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Mimi Philips
technology. Using the Internet and applying educational techniques, my students collaborated in
this project by adding data from our class to the large data collection efforts that span across
We surveyed phenotypic traits in our class, compiled our data, and compared it to student
groups from around the world. We then analyzed the data to determine if the prevalent
inherited trait test. Several of the male students had no idea they were color bind, which is
Students then used Excel to calculate the percentage of students who have each of the
phenotypes surveyed. They then used iPads to post their results. Data included is from the
project, but not from my class. My class has not yet been posted on this project.
CIESE-‐Human
Genetics
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CIESE- Human Genetics Project
1. Mutation and sexual reproduction lead to genetic variation in a population. As a basis for
understanding this:
a. Students know meiosis is an early step in sexual reproduction in which the pairs of
chromosomes separate and segregate randomly during cell division to produce
gametes containing one chromosome of each type.
b. Students know only certain cells in a mutlticellular organism undergo meiosis.
c. Students know how random chromosome segregation explains the probability that a
particular allele will be in a gamete.
d. Students know new combinations of alleles may be generated in a zygote through the
fusion of male and female gametes (fertilization).
e. Students know why approximately half of an individual’s DNA sequence comes from
each parent.
f. Students know the role of chromosomes in determining an individual’s sex.
g. Students know how to predict possible combinations of alleles in a zygote from the
genetic makeup of the parents.
2. A multicellular organism develops from a single zygote, and its phenotype depends on its
genotype, which is established at fertilization. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know how to predict the probable outcome of phenotypes in a genetic cross
from the genotypes of the parents and mode of inheritance (autosomal or X-linked,
dominant or recessive).
b. Students know the genetic basis for Mendel’s laws of segregation and independent
assortment.
c.* Students know how to predict the probable mode of inheritance from a pedigree
diagram showing phenotypes.
d.* Students know how to use data on frequency of recombination at meiosis to estimate
genetic distances between loci and to interpret genetic maps of chromosomes.
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Genetics
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ESLRS
ESLR Characteristics
RC Responsible Citizen Clean up labs and classroom, take care of equipment, and no
playing around
CW Collaborative Worker Work as a group in labs – do not become a dictator
CT Critical Thinker Stretch your brain when thinking, think out of box, and do
not copy other person’s work
SML Self-Motivated Learner Finish work during allotted time, go the extra mile, pay
attention, and ask questions
EC Effective Communicator Write legible on papers, communicate to lab partners when
do not understand, or explain to lab partners effectively
Preparation
The Human Genetics Project is an Internet-based project, which will enriched the student's
learning experience through "Unique and Compelling" applications of instructional technology.
In particular, this project taped into some of the exciting applications of the Internet in education
by having students collaborate in large numbers of groups across great distances to "pool" large
amounts of data. By participating in this project, students were able to publish their own findings
to this project web site.
Power points were shown and discussed to introduce this topic, along with a video NOVA,
“Cracking the Code of Life” on Genetic. This introduced to them some of the information. Basic
math was needed for this project, and materials needed were Notebooks, pencils, and Student
Worksheet.
Connections
In a power point presentation I began reviewing with the students about mitosis and remind them
how genes are passed on from parent to offspring.
Engaging the students in an easy punnett square problem to show the probability of passing on a
trait from parent to offspring was done. I then used a pedigree diagram to explain how these
traits get passed from one generation to the next and how you can see this. Examples were
shown how a genetic counselor uses this kind of technique when a couple is determining is they
have a fetus with a genetic disorder or when they get pregnant if they are at risk of passing this
trait on to the fetus. This usually helps the students to understand the importance of knowing this
information.
Procedures
Assessment for understanding for this project was included in our exam for this chapter. The
questions listed above were asked in a class forum. I did this project with only one class of my
five classes. I also included my student aides and myself. We did this activity in the middle of
December last year, 2010.
CIESE: Human Genetics Project
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Glossary
Reference Materials
Is the dominant trait the most prevalent trait?
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Other Participating Schools Or put another way, does the dominant allele for a given trait show up as the
Contact Project Leader prevalent phenotype in the population at large?
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There is NO fee to participate however we do ask you to register first. To do so, go to the
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project.
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Let me introduce our school. We are Marina High School, part of a Unified High School District in
Huntington Beach California. The class that participated in this project is my Physiology class. Most of
the students are seniors but we do have a few juniors. We have 700 juniors at our school and 685 seniors at
our school. We are a unique school in Orange County demographically so I am including our statistics in
our introduction.
GROOUP % of Total Enrollment
African American 1.03
American Indian 7.32
Asian 17.45
Filipino 1.63
Hispanic or Latino 14.19
Pacific Islander 1.27
White 56.65
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 0.46
English learner 12.0
Disabilities 9.0
Our Hypothesis was formed by looking at our demographics at our school and then in our class. The
students asked the question if this (the type of demographics) would make an impact on our results. We
expected that it might.
Final Report
The
students
have
already
learned
about
Genetics
in
Biology.
This
was
a
good
review
to
cover
to
remind
them
about
dominant
and
recessive
traits.
We
used
this
as
a
review
only
and
looked
at
how
our
demographics
might
have
played
a
part
in
our
results.
We
concluded
that
our
demographics
had
no
impact
on
the
results
that
we
obtained.
Name
of
school
city
state
country
date
# free
# attached
total
#
Whate
forlocks
with
without
Total dimples #
With dimpes
w/0out dimples
Thumb total #
# straight
# # curved
total
#
Mid-‐digital
hail
With MDH
Without MDH
blind
total
Red
green
color
# normal
#
colorblind
Marina
High
school
HB
CA
USA
12/15/10
48
40
8
48
0
48
48
25
23
48
10
38
48
6
42
48
40
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CIESE:
Human Genetics Project Database
DATA