This lesson plan summary outlines the agenda and objectives for an apprentice teaching week from March 22 to March 26. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the period from 2:40 pm to 4:00 pm will focus on examining how the structure and composition of bones and DNA can provide clues about human identity and be used for comparison between individuals. Activities will include measuring bone lengths, a mindfulness exercise, a gel electrophoresis experiment, and discussions about genetics and molecular biology techniques. Students will complete assessments, analyze results, and reflect on what they learned each day.
This lesson plan summary outlines the agenda and objectives for an apprentice teaching week from March 22 to March 26. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the period from 2:40 pm to 4:00 pm will focus on examining how the structure and composition of bones and DNA can provide clues about human identity and be used for comparison between individuals. Activities will include measuring bone lengths, a mindfulness exercise, a gel electrophoresis experiment, and discussions about genetics and molecular biology techniques. Students will complete assessments, analyze results, and reflect on what they learned each day.
This lesson plan summary outlines the agenda and objectives for an apprentice teaching week from March 22 to March 26. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, the period from 2:40 pm to 4:00 pm will focus on examining how the structure and composition of bones and DNA can provide clues about human identity and be used for comparison between individuals. Activities will include measuring bone lengths, a mindfulness exercise, a gel electrophoresis experiment, and discussions about genetics and molecular biology techniques. Students will complete assessments, analyze results, and reflect on what they learned each day.
Today we will… Today we will… Today we will… Today we will… determine how does the have an assessment on structure of specific discuss what role does discuss what role does Bones Detective Activity human bone provide clues DNA play in human identity DNA play in human identity to its function in the human body examine how can examine how can molecular biology molecular biology analyze how do the bones techniques be used to techniques be used to in the body contribute to compare the DNA of two compare the DNA of two the identity of a person individuals individuals
P Engage Engage Engage Engage
Prompt Students will detail one Students will engage in a Students will detail what Students will detail how thing that bones can tell mindfulness activity they know about DNA. they think DNA can be us about one’s identity. before taking their useful in identifying an assessment. Apprentice Teaching Lesson Plan Summary
individual.
L Explore Review Explore Explain
Students will measure Students will have the Students will perform a Students will share their A their height using their opportunity to review gel electrophoresis results from the Learning femur, radius, and key concepts in the experiment. experiment. Activity humerus bones. activity and pose any questions. Explain Elaborate Evaluate Students will engage in Students will engage in a a fishbowl discussion in Students will take a quiz discussion on DNA. which they detail their on the Bones Detectives findings and discuss activity. reasons for any errors in their measurements. Explore Elaborate Students will be Students will calculate introduced to the role of their height accounting genetics in being able to now for sex and identity of an individual. ancestry.
N Evaluate/Summary Evaluate/Summary Evaluate/Summary Evaluate/Summary
eNding Students will share their Students will submit Students will submit Students will share one findings on their new their assessment on their results of their thing they took away recorded height and Bones Detective. experiment. from today’s lesson. which one provided more accuracy.
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