CELLUL AR
REPRODUCTION
& GENETICS
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session, the students should be able
to:
•differentiate heredity and variation through “The
Boat is Sinking” game; and
•determine the formation of chromosomes from the
DNA through film-viewing.
HEREDITY-
PA S S I N G O F
T R A I T S F RO M
PA R E N T S TO
O F F S P R I N G
VARIATION-
D I F F E R E N C E S
A M O N G
I N D I V I D UA L S
GENETICS
WHAT IS A
CHROMOSOME?
L E T ’ S WAT C H A V I D E O !
Q: WHERE DOES THE
TERM CHROMOSOME
COME FROM, AND ITS
MEANING?
HOW ARE
CHROMOSOMES
BEING FORMED?
LET’S WATCH
SOME VIDEOS!
WHY ARE
CHROMOSOMES
NUMBER DIFFERENT
FROM EVERY OTHER
SPECIES?
SYNTHESIZE!

Grade 8 Science - Chromosomes