Unit: Genetics/Cellular Reproduction

9th Grade Biology Durango High School

Unit Start Date: February 25, 2019 Unit End Date: March 12, 2019

Unit Objective(s):

Students can develop a claim with supporting evidence to predict different environmental factors which influence variation within populations.
Students will model and predict changes in the frequency of traits in a population based on environmental or genetic pressures.

Essential Questions:

How does biodiversity affect survivability of a species?

In what ways can genetic modifications be helpful and harmful?

State Standards:

Biology, 9th Grade

Content Area Category: 2 - Life Science

1. DNA codes for the complex hierarchical organization of systems that enable life's functions.
 Grade Level Expectation: ​2 - Growth and division of cells in complex organisms occurs by mitosis, which differentiates specific cell
types.

Evidence Outcomes - Students can:

A. Use a model to illustrate the role of cellular division (mitosis) and differentiation in producing and maintaining
complex organisms. (HS-LS1-4)

Literacy:

Texts students will read:

● The Faces of Cancer biographies.
● Cancer and Biotechnology articles.
● Biggs, Alton. ​Biology​. McGraw-Hill Education, 2012.
Chapter 9-13 (pp 242-381).
https://www.mheducation.com/prek-12/program/glencoe-biology-20122012/MKTSP-GBL14M0.html?page=1&sortby=title&order=asc&bu=seg

What students will write:

● Describe in order the phases of mitosis/cell division, including pertinent vocabulary, using pop-beads as a visual aid.
● Summarize the effects cancer has in humans for socratic seminar.
● Synthesize, in typing, the processes involved in mitosis in their summative performance tasks.

Numeracy/data students will need to analyze and apply:

● Figure 9.1 - Surface Area to Volume Ratio of a cell (page 244)
● Figure 9.3 - Stages of the Cell Cycle Infographic (page 246)
● Figure 9.6 - Detailed Cell cycle diagram (page 249)
● Figure 9.12 - Irregular Cell Division infographic (page 254)
● Figure 9.13 - Differentiated Cells from stem cells diagram (page 256)
Content vocabulary list and definitions:
Glencoe Biology Textbook:
Reproductive Genetics
➢ Cell Cycle - the three main stages of cellular reproduction
➢ DNA - base pairs T, A, C, and G that make up all genetic codes
➢ RNA - match with DNA for cell replication, Includes base pairs A, U, G, and C
➢ Interphase - the cell stage in which DNA is replicated; the cell grows and matures.
➢ Prophase - second stage of the cell cycle. Chromosomes condense
➢ Metaphase - third stage of the cell cycle. Chromosomes attach to spindles and centrioles and align along the center of the cell. Sister
chromatids cross over.
➢ Anaphase - fourth stage of the cell cycle. Chromosomes are pulled to opposite sides of the cell via the spindles.
➢ Telophase - fifth stage of the cell cycle. Nucleus forms around both sets of sister chromatids, Cleavage furrow begins to divide down the cell
➢ Cytokinesis - last stage in the cell cycle. Cell plate forms and 2 new cells are formed.
➢ Genetic Modifications - gene editing in cells.
➢ Cancer - abnormal cell growth and division.
➢ Apoptosis - the death of a cell.
➢ Carcinogens - substances that cause cancer of cells
➢ Mutations - errors in DNA translation
➢ Chromosomes - tightly compacted strands of DNA
➢ Stem cell - A cell that can be specialized multiple ways
➢ Spindles - filaments that attach to, and pull on chromosomes during cellular division.

S​ummative assessment

● Unit Assessment: Multiple Choice Assessment covering reproductive genetics, cancer, inheritance of traits.
 ● Performance Task: Students ​develop a claim with supporting evidence to predict different environmental factors which influence
variation within populations. Or, student model and predict changes in the frequency of traits in a population based on
environmental or genetic pressures.

Formative assessments

● Mitosis pop-bead Diagrams

● Onion Root Tip Slides
● Crossing Over Chromosome “Lab”
● Faces of Cancer Data Tables
● Faces of Cancer Socratic Seminar
● Hormone Monster crossing over activity
 UNIT CALENDAR

Genetics/Cellular Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Reproduction Unit 2/25/19 2/26/19 2/27/19 2/28/19 3/1/19
Calendar
Week One
Lesson Objectives Introduce the Cell Cycle Mitosis Modeling Mitosis in 3D Onion Root Tip Lab Student Led Root Tip
(Mitosis) Lab
CSS/Outcomes Students can observe cell Students are able to Students can model Students can use Students can identify
division to make record the stages of cellular division using scientific methods to cells in various stages of
connections to prior cellular respiration in manipulatives. observe and record plant mitosis in onion cells,
knowledge.
writing. cells. using microscopes.
Assessments What I know, What I Mitosis Diagram (Exit Google slides​ showing Student diagrams
(F) Formative notice student notes on Ticket) pictures matching matching slides ​to the
(S) Summative mitosis. phases of mitosis in pop appropriate cell cycle
beads. with description.
Activity “Becoming video” Cell Note catcher Pop Beads - Students Students will observe and Students will order the
growth” - What I know, model the different record phases of mitosis phases of mitosis with
what I notice. Mitosis Diagram phases of mitosis (use via onion root tips on the onion root tip cells in
pop beads, making microscopes. Phases will microscope
notecards to build a be in order and labeled
picture of mitosis) Use for students to sketch.
phone to upload into
google slides show.
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Reproduction Unit 3/4/19 3/5/19 3/6/19 3/7/19 3/8/19
Calendar
Week Two
Lesson Objectives Guided Practice through Recombination Errors in the Cell Gather Statistics on Conclude cancer
stages of Mitosis Cycle/Mutations different cancers statistics
CSS/Outcomes Students can describe Students can create Students can identify Students can research Students can discuss and
how traits are unique species using how errors in cellular how cancer affects debate how cancer
recombined in cellular crossing over of division affect normal humans throughout their affects humans using
reproduction, using a
chromosomes and DNA cell growth. life using articles and data/statistics and cited
model.
base pairs. biographies. evidence.
Assessments Crossing Over Hormone Monster Guided Reading Student data sheets and
(F) Formative Chromosome “Lab” drawings and Worksheet (Exit ticket) grade per rubric for
(S) Summative descriptions socratic seminar.
Activity Resource Completion Hormone Guided group reading in The Faces of Cancer - Finalize written
Day Monster/Dragon text pgs 253 - 257 Students read about conclusions from data
Activity. different people and their regarding cancer.
Crossing Over cut-out
life story, including
and mix chromosomes
through crossing over Use codons to create cancer. Gather data on Socratic
unique creatures from ages, inheritance, Seminar/Discussion
crossing over. lifestyle. around their findings on
causes of cancer
through the lens of their
person’s story.
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Reproduction Unit 3/11/19 3/12/19 3/13/19 3/14/19 3/15/19
Calendar
Week Three
Lesson Objectives Performance Tasks Unit Test
CSS/Outcomes Students can demonstrate Students can
their understanding of demonstrate their
cellular reproduction by understanding of cellular
making a model, or
reproduction by
presentation.
answering multiple
choice questions.
Assessments Final Performance Task Multiple choice
(F) Formative graded using rubric. summative assessment
(S) Summative Student demonstration of Questions covering
knowledge per
mitosis, mutations, and
performance indicator.
cancer in cells.
Activity Students work in the Students work
computer lab to complete independently to take
their performance tasks. their Unit test.