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Teaching Guide 

[Travel the "River of Life"] 

produced by Rosemary Chase] 

Web Institute for Teachers, Summer, 2000

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Introduction

Aim

Rationale

Audience

Prerequisites

Subject-Matter

Goals and Objectives

Instructional Plan

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Assessment and Evaluation

Appendices

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Introduction 

 

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Aim   Students will learn the function of bloodvessels and blood cells in the circulatory system

 

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Rationale  Through media, students are aware of the race between the private companies and the government/public research group for mapping the genes.  Students may not understand just what mapping involves, however, they are familiar with the term,genes.   With news of the race between the  two, student interest has been piqued. 

 

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Goals and Objectives  This module teaches students how to use a genetic pedigree.

 At he conclusion of this lesson, students will:
  • be able to describe the chemical and structural properties of DNA, genes and chromosomes and their roles in determing hereditary traits
  • be able to demonstrate how many traits have components that are inherited and other components that result from interaction with the enviornment
  • demonstrate how probability relates to genetics

to participate in a genetic counseling situation to help to determine if offspring will be a carrier of a trait, or if the offspring display the trait.

 

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Audience This lesson is for seventh and eighth grade students

 

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  • Prerequisites  Learners should be familar with:
  • Mendel's experiments with pea plant characteristics.
  • Cell cycles of mitosis and meiosis

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Subject-Matter  Alleles of genes to determine dominant or recessive traits.

 

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Instructional Plan 

 

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Materials  Textbooks, chalkboard,paper,pencil, websites

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Assessment and Evaluation  Students will engage in role play situations as genetic counselors for persons who want information on the probability of being dominant for certain familial traits.

 

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