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Lesson Plan
Name:

Alexa Garrett

Date: 12/12/16

Learning
Objective:

The student is able to pose questions about ethical, social or medical issues surrounding human genetic disorders.

Anticipatory Set:
Warm up (related to the lecture given the day prior on the chromosomal basis of inheritance):
1. What is the pattern of inheritance of the trait (shaded square/circle) shown in the pedigree?

2. How many chromosomes are in a human cell that is:
a) Diploid?

b) Triploid?
c) Monosomic?

d) Trisomic?

Instruction:
Running Clock
10 minutes

Teacher Action

Student Action

Teacher will read objective and warm

up aloud. Teacher will instruct students
to share their responses with their
elbow partners and then aloud as a
class.

Students will begin warm up and share

their responses with their elbow
partners. They will share their
responses with the class if they are
called upon.

Materials Needed
Whiteboard
Projector
Name flashcards


5 minutes




35 minutes



5 minutes

Teacher will assign students to their

Chromebooks and disorders they are to
research as well as show them how to
access the Padlet.

Teacher will clarify any questions and
allow students to work on the Padlet.


Teacher will instruct students to put
back their Chromebooks and tell the
students to have this completed by
tomorrow.

Students will get their Chromebooks,

Chromebooks
disorder, and sign on to the Padlet.
Padlet

List of genetic disorders


Students will research their disorder
and pose the questions required for the
assignment.

Students will put their Chromebooks
back and finish the assignment for
homework.

Assessment: I will grade students using the rubric for their responses on the Padlet. Along with this, I will grade the students
on their participation on the class discussion that follows.