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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Don't Hate on the Trait" by Bird Brain Science

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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Read Works

Read Works: Inheritance of Traits

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about learned and inherited traits. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 13.11 Molecular Genetics Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn genetics and inheritance works on a molecular level.
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Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Inherited Traits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Ever wondered why you might look like your parents? Or an animal cub my look like its mom? Learn about inherited traits with this quick and easy lesson.
Interactive
University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: Learn Genetics:the Outcome of Mutation

For Students 9th - 10th
Mutation is a process that changes a DNA sequence. But how does a difference in a gene's DNA sequence (or genotype) lead to a difference in an observable trait (or phenotype)?
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Lactase Film With Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover why people are lactose intolerant. Understand the genetic traits that allow some people to be lactose tolerant.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Body: Inside Scoop: Genetics

For Students 3rd - 8th
An introduction to heredity and genetics. Learn about how physical traits and other qualities are passed down to people from their parents.
Handout
McGraw Hill

The Mc Graw Hill Companies, Inc.: Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
The basic principles of genetics are in this effective site. Gender determination, recessive traits, and the Punnet Square are the topics examined. There is also a Punnet Square practice exercise to assess your comprehension of the...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Classical Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from DNA from the beginning is loaded with goodies about genetics and DNA. Starting with Mendel all the way through the concept of DNA, you will see how life is given certain characteristics. Some animations and audio clips...
Handout
Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Introduction to Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
This college-level biology reference book introduces the study of heredity and genetics using diagrams and descriptive illustrations.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Mendelian and Molecular Genetics Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this interactive quiz over Mendelian and molecular genetics, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Practice Quiz for Mendelian Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Palomar College provides an online practice quiz includes history as well as some of the genetics. Includes feedback. A great learning and practice site.
eBook
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Interesting Aspects of Human Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the field of human genetics, how it began with Mendel's work, some basic genetic principles, how genetic disorders are transmitted, and how physical characteristics are inherited.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Learning Center: learn.genetics: Rock Pocket Mice

For Students 9th - 10th
Manipulate the environment to see how it plays a role in the rapid evolutionary changes in rock pocket mice.
Lesson Plan
University of Washington

Genome Sciences Education Outreach: Build an Animal [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Lesson plan focuses on basic genetic principles and indirectly models meiosis. Students learn that each species is tremendously diverse and that genes play a major role in determining this diversity.
Handout
Treehut

Suzy's World: Genetics Why Do You Look Like You?

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site explores the role genetics plays in making you look the way that you do. Content includes fun facts and a classroom experiment.
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Human Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated article describes the difference between a genetic trait and a genetic disease/disorder.
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University of Arizona

The Biology Project: Human Biology: Human Genetics Problem Set

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of sixteen multiple-choice questions. Once solved, incorrect answers are linked to tutorials to help solve the problem.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Basic Concepts of Heredity

For Students 9th - 10th
An introductory lesson on the basics of heredity, and the inheritance of genetic traits. [7:57]
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Inheritance Calculator: Blank Make Your Own

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive Punnett Square calculator which allows students to work out patterns of inheritance for any autosomal recessive genetic trait or disease.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Jake and Alice

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about genetic traits, what they determine, and how they mutate. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: learn.genetics: Finding a Gene on the Chromosome Map

For Students 9th - 10th
Play the role of a scientist and piece together the genetic puzzle to determine the gene responsible for a disorder.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Basic Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of genetics on this site by learning about DNA, chromosomes, genes, and traits. Site includes links to topics to explore.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Classical Genetics Unit Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this 9-question unit test over classical genetics.

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