Debbie+Bender

=It's All In the Genes!= = What makes you, You? What makes me, ME? **Unit Summary** Students will understand why they look the way they do and how traits are passed from parents to offspring. The unit will allow the students to take a look at the history of genetics and learn more about Gregor Mendel, the Father of genetics. Students will demonstrate how to use and interpret a Punnett square. Various forms of technology will be used to spark interest in the unit. **Grade level/Subject** **7th/Science**


 * Technology Integration**
 * Volki**
 * The teacher will use the teacher generated voki to introduce the lesson.
 * The students will interact by answering questions presented during the volki presentation.
 * Heredity PowerPoint**
 * The teacher will use a PowerPoint presentation on heredity to discuss how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
 * The student will interact by asking questions and completing the activity presented in the PowerPoint, called Composite Faces.
 * Box Museum**
 * Students will work in pairs to research the life of Gregor Mendel.
 * The students will use interactive website, Box Museum to create and present a presentation about the life of Gregor Mendel.
 * Web Poster Wizard**
 * After a lesson on the Punnett square, students will visit the website Web Poster Wizard. The students will use the iPod tool to practice using the Punnett square.
 * Students will create a Punnett square and share it with the class as a learning tool.
 * Kerpoof**
 * Students will use the Kerpoof website to create a digital movie about heredity.
 * The teacher will provide a rubric for the presentation.
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