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Students combine a jigsaw learning technique with an inside/outside review game to learn about genes and the Human Genome Project. Students will describe DNA, genes and chromosomes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop understanding of DNA by modeling the process of DNA extraction. They study DNA, genes and chromosomes. After the basic information, students do an experiment in which they separate out DNA from peas. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete a simulation of the process scientists use to determine the sequence of chromosomal DNA bases. They explore a stretch of sequenced DNA to explore the function of different sections of DNA code. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students determine their genotypes for five traits using family pedigree charts and write them on slips of paper. They drop the papers on the ground and pick up paper chromosomes in pairs. They write a birth announcement. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe a spool of light colored thread that the teacher holds in his/her hands. They are asked what substances (cotton and wood) are present and what structures (thread and spool) are present. The teacher conclude that the thread of cotton is wound around the spool of wood. Equate the substance DNA ( one molecular per one spool) to thread and the substance wood to the protein (his tone) it's wound around. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine analogies and create models to help visualize the concept and technique of basic biotechnology. Common scenarios are used to explain the complex procedures of genetic engineering. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students create their own dragons with an educational program free to download. In this program, the Students are walked through a tutorial first. From there, in groups of two, the Students create two dragons and answer questions as they are presented throughout the lab. Students are able to describe the mating process of these dragons using proper vocabulary and the scientific process to explain. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students use a concrete model to demonstrate the size of a bacterial chromosome. Through experimentation, groups distinguish between the size of a bacterial chromosome and a gene. As a class, they explain how DNA is twisted to shorten the length of the molecule. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students describe and identify the causes and symptoms of four human genetic disorders and explain how the disorders are diagnosed. They analyze photos of chromosomes from a cell of a person with Down Syndrome, and answer questions using information from a teacher-led lecture. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students review the processes that occur for proteins to be made correctly (DNA replication, transcription, and translation). They also identify and illustrate how changes in DNA cause mutations and evaluate the significance of these changes. Finally, students identify the reasons behind genetic disorders and to trace the changes of organisms over time. Full Review »
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