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Modeling Mendel: Using a Puzzle-Solving Activity to Develop Ideas About Genetics
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Develop Punnett squares that explain observed patterns.
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Analyzing DNA in a High School Laboratory: Students study the genetics of sage grouse
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Students learn a variety of scientific concepts while studying the genetics of sage grouse. In this project students learn that good science relies on carefully collected data and logical interpretation of that data.…
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From Mendel to Me: Constructing Genetics Knowledge Through Historical Problem-Based Learning
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Teach traits and heredity with a lesson that focuses on the life of the the father of genetics.
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Research and Teaching: Teaching Students How to Check Their Work While Solving Problems in Genetics
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An essential component skill of monitoring and reflection during problem solving is work checking, a process used by experts while solving problems to determine if their solution is achieving the goal. The results of…
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Case Study: Using A Case Study Article on Earwax to Enhance Understanding and Interest in Genetics
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. In this month’s issue the case study article explains that humans…
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Corn Snake Genetics: Students learn about the fundamentals of Mendelism by studying corn snakes
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On a visit to a local pet store, one teacher learned that corn snakes can be interesting models for Mendelian genetics. Corn snakes became the focus of a genetics unit that included making observations of classroom corn…
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Adding multimedia slide shows developed by the Genetic Science Learning Center as supplements to the activities you already use in your middle school classroom can help reinforce the concept that evolution is a natural…
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