GRADE 7 - Lesson Title: Heredity
Textbook and Chapter: Green Textbook Chapter 11
Objectives
- Explain how traits are inherited by incomplete dominance.
- Compare multiple alleles and polygenic inheritance.
- Describe two human genetic disorders, and how they are inherited.
- Explain how sex-linked traits are passed to offspring.
- Evaluate the importance of advances in genetics.
- Sequence the steps in making genetically engineered organisms.
Set, Hook, Focus
Why do you look the way that you look?
Learning Tasks
Content delivery will be via key notes slide show, with students utilizing note taking worksheets. Cooperative learning will be an integral part of the learning process (Think, write, pair, share).
- Section 2: Section Ass. questions - Text page 314; Directed reading - res Page 16; Reinforcement - Res Page 24.
- Section 3: Directed Reading- Advance in Genetics - Res Page 17; Rein. - Res Page 25; Section Ass. questions - Text page 317.
- Genetics/Heredity Activity. Students will make genetic observations of each other and draw Bioglyphs to represent the various genetic traits they possess.
- Students will receive daily practice on using Punnett Squares.
- Friday will we work/review iLEAP Buckle Down.
Evaluation/Assessment
- Chapter Test Thursday.