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Elif Altuntas
Case Studies as a form of Storytelling
Grade Level:
11
Subject:
Biology
Topic:
Autosomal Recessive Inheritance
Objective:
The objective of this lesson is for students to explore MSUD (Maple Syrup Urine Disease) which is a result of a recessive gene. Further, students will re-examine some genetic terminology such as: hereditary and autosomal recessive inheritance. Moreover, students will label their own pedigree chart based on their genetic understandings from their previous lesson on genetics where they learned about Mendelian law of inheritance, recessive genes, dominant genes, carriers, genotype, phenotype, heterozygous, homozygous and punnett squares. Students will have a period 75 minutes for this lesson.
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Reflection:
I'm quite familiar with some of the case studies found on the University of Buffalo website however; I never really thought about how these studies can be interpreted as stories. The case study I chose: "A Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy:
A Case Study on Autosomal Recessive Inheritance" talks about a family that lost their first baby at only nine days and might be at risk of losing their second baby due to an autosomal recessive inheritance. Personally, as a parent, I find stories such as these extremely educational and relevant, especially when I intend to incorporate them into my lessons.
Prep:
Print handout for case study: "A Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy:
A Case Study on Autosomal Recessive Inheritance" Case Study Handout ( 1 Handout per group, for a class of 20 students, 4 printed handouts are sufficient)
Materials:
Case Study Handout ( 1 Handout per group, for a class of 20 students, 4 printed handouts are sufficient)
-Paper and pencil
