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                            In lab this week, we were able to go over our Week 7's reflections and shared what we knew and learned about the 5E's with the class. Also, we reviewed our baby faces that we created last week. This week we focused more on being able to create our own superhero by mutation . Also, we were able to get a progress report on our plants. It seems like our table's plant is starting to sprout.                    I could implement this week's lab into my future teaching by doing the same activity with the topic of mutation and how to understand it by going to the interactive website and the create a superhero activity.                     Prior to this class, my knowledge to mutations were very monotone. I have an understanding of what mutations were and how they w...

                           In lab this week, we were able to do a little experimenting with different little projects. The first being the making of a DNA strand with Twizzlers, Dots, and toothpicks. We were able to color coordinate them by connecting their A = T and C = G. The second project we did was paired up with a table partner, and create a baby face. We both flipped a coin to determine which traits of facial features/structures we would be coming from the "father" and "mother" figures to make the baby face design.                          These interactive lessons were very hands on, and amusing too! While they were quite fun, they were very educational when it comes to science and learning about DNA and recessive/dominant traits. I could implement these lessons into my future teaching by providing a similar lesson plan and ac...

  I was not in lab this week, unfortunately. However, I did have classmates that caught me up and talked with me about how we discussed turtles and pollination. I was present in lecture, and that is where I learned a lot about DNA and RNA! Although I do not have a whole lot to discuss about our lab, I learned a whole lot from lecture. Progress report on our plant in class: it does not look too good, but it does look better than last week!  I can apply a lesson about DNA and RNA to my future teaching. By doing this, I can use the NGSS to support an interactive lesson. This is simple science knowledge that will most likely be on the standards for lesson plans in the future, so by using the information I learned from lecture, I can apply to my future teaching.  Prior to lecture, I had knowledge about DNA and RNA, but it was from so long ago, and this was a very nice and refreshing lesson.