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2 class periods
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Title
Real Cats Wear Pink
Cats and You:
DNA Doubles?
2 class periods
Diagnosing Sparky
30 minutes Analyzing Sparky’s
Blood Test
Urine Jeopardy 1 class period
1 class period
1 class period
1 class period
Another Cat Needs
Exfoliation
Mapping the Males
1 class period
1 class period
2 class periods
(creating kitten could take several days)
1 class period
Gelin’: Gel
Electrophoresis
Simulation
Who’s Your Daddy?
Finding the Father
Lucky Brand Genes:
Genetic Traits
Punnett Square
Possibilities
Lucky Brand Genes:
Chromosome Cookies
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1 class period
2 class periods
1 class period
2 class periods
1 class period
2 class periods
General Objective
Read about genetically engineered cats.
Simulate a genetic modification.
Discussion of Chromosomes and the Human & Feline Genome
Triage Sparky. Set up Veterinary
Assistant Folder
Read the CBC report. Discuss Anemia
Administer a Urine Test. Conclude
Diabetes Mellitus
Learn about Feline Acne. Administer a
Pregnancy Test.
Discover the Gel Electrophoresis
Process. Choose fraternal possibilities
Conduct a chromatography lab, simulating gel electrophoresis
Observe DNA fingerprints to determine the father
Learn Genetic Vocabulary and discover personal single-gene traits
Use parent genotypes to determine the kitten’s phenotypes
Kitten Creation
Make cookies to show how chromosomes pair up and can get mutated
Students use dominant and recessive traits to determine the physical traits of their kittens and build them
Adaptation Sensation
Medical Ethics
Discover how organisms are modified.
Create metaphors for cat modifications
Crossing Hairs
Great Expectations
Through Modifications
Consider traits of cats to Crossbreed for a new, desired trait
Learn the process of Genetic
Modification to produce insulin.
Construct a poster.
What is Biotechnology Introduction to Biotechnology using a timeline
Consider ethical issues. Read about the “Sports Gene”. Create a mobile.

- Mea-Means that the paper has useful genetic/biotech information and
should kept in th e students’ binder/notebook.
- Means that the paper is part of Sparky’s medical history and should be kept in the Veterinarian Assistants/ Folder.