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- 9th
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Students examine dominant and recessive gene through this activity that uses paper bags filled with upper and lower cases letter which represent a cell nucleus and the genes within it. They design a monster drawing based on the genetic traits that are paired in the bag. They complete a Punnett square with the genetic material. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students review transcription and translation using online interactive sites. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students anaylze how genes effect the way we look and research why genes inside of us do not show up on the outside. They also evaluate the difference between recessive and dominant genes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students practice completing and analyzing Punnett squares. They create Punnet squares in response to a provided scenario from the company Blue Genes Incorporated. In addition, they complete an activity to determine the phenotype of offspring plants and analyze the results. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students work in teams with two boxes of beans (one with 100 red and one with 100 white beans) which represent genes. Students watch teacher place genotypes of parents on the board. Each student team counts out the appropriage numbers and colors of beans per box in the Pundett square. Student pairs pull two beans at a time from each box and arrange the pairs in rows and calculate the ratio of each combination. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students explore genes and the way we age. They assemble a worm collection device called a Baermann Funnel. Students collect Caenorhabditis elegans or other active nematodes from local soil samples. They observe the appearance and behaviors of these worms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss information about genes and consider how that information is changing thoughts about human behavior and scientific research. They write essays about how information about genetics affects private homes, the research laboratory, and hospitals and clinics. 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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- 10th - 12th
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Students discuss the importance of gene expression. After defining the term gene expression, they describe the role of enhancers in the control of gene expression. Students discuss the benefits of gene control in organisms. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the material they gathered in the first part of this lesson. As a class, they continue to examine the variations in genes. Individually, they determine the results of natural selection and predict the changes in various phenotypes. Full Review »
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