DNA

Lyndsey Campana

Target Audience

8th Grade Science Cavallini Middle School in Upper Saddle

River, NJ

Goals

Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of DNA and its relationship to heredity, the cell-division cycle & protein synthesis.

Objectives

SWBT: Describe the structure, organization and function of DNA.

SWBT: Describe what a genetic mutation is and the differences between substitutions, insertions and deletions.

SWBT: Explain how & when the replication process takes place.

Lesson Overview- Structure & Function Day 1

Jumpstart DNA

SmartExchange DNA Song

Lesson Overview- Structure & Function Day 2

Jumpstart DNA K’Nex Model TED Talk- Watson

“How we discovered

DNA”

Lesson Overview- Replication & Mutations Day 3

Jumpstart DNA Dance DNA Game DNA Knockout

Evaluation & Assessment

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

SmartExchange K’Nex Model Dance & Knockout

Sense & Meaning

Primacy/Recency

Learning Styles

Independent Work

Lecture

Hands-On Work

Performances

Multiple Intelligences

DNA Song & Dance

SmartExchange &

SmartBoard Game

Jumpstart & TED Talk

DNA Dance & Knockout

K’Nex Model & DNA Dance

DNA Song & SmartExchan

ge

K’Nex Model &

SmartBoard Game

Technology

Neurons & Sensory Input

Cerebral LobesSpatial Orientation &

CalculationProblem Solving &

Planning

Sight &Visual Processing

Sound &Music

DNA Dance &

Song

Jumpstart &

Knockout

K’Nex Model

SmartExchange & Game

Limbic SystemSensory

InformationMaintains

homeostasis

Emotions

Working Memory Long Term

Memory

Sources

Padilla, Michael J., Ioannis Miaoulis, Martha Cyr, and Donald L. Cronkite. Cells and Heredity. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2000. Print.

Sousa, David A. How the Brain Learns. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, 2006. Print.

Sources Cavallini Cardinals Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.usrschoolsk8.com/cavallini/pages/default.aspx Cerebral Lobes Photo Courtesy Of:

http://morphonix.com/software/education/science/brain/game/specimens/cerebral_cortex_lobes.html DNA Photo Courtesy Of: http

://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/dna-stores-mlk-speech-shakespeare-130123.htm DNA Song Photo Courtesy Of: http://youtu.be/ckZEds5taX4 Genetics Word Art Courtesy Of: http://www.interactive-biology.com/tag/genetics/ iPad Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.netlingo.com/word/ipad.php K’Nex Model Photo Courtesy Of:

http://www.edventures.com/products/by-product/k-nex/k-nex-dna-replication-and-transcription-set.html Learning Styles Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.openchurch.co.uk/communication Limbic System Photo Courtesy Of: http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/limbicsystem.html Mind Mapping Photo Courtest Of: http://audienceaudit.com/mind-mapping-beyond-brainstorming/ Multiple Intelligences Photo Courtesy Of: http

://www.connectionsacademy.com/blog/posts/2013-01-18/Understanding-Your-Student-s-Learning-Style-The-Theory-of-Multiple-Intelligences.aspx

Neurons Photo Courtesy Of: http://hplusmagazine.com/2009/09/08/tweaking-your-neurons/ Primacy/Recency Photo Courtesy Of: http://devongeography.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/effective-learning-episodes-primacy-and-recency/ Sense & Meaning Photo Courtesy Of: http://commetrics.com/articles/storied-infographics-why-do-they-fail/ Sensory Input Picture Courtesy Of: https://anatomyphysiology2009-10.wikispaces.com/Sensory+Input SmartBoard Photo Courtesy Of: http://www.rce.k12tn.net/smartboard/smart%20board%20tools.htm SmartExchange DNA Photo Courtesy Of: http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?q=%22DNA%22