Flipping with Pedigrees & Karyotypes

Upon entering this class I have been performing a flipped lesson for past several years on pedigrees and karyotypes. The goal for the students is to learn how do read pedigrees and karyotypes and be able to create or analyze information related to pedigrees and karyotypes. Below I describe the lesson and provide documents that you can use to adapt for your classroom use.

Lesson Outline:

• Use the following sites for student to take notes about pedigrees and karyotypes. Pedigree & Karyotype Notes
• Pedigree: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/pi/
• Karyotype: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/chromosomes/ (use the three pages located under karyotype title)
• Pedigree Activities & Labs
• Pedigree Investigator
• What's your family health story
• Karyotype Activities & Labs
•  Making Karyotypes
• Genetic Disorders
• Genetic Disorder Project