Week 7 Blog Post

 This week in class, we learned a lot about genetics and the DNA. We learned about how DNA strands are created and how it affects us. We also learned that DNA is part of the making of proteins. In class, we also had an activity to create our own baby. We would flip coins to see whether we had recessive or dominant genes. In the end, we made the entire face of a baby. I think that this is a good way to have students understand the idea of recessive and dominant genes because it is also a fun hands-on activity.  Lastly, we also observed our flowers again this week to see the growth once again and our flower is still growing beautifully. 


Observing our flower once again. 

The baby that we created from flipping the coins. 

The DNA strand we created with twizzlers and gumdrops. 


Comments

  1. Maggie ConradFebruary 28, 2024 at 2:16 PM

    Hi Megan! I agree that the baby activity is a great way to show how genes work. I think students would love to do this activity.

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  2. Hannah MuethFebruary 28, 2024 at 5:35 PM

    Hi Megan!
    I agree with you that the baby activity would be great to use in the classroom with elementary students, and it is such a versatile activity and teachers could adjust the activity in many different ways. I also like your summary of the activity, it is very helpful to summarize/explain it that way.

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  3. Andriana TistleFebruary 29, 2024 at 10:28 AM

    Hi megan, I agree the baby activity is a great way to present the material and I will for sure be using it in my future teaching.

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  4. Piper PriceMarch 1, 2024 at 12:52 PM

    Hey Megan! Man, we sure make one beautiful kid! I also think that this activity would be a good way for teaching children about dominant and recessive genes, as well as genotypes and phenotypes. So many fun ways to engage with this while still gaining an understanding.

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