Issues and Life Science

Unit D: Genetics

Mr. Forde

Scofield Magnet MS

Activity 54: Investigating Human TraitsFebruary 6, 2011

Getting Started: Why do you think some kids look a lot like their parents while others don’t?

Challenge: How much variation is shown by the students in your class?

Key Words: Characteristics, Traits (write into the vocab section of your binder)

Procedure: See p. D-5 and D-6

Results: Complete sheet 54.1 on human trait data with your lab partners.

Record class data with sheet 54.2

Activity 56: Joe’s DilemmaFebruary 11, 2011

Getting Started: Do step 1 in the procedure below. Introduction: Do step 2 in the procedure below.

Challenge: Would you want to find out if you could have a genetic disease? Why? Why not?

Procedure: See p. D12

Activity 55: Plants have genes too!February 15, 2011

Getting Started: List 5 inherited traits.

Introduction: Read and summarize page D-8

Challenge: What color leaves will you observe on the offspring of two green parent plants?

Key Words: offspring, gene, heredity, inherited

Procedure: -Make a predicition of what the plants might look like.-Set up your plant petri dishes.

Analysis: Q2 p. D-10

Activity 57: ReproductionFebruary 28, 2011

Getting Started: Read page D-15. How is reproduction by two parents different from reproduction with one parent?

Introduction: Review the three level reading guide.

Challenge: What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?

Key Words: asexual reproduction, clone, egg fertilization, mutation, sexual reproduction sperm cell

Procedure: Read activity 57 and answer all STT questions. Do analysis questions 1 and 2.

Analysis: HW - If you were given the opportunity to clone yourself would you do it?

Activity 58: ReproductionMarch 1-2, 2011

Getting Started: Why are children from the same parents usually not identical?

Introduction: Read p. D-22 . What is a gene?

Challenge: How are simple inherited traits passed from parents to their offspring and then to the next generation?

Procedure: Read activity 58 in groups and answer

all STT questions. Do analysis questions 1 and 2.

Analysis: 1 and 2 in class.

No HW tonight.

Activity 59: Gene ComboMarch 3, 2011

Getting Started: What did you learn from yesterday’s activity with Skye and Poppy? (blue/orange tails)

Introduction: Who was Gregor Mendel?

Challenge:How can tossing coins help you understand how organisms inherit genes from their parents?

Procedure: Do coin tossing activity utilizing sheets 59.1 and 59.2.

Key Words: Allele, Dominant Model, Probability, Random

No: p. D30 Q 2, 3 and 4

Activity 64: March 17, 2011

Getting Started: In what ways do your genes determine who you are and in what ways does you environment determine who you are?

Introduction: .

Challenge: How does the environment affect the inherited green color trait of Nicotiana?

Key Words:

Procedure: Read procedure Part a - steps 1 - 5

Analysis: HW - NO HW

Activity 66: Patterns in PedigreeMarch 18, 2011

Getting Started: Why is using simple organisms, like plants or insects, better for studying genetics?

Introduction: Read pg. D-56 and answer, “How do you think scientists can study traits in humans?”

Challenge: How can you use a pedigree to study human traits?

Key Words: Carrier, Co-dominance, Incomplete Dominance, Pedigree

Procedure: Read activity 66 and problem solve with your team to answer STT questions.

Activity 42: A closer look.January 3, 2011

Getting Started: List 10 things made of cells.

Introduction: Let’s read and summarize C-55 together.

Do columns 1 and 2 of KWL chart.

Challenge: What are some parts of a cell? What do they do?

Key Words: Mitochondria

Procedure: Read activity 42 and answer all STT questions. : Revisit our cell Venn Diagram

Analysis: HW - Questions 1, 2, and 4.

Activity 42: A closer look.January 3, 2011

Getting Started: List 10 things made of cells.

Introduction: Let’s read and summarize C-55 together.

Do columns 1 and 2 of KWL chart.

Challenge: What are some parts of a cell? What do they do?

Key Words: Mitochondria

Procedure: Read activity 42 and answer all STT questions. : Revisit our cell Venn Diagram

Analysis: HW - Questions 1, 2, and 4.