Unit 9: Human Genetic Disorders
Essential Question 1: How is a particular human disorder related to genotype?
Essential Question 2: How can society accommodate human differences based upon biological knowledge?
Research Project
Genetics explains why you look like your father, and if you don't, why you should
CONTENT KNOWLEDGE OBJECTIVES
Initial Understanding:
- Students will research and present the symptoms of the disease and the prognosis for someone with the disorder.
- Students will research and present how the disease is diagnosed and its particular mode of inheritance.
- Students will research and present how the disease is treated.
Developing an Interpretation:
- Students will be prepared to answer questions from their peers based upon their research.
- Students will use visual aids to help explain the inheritance of the disease or to illustrate symptoms, etc.
Making Connections:
- Students will demonstrate how to determine if a person carries the gene for the trait prior to showing symptoms of the disease or before passing the trait on to his or her offspring.
Taking a Critical Stance:
- Students will create a five-question quiz for their particular disorder.