This material is first of a five- part series of workshops intended to guide teacher-participants in introducing the mechanism of inheritance from the macro to the micro level.
Objective
To gain insight on how to use the 5 E’s Approach in teaching heredity and genetics.
Curriculum Information
Education Type
K to 12
Grade Level
Grade 8
Learning Area
Science
Content/Topic
Living Things and Their Environment
Intended Users
Educators
Competencies
Compare mitosis and meiosis and their role in the celldivision cycle
Explain the significance of meiosis in maintaining the chromosome number
Predict phenotypic expressions of traits following simple patterns of inheritance
