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DNA: Decoding the Universal Language of Life
Advanced Genetics With Cat Lab
Rick Hughes
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(25)
This advanced genetics course we will look at multiple alleles, co-dominance, incomplete dominance, and other complex inheritance patterns. The majority of out examples will be from domestic house cats.
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
In this course we will cover S1 Cell Growth (getting bigger) and Reproduction (making more) S2 Cell Cycle and when it goes wrong and how it can lead to cancer S3 Gregory Mendel and basic cell division (Meiosis) S4 More on meiosis S5 DNA (the building blocks) and Genes (how it works) Lab: Human Phenotypes (do you have a widows peak or hair on your lower finger) S6 Internet work over a Punnett square and a dihybrid cross. S7 DNA to Proteins (Genes to Proteins) With several videos to help S8...
The topics covered are the learning goals. S1 The student will be able to recognize Cell Growth and Reproduction S2 The student will be able to understand the Cell Cycle and understand what went wrong in the Cell Cycle to result in Cancer S3 The student will be able to understand the work of Gregory Mendel and recognize Meiosis S4 The student will be able to understand the basic purpose of Meiosis S5 The student will be able to look at DNA and Genes Lab: Human Phenotypes S6 The student will be able to do some Internet work over a Punnett square and a dihybrid cross. S7 The student will be able to start to translate DNA to a Proteins Several videos to help S8 The student will be able to recognize how or why Genetic Change occurs in a population S9 The student will be able to recognize Mendel Inheritance and Patterns of Heridity S10 The student will be able to recognize Heredity and different rules (Genetics of Sex) S11 The student will be able to see Hemophilia in the Royal family lines in Europe S12 The student will be able to Put it all together in a lab titled cat genetics. Students will be able look at a photo of a cat, and using handouts and the the tools learned in this course. This will end the class as students will identify the phenotype of the cat. If we have time we will use the genotype of the cats to make some theoretical breeding crosses and learn how this results in their offsprings' phenotype. No cats are actually involved in this lab. It is all theoretical in nature.
Personally I love genetics, I have taught this multiple times and the students seem to really connect with using cats an a practical applications at the end. It has been a success in the past.
Homework Offered
Each class there will be Pre-class: Read the section. Complete the Qs. Email me answers to me at least a day before class so I can grade them and verify the student understands. Class Meeting (discussion): We will go over any misconceptions and any wrong answer in the Qs. I will expand on the material presented in the reading. Post-class: usually no additional work just please get started on the next section.0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
The majority of the class is questions the student answers and completes with some real world application.Grades Offered
Handouts for this class must be downloaded. It might make it easier if you could print out the handouts on a full color printer for easy reference. You do not need to print them, but we will reference them multiple times.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Optional: take a few photos of a local cat or your house cat so we can use it in the class. The class is always more meaningful when we are using real world examples.
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(25)
I am a science technology and math teacher. I have taught for years at the middle and high school level. I have done one-on-one tutoring, and I am ready with lots of home experiments, of course the home experiment "materials" are in your...
Group Class
$2
weekly or $12 for 12 classes2x per week, 6 weeks
55 min
Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 14-17
2-5 learners per class
