Students are introduced to the idea of heritability by studying traits passed from one generation to the next. This is only opportunity to study Mendelian genetics in depth, as high school biology focuses on molecular genetics. Spokane students’ Standards Assessment / Resources Differentiation Student Evidence Additional Support Extensions Traits 7 days LS3B Eye Color Key Vocabulary: Learning Targets Every formative assessment organism contains a set probe I can explain that information on how cells Trait of genetic information grow and function is contained in genes Heredity to specify its traits. Investigation 11A Observing – and chromosomes Genetics This information is Human Traits I can describe the location of genetic DNA contained within genes material in all organisms Gene in the chromosomes in Traits (student text reading strategy Allele the nucleus of each pages 213 219) cell – chromosome CPO Teachers Guide OR Students need to understand that in the Dominant Note: INQB What About Genetics Different kinds reading same organisms - DNA in skin cells (for Recessive of questions suggest (Black Board) strategy example) is the same as the DNA that is in Genotype different kinds of muscle cells. Phenotype scientific Revisit Eye Color FA connect – investigations Homozygous / to reading and vocabulary pure breed CPO Investigations Heterozygous / Vocabulary game to differentiate hybrid CPO Student Text similar terms This section has a great deal of Note: vocabulary that students will be using for a couple of weeks. Once they have completed the initial investigation, they should have a graphic organizer that will help them make sense of the vocabulary Eye Color - Keeley, LS Probes #22 What About Genetics Family Genes Activity Standards Assessment / Resources Differentiation
Students are introduced to the idea of heritability by studying traits passed from one generation to the next. This is Spokane students’ only opportunity to study Mendelian genetics in depth, as high school biology focuses on molecular genetics. Standards Assessment / Student Evidence Resources Differentiation Additional Support Extensions Traits 7 days LS3B Every organism contains a set of genetic information to specify its traits. This information is contained within genes in the chromosomes in the nucleus of each cell INQB Different kinds of questions suggest different kinds of scientific investigations Eye Color formative assessment probe Investigation 11A – Observing Human Traits Traits reading strategy (student text pages 213 – 219) OR What About Genetics reading strategy (Black Board) Revisit Eye Color FA – connect to reading and vocabulary Vocabulary game to differentiate similar terms Learning Targets I can explain that information on how cells grow and function is contained in genes and chromosomes I can describe the location of genetic material in all organisms CPO Teachers Guide Note: Students need to understand that in the same organisms - DNA in skin cells (for example) is the same as the DNA that is in muscle cells. CPO Investigations CPO Student Text Note: This section has a great deal of vocabulary that students will be using for a couple of weeks. Once they have completed the initial investigation, they should have a graphic organizer that will help them make sense of the vocabulary Eye Color - Keeley, LS Probes #22 What About Genetics Family Genes Activity Key Vocabulary: Trait Heredity Genetics DNA Gene Allele chromosome Dominant Recessive Genotype Phenotype Homozygous / pure breed Heterozygous / hybrid Standards Assessment / Resources Differentiation