Today I gave you a paper explaining how to set up an account at home to use a program called USATestprep. HHS has puchased this program to help prepare students for the HSA. Please set up an account as outlined in the letter. You can play games, take practice assessments that I create (there is one on genetics so far), and watch video clips of topics we have covered to reteach yourself.
You can also go to the MSDE website and get access to old HSA's that Maryland has released. Search on MSDE biology public release. There are several years available to you. I encourage you to practice using these. We have not covered all the topics on the HSA yet, but you can pick and choose the topics you want to practice with. You will be given questions, and you can select answers, and then check to see if you are correct. This will REALLY help you prepare for the HSA. I hope everyone looks at this a lot in April, when we will be nearly done with our curriculum.
Today we took notes on DNA synthesis ad the base pairing rules. We also introduced RNA and protein synthesis. Look at the powerpoint again. Quiz is Wednesday on DNA. We will have a review sheet tomorrow.
Tonight: Get the Testprep letter signed and finish Scince Skills f you did not finish it in class.
