KPTP Science Unit

Name: Mrs.
Gilley
Subject: Science
Date: October 6, 2014
Learning Target(s): A student will match parents and offspring based on physical traits.
Science Standard(s): 3.1.B.B1- Explain that the information passed from parents to
offspring is transmitted by means of genes which are coded in DNA molecules
LS3AMake observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants
and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
Best Practices
Lesson Component
APK(Activate Prior Knowledge) (5 min)
1. Does anyone know what a trait is?

2. A trait is a feature or a characteristic. One example is
hair color. Can you think of another trait?
***Make a list on the board***
-skin color, eye color, height, etc.
3. Where do you think we get our traits from?
4. We get our traits from our parents. Thats why we look
so much like our family. You might look like your mom or
you might look like your dad or even a little of both.
TIP(TeacherInput)(8min)
1. We get our traits from these things called genes. Genes
are so small you cant see them but there are thousands of
them in our body.
Genes carry the information that determines your traits.
Marzano
__Similarities&differences
__Reinforcingeffort&provide
recognition
__Summarizing/notetaking
__Homework&practice
__Nonlinguisticrepresentations
__CooperativeLearning
__Settingobj.&providingfeedback
__Generating&testinghypothesis
__Cues,questions&adv.Organizers
Differentiated by:
___Choice
___Flexible Grouping
___Tiered
___Product/Outcome
2. Genes are like a set of instructions that your body

follows when its being formed. The genes tell your body
what it will look like, how it will survive, and how to interact
with its environment. Genes are inside of every living thing
like plants and animals.
3. The genes are strung together in long stands of material
called deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA. Since all living things
have genes inside of them and genes make up DNA, all
living things also have DNA. Our DNA though is different
from that of a frog or a squirrel because our set of
instructions in our genes is different.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSfCBglY9LA stop at
2:45
**I am going to split you into small groups. I want you to
take turns matching baby animals to their parents. Talk
about why you think they go together. As youre talking
about them I want you to write down some traits that you
see. How are the offspring similar to their parents? Pick a
set of animals that your group liked best and your group
will share some traits that you found with the class. **
SAP(StudentActiveParticipation)(15min)
**Students will work in small groups to match parents and
offspring and to find and describe similarities.
ISS (Identify Student Success) (5 min)

How did you know that that offspring matched that animal
parent?
Do you see any similar traits?
What does every living thing have in it? ---DNA, genes
Where do we get it from?
Resources/Materials/Preparation (websites, handouts, books):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSfCBglY9LA
PowerPoint-Traits, genes, DNA
Parent/Offspring matching activity
Name: Mrs. Gilley

Subject: Science
Learning Target(s): A student will diagram the similarities and differences within a
population.
Best Practices
Lesson Component
Who remembers what genes are?

Genes are inside us all and they help determine what we
will look like.
Where do we get our genes from?
We get our genes from our parents. That is why we look
similar to them.
Play video clip:
----8:50-11:40 chromosomes and genes
Genes carry the information that decides what we look like.
Genes are held together in long string like ladders called
DNA. All living things have genes and DNA.
Marzano
recognition
__Homework&practice
Differentiated by:
___Choice
___Tiered
___Product/Outcome
Genes are found on tiny spaghetti-like structures called

chromosomes. Chromosomes are made up of genes and
DNA, so they are in all living things.
Chromosomes come in matching sets of two. Humans
have 46 single chromosomes or 23 pairs. That means that
you get 23 chromosomes from your mom and 23 from your
dad.
Your combination is similar but different from your parents
because you have some of each of them.
Individuals in a population or group are not exactly the
same.
Each individual has its unique set of traits, such as size,
color, height, body weight, skin color.
Offspring from the same parents can even be different. For
example, my sister and I have the same parents. She is a
lot shorter than me. She has lighter brown hair, and a
smaller hands and feet.
Differences in individuals from the same parents are called
variation.
If you have a brother or sister, stand up. Can you share one
way that you look the same as your brother or sister and
one way that you look different.
**Go around and share
Think of those similarities and differences. Today you are
going to be working in small groups to discuss a population
or group of living things. I want you to discuss the
similarities and the differences that you see. You will each
be writing your observations on a diagram called a Venn
Diagram.
Afterwards, we will be sharing our observations with the
class.
Afterwards, we will be sharing our observations with the
class.
Give feedback based on the rubric.
What is a population?
What is variation?
Venn Diagram
Grading rubric
Pictures of population variation
Name: Mrs. Gilley

Subject: Science
Learning Target(s): A student will draw an illustration to show similarities and
differences between parents and offspring.
Best Practices
Lesson Component
Marzano
recognition
__Homework&practice
Differentiated by:
___Choice
___Tiered
___Product/Outcome
***Bring three students to the front of the class with brown

hair.
Who can tell me a trait that one of these students have?
What is a trait that they all have that is the same?
What is a trait that is different?
** send students back to their seats
Where do we get our traits from?parents, genes,
chromosomes, DNA
Our genes are like our instructions. They tell our body what
it will look like.
Our chromosomes are made up of genes. Where do we get
our chromosomes from?our parents
Does anyone remember how many chromosomes we get
from each parent?----23 single chromosomes from each
parent which gives us 23 pairs.
We look so much like our parents because we get our
genes and our chromosomes from our parents.
What is another word for children that we have been
using?--offspring
Think back to when we did the matching activity where we
matched parents to their offspring or children. We found
traits that made them similar.
We are going to read a story about some parents and their
offspring. Look at the pictures.
After reading, you are going to draw a picture to show me
how parents and offspring may look similar but different. I
want you to label your work so I know what your picture is
about.
Put your name on the back of the paper when you get it. I
want you to do a nice job, so take your time drawing and
coloring your pictures. If we have time, I would like us to go
around and share afterward.
***Students should be working independently to color
pictures about the similarities and differences between
parents and offspring.

Go around the room sharing similarities and differences.

Project paper, pencils, crayons
Teacher created booklet
A cat feeds her kittens.

peck.
A hen teaches her

chicks to
The lion cub and his mom rest.

held.
The baby chimp is
The piglets drink milk.

puppies nap.
The dog and
Name: Mrs. Gilley

Subject: Science
Learning Target(s): A student will list things they know, what they want to know and
what they learned about heredity.
Best Practices
Lesson Component
We are going to work on a KWL chart today. The K stands

for what you know.
**Pass out KWL chart
Who can tell me what they know about genes, traits, DNA,
or chromosomes?
**Write down responses.
Now who can tell me about something that you would like
to know about genetics?
**Write down responses
Marzano
recognition
__Homework&practice
Differentiated by:
___Choice
___Tiered
___Product/Outcome
So far we have talked about the ways that genes shape us
and make us look. Genes can also determine things that
we can do. Genes determine whether or not we can roll our
tongues.
Play video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSfCBglY9LA 18:4520:16
Genes naturally make us look similar to our parents but not
exactly the same. The science of understanding genes can
help people do many things too.
One example is using genes to figure out what puppies will
look like. I met with a dog breeder who uses what she
knows about genes to help her make dogs that are healthy
and look a certain way. She uses dogs that have certain
traits as the parents to make sure that the puppies will look
the way she wants. She finds the traits that she wants like
fur color, eye color, height, weight, and health.
**Play video clip from dog breeder interview
We have written some things that we know, some things
that we wanted to learn, and now we are going to work
some more on our charts and fill in what we learned.
** Have student volunteers share something they learned
and write it on the board.

** Have student volunteers share something they learned
and write it on the board and discuss.
**Collect papers and review
KWL charts
Video interview clip
Name: Mrs. Gilley

Subject: Science
Date: October 10. 2014
Learning Target(s): A student will write about similarities and differences between
parents and offspring.
Best Practices
Lesson Component
Who can tell me about some things that we have been

talking about this week in science?---genes, chromosomes,
DNA, traits, variation
What was your favorite thing that you learned this week?
Wearegoingtowriteabouthowparentsandoffspringcanbesimilaryet
different.Iwantyoutowriteabouthowyouaresimilartoyourparents.
Thenwriteasentenceabouthowtheyyouaredifferent.
Marzano
recognition
__Homework&practice
Differentiated by:
___Choice
___Tiered
___Product/Outcome
Mysentenceswouldbe:
Iamlikemymombecausewebothhavedarkhair.Iamdifferentbecause
Iamtaller.
Student review game about genetics

**Have students complete unit test and grade

Review game
Unit test
Name____________________________________
Date_________________
1. Draw a line from the parent to the offspring.
Circle the best answer.

2. The offspring of a dog is _______ .
A. a puppy
B. a cat
C. a hen
D. a mouse
3. What are genes?

A. pants that you wear
B. instructions for your body
C. children
D. a population
4. We are ____________________ our parents .
A. exact copies of
B. similar but different from
C. parents of
D. only different from
5. Write the similarities. Write the differences.

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1. Does anyone know what a trait is?

2. Genes are like a set of instructions that your body

ISS (Identify Student Success) (5 min)

Name: Mrs. Gilley

Who remembers what genes are?

Genes are found on tiny spaghetti-like structures called

Name: Mrs. Gilley

***Bring three students to the front of the class with brown

ISS (Identify Student Success) (5 min)

Resources/Materials/Preparation (websites, handouts, books):

A cat feeds her kittens.

A hen teaches her

The lion cub and his mom rest.

The baby chimp is

The piglets drink milk.

The dog and

Name: Mrs. Gilley

We are going to work on a KWL chart today. The K stands

ISS (Identify Student Success) (5 min)

Name: Mrs. Gilley

Who can tell me about some things that we have been

ISS (Identify Student Success) (15 min)

Resources/Materials/Preparation (websites, handouts, books):

1. Draw a line from the parent to the offspring.

Circle the best answer.

3. What are genes?

5. Write the similarities. Write the differences.

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