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- 8th - 12th
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Students study DeoxyriboNucleic Acid or commonly known as DNA and discover importance of DNA strand, chromosomes, and genes. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students experiment with 'Genetic Engineering Box' software by gaining insight into the way that individual genes determine its appearance and functionality. They fill in a questionnaire about using the software. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the entire DNA base sequence of the human adenosine deaminase gene after it is printed out from the source disk provided. The enormous length of a single gene as well as the immense difference in length between intron and exon segments are demonstrated. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students research regulation of genes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. They examine negative and positive control of genes. They examine the regulatory units that contribute to gene control. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students discover that in some organisms all genes come from a single parent, while in organisms with sexes, half the genes come from each parent. Working with a partner, students create offspring of butterflies in a classroom activity. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students learn of how genes transfer information from one generation to the next. They flip a penny and circle traits to create an offspring. Next, they will draw a picture using the traits circled with colored pencils on the "Who Do I Look Like" worksheet. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students see how eight pairs of triplets are equivalent to part of a gene and control a part of heredity. They comprehend how blood corpuscles manufacture normal hemoglobin. Students already comprehend that genes control the synthesis of all the chemicals needed by organisms. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students research the population of Bengal tigers and their existence as either dominant or recessive. They explore the presence of fur on these tigers and its lethal combinations. Determinating the effect of random mating in a population of tigers possessing a recessive gene. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students review the structure and function of DNA, genes, and chromosomes and are engaged by a demonstration illustrating the relative size of DNA, genes and chromosomes. They also describe through analogy and model the structure and function of DNA, genes, and chromosomes. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students investigate the concept of genetics and the sex-linked genes. They conduct research using a variety of resources in order to increase comprehension of the subject matter. Students list the nine sex-linked genes and define why they are passed. Full Review »
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