Lesson Plan For Middle/high School Students (Page 4 of 5) in pdf

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UF-CPET SSI & STARTS Lesson Plan

Consider the following during the Explain:

 Have students share and explain the results of their investigation. Connect to

relevant SSI-LPAI elements.

 Add additional content, including definitions, explanations, and new vocabulary in

the context of concepts explored.

Probing Questions:

 Ask probing questions to deepen students’ conceptual understanding and skills of

the concepts that the lesson is based upon.

EXPLAIN

Overview

Students will learn and use the target vocabulary by explaining how traits are passed

genetically and how a punnett square is used to predict probability ratios of simple 2 allele

phenotypes.

Activities (Teacher or Student Actions)

Probing Questions

The chapter of genetics and heredity will be

pair read and each pair will use the chapter to

complete frayer models of the listed

vocabulary. Finally each pair will read a

summative paragraph that utilizes each of the

vocabulary words describing passing of genetic

traits and use of punnett squares.

Consider the following during the Elaborate:

 Opportunity to provide students with the chance to transfer and extend (apply) the

concepts and skills they have just learned to their interests and new situations.

Probing Questions:

 Connect and apply the lesson to students’ interests outside the classroom.

ELABORATE

Overview

Adapted from

Lesson Plan For Middle/high School Students Page 4