Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy
Digital Agenda- Week _16__
Dates: 11/19-11/20/2012
Essential question: (Answer the highlighted question below):
1.)What is the structure and function of DNA?
2.)What genetic factors influence the way we look?
3.)How does DNA get from our parents to us?
4.)How can we predict the traits of offspring based on their parents’ genetic makeup?
5.)How does the genetic make up of an organism determine its traits?
6.) Describe the relationship between dominant and recessive alleles.
Teacher: Carr
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Date: 11/19Subject/Course:
11/20/2012 Biology
Grade:
9-10
Do Now: students will independently research and answer short answer questions on cell biology, focusing on Mendelian Genetics.____
Standard(s):
•BI2. c. Students know how random chromosome segregation explains the probability that a particular allele will be in a gamete.
•BI2. g. Students know how to predict possible combinations of alleles in a zygote from the genetic makeup of the parents.
•BI3. a. Students know how to predict the probable outcome of phenotypes in a genetic cross from the genotypes of the parents and mode of inheritance (autosomal or X-linked, dominant or
recessive).
•BI3. b. Students know the genetic basis for Mendel’s laws of segregation and independent assortment.
Learning Objective (s): SWBAT:
•Explain the genetic factors that influence the way we look.
•Recognize that DNA contains the genetic information that determines the way we look.
•Explain and describe how genetic information is passed from parents to offspring.
•Predict the physical characteristics of an organism based on its genetic make up.
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Assessment:
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Summative Test (Cell Biology)
Exit Slips-students will complete a multiple choice assessment on standard(s) 3a 3b.
Genetics Quiz III 3a 3b.- students will complete a multiple choice assessment on standard 3a 3b.
District/State Assessments-Benchmark II. Dec.12-16
Bloom’s level of this assessment: Summative Test-All ranges, Genetics Quiz III. 3a. 3b Comprehension, Application, Exit Slips-Comprehension
Whole Group
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(PPT/Interactive Notes-Review)Mendelian Genetics and Punnett Squaresstudents will complete interactive notes on the PPT listed above by
editing, highlighting, and posing further questions. The students will then
answer several short questions on the information they learned.___
Independent / Computer Assisted Activity
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Direct Instruction
MendAliens-As a large group, using the Prentice Hall BioPlace website, students will
demonstrate their knowledge of Mendelian Genetics by analyzing the phenotypic
relationships (physical traits) of the offspring created by different Alien crosses.___
Baby Boom Online Activity-students will independently use an online program to
create various alien genetic crosses, tracking the inheritance of various traits. They
will then answer several analysis questions._____
Collaborative
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Human Genetic Variation-students will collaboratively complete an analysis on their
genetic traits and also their classmates. The data will then be compiled into a class
set of data to be used for further analysis.____
Bikini Bottom Genetics-students will collaboratively complete Punnett Squares with
the characters of Spongebob Square pants._____