Blog Post Week 7






1. This week in lab, we started by observing our fast plants. Our plant had grown a lot and now looks like it is starting to dry up without water. We then started looking at genetic materials. We talked about where DNA is stored as well as the DNA structure. I was able to refresh my memory on what the structure of DNA looks and relearn the three components of a nucleotide as well as what bases are paired with which. After this, we did an activity where we made our own DNA model made out of gumdrops and twizzlers. We then did a second activity where we made our baby face. I was able to learn how the genes of two parents affect what their offspring will look like based on dominant and recessive genes. I was able to learn what the difference between genotype and phenotype was. 
4. I can apply what I have learned to my teaching in the future when teaching my own students about genetic materials. I thought each of our activities in lab were fun and engaging and I would like to use each of these in the future. I remember doing an activity in elementary school which was similar to our baby face activity and I remember finding it very interesting. I would also like to bring the activity where we used gum drops and twizzlers to make a DNA structure. I think this is a fun way to introduce something more complex to students. 
5. What life cycle is our fast plant at?
Will our fast plant continue to grow?
Is there an activity that you could use in the classroom similar to the baby face one we did but using our own characteristics?
How is the baby face activity similar and different from what this model is like in real life?
 


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