miniPCR bio™ Electrophoresis Forensics Lab. Wrongfully Convicted? Instructor's and Student's Guide
Version: 1.1 - Release February 2022 - © 2022 by miniPCR bio™
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Instructor's Guide
Students who demonstrate understanding can:
HS-LS3-3.
Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in
a population.
Science and Engineering
Practice
Disciplinary Core Ideas Crosscutting Concepts
• Asking Questions and Defining
Problems
• Developing and Using Models
• Planning and Carrying Out
Investigations
• Analyzing and Interpreting Data
• Using Mathematics and
Computational Thinking
• Constructing Explanations and
Designing Solutions
• Engaging in Argument from
Evidence
• Obtaining, Evaluating, and
Communicating Information
LS1.A: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and
Processes
LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
• Patterns
• Cause and Effect
• Systems and System Models
• Structure and Function
• Stability and Change
• Interdependence of Science,
Engineering, and Technology
• Influence of Engineering,
Technology, and Science on
Society and the Natural World
Standards alignment
Next Generation Science Standards
Common Core ELA/Literacy Standards
RST.9-10.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the
precise details of explanations or descriptions.
RST.9-10.3 Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements,
or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
RST.9-10.4 Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are
used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9-10 texts and topics.
RST.9-10.5 Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key
terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
RST.9-10.9 Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own
experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
WHST.9-10.1 Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
WHST.9-10.2 Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/
experiments, or technical processes.
WHST.9-10.9 Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
* This activity has been aligned to high school NGSS and grades 9-10 Common Core standards. For information aligning this
activity to middle school or other grade levels, please contact support@minipcr.com.
