Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Probability and Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the role of probability in inheritance.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: All in the Family

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson shows students the scientific reasoning behind the societal taboo of incest. Students complete a Punnett square to determine the chances of an offspring inheriting two recessive...
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Beans and Genes/genetic Probability

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson was put on by Joyce Craft from Hyde Park Academy in Chicago. This is used to help demonstrate applications in genetic probability.
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Other

Your Doctor: Sickle Cell Anemia (In Arabic)

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos of slides and genetics charts accompany the text and explain the differences between sickle cell train vs. sickle cell anemia, symptoms of sickle cell disease, secondary diseases/conditions associated with sickle cell, mechanism...
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Monohybrid Problem Set

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of Arizona, gives problems online that correspond to basic Mendelian genetics. Test your knowledge once you've read about Mendel and accessed the links to the various subjects covered in...
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Other

North Dakota State: Mendel's First Law (Law of Segregation)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains Mendel's first law (Law of Segregation) in detail. Includes Mendel's original experiments with results and conclusions.
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Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Sponge Bob Round Pants? What's the Chance?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What are the chances of SpongeBob having kids with round pants? Working in cooperative learning groups, students explore the concept of probability. Using interactive websites, students explore the possibilities of an organism having a...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Natural Selection and Heredity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students engage in the concept of natural selection and further their understanding of diversity and relatedness within the living world. Inquiries into evolution explain the ways in which natural...