| Big Ideas: | Heredity / Mammal Anatomy and Physiology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Essential Questions: How does information flow from the cell nucleus to direct the synthesis of proteins? How can we use genetics to study inheritance? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vocabulary: DNA, RNA, protein synthesis, genes, alleles, phenotype, genotype, homozygous, heterozygous, monohybrid, dihybrid, trihybrid, probability, testcross, co-dominance, incomplete dominance, multiple alleles, polygenetics, transposons; various mammalian anatomy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Month | Content | Skills | Asessment | Standards | Instructional Activities, Strat |
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| May-June | Genetics | Formative: | HS-LS1-1; HS-LS1-6; HS-LS3-1,2,3 | Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Probability (Principle of Chance, Product Rule, | Create a model of DNA to understand the structures, explain the location/functions of genes, and investigate the basic principles of protein synthesis | Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monohybrid, Dihybrid, Trihybrid, and Polyhybrids) | Extract DNA from chicken liver cells and isolating the DNA in solution for observation | Student Partipiation and Dialog | Use Technology (ie Simulations/Illustrations/Videos), Various Manipulatives and Word Play | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Others (Unknown Alleles, Test Cross, Incomplete | Develop an awareness of phenotypic and genotypic patterns and fractions/percentages/ratios | Study Guide Assignments | Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominance, Co-Dominance, Multiple Alleles, | Demonstrates the meaning of various terms such as genes, genotype, phenotype, dominant and recessive | Lab Practicles and/or Projects | Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Polygenics, and Transposons) | Predict the genotypic and phenotypic ratios of offspring resulting from the random paring of gametes and to calculate and graph the genotypic ratio and/or phenotypic those ratios | Chapter Quizzes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arrange chromosomes in declining order of size based on height and gene band patterns in order to determine a patient’s gender | Reading / Vocabulary Exam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Become aware of how a pedigree is created and used for clinical studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Use an expanded binomial to find gene frequencies for a particular trait | Summative: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology | Chapter Exam | HS-LS1-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rattus norvegicus (Norway Rat) | Investigate the anatomy and physiology of a mammal for comparative review human tissues and organs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Tissues | Define and understand external features, muscular systems, throat and oral cavity, abdominal cavity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Circulatory System | and digestive system, circulatory system, respiratory system, urinary structures, female/male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Respiratory System | genital structures, and the central nervous system. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Digestive System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Excretory System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Nervous System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Sensory System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Immune System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * and/or Reproductive System | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visit (www.rm118.com) for Further Details and Information with Regards to the Curriculum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visit (https://www.in.gov/doe/students/indiana-academic-standards/science-and-computer-science/) for Further Details and Information on Indiana Standards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||