For Students
Students will create a learning log, and compile terms, definitions, and concepts from the reproduction unit to be handed in after creating a template, following lesson 5, and at the end of the unit.
Students will pick a vegetable from the video provided and grow it at home or plant a seed. Track the growth by creating a time lapse, measuring new growth, chronicle the growth on social media etc.
Students will observe a video on mitosis. Students will also complete practice questions from an online source. Finally, students will be asked to complete an assignment on mitosis.
Students will observe a video on meiosis and a simulation on the difference between meiosis and mitosis. Students will also complete practice questions from an online source. Students will be asked to complete an assignment on meiosis.
Students will have the option of creating a stop-motion video using pipe cleaners or creating a video, flip chart or slide show to illustrate the processes of cell division.
Students will watch a video that discusses the idea of designer babies – providing the ability for potential parents to select specific traits for their offspring. Students will then read information related to debate rules in Nova Scotia and create arguments for and against designer babies.
Students will watch You Tube videos on cancer, treatments, and ways in which they can reduce their risk of cancer. Students will then have the option of creating a 3- minute video, writing a letter to themselves, or research a cancer treatment of choice.
Students will watch a You Tube video on the male and female reproductive anatomy, as well as a Ted Ex talk on how mammals reproduce. Students will also watch a video explaining the female menstrual cycle. Students will have the option of purchasing a video game to explore reproduction in animals. Students will also be provided with a blood hormone level profile and be asked to complete an associated assignment.
Students will have the option as to what they would like to learn more about. Students can either explore a reproductive technology and create an essay or complete a case study analysis and explore moral implications of reproductive technology.
Students will watch a Khan Academy video, as well as a human embryonic development simulation. Students will re-create the four stages of embryonic development. Students can choose how they wish to present the information.
Students will read two news articles- the first regarding China’s notorious one- and two-child policy of population control, and an article discussing the dilemma we face surrounding overpopulation. Students will then have the choice of completing an assignment exploring population control, or on methods of birth control.