Rubella Blindness, deafness, Environmental abnormalities, stillbirth Tay-Sachs disease Death by age 3 or 4 because of Genetic the body’s inability to break down fat Addictive Low birth weight, addiction of Environmental infant to drug, with possible after birth from withdrawal Phenylketonuria Mental retardation Genetic Alcohol Mental retardation, Environmental birth weight, small head, limb deformities Smoking Premature birth, low birth weight and length Environmental Sickle-cell anemia Episodes of pain, yellowish eyes, stunted growth, and vision Genetic problems, and heart problems can lead to premature death in middle age Down syndrome Mental retardation Genetic Handout 9–2 Everyday Examples of Conservation ANSWERS WILL VARY Use the chart below to provide examples from your daily life of Piaget’s concept of conservation. For each type of conservation, find two objects that appear to have different quantities but actually are the same. Type of Conservation Object 1 Object 2 Number Substance Length Area
Rubella Blindness, deafness, abnormalities, stillbirth Environmental Tay-Sachs disease Death by age 3 or 4 because of the body’s inability to break down fat Genetic Addictive Low birth weight, addiction of infant to drug, with possible after birth from withdrawal Environmental Phenylketonuria Mental retardation Genetic Alcohol Mental retardation, birth weight, small head, limb deformities Environmental Smoking Premature birth, low birth weight and length Environmental Sickle-cell anemia Episodes of pain, yellowish eyes, stunted growth, and vision problems, and heart problems can lead to premature death in middle age Genetic Down syndrome Mental retardation Genetic Handout 9–2 Everyday Examples of Conservation ANSWERS WILL VARY Use the chart below to provide examples from your daily life of Piaget’s concept of conservation. For each type of conservation, find two objects that appear to have different quantities but actually are the same. Type of Conservation Object 1 Object 2 Number Substance Length Area