True Roots

Help Leucine determine who her true biological parents are.


Discipline  Life Science
 
Number of Cases 5
 
Average Solve Time 25 minutes
 
Grade Level Usage 9 +
 
Problem Solving Strategy Elimination
 
Embedded Content Mendelian Genetics
Punnett Squares
RFLP Analysis
DNA Analysis
Fingerprint Analysis
Blood Typing
Blood Type Inheritance
Pedigree Analysis
 
Complementary Activities Classroom survey of genetic traits
Family survey of genetic traits
Blood typing simulation lab
Electrophoresis Lab
Fingerprinting Lab
Construction of a 3-D DNA model
 
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Author List J. Cayetano, P. Dallas, J. Ikeda
 
Standards Alignment National Science Education: Grades 9-12 Life Science Content Standard C (Molecular basis of heredity)

CA State: Grades 9-12 Biology/Life Science Content Standards in Genetics 2c to 2g, and 3a to 3d

LAUSD Learning Standards Science: #4, #5, #6, #13, #14, and #15
 
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