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'It's All in the Family - Wheat Genetics Lesson plan'

Modeling of 'It's all in the Family', this wheat genetics lesson plan has students comparing and contrasting three wild wheat parent varieties of bread wheat and hard red winter wheat they will germinate seeds, grow seedlings, and complete a "chromosome squash" activity to stain chromosomes of wild wheat parents as well as bread wheat.

Workshop Session (all workshops will be 60 minutes)
Presentation:
     16053_7905RuthHutson.pdf
Handouts:
     16053_7905RuthHutson.pdf
     16053_7905RuthHutson_1.pdf
     16053_7905RuthHutson_2.pdf
     16053_7905RuthHutson_3.pdf
     16053_7905RuthHutson_4.pdf
     16053_7905RuthHutson_5.pdf
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SPEAKER(S) INFORMATION
Ruth Hutson
Email: rhutson@usd384.org
Speaker Order: 1
Author Order: 1
Person Type: Primary Presenter
State: Kansas
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Main Phone: 785-293-5256
Biosketch: High School Science/Biology Teacher at Blue Valley High School, Randolph, Kansas. Experience with NSF grant lesson plan writing and pilot testing.
Organization/Affiliation: Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
Carrie Newdigger
Email: newdiggerc@usd351.com
Speaker Order: 2
Author Order: 1
Person Type: Presenter 2
State: Kansas
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Main Phone: 6203482475
Biosketch: Carrie is an experienced High School Science teacher with super creative skills that engage her students in science exploration.
Organization/Affiliation: Macksville High School