- Bunny
Babies- In this activity students use coins to represent the gamets
of their bunny baby parents. Students need to be familiar with meiosis
and the terms heterozygous, homozygous, dominate, recessive, incomplete
dominance, genotype,and phenotype.
- Candy
DNA Replication- Students use candy pieces and toothpicks to "build"
DNA molecules and then simulate DNA replication.
- DNA Extraction with
Kitchen Chemistry- Students will learn that you can extract DNA
from various foods that are found in your refrigerator. This lesson
is designed for middle school grades.
- DNA
Scavenger Hunt- The code shown is the DNA code; students change
the code to the m-RNA codon and then look up each triplet codon to determine
the letter the coden equals. The letters will form words, in this case,
items to find in a scavenger hunt. The items must be listed in the order
the code dictates.
- DNA
Sequencing- In this paper lab, students learn to read a gel electrophoresis
sequence, learn a technique of DNA sequencing through gel electrophoresis
convert the DNA sequence into amino acid sequence.
- DNA/Genetics-
Helps students understand DNA, which is the genetic material for every
person and every other living thing.
- Double
Helix Film Guide- This film guide consists of several "attention
extorters" to help students focus while watching the film "Race for
the Double Helix. Included are 5 questions to accompany the April, 1953
Nature reprint article which can be used in conjunction with the film.
- Drosphilia:
Introduction and Genetics- Introduction to Drosophila including
life cycle, sexing, and identifying mutations. Used as the introductory
lab to Drosophila Genetics.
- Easter
Egg Genetics- This is a small activity to do immediately following
your introduction to the concepts of dominance, recessiveness, related
vocabulary and Punnett Squares. It uses different colored halves of
plastic eggs (and their tasty candies inside!) to reinforce these concepts
in a quick, fun and memorable way.
- Easy
DNA Extraction- This extraction of DNA from calf thymus uses easily
obtainable materials and can be done in classes at any level.
- Genetic
Disorders and Genetic Testing- Students will understand that a gene
may be defective or abnormal and that this may adversely affect the
individual physically, mentally, or socially. Students will understand
that defective genes may be passed from parents to their offspring and
that the parents may not possess the disorder and may be unaware that
they carry the defective gene.
- Genetic
Revolution Overview- An overview of the revolution in genetics and
genetic technology, from Mendel to cloning of mammals.
- Genetics
Role Play- This activity is an excellent way to involve your students
in discovering more about various genetic anomalies.
- Groovy DNA Beads-
The main objective of this mini-teach is provide students with a hands-on
experience matching DNA nitrogenous base pairs, arranging nucleotides
into codons, and visualizing the size of a single gene.
- History,
Hieroglyphs, and DNA- This activity gives students the opportunity
to experience, first hand, what it is like to dechipher an unknown code
- whether it is an ancient language or DNA.
- Inheritance in Maize
(Indian Corn)- To determine the genotypes of parents from the phenotypic
ratios of their offspring.
- INSULIN
from DNA- This excersise is divided into three sections. Each section
contains either the beginning, the middle, or the end of the molecule.
Students will be divided up into three groups. Each group will receive
one of the segments. Based on the DNA code, the group will determine
what segment they received.
- Mini-Symposium
on Genetic Disorders- Each student will select one disorder from
the list, research information on the disorder, and prepare and deliver
a comprehensive, concise, and complete oral presentation to the class.
- Modeling
the Mitochondrial DNA "Clock"- This activity is designed to help
students understand the concept of a molecular clock and how the accumulation
of mutations reflect the length of time two populations (or two species)
have been geographically or reproductively separated from one another.
- Monstrous Mutations-
To understand and observe mutations. To recognize and adapt to mutations.
- People Are Like
Peas in a Pod- To promote student understanding of how dominant
traits, recessive traits, genotypes, and phenotypes help produce variation
in a population.
- Principles of Heredity-
To understand the idea of dominant and recessive genes. To understand
the role of chance in the inheritance of traits.
- Protein
Synthesis and Words- In this activity students do more than simple
decoding. Students display an understanding of process order and placement
within the cell. Needs no special equipment.
- The
ABC's of DNA- In this lesson, students will learn about key genetics
terms. Through creating and acting out skits depicting each term, students
will achieve a better understanding of the significance of these terms
in the study of genetics.
- The
Secret of Life: Conquering Cancer- The students will demonstrate
an ability to apply their knowledge of genetic engineering and decision
making strategies to recommend a decision concerning the future use
of genetic engineering in humans.
- Traits- Students
will understand that certain physical traits are inherited from their
parents through the genes.
- Wearing My Genes:
Basic Principles of Heredity- Predict the results of a monohybrid
genetic cross using the Punnett Square.
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