.
discuss heterozygous and homozygous traits and use punnet square to indicate the %.
Assignment
n/a
Session Minutes
75
Minutes Student Attended
75
Lesson Comments
Answered a series of questions from the end of the chapter as a review before starting.
Jess was able to answer most of the questions.
Completed the intro part of genetics and will only discuss some inheritable traits which will be representitive of different possibilities of inheritance/
1)Oral Quiz: What are the main events for this chapter?
2) Discussion Questions: What happens to Sofia? How does this help to remind us what the novel is really about? What happens between Shug and Celie? How does this contribute to Celie's acknowledgement of self? What does Shug discover about Nettie? What does this tell us about Albert?
The problem was a related rates problem. The dimensions of the pool in meters--it had a shallow end and a deep end. And the rate (cubic meters per minute) at which water was being pumped in. The issue was to determine, at a stated depth, the percentage of the pool filled with water and the rate at which the depth was changing.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Jess was fine. I couldn't see her to see if she was rolling her eyes when I told her what a cool problem this was!
1) Discussion Questions and Responses: Describe the relationship between Sofia and Celie, Harpo and Sofia. How are gender relations inverted here? Why does Shug want Celie to come to the juke joint? How does Albert represent both old and modern society? What happens to Sofia at the end of this chapter?
show photos and diagrams of the embryonic membranes
discuss placental hormones and their role in gestation
discuss HCG and its role in gestation
parturition and myometrium contraction and control
Assignment
n/a
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jess listened and had a few questions and comments. We discussed some birth problems with horses and humans
We discussed and compared mathematical and scientific development in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire and in the Arab World during the same time. We explored how the Arabs translated ancient Greek mathematical and architectural ideas into Arab and how many of these translated texts included reference to the golden ratio.
Assignment
none.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Jess stayed with me as we ranged pretty far and wide, even watch a couple of minutes of an Andrea Bocelli song. (I'm not sure I sparked an interest in opera in her.)
