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- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students solve problems like the following examples: 1. If you have 10,000 women, age 30, who have babies and one in 900 of these births will result in a Down syndrome baby, how many will have this disease? 2. 5,000 babies are born; 2,000 to women age 20, 3,000 to women age 40. How many of each group will give birth to a Down syndrome baby? Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students in an alternative school setting for pregnant teens examine various facets of pregnancy including prenatal and postpartum testing, genetic influences, and additional risk factors. Through videos, hands-on activities, and small group discussions, they gain insights into the genetics of human development, birth defects, and other related topics. Activities include: constructing cell models and creating pregnancy timelines. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students explore the connection between genetics and heredity by examining the cellular structure. Among the numerous activities to engage students are drawing DNA molecules, vocabulary puzzle sheets, and predicting possible offspring combinations by discovering the Punnett Squares to predict ratios for inherited traits. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th
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Students work in teams to order events of DNA transcription and translation protein synthesis. In the second lesson, they put the steps of mitosis and meiosis in order using a concept map poster. They use modeling clay to create models of cells undergoing these changes. In the third lesson, students create Punnett squares, and participate in an interactive lecture on genes, alleles, traite and geno/pheno types. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - 12th
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Students explore the mode of inheritance of chromosomes. Given a scenario, students use the Human Genome sheet to determine inherited chromosomes. They illustrate the difference between genotype and phenotype. Students develop a model using chromosomes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students commonly ask question about vision and color perception which may be difficult to answer without taking. They use this module that contains a list of questions which often arise when biology students are studying the nervous system. This is a quick reference tool. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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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