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Announcements:
All missing work for this unit is due today! Any Z work that is not turned in
today will be marked as a zero and will not be able to be completed later on this
quarter.
Students can clean out their science section today. This was their assigned
homework Thursday night. Have them leave their papers in a safe place at home
and not throw the papers out.
Coming Up:
Research on Diseases
Dates:
o Play the role of a genetic counselor for the clients and create a
genetic counselor’s report for your clients.
The four diseases we will be studying are Huntington’s disease, cystic fibrosis,
sickle cell anemia and achondroplasia. We ended the week by researching the four
genetic diseases.
After learning about their role and what genetic counselors do, we took a
closer look at their clients. They created a profile for both clients that includes
information like having dimples, rolling their tongue, and if they do or do not have
one of the genetic diseases. Some students began researching the four diseases:
Huntington’s disease, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia and achondroplasia.