Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Oh, Money! Money! By Eleanor H. Porter
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Oh, Money! Money! This book was written for an adult audience in the early 1900s by Eleanor H. Porter, the author of the "Glad Books" children's series.
National Institutes of Health
U.s. National Library of Medicine: What Is Dna?
Scientific information about the hereditary material in all living things, DNA. Also includes links to fact sheets for quick reference.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Non Mendelian Inheritance
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to non-Mendelian inheritance.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Probability and Inheritance: Fill in the Pedigree
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use the chart and the key shown and drag the "symptom markers" to correctly illustrate which individuals are directly affected by the disease illustrated in the chart. You will need a sign-in to access...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Basic Concepts of Heredity
An introductory lesson on the basics of heredity, and the inheritance of genetic traits. [7:57]
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Genetics Quiz
Take an interactive quiz over genetics. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
Other
Oracle: What Is Inheritance?
A short description of the object oriented concept of inheritance.
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Dragon Genetics: Independent Assortment and Gene Linkage
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Dragon Genetics I lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF and Word formats. Multiple gene inheritance and the cause of genetic linkage are...
Bryn Mawr College
Serendip: Dragon Genetics: Understanding Inheritance
Brief text summary of what students learn in the Dragon Genetics II lab along with links to download Student Handouts and Teacher Preparation Notes in PDF and Word formats. Using Popsicle sticks, students experiment with different...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Inheritance of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Dna
Find out about mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA, and why its inheritance does not follow Mendelian patterns.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ls4 5: Artificial Selection
Assessment templates, videos, examples, lesson plans, and photos of student work that directly address standard MS-LS4-5: artificial selection.
Other
Inheritance, Evolution, and Ecosystems
Students learn about inheritance, evolution, and ecosystems. Some topics explored in the tutorial are five kingdoms, respiration, energy transfer, and nutrient cycle.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Classical Genetics Unit Test
Take this 9-question unit test over classical genetics.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.15 Polygenic Traits
Learn how in polygenic inheritance, a trait is controlled by more than one gene.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.3 Punnett Squares
See how a Punnett square is a special tool used to predict the offspring from a cross, or mating between two parents.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Particle Types
Using more advanced-object oriented programming techniques like inheritance to make different types of particle sub-objects, that share the same functionality but differs in key ways.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Inheritance (Computer Science)
A Wikipedia description of the Objected Oriented Programming concept of inheritance.
Other
Clermont College: Genetic Practice Problems
Clermont College provides a good interactive practice test using Punnett squares.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dna Replication
[Free Registration/Login Required] With this flipchart students will analyze how biological traits are passed on to successive generations.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Mendel and Inheritance
Explore how genes are passed from one generation to the next including Punnet squares. Kids learn about Gregor Mendel and his theories and experiments on inheritance and genetics.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: X Linked Traits
This lesson will give examples of disorders that are linked to genes on the X chromosome.
Other
Nurture Is Not the Same as Environment
Excerpt from book by Judith Harris which argues that parents do not have as much influence as peers in child development.