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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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- 9th - 12th
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Students read about the X and Y chromosomes in humans and complete a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine structure of chromosomes and genes as these concepts are illustrated utilizing articles of clothing as a model of a chromosome, and demonstrate genotypes, phenotypes, and genetic crossings using colored socks and shirts. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students uncover data about cell division in this three lesson unit. Hands-on activities, labs, technology, and a few "tricks-of- the trade" enhance the concepts being explored. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students make comparisons about themselves and others, which are real and meaningful. They study some basic concepts in the area of genetics and do a complimentary series of experiments, or explorations that illustrate these concepts Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to mapping by crossover frequency. Genes travel as packaged trains on chromosomes. They use this experiment, genetic mapping assignment, that allow students to quickly complete the assignment and yet examine the concepts of a simple map. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students create models of chromosomes using clay, coins, beads, or marbles. They complete a worksheet regarding their crossover frequencies they created with their chromosomes and gene models. They read an essay on sex chromosomes and answer the accompanying questions. 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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- 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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- 9th - 10th
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Students explain the role of sex chromosomes in sex determination and how sex linkage affects the inheritance of traits. They explain the effect of crossing-over on the inheritance of genes in linkage and summarize the procedure involved in constructing a chromosome map. Finally, students distinguish between chromosome mutations and gene mutations. Full Review »
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