Warm-up:
1. Student Spectrum- warm-up question
2. DNA Model Building
3. Exit Ticket:
HW:
Finish late biomes & article quizzes on Newsela.com
- Recall yesterday’s article. If you could get your DNA sequenced (read) in a lab, would you want to know or NOT want to know about any diseases that you might develop later in life? (even though scientists might not be able to cure it yet). Explain your reasoning.
- Watch the GATTACA Movie clip. Would you want to use this genetic technology for your children or not? Explain.
1. Student Spectrum- warm-up question
2. DNA Model Building
3. Exit Ticket:
- What 2 chemicals make up the sides of the DNA molecule?
- What 4 chemicals make up the middle “ladder steps”?
- Which base pairs with “A”?
- Which base pairs with “G”?
- Does your DNA model have the same general shape as everyone else’s?
- 6. Are all the DNA models exactly the same? How so?
HW:
Finish late biomes & article quizzes on Newsela.com