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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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- 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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- 5th - 8th
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Students complete a pre-test on the relationship between heredity and the environment. As a class, they write down descriptions of themselves and identify which ones can be changed and not changed. In groups, they determine which genes are dominant and recessive and develop a model of DNA. To end the lesson, they research a genetic disorder and write a geneotype for each member of the class. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students manipulate Punnett squares to determine the patterns of dominant and recessive gene influence on first and second generations of humans and plants in this technology-based, genetics lesson for the 8th or 9th grade Science classroom. 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students come to understand that in sexually reproducing organisms, such as humans, typically half of the genes come from each parent. Students examine a fictional pedigree and determine which gene is responsible for a given trait. The genetic information for individuals is depicted as a jigsaw puzzle. Terms that students encounter include gene; chromosome; DNA; pedigree; genotype; phenotype; dominant; and recessive. 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 »
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- 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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