3.3. Provide examples of dosage compensation in nature and biomedicine 3.4 Propose an experiment and predict the results of the experiment 3.5 Discuss ethical implications of artificially manipulating gene expression Incorporation of Scientific Teaching Themes Active Learning Assessment Inclusivity How students will engage actively in How teachers will measure learning; How the unit is designed to learning the concepts how students will self-evaluate include participants with a (what types of activities will they engage in?) learning variety of experiences, (what types of assessments are used?) abilities, and characteristics Activities outside of class: Pre-assessments: Ethical assignment will 1) watch videos Complete a 5-question online quiz consider all viewpoints. Groups will be diverse in nature. Highlighting positive role models in science. Activities during class: Embedded Assessments: We’re doing several 1) Brainstorming how do you deal with a problem like different activity types. – an X-chromosome in females? Language will be sensitive to gender issues raised by 2) Group problem solving with data Clicker question with possible answers discussions of sex followed by clicker question revealed after discussions. Then let determination. different groups explain their reasoning. Activities after class: Summative assessments:
3.3. Provide examples of dosage compensation in nature and biomedicine 3.4 Propose an experiment and predict the results of the experiment 3.5 Discuss ethical implications of artificially manipulating gene expression Incorporation of Scientific Teaching Themes Active Learning Assessment Inclusivity How students will engage actively in learning the concepts (what types of activities will they engage in?) How teachers will measure learning; how students will self-evaluate learning (what types of assessments are used?) How the unit is designed to include participants with a variety of experiences, abilities, and characteristics Activities outside of class: 1) watch videos Activities during class: 1) Brainstorming 2) Group problem solving with data followed by clicker question Activities after class: Pre-assessments: Complete a 5-question online quiz Embedded Assessments: – how do you deal with a problem like an X-chromosome in females? Clicker question with possible answers revealed after discussions. Then let different groups explain their reasoning. Summative assessments: Ethical assignment will consider all viewpoints. Groups will be diverse in nature. Highlighting positive role models in science. We’re doing several different activity types. Language will be sensitive to gender issues raised by discussions of sex determination.
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