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Who’s Your Daddy? Finding the Father Lesson PlanWho’s Your Daddy? Finding the Father Lesson Plan
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Beyond Benign
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6th - 8th
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15 mins
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2017
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Who’s Your Daddy? Finding the Father

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Time for the reveal! The nineth lesson of the series of 18 has scholars compare DNA fingerprints of cats to their samples to identify the father of Sparky's kittens from previous lessons. They analyze the DNA bands to determine the match.

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Concepts

dna, electrophoresis, gel electrophoresis, biotechnology, dna fingerprinting

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science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as an assessment for the previous lessons in the series
  • Give different information to each group to ensure they all work independently

Classroom Considerations

  • Allow time to prepare of materials prior to the lesson

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  • Includes an editable form of the lesson
  • Provides a key and rubric for easier grading

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  • None

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