• Course: Child Development
• Project: From womb to wonderful
• Descriptor: These activities can be used on an individual basis or as a whole across the length of a semester.
• National Standards: 1.1, 2.1, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 12.2, 12.3, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, and 16.3
• Tennessee State Standards: 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0, 5.0, 5.6, 6.0, and 6.2
• Gateway Connections: Biology 2.4, 4.4, and 4.5, English 1.0 and 4.0, Algebra 1.7, 5.5, and 5.7, and History 5.0

Activities

• Flip a Coin Baby
  Summary: Simulate the probability of genetics based upon the flip of a coin and the genotype and phenotype of offspring created by parents (students) flipping a coin.
  Handouts: Directions (Word Document); Available on first two listed websites resources with directions for activity
• Websites/Resources:
  http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1994/parenthood.html
  http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0541-MarieAppling/
  http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/geneprob.htm
  
• Baby Bracelets
  Summary: Tactile learning experience that makes students do genetics without punnet squares. They identify parent characteristics from beads on a bracelet and create a child and list features inherited from bracelets.
  Handouts: Directions (Word Document); Biology Gateway S4-51 thru S4 - 53
• Websites/Resources:
  http://state.tn.us/education/cte/teachers/catilesson/doc/fcs01lamabi01.doc
  http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/standards/sci/scigate.shtml
  Modified from Biology Gateway Course Standard Curriculum Guide page S4-51.
  
• How Many Babies?
  Summary: This project looks at the needs of a newborn and what it take to meet those needs. It can be used if looking at adult to child ratios in a childcare center. Also, it can add a twist to discuss children with disabilities.
  Handouts: Directions (Word Document)
• Websites/Resources:
  Modified from Biology Gateway Course Standard Curriculum Guide page S2-30 thru S2-35
  http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/chf/pub/virtualbird/how_many_bears.html
  http://www.cispimmunize.org/IZSchedule_Childhood.pdf
  
• Milestones
  Summary: This can be done as a collage using old magazines or research historical dates of laws affecting children such as child labor laws, discipline, etc. or Chart out and create a timeline of expected milestones in the following areas of development. Fine/gross motor, social/cognitive, language
  Handouts: Directions (Word Document)
• Websites/Resources:
  http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/laborctr/child_labor/about/us_history.html
• Affirmation for All
  Summary: Create a book for a young child to feature the child as the topic of the book to make child feel good. This can be done various ways to include Child Development classes with English classes and clothing classes by creating a project and create a t-shirt featuring each child’s self portrait. This improves the self-esteem of teens and toddlers with personalized books and/or t-shirts.
  Handouts: Directions (Word Document)
• Websites/Resources:
  Swafford, M., Thomas, R., & Bailey, S. (2006). Affirmation book project: Impacting diversity, literacy, and collaboration. In Hamon, R.R. (ed.) International Family Studies Developing Curricula and Teaching Tools. NY: The Haworth Press, Inc.
• Focus on Children
  Summary: A FCCLA Star event that could be done in groups or individuals on a variety of needs.
  Handouts: Directions (Word Document); Suggested project ideas for students
• Websites/Resources:
  www.fcclainc.org
  Star Events Manual pages 64 - 67