Monday, February 29, 2016

Apologia Biology: Designer Baby Project Update

Sorry, illness has kept me offline.  My Bio class has been working through DNA replication, transcription, and translation with paper clips and a crash course of organic molecules.  We did a load of genetics activities, too. For more info, check the headings from last year's blogs.

Right now, the girls are writing blogs about designer babies.  The idea is to better understand the moral implications, particularly for Christians.  I start with a concept map to outline some of the terms.  Here is a copy of a concept map, materials for the DNA extraction, and the paper clip DNA activity.  Fun, right?

This year I’m pulling up all the stops to get things organized. How?

 This year is going to be different! Ha! Who hasn’t said that?  But, I’ve implemented some changes.  I put together a series of lessons whic...