Teacher: Tiffany Schandorf

Class Level: 10 Grade Biology

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Date: 2-3-2014

Frameworks/Benchmarks: HS-LS3-3. Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population

Topics: probability, ratio, Punnett square, principles of dominance, homozygous, heterozygous, phenotype, genotype

Related Student Goals: Students will learn how meiosis results in the formation of gametes.

Learning Objectives: Students will be able to: Demonstrate the principles of dominance and independent assortment by completing Punnett squares. Demonstrate the principle of probability and express data as ratios.

Materials/Resources: book, paper, pencil, student handout

Introduction: The class reviews the presentation prepared by the instructor and presented by direct instruction. Then the class goes through some example Punnett squares problems as guided instruction before the students are asked to work independently on an assignment sheet. Activities: The students practice working problems on an assignment sheet. It is a SpongeBob genetics sheet, so the students are interested in the material from an entertainment perspective as well as an academic perspective.

Evidence of Learning (Assessment): After 45 minutes, the whole class goes over the entire practice sheet together. The students are required to give the answers to the teacher as they are written on the board.

Wrap-up/Reflection: Punnett squares are an interesting way to study genetics and to track the incidence or occurrence of a trait through the offspring of two individuals. Today we have only examined Punnett squares using one trait, next class we will look at some Punnett squares that track two traits in offspring, which is a 16-square grid, rather than a 4-square grid.

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