http://www.seangardinier.com/2007/12/21/7th-grade-biology-cell-cycle-and-genetics/ Weblog of Educational Technology, K12 Teaching, Academic Online Communities, and Personal Adventures Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:01:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.seangardinier.com/2007/12/21/7th-grade-biology-cell-cycle-and-genetics/#comment-544 Michelle Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:03:13 +0000 http://www.seangardinier.com/2007/12/21/7th-grade-biology-cell-cycle-and-genetics/#comment-544 When I learned about DNA, genes, and genetics my professor used the historical experiments that were done to discover the basic concepts as the basis for the lectures. The experiments are mostly simple and elegant, and really helped put the concepts together. Examples included Mendel and the peas, Chargaff's rules, Hershey/Chase and the blender, and of course the drama surrounding the Francis/Crick paper and theft of data. I think that's a great suggestion to teach the historical connection and where the science came from. When I learned about DNA, genes, and genetics my professor used the historical experiments that were done to discover the basic concepts as the basis for the lectures. The experiments are mostly simple and elegant, and really helped put the concepts together. Examples included Mendel and the peas, Chargaff’s rules, Hershey/Chase and the blender, and of course the drama surrounding the Francis/Crick paper and theft of data. I think that’s a great suggestion to teach the historical connection and where the science came from.

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