North East School Division
Unpacking Outcomes
Unpacking the Outcome
Examine  process of transfer of genetic information
Examine  influence on the transfer of genetic information
Examine  impact of transfer of genetic information on society past and present
Outcome (circle the verb and underline the qualifiers)
RE 9.1 Examine the process of and influence on the transfer of genetic information and the impact of that understanding on
society past and present.
KNOW
 Genetic conditions with unknown causes/ cures
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- some causes of male infertility, cystic fibrosis,
Down’s syndrome, and muscular dystrophy
Inherited traits - eye colour, chin shape, ear
lobes, and tongue rolling
Factors leading to cell changes - toxins,
carcinogens, pesticides, smoking, overexposure
to sunlight, and alcohol abuse
Vocabulary – genetics, condition, technological,
nucleus, cell, dominant, recessive, data, traits,
inherit, environmental factors, reproductive
biology, gene therapy, genetic engineering,
population, disease, chromosome, gene, DNA,
transmitting, impact, influence, process
Parts of a cell related to the transfer of genetic
information
Examples of dominant and recessive traits
How to observe properly, collect data, analyze
data
Family data of human traits
Saskatchewan and Canadian contributions to
the science and technology of genetics and
reproductive biology
How to research effectively from a variety of
sources
Related careers
UNDERSTAND
 That genetics is an area still
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being vastly studied – many
unanswered questions
There is a cellular process in
which genetic information is
transferred
Who we are and how we look
is decided by our genes, which
come from our parents
There are dominant and
recessive traits which impact
things differently when
combined in different ways
There are factors that can
change a cell’s genetic
information
Saskatchewan and Canada
have contributed to the study
of genetics and reproductive
biology
Genetics has had a
tremendous impact on many
aspects of our world
We have to understand
chromosomes, genes and
DNA as well as reproduction in
order to understand genetics
BE ABLE TO DO
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Identify questions to investigate related to genetics.
Provide examples of genetic conditions whose causes
and cures are not understood according to current
scientific and technological knowledge.
Recognize that the nucleus of a cell contains genetic
information and identify the relationship among
chromosomes, genes, and DNA in transmitting genetic
information.
Identify examples of dominant and recessive traits in
humans and other living things.
Observe, collect, and analyze class and/or family data
of human traits that may be inherited from parents
Discuss environmental factors and personal choices
that may lead to changes in a cell’s genetic information
Provide examples of Saskatchewan and Canadian
contributions to the science and technology of genetics
and reproductive biology in plants and animals.
Select and synthesize information from various sources
to illustrate how developments in genetics, including
gene therapy and genetic engineering, have had an
impact on global and local food production,
populations, the spread of disease, and the
environment.
Describe careers in Saskatchewan or Canada that
require an understanding of genetics or reproductive
biology.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Why are we still so engaged in genetic research? Why is it so interesting? What questions do we still have?
How is genetic information transferred and where does it happen?
Why are we the way we are? How is it decided? What do genes have to do with it really?
How do dominant and recessive traits work?
How can the cell’s genetic information be changed?
How has Saskatchewan and Canada contributed to this field? What jobs are available?
How can I understand genetics? What do I need to know?