Genetics and Heredity7th Grade Life Science Unit

Day Objectives Standards Assessments Interdisciplinary Technology

(Diocese of Grand Rapids) Connections

1 1. Understand 6-8.Sci.LS.6 Pre-Assessment: English Language None

Genetics what traits are Use argument based on Students write Arts- students write
Introduction 2. Explain that empirical evidence and their answers to their responses to
inherited traits scientific reasoning to questions around pre-assessment
are those support an explanation for the room questions and write
passed from how characteristic animal 10 words to explain
parents to behaviors and specialized Formative: Exit their learning for the
offspring and plant structures affect the ticket day.
that we have probability of successful Write what you
inherited traits reproduction of animals learned today in
and plants respectively. exactly 10 words

2 1. Recognize the 6-8.Sci.LS.6 Formative: Art- Students make a Learn.Geneti

DNA Notes parts of DNAs Use argument based on Students make a foldable; color, cut cs
structure empirical evidence and DNA foldable and paste Interactive
(2 Days) 2. Match base scientific reasoning to Video
pairs to one support an explanation for Summative:
another how characteristic animal Students create
3. Differentiate behaviors and specialized a quiz question
between general plant structures affect the and answer it
traits and probability of successful about todays
inherited traits reproduction of animals lesson
and plants respectively.

4 1. Create a DNA 6-8.Sci.LS.6 Formative: Art- Students create None

DNA Activity sequence Use argument based on Students answer DNA sequences with
2. Recognize DNA empirical evidence and questions as candy that
structures by scientific reasoning to review from last represents the
name and support an explanation for class structures.
function how characteristic animal
behaviors and specialized Summative:
 plant structures affect the Students
probability of successful complete a DNA
reproduction of animals sequence made
and plants respectively. of candy

5 1. Differentiate 6-8.Sci.LS.6 Formative: English Language TodaysMeet

Gregor between Use argument based on DNA Lesson Arts- Students must
Mendel Intro genetics and empirical evidence and Check summarize the
and Notes heredity scientific reasoning to lesson in a limited
2. Describe the support an explanation for Summative: number of words.
plant how characteristic animal Summarization
experiment that behaviors and specialized in TodaysMeet in
Gregor Mendel plant structures affect the 20 words or less
conducted that probability of successful
lead him to reproduction of animals
discover and plants respectively.
heredity
3. Summarize
todays lesson in
20 words or
fewer

6 1. Differentiate 6-8.Sci.LS.6 Formative: Art: Share sheets are BrainPOP

Mendelian between Use argument based on Share sheets illustrated Heredity
Genetics phenotypes and empirical evidence and summary from Video
genotypes scientific reasoning to previous class
(2 Days) 2. Describe the support an explanation for
first and second how characteristic animal
laws of heredity behaviors and specialized Summative:
3. Provide a plant structures affect the Share Sheets
genotype and probability of successful
phenotype given reproduction of animals
a situation and plants respectively.

8 1. Differentiate 6-8.Sci.LS.6 Formative: Math: Students use None

Punnett between Use argument based on Students probability skills to
Squares dominant and empirical evidence and complete lifesize determine
recessive traits scientific reasoning to Punnett Square phenotypes and
 2. Complete a support an explanation for genotypes
Punnett Square how characteristic animal
given two behaviors and specialized Summative:
parental plant structures affect the Students turn in
genotypes probability of successful a sheet with a
3. Determine reproduction of animals completed
phenotypical and plants respectively. written Punnett
proportions from Square
a Punnett
Squares
genotypical
results.

7 1. Apply 6-8.Sci.LS.17- Develop and Formative: Art: Students draw None

Assessment knowledge of use a model to describe Listen to their bugs
Part 1: heredity to an why asexual reproduction students
Doohickey assignment results in offspring with conversations, Math: Students use
Bugs 2. Use Punnett identical genetic ask probing probability skills to
Squares to information and sexual questions determine
determine reproduction results in throughout phenotypes and
(2 Days) probabilities of genetic variation Self-reflection of genotypes
phenotypes if their work
two created 6-8.Sci.LS.6
bugs mate Use argument based on Summative:
empirical evidence and Students
scientific reasoning to complete the
support an explanation for Doohickey Bug
how characteristic animal Students mate
behaviors and specialized their bug with
plant structures affect the someone elses,
probability of successful determining the
reproduction of animals probabilities of
and plants respectively. offspring

9 1. Apply 6-8.Sci.LS.17- Develop and Formative: None Socrative

Assessment knowledge of use a model to describe Answers to
Part 2: genetics and why asexual reproduction questions during
Review of heredity results in offspring with the review
Genetics and identical genetic (Day 1)
final information and sexual
assessment reproduction results in
genetic variation Summative:
Students
(2 Days) 6-8.Sci.LS.6 complete the
Use argument based on test (Day 2)
empirical evidence and
scientific reasoning to
support an explanation for
how characteristic animal
behaviors and specialized
plant structures affect the
probability of successful
reproduction of animals
and plants respectively.