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This document is used with the author’s permission. It is limited to classroom use in CCS. RAFT: Genetics Overview: These tiered RAFT assignments give students an opportunity to apply their knowledge of the key terms, concepts, and processes typically highlighted in a middle school-level genetics unit. They are listed in order of difficulty, with the first being the most difficult. Students may complete them individually or with partners. Standards: Investigate and understand that organisms reproduce and transmit genetic information to new generations Utilize appropriate information systems to build an understanding of heredity and genetics Objectives: The students will KNOW Vocabulary: gene, DNA, RNA, recessive trait, dominant trait, bacteria, virus, mutation, zygote. The students will UNDERSTAND THAT Genes are units of information. Parents transmit genes to their offspring. Some medical conditions and diseases are genetic in origin. The processes involved in sorting and recombining parents' genetic material create potential variation among offspring. Chromosomes contain genetic information which can be categorized as recessive or dominant; the differences between the two determine the expression of genetic traits. The students will BE ABLE TO Explain the role of each parent in the transfer of genetic traits. Evaluate the role and function of DNA in a human cell, bacteria, or virus. Explain the significance of reproduction. Summarize the genetic transmittance of disease. Basis for Differentiation: Student readiness with regard to: Knowledge of genetics General thinking skills © 2008 Pieces of Learning from Demystifying Differentiation in Middle School This document is used with the author’s permission. It is limited to classroom use in CCS. Genetics ROLE AUDIENCE FORMAT TOPIC A cell in the body DNA Love Song/Ballad Why I Need You in My Life A protein Messenger RNA Letter of Complaint You Are SO Bossy! Genes from two different reproductive cells The zygote Debate Whose genetic material deserves to be dominant or recessive? A virus Other viruses Mutation Instruction Manual How to Cause Problems for a Healthy Cell © 2008 Pieces of Learning from Demystifying Differentiation in Middle School