| Big Ideas: DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis / Gender Determination | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Essential Questions: What is the structure and function of DNA and RNA? How is the genetic code used to create proteins for heredity? What determines gender? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vocabulary: DNA, RNA, replication, transcription, translation / gender, sex-linked | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Month | Content | Skills | Asessment | Standards | Instructional Activities, Strat |
||||||||||||||||||||
| February | DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis: | Formative: | Formal Indiana State Core Standards Are Not Available | Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transcription “Eukaryotic” (Initiation, Elongation, Termination, pre-mRNA Editing Phases) | Model an mRNA from a DNA sense strand (via transcription) in order to make a protein (via translation) | Student Partipiation and Dialog | However, Some Related State Standards Associated with General Biology Could Apply | Use Technology (ie Simulations/Illustrations/Videos), Various Manipulatives and Word Play | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Translation “Eukaryotic” (Codons/Anti-Codons, Ribosome; Initiation, Elongation, Termination Phases) | So how the order of nucleotides in DNA determines the order of amino acids in proteins using an online simulation | Study Guide Assignments | Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lab Practicles and/or Projects | Visit:https://www.in.gov/doe/students/indiana-academic-standards/science-and-computer-science/ | Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genetic Expression: | Chapter Quizzes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reading / Vocabulary Exam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender Determination of Various Species (Drosophila melanogaster, Humans, SRY (TDF) Gene) | Conduct activities online that address such topics as Mendelian genetics, karyotyping, sex-linked inheritance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gender-Linked Traits (X-Linkage, Barr Bodies, Y-Linkage) | Use (NCBI); www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov , to identify a sequence of bases from a DNA sample | Summative: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visit (www.rm118.com) for Further Details and Information with Regards to the Curriculum | Chapter Exam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||