Parents- Questions and concerns
What will my son or daughter be learning from this website?
Your student will be exploring the curriculum area of genetics and will learn about simple genetics, genetic mutations, and genetic engineering.
Is the information on this site accurate?
The information that has been covered in this website have been published as textbooks and by governmental and educational websites.
How long will this project take to complete?
Your child will finish this assignment as we cover the units of genetics in class. The first assignment will cover basic principles in genetics and then with in the next few days, your student will be looking into karyotypes. The unit will end in discussion about genetic engineering.
How will my student be graded? What if they are not very tech savvy?
Students today are very tech saavy but the good news is most of the assignments do not require that the students knows how to use everything on the computer. This is a website based project and students will mainly use the internet to gather information. They will be graded on each mission with the rubric located in the teacher tab of the site.
Your student will be exploring the curriculum area of genetics and will learn about simple genetics, genetic mutations, and genetic engineering.
Is the information on this site accurate?
The information that has been covered in this website have been published as textbooks and by governmental and educational websites.
How long will this project take to complete?
Your child will finish this assignment as we cover the units of genetics in class. The first assignment will cover basic principles in genetics and then with in the next few days, your student will be looking into karyotypes. The unit will end in discussion about genetic engineering.
How will my student be graded? What if they are not very tech savvy?
Students today are very tech saavy but the good news is most of the assignments do not require that the students knows how to use everything on the computer. This is a website based project and students will mainly use the internet to gather information. They will be graded on each mission with the rubric located in the teacher tab of the site.