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Biology Lesson Plan

1. Standards:
A. INTASK Principle 1: Knowledge: The Teacher understand the central concepts, tools of
inquiry, and structures of the discipline(s) he or she teaches and can create learning experiences
that make these aspects of subject matter meaningful to students.
B. INTASK Principle 3: Diversity in Learning: The teacher understands how students differ in
their approaches to learning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse
learners.
C. INTASK Principle 6: Communication: The teacher uses knowledge of effective verbal, non
verbal, and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, collaboration and
supportive interaction in the classroom.
2. Objectives:
A. Students will be able to identify genetic inheritance, recessive and non-recessive genes,
independent assortment, segregation, and sex linkage(Linguistic).
B. Students will be able to assemble pipe cleaner babies based on the parents' chromosomes
and genotypes/(Kinesthetic)(Spatial).
C. Students will be able to assess their fellow students pipe cleaner babies to see if they have
assembled them correctly based on the parent's genetic make-up(Social).
3. Materials:
A. Textbook
B. Biology Vocabulary Warm-Up Worksheet
C. Pipe Cleaner babies (pre-assembled in plastic bags with various pipe cleaners and colored
beads)
D. Pipe Cleaner Babies Worksheets
E. Pipe Cleaner Babies Teacher's Guide
4. Procedures:
A. Warm Up: Biology vocabulary worksheet which reviews pervious chapter's key terms.
Students will not hand in warm-ups they are collected on a bi-weekly basis. Please allow 15
minutes for warm-up. Go through questions with class and call on students who volunteer for
answers.
B. Chapter Review: Please review chapter on genetics with class. Call on volunteers to read the
text. Once volunteers are exhausted, please read to give class a small break. Then resume in
having class read until chapter is complete. Please allow 45 minutes for chapter review.
C. Pipe Cleaner Lab: Please distribute handout to students. Students will be working in pairs so
please adjust class accordingly. Once handouts are distributed please distribute the pipe cleaner
babies. Demonstrate first for the class with your own pipe cleaner mom and dad how to
properly identify recessive and non-recessive genes and the genotypes it will give the baby.
Please allow 30 minutes for this exercise. Answer any questions students may have in regards
recessive genes, dominate genes, phenotypes, etc. Assist with assembly of babies if students
are having trouble with choosing the proper genetic traits.
5. Closure:
A. Upon completion of the lab, lab partners will stand to show the class their babies and the

parents. The class will then determine whether the lab partners have made the correct babies
based on the parents' genetics. This will allow students to demonstrate what they have learned
during the lab and textbook chapter review. Please allow 30 minutes for lab partner
presentations.
6. Assessment:
A. For proper assessment of the labs, please collect handouts to be graded. Please refer to the
teacher's guide for a grading rubric.

References

Biology Corner (n.d.). The Biology Corner: Biology lesson plans, worksheets, tutorial and
resources for teachers and students. Retrieved from
http://www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/index.html
http://biologycorner.com/worksheets/pipeprep.html
Science Daily (n.d.). Science Daily: Your source for the latest research news. Retrieved from
http://www.sciencedaily.com/
Teacher's Cafe (n.d.). The Teacher's Cafe: The search has been done! Retrieved from
http://www.theteacherscafe.com/Content_Literacy/Science_Lesson_Plans.php
Teachers, Schools, and Society (2012). Teachers, Schools and Society: A Brief Introduction to
Education McGraw-Hill Education, New York, NY

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