Lyndsey Campana
Target Audience
8th Grade Science
 Cavallini Middle School in Upper Saddle
River, NJ
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Goals
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Students will gain a comprehensive
understanding of DNA and its
relationship to heredity, the cell-division
cycle & protein synthesis.
Objectives
SWBT: Describe the structure,
organization and function of DNA.
 SWBT: Describe what a genetic
mutation is and the differences between
substitutions, insertions and deletions.
 SWBT: Explain how & when the
replication process takes place.
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Lesson Overview- Structure &
Function
Day 1
Jumpstart
 DNA
SmartExchange
 DNA Song
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Lesson Overview- Structure &
Function
Day 2
Jumpstart
 DNA K’Nex Model
 TED Talk- Watson
“How we discovered
DNA”
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Lesson Overview- Replication
& Mutations
Day 3
Jumpstart
 DNA Dance
 DNA Game
 DNA Knockout
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Evaluation & Assessment
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
SmartExchange
K’Nex Model
Dance & Knockout
Sense & Meaning
Primacy/Recency
Learning Styles
Lecture
Hands-On Work
Performances
Independent Work
Multiple Intelligences
DNA Song &
Dance
DNA Dance &
Knockout
SmartExchange
& SmartBoard
Game
K’Nex Model &
DNA Dance
Jumpstart &
TED Talk
DNA Song &
SmartExchange
K’Nex Model &
SmartBoard
Game
Technology
Neurons & Sensory Input
Cerebral Lobes
Problem Solving &
Planning
Jumpstart
&
Knockout
DNA
Dance &
Song
Sound &
Music
Spatial Orientation &
Calculation
K’Nex
Model
Smart
Exchange
& Game
Sight &
Visual Processing
Limbic System
Maintains
homeostasis
Emotions
Sensory
Information
Working Memory
 Long Term
Memory
Sources
Padilla, Michael J., Ioannis Miaoulis,
Martha Cyr, and Donald L. Cronkite.
Cells and Heredity. Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. Print.
 Sousa, David A. How the Brain Learns.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2006.
Print.
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Cavallini Cardinals Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.usrschoolsk8.com/cavallini/pages/default.aspx
Cerebral Lobes Photo Courtesy Of:
http://morphonix.com/software/education/science/brain/game/specimens/cerebral_cortex_lobes.html
DNA Photo Courtesy Of: http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/dna-stores-mlk-speech-shakespeare130123.htm
DNA Song Photo Courtesy Of: http://youtu.be/ckZEds5taX4
Genetics Word Art Courtesy Of: http://www.interactive-biology.com/tag/genetics/
iPad Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.netlingo.com/word/ipad.php
K’Nex Model Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.edventures.com/products/by-product/k-nex/k-nex-dna-replication-andtranscription-set.html
Learning Styles Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.openchurch.co.uk/communication
Limbic System Photo Courtesy Of: http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/limbicsystem.html
Mind Mapping Photo Courtest Of: http://audienceaudit.com/mind-mapping-beyond-brainstorming/
Multiple Intelligences Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.connectionsacademy.com/blog/posts/2013-0118/Understanding-Your-Student-s-Learning-Style-The-Theory-of-Multiple-Intelligences.aspx
Neurons Photo Courtesy Of: http://hplusmagazine.com/2009/09/08/tweaking-your-neurons/
Primacy/Recency Photo Courtesy Of:
http://devongeography.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/effective-learning-episodes-primacy-and-recency/
Sense & Meaning Photo Courtesy Of: http://commetrics.com/articles/storied-infographics-why-do-they-fail/
Sensory Input Picture Courtesy Of: https://anatomyphysiology2009-10.wikispaces.com/Sensory+Input
SmartBoard Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.rce.k12tn.net/smartboard/smart%20board%20tools.htm
SmartExchange DNA Photo Courtesy Of: http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?q=%22DNA%22