Grade 12 Biology - Manitoba Education

Grade 12 Biology

A Foundation for

Implementation

GRADE 12 BIOLOGY

A Foundation for Implementation

2011

Manitoba Education

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Grade 12 biology : a foundation for implementation [electronic resource]

Includes bibliographic information

ISBN: 978-0-7711-4828-6

1. Biology��Study and teaching (Secondary)��Manitoba

2. Biology��Curricula. 3. Biology��Study and teaching

(Secondary)��Manitoba. I. Manitoba Education.

570.0712

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Grade 12 BioloGy ? Contents

Contents

List of Appendices

Acknowledgements

v

ix

Introduction

1

Background 1

Vision for Scientific Literacy 1

Goals for Canadian Science Education 2

Beliefs about Learning, Teaching, and Assessing Science

Changing Emphases in Science 3

Processes That Engage Students in Science Learning 5

2

Section 1: Manitoba Foundations for Scientific Literacy

1

The Five Foundations 3

The Nature of Science and Technology 4

Science, Technology, Society, and the Environment (STSE) 6

Scientific and Technological Skills and Attitudes 9

Essential Science Knowledge 12

The Unifying Concepts 13

Kindergarten to Grade 10 Science and Grade 11 Biology Topic Chart

Section 2: Enhancing Student Learning in Grade 12 Biology

Science and the Learning Process 3

Planning with the End in Mind 9

Instruction 14

Assessment 20

15

1

Section 3: Document Organization

1

Document Organization and Format 3

Guide to Reading the Learning Outcomes and the Document Format

Sample Two-Page Layout 12

3

Grade 12 Biology

Part 1: Genetics

Unit 1: Understanding Biological inheritance

Specific Learning Outcomes 3

Principles of Inheritance 4

Autosomal Inheritance 12

Atypical Inheritance 18

Sex-Linked Inheritance 24

Using Pedigrees 28

Genetic Testing 32

Genetic Variability 40

Chromosome Mutations 44

Unit 1 Appendices 49

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