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Standards and benchmarks for this Webquest

Science Standard 4: Understands the principles of heredity and related concepts

        Benchmark 3: Know that new heritable characteristics can only result form new combinations of existing genes from mutations of genes in an organism's sex cells; other changes in an organism cannot be passed on.
                    Vocabulary terms
                        Hereditary information
                        Gene
                        Chromosome
                        Cell
                        Inerited traits
                        Polygenic trait
Visual Arts Standard 2: Knows how to use structures and functions of art

             Benchmark 3: Knows how the qualities of structures and functions of art are used to improve communication of one's ideas.
Interpersonal Standard 1: Contributes to the overall effort of a group

Interpersonal Standard 4: Displays effective interpersonal communication skills

Math Standard 2: Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concept of numbers.

             Benchmark 7: Understands the concept of ratio proportion and percent and the relationships among them.

Source: www.mcrel.org

In order for students to complete this Webquest activity they will need: Access to a computer and internet, and materials for the students to complete their method of presentation they choose.

This Webquest was created for an eighth grade, science class, who were studying genetics.
After completing this Webquest students will know:
How genetic make up works
How genes combine to form new characterisistics in humans
Dominant vs. recessive genes
How eye color is passed
How hair color is passed
What a punnett square is used for
What DNA is and how it is used

Students will be able to:

Pick genetic combinations that will lead to a desired trait.

Determine genetic traits that are hereditary.

Determine outcomes of genetics when given two parents's genetics (using punnett squares).

<Be comfortable using language and terms to present to class
                        Hereditary information
                        Gene
                        Chromosome
                        Cell
                        Inerited traits

I Can See You

http://www.quizyourfriends.com
The Genetics of Human Eye Color http://www.seps.org/cvoracle/faq/eyecolor.html
Heritability, Human Eye Color http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/inherit1.html
Heredity of Eye Color http://www.dushkin.com/connectext/psy/ch02/eyes.mhtml
Understanding Gentics http://www.thetech.org/gentics/ask.php?id=48
Mendel's Genetic Laws http://www.borg.com/~lubehawk/mendel.htm

The quiz will expire so here are the questions and answers that were on the quiz
Quiz Questions

Goldilocks

http://www.babyzone.com/features/content/display.asp?TopicID=2140&ContentID=643
http://www.unm.edu/~bioanth3/appearance/eye_&_hair_color.htm
www.keratin.com/as/as005.shtml
http://www.thetech.org/gentics/ask.php?id=48
http://www.biology-online.org/2/8_mutations.htm
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/medicine/assist.shtml

Is it a Boy or a Girl??

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Life/genetics_intro.html
http://www.bioteach.ubc.ca/MolecularBiology/GenderID/
http://biology.about.com/library/weekly/aa091103a.htm
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/UVAHealth/hub_cancer/genedesc.cfm
http://sheknows.com/about/look/12.htm
http://www.yourbaby.co.uk/wise/super.htm