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Title Mutations Mutations Simulation Mutations from Connecting Past and Hiroshima Project
Introduction Environmental Present: Hiroshima
Secret Life of a Factors: Radiation and Fukushima
Scientist
Harmful vs. Beneficial
Mutations

Standard NGSS. HS-LS3-2. NGSS. HS-LS3-2. CCC: Cause & Effect NGSS. HS-LS3-2. NGSS. HS-LS3-2. Make and
Make and defend a Make and defend a Make and defend a defend a claim based on
claim based on claim based on DCI: Variation of claim based on evidence that inheritable
evidence that evidence that Traits evidence that genetic variations may
inheritable genetic inheritable genetic inheritable genetic result from: (1) new genetic
variations may result variations may result ELD.PI.9-10.6a.Ex variations may result combinations through
from: (1) new genetic from: (1) new genetic Reading/Viewing from: (1) new genetic meiosis, (2) viable errors
combinations through combinations through Closely combinations through occurring during replication,
meiosis, (2) viable meiosis, (2) viable Explain ideas, meiosis, (2) viable and/or (3) mutations
errors occurring errors occurring during phenomena, processes, errors occurring during caused by environmental
during replication, replication, and/or (3) and relationships replication, and/or (3) factors.
and/or (3) mutations mutations caused by within and across texts mutations caused by
caused by environmental based on close reading environmental CCC: Cause & Effect
environmental factors. of a variety of grade- factors.
factors. appropriate texts,
DCI: Variation of presented in various
ELD.PI.9-10.6a.Ex Traits print and multimedia
Reading/Viewing formats, using
Closely increasingly detailed
Explain ideas, sentences, and an
phenomena, increasing variety of
processes, and general academic and
relationships within domain-specific words.
and across texts based
on close reading of a
variety of grade-
appropriate texts,
presented in various
print and multimedia
formats, using
increasingly detailed
sentences, and an
increasing variety of
general academic and
 domain-specific
words.

Objective SWBAT identify and SWBAT describe the SWBAT describe how SWBAT use academic SWBAT work with a
describe four types of process of how environmental factors, language to deliver an group to create and
mutations. different mutations like radiation, can oral presentation on a deliver a presentation on
affect what type of cause both harmful species that has a any topic covered in
protein is made. and beneficial mutation due to Biology, Chemistry,
mutations. environmental factors English or History about
like radiation. “Hiroshima.”

Assessment Diagnostic: Students Formative: Students Formative: Students Summative: Students Summative: Students
will be assessed on will be assessed on the will be assessed on the will be assessed on the will be assessed on the
their prior knowledge correctness and completeness and completeness and completeness and
of mutations and on completeness of their correctness of the correctness of the correctness of the
the completion of a graphic organizer that mutations quiz. content, their speaking content, their speaking
worksheet goes with the and listening skills, as and listening skills, as
simulation well as their creativity. well as their creativity.

Student 1. Anticipatory Set: 1. Simulation: 1. Article: Radiation 1. Vocabulary Review: 1.Choice Activity:
Activities Frontload with images https://www.biologycor Increases Cancer Mutations Matching Students choose a topic
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m7DM4zYLSMs5LjYo Graphic Organizer 4 the other disciplines.
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haring ner.com/worksheets/D 2. Radiation Discussion mutant plant, animal or groups.
NA-sim- & Notes: Immediate vs. human that has been
2. Mutations worksheet.html Long Term Affects affected by radiation. 2. Rubric
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https://docs.google.co emy/lesson/beneficial-
m/presentation/d/1MY mutations-examples- 3. Present: Graphic
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S_8/edit?usp=sharing 4. Rubric for
presentation