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The Basics: genetics
Instructional Time: 55 minutes a day for 1 day
Process:
Class discussion & web: what are the essential aspects of a human being? How would you describe (name). Discuss difference between physical & mental. Reflection: In answer to the question, "Organize these characteristics in order of importance", each student creates an outline. Group tally and discussion of results. Discussion: Where do these characteristics come from? Intro to genetics. Vocab, Internet
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| | English and Language Arts | |
| Grade Eleven
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| | ELA.11.2.0. Reading Comprehension (Focus on Informational Materials) |
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| | Comprehension and Analysis of Grade-Level-Appropriate Text |
 | ELA.11.2.2. Analyze the way in which clarity of meaning is affected by the patterns of organization, hierarchical structures, repetition of the main ideas, syntax, and word choice in the text. |
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| | Science
| Biology/Life Sciences (9-12)
Genetics |
| BIO.9-12.3. A multicellular organism develops from a single zygote, and its phenotype depends on its genotype, which is established at fertilization. |
| BIO.9-12.3.a. Students know how to predict the probable outcome of phenotypes in a genetic cross from the genotypes of the parents and mode of inheritance (autosomal or X-linked, dominant or recessive). |
| | BIO.9-12.3.c. Students know how to predict the probable mode of inheritance from a pedigree diagram showing phenotypes. |
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