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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students identify different traits and whether the traits are inherited or acquired. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete a study guide using a website which is an animated primer on DNA, genes, and heredity. The Web site is organized around key concepts. The web links and study guide are included. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 10th
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Students discuss their physical features, and why they look the way they do. They listen as the teacher discusses DNA, alleles, and dominant or recessive genes. Students perform an experiment with different colored markers representing alleles to determine genotypic and henotypic ratios among offspring. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students choose topics for research based on human genetics and heredity. They conduct research via the Internet and write a brief explanation of the milestone in genetics and heredity and attach it to a class timeline. They share their research findings. Full Review »
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- 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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- 6th
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Students investigate how traits are passed from parents to their offspring. They list things they have in common with family members, read key vocabulary terms, create a poster of shared physical and personality traits, and watch and discuss a video. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students study genetics and heredity. They explore the structure of DNA and genes through a series of activities that includes watching videos, conducting online research, and making vocabulary books. They investigate DNA, genetics, and heredity through lab experiments. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore how family traits are passed down through genes. They are introduced to the subject with a life cycles video then they create a genetic description of themselves. They use this description to interview a family member and compare the two genetic descriptions. Full Review »
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