Section outline

  • EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING genetics by researching the inheritance of genetic material

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on the features of DNA
    • We are FOCUSING on the processes of artificial and natural selection

    Success Criteria:
    • I can define inheritance, genes, and alleles
    • I can define dominant and recessive
    • I can construct a punnett square
    • I can recall the letters and names of the DNA bases and the structure of DNA


    Activities:

    • karyotypes; cut, match up and glue activity
    • famous NZ scientist Maurice Wilkins scientific literacy worksheet 
    • making a paper DNA model
    • extracting DNA from strawberries experiment