Revision techniques – flash cards
- 1. Revision Techniques – Flash cardsGenetic Diseases and Cloning
- 2. Learning ObjectivesTo learn a new revision techniqueTo practice summarising your learningOutcomesTo produce flash cards on a particular given topic
- 3. What is a chromosome?In which part of a cell are chromosomes found?A chromosome is a long length of DNA that carries lots of genesWhat is a gene?A gene is the basic unit of inheritance and controls what an organism is like.Chromosomes are found in the nucleus of a cellHow many chromosomes do we have in our body cells?Genes What is a clone?Human beings have 46 chromosomes in their body cellsA clone is a genetically identical copy of an organismHow many chromosomes do we get from each parent?A recessive gene is the “weaker” gene. It will not express itself when a dominant allele is present.What is a recessive gene?We get 23 chromosomes from each parentWhat is a dominant gene?A dominant gene (allele) is the one that expresses itself in an organism. It is the more “powerful” allele
- 4. What are flash cards?A card containing key points about a particular topic, issue, subject etc.
- 5. What do flash cards include?Subject/topic on one side
- 6. Bite-size chunks of information opposite
- 7. Keywords
- 8. Definitions
- 9. Lists
- 10. For/against
- 11. Main points
- 12. Mnemonics
- 13. Colour-coding
- 14. DiagramsWhy are flash cards useful?The brain works better with bite-sized chunks of informationForce you to break down your knowledge and learning into key pointsThey are easily organisedOnce created, they are time-saversUseful tool when revising in groups
- 15. Task – Create a set of flash cards on a topic from Genetics & CloningUse the resources provided to find the information you need about your topicRead, then summarise that informationCreate flash cards about your topicYou have 20 minutes to complete this task
- 16. Example: create a set of flash-cards on the topic of Huntington’s DiseaseYour flash-cards might include information, in relation to your specific topic, about the following:CausesSymptomsTypes of geneGenetic crossEmbryo testing, particularly including ethical issuesYou may be able to create a flash card that includes all of these issues, or choose a number of them to concentrate on
- 17. Share with the groupCirculate around each table to see what other groups have produced