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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine how mutations effect adaptations and survival skills. In small groups, they simulate an animal with random mutations, and observe how the specific mutations effect the survival skills. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students create a model of cells identifying the major parts. They discover the distribution of proteins in the cells and how a certain mutation can lead to autism. They read an article on autism and discuss. Full Review »
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- 12th - Higher Ed
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Students using educational software called 'Mutation Box' to experiment with it which helps them to gain insight into the way that changes to an individual genes (genotype) cause changes in its appearance and functionality (phenotype). They discuss questions and the answers in groups about the software program. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students explain that gene mutations can be caused by such things as radiation and chemicals and can occur in sex cells to be passed on to offspring. They explore the mutagenic effects of ultraviolet radiation on yeast cells. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students describe how inserting, deleting, or subsituting DNA segments can alter a gene. They explore mutations in the gene sequence and the types of disorders that may result. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students state the controls and variables of the Newcombe spread experiment. They state a hypothesis for the Newcombe spread experiment. Students distinguish between the characteristics of a preexisting mutations and those of an acquired trait. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students explore the reasoning and experimental approaches to mutations. They expose a culture of E. coli to virulent bacteriophage and observe whether mutations of the cells existed previously or if the bacteria mutated as a response to its environment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students are shown a 10 minute clip form Spider-Man showing Peter Parker getting bit by a irradiated spider. They discuss how the spider bite affect Peter Parker and why. Students the term mutation and take notes on mutations. They discuss the four tyeps of mutations: substitution, deletion, transposition, and insertion. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students explore and describe the cause of mutations, distinguish between gene mutation and chromosomal mutations and identify different types of gene mutations and chromosomal mutations. They also assess what happens where there is an error in copying DNA instructions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students review the processes that occur for proteins to be made correctly (DNA replication, transcription, and translation). They also identify and illustrate how changes in DNA cause mutations and evaluate the significance of these changes. Finally, students identify the reasons behind genetic disorders and to trace the changes of organisms over time. Full Review »
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