Illinois State Standard 12A: Know and apply concepts that explain how living things function, adapt and change.
First trimester students will create paper pets and marshmallow babies based on traits. They will then breed creatures to determine the traits passed from creature to offspring. Through these activities, students learn about themselves, the traits and characteristics that have been passed down from their parents, and the features that make them unique. Students will also be studying mitosis and meiosis. At the end of the trimester, students will be learning about ways to describe data.
Student Friendly Version:
Students are given these statements to help guide them through the trimester. We find it a great tool for them to use as a checklist showing their knowledge. To meet the standard, students must be able to:
□ Describe the relationship between a trait, genes, genotypes and phenotypes
□ Describe the relationship between DNA, Genes and Chromosomes
□ Depict the probability of inheriting a trait given the genetic make-up of the parents using a Punnett Square
□ Describe the key steps and the outcomes of mitosis and Illustrate the process of mitosis
□ Describe the key parts of an egg cell and how it is formed
□ Describe the key parts of a sperm cell and how it is formed
□ Describe the relationship between the number of chromosomes in each sex cell to all other cells in the human body and why it’s necessary for this relationship to exist
□ Describe the key steps and the outcomes of meiosis and Illustrate the process of meiosis
□ Explain ways in which genetic diseases can be inherited
□ Describe the relationship between a trait, genes, genotypes and phenotypes
□ Describe the relationship between DNA, Genes and Chromosomes
□ Depict the probability of inheriting a trait given the genetic make-up of the parents using a Punnett Square
□ Describe the key steps and the outcomes of mitosis and Illustrate the process of mitosis
□ Describe the key parts of an egg cell and how it is formed
□ Describe the key parts of a sperm cell and how it is formed
□ Describe the relationship between the number of chromosomes in each sex cell to all other cells in the human body and why it’s necessary for this relationship to exist
□ Describe the key steps and the outcomes of meiosis and Illustrate the process of meiosis
□ Explain ways in which genetic diseases can be inherited
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