Creating a Genetics Condition Pamphlet
- Teacher: David Alan Devore
- Hunting Valley, OH
- Subject: Human Genetic Conditions
- Grade Level(s): 9 10
- Target Audience: Biology I, Biology II
- Class Time: 2 periods plus outside research time
- Brief Summary:
Students prepare a pamphlet of a human genetic condition which is presented to the class.
- Student Objective(s):
To learn about basic patterns of human inheritance, to research a particular human genetic condition, to construct a pedigree chart, to present the research to the class.
- Description of Activities:
Students prepare a pamphlet on an inherited human condition to present information to clients who come to genetic counseling centers with basic information on the genetic condition. Basic information that should be presented includes: the inheritance pattern of the condition, characteristics of the condition, special interest groups for the condition, therapy for the condition, and other information concerning the condition, as well as a bibliography.
- Integration (tying it all together):
Ties together Mendelian Genetics with human genetics
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