Kylie Hamers- Science methods

                                                              What did you learn this week?     This week, I learned the importance of Performance Expectations. I learned that the Performance Expectation was a combination of all three dimensions, and they guide students and teachers to develop a true understanding of a concept. Additionally, I learned that teachers need to combine multiple PEs, so students can develop knowledge of a core concept in various situations. I learned that some PEs are similar or are cumulative, so combining them together, helps students develop a deeper understanding of the concept.                      How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future?     I can apply what I...

                                                        What Did You Learn This Week? This week, we reviewed the babies we had created last week. We learned that the dominant gene is 75%, and the chance of receiving the recessive gene is 25%. Also, we learned that dark skin color is associated with the dominant gene, which the child gets directly from the parents. This is the Genotype, or the combination of alleles they possess for a specific gene. It directly affects the phenotype, which, in this case, is skin color.                      How can you apply what you've learned to your teaching in the future? I can apply what I learned to my future classroom by having my students conduct the simulation we did. The simulati...

                                                         What did you learn this week?      This week, I learned about why DNA packaging is important. I learned that DNA fits inside the nucleus without tangling; it protects genetic information from damage and regulates gene expression, which allows access to specific genes when it is needed. In class, we created a model of DNA to show how DNA is packaged in a specific order.                 Are you able to relate what you learned to what you already knew?      I remember learning in my precious years about dominant and recessive genes. I knew the dominant trait was a capital letter, and the recessive gene was lowercase. This week, I learned about a Phenotyp...