Genetics In your Activity Journal, answer the question: What do people mean when they say "Oh, it's Genetic?" (PS Please do not color on the large white paper at your table!)
Genetics
Jan 15, 2016
Genetics. In your Activity Journal, answer the question: What do people mean when they say "Oh, it's Genetic?" (PS Please do not color on the large white paper at your table!). Today's Agenda. 1. Word Wall Activity Brainstorm what we will be learning about Genetics - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Genetics
In your Activity Journal, answer the question: What do people mean when they say "Oh, it's Genetic?" (PS Please do not
color on the large white paper at your table!)
Today's Agenda1. Word Wall Activity Brainstorm what we will be learning about Genetics
2. Introduction to Genetics
3. Closing Activity: Questions in your Activity Journal: (1) Have you studied Genetics before? (2) As we brainstormed ideas today, what questions came to mind about genetics? (3) What is 1 thing you hope to learn in this unit?
H/W: none today
Creating the Word Wall Directions:1. Mrs. B will assign you to one of the four corners of the room.2. Each corner has large paper, coloring utensils and is assigned a different topic3. You have 3 minutes to brainstorm with your group all the words that come to mind for your topic 4. Write those words down neatly on your paper5. After 3 minutes, Mrs. B will ask you to rotate CLOCKWISE to the next corner of the room.6. You will have another 3 minutes to brainstorm for all corners.
3 Minutes + Rotate
Word Wall
1. DNA, RNA, Proteins2. Mutations3. Human Genome Project4. Viruses
Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2743573/Genetics
What is this Genetics Stuff Anyway?
What is Genetics?
What is this Genetics Stuff Anyway?
Genetics is the science of genes, heredity, and variation.
What is this Genetics Stuff Anyway?
• The structure of DNA, RNA, and proteins.
• How do they function
together? • Why do they matter
to the study of Genetics?
What is this Genetics Stuff Anyway?
• What is a mutation? • Where does it occur?
• How do they occur?
• How do they
contribute to the study of Genetics?
What is this Genetics Stuff Anyway?
• Major discoveries in genetics
• Watson and Crick
• Human Genome
Project • Their affects on
Genetics today
What is this Genetics Stuff Anyway?
• What is a virus? • What do we know
about Genetics from Viruses
• Viruses are REALLY
COOL!
Closing Activity Questions in your Activity Journal: (1) Have you studied genetics before? (2) As we brainstormed ideas today, what questions came to mind about genetics? (3) What is 1 thing you hope to learn in this unit?
H/W: none today QUESTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED AND TURNED IN
TO YOUR STUDENT FOLDER BEFORE LEAVING CLASS. HAVE A GREAT DAY!
Teacher Notes: Learning Goal/Outcomes Content Standard: H.S3.1
PreparationPrior Connections/Assessment: Activity Journal - Opening Question / Activity Journal - Closing Evaluation Material Assembly: Four large white parchment papersFour different colored pens (10 each color)
ModificationsIEP/504: Even distributionELL: Even DistributionTAG: Even Distribution Reflection of Lesson
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