Presentations went fabulously! Students were very interested in learning about brain conditions, and diseases, and asked many questions of our presenters. Great work!
One grade 7 class is still watching "The Incredible Human Machine", a fascinating look into the human body and a culmination of all we have learned about the circulatory, digestive, respiratory, and skeletal systems.
Our other grade 7 class has just begun a unit on genetics. Don't be surprised if your child comes home and asks you about genetic traits in the family. We are learning about "The Human Genome project", an ambitious project that categorized and sequenced over three million DNA samples from various people all over the world. Finished in 2003, the Human Genome project provided hope for eliminating various diseases, while raising moral and ethical questions.
Students will examine how traits are produced by dominant and recessive genes, and codominant genes. There will be no test this week.
We are still missing three textbooks. Please check at home for any missing textbooks. Thank you.
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