Taylor's Science Methods Blog

 This week we learned about DNA which contains the genetic information that is necessary for an organism to develop and function. We did an activity where you flipped a coin to see what traits the person was going to have, heads was dominant and tails was recessive. If both or one of the parents has the dominant trait the child will receive that, to get the recessive trait both parents must have it.  The activity would be good to use in a future classroom when teaching students about DNA and genetic makeup. One remaining question I have is if there is a possibility for a child to get a recessive trait if neither of the parents have it.

This week we took a look at the plants that we planted a few weeks ago. Our plant had multiple buds of flowers on it and and had tall stalks. We then created a bee stick by taking a stick and putting a dead bee at the end. This was used to rub on the buds of the plant to pollinate it.  I found this confusing because it is odd to me that although a bee is dead it is still able to pollinate. After this we learned about sea turtles and how people can harm or be helpful for their chance of surviving. Learning about this can be helpful for my future students so they understand their actions affect the planet and the living things on Earth.