Engage Your Students in Genetics 

Involve your students in discussing their family traits before leading them into a Punnett Square activity on Sickle Cell Anemia. Here are our science educator Ruth Hutson's, PhD, objectives for more substance:

• Construct Punnett squares with gene sequences as alleles to connect inheritance of traits to chromosomes at the molecular level.
• Model several types of inheritance using the Chromosome Connection Kit©.
• Make and defend a claim based on evidence that genetic variations result from a variety of factors.

Ruth recently shared her expertise at GSTA through a session titled "Genes Unraveled: Modeling Inheritance Mysteries." The resources from this session are invaluable tools for students to explore the intricacies of chromosome structure, inheritance modeling, and the reasons behind siblings' differences. You can access these resources here.

To kickstart our exploration, watch this insightful video where Ruth discusses chromosomes and how we name them.

Visit Us at WSST La Crosse! 

We're looking forward to meeting Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota teachers at WSST this weekend. Be sure to visit our booth and attend our sessions to get a taste of Modeling the Molecular World. Discover how to take lessons off the page and into hands-on learning by integrating modeling into your lessons. Learn more about our sessions here!