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These materials will allow my students to engage with relevant and interesting materials about genetics that put abstract information into context of their real world. They will learn about inquiry and investigation and how biology plays out in day-to-day life from the profession of medicine, to forensics and the law.
They will engage in an entire unit that is completely project based so that they can further their skills in hypothesizing, recording observations and evidence, and interpreting data and results. These skills will set them up to be more engaged and thoughtful about the content they are learning, so that they know that are not just learning about biology, but that they are learning about the world around them.
My students in particular can benefit from these materials because they put biology in context of the real world. Many of my students are interested in pursuing careers in the law and these materials would connect science to their own field of interest. For example, the Investigating Forensics Kit can show students what it is like to use genetics in order to solve crimes. The Disorder Detectives Kit will be a good primer for my students to start thinking critically, forming hypotheses, and arguing from evidence before engaging with wet labs. Finally the Genes and ConSEQUENCES activity can show my students how genetic counselors and researchers actually use sequencing to identify different and REAL conditions so that the abstract concepts they learn in class are directly relevant to their real world.
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These materials will allow my students to engage with relevant and interesting materials about genetics that put abstract information into context of their real world. They will learn about inquiry and investigation and how biology plays out in day-to-day life from the profession of medicine, to forensics and the law.
They will engage in an entire unit that is completely project based so that they can further their skills in hypothesizing, recording observations and evidence, and interpreting data and results. These skills will set them up to be more engaged and thoughtful about the content they are learning, so that they know that are not just learning about biology, but that they are learning about the world around them.
My students in particular can benefit from these materials because they put biology in context of the real world. Many of my students are interested in pursuing careers in the law and these materials would connect science to their own field of interest. For example, the Investigating Forensics Kit can show students what it is like to use genetics in order to solve crimes. The Disorder Detectives Kit will be a good primer for my students to start thinking critically, forming hypotheses, and arguing from evidence before engaging with wet labs. Finally the Genes and ConSEQUENCES activity can show my students how genetic counselors and researchers actually use sequencing to identify different and REAL conditions so that the abstract concepts they learn in class are directly relevant to their real world.