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How Do Organisms Vary?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study variation of organisms. They determine this variation arises from genetic and environmental causes.
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How Unique Are You?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore how genetic information is passed down from parent to offspring. Because of this, they examine how this causes the variation in each species.
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Heredity: Your Connection To The Past

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate genetics and the process of reproduction in living organisms.
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EMS Lesson 1: Variety is the Spice of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars discern that dominant and recessive traits occur in a variety of combinations in any given group of people.
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Genes

For Students 9th
In this biology worksheet, 9th graders identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the study of genes. There are 18 biology terms located in the word search.
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Genetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to genetics. There are 15 biology terms located in the word search.
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Science Fun

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology activity, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the cells of the body. There are 32 biology terms located in the word search.
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A Tasteless Tasty Test

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students review the inheritance patterns of simple dominant and recessive traits in humans. They use PTC tasting as a model trait. Each student determines whether or not they are a taster using PTC paper then they compile and discuss the...
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World-wide Search for the Dominant Trait

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners receive instruction on dominant/recessive traits, access World-Wide Search for the Dominant Trait and download information on which traits to assess. They collect data on at least 20 people and prepare a data chart.
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Here's Looking at You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars assess some common inherited traits which are easily observable and note their phenotype for the trait. Students compare their phenotypes to those of their parents and attempt to describe the pattern and manor of inheritance.
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Genetic Screening In The Workplace: Case Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a small group discussion/role play of a specific case study concerning the use of genetic screening in the workplace.