1. What Makes Us Look Different?

Karen Johnson, Susan Juhl, Jordan Brick, Sugat Dabholkar
Biology
42 minutes
Introductory High School Biology
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Overview

This lesson includes the anchoring phenomenon (and an embedded pre-assessment) to get students to begin to explore physical traits and the ways in which they manifest.

 

Underlying Pages

Standards

Next Generation Science Standards
  •   Life Science
    • [HS-LS1-1] Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the structure of DNA determines the structure of proteins which carry out the essential functions of life through systems of specialized cells.
    • [HS-LS3-1] Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.

Credits

Questions: Karen Johnson

Lesson Development Discussions: Sugat Dabholkar, Sue Juhl, Jordan Brick, Karen Johnson 

Acknowledgement

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