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Using the Internet: Punnett Squares
Seventh graders discuss their own genetic traits. Using computers, they research the creation of Punnett Squares. They preform online experiments with peas, predicting the appearances of the offspring. They determine how genetic traits...
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Incomplete dominance, Codominance, Multiple Alleles
Students explore the principles of incomplete dominance and codominance in genes. They apply genetic previously discussed genetic principles to determine solutions to inheritance problems including multiple alleles, incomplete dominance...
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Traits
Sixth graders consider heredity. For this science lesson plan, 6th graders gain an understanding of certain physical traits are inherited from their parents through the genes.
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Pre-Hardy-Weinberg
Students examine the inheritance of ABO blood groups. In this investigative lesson students perform a lab and show how natural selection can alter the gene frequencies in a population.
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Sunken Lesson: Animal Growth and Heredity Grade 5
This animal growth PowerPoint includes bulleted text organized into categories including cell division, mitosis, regeneration, sexual and asexual reproduction, life cycles, metamorphosis, and inherited traits. Diagrams are included in...
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Vocabulary Lesson: Money - Worksheet 5
In this money vocabulary instructional activity, students fill in the blanks in 6 sentences using the word bank at the top of the page. They use words such as inherit, borrow, steal, waste, and withdraw.
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The World We Inherited
Students gain a better understanding of the election process and their part in the election as well. They read literature from candidates, look at the election guide components, the electoral college, and how to vote. At the end of the...
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Human Genetics
In this biology worksheet, 9th graders create a Punnett square to show the possible offspring of a carrier female and a normal male for color blindness. Then they draw a pedigree for the family and indicate whether the daughter is...
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Genetic Technology
In this genetic worksheet, learners will complete 4 fill in the blank questions about selective breeding and determining genotypes. Then students will use a Punnett square to determine the genotype for two different breeding situations.
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Methods of Teaching Evolution To Middle School Children
Young scholars study evolutionary thought. They examine how characteristics are inherited and that they are a source of variation. They illustrate the perpetuation, elimination, and variation made among members of a species. They...
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Pedigrees
Students examine various inheritance patterns using pedigrees. In groups, they predict what might happen to the offspring of a woman with normal vision and carries the recessive allele gene. They determine the genotypes of the man and...
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Genetics DNA Replication
Students explore DNA replication. Beginning with a teacher led discussion, students examine inherited information, genes, and Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA). As the teacher models the structures of DNA, tells about the contributions of...
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Genetics & Pedigrees
Students examine genetic inheritance patterns and pedigrees. After discussing sex-linked genes, students use pedigrees to determine the genotypes of parents in the P1 generation. They complete worksheets and disuss the results.
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Bird Buffet
Fifth graders study traits of different bird beaks. In this bird lesson, 5th graders explore the function and usefulness of different inherited traits of birds.
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How to Invest Your Money
Students use the Internet to research various companies to determine if they are smart investment choices. Using a role-play activity, they pretend they have received an inheritance from a distant relative. They invest the money into...
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Here's Looking at You
Students 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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What Do Genes Look Like?
Seventh graders describe the basic structure of the DNA molecule. They identify what an inherited trait is and how it can be determined by one or more genes. Finally, 7th graders identify that plant and animal cells contain several...
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Phrasal Verbs with Take #2
In this language arts worksheet, learners read 5 sentences; all have a form of the verb "take." Students choose the correct meaning of the phrase in the sentence. Example: She takes after her father (inherit characteristics). This is...
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Genetic Health Forum (G.H.F.)
Students achieve a week long activity in preparation for a group presentation on a human genetic condition
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Genetic Disorders
Seventh graders discuss traits, traits that are inherited and how genes and chromosomes carry the code for traits. They research genetic disorders and their link to chromosome abnormalites and write a report on their findings. which...
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A Tasteless Tasty Test
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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Natural Selection
High schoolers observe, measure and record variations that may be due to genetic inheritance. They look at the length of seeds for germinating pinto and lima beans and measure the distance between eyes in humans. They graph and discuss...
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Social Studies: Personality Development
Students investigate the development and influence of personalities on individuals. After examining a kaleidoscope, they discuss how people's personalities are analogous to the instrument's different designs. The lesson concludes with...
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7.012 Genetics Section Problems
A set of phenotypes is listed for mice, flowers, blood type, and plants. For each, biology buffs analyze the percentages of phenotypes in the offspring and then identify the genotypes of the parents. This is a different approach to...
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