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Genetics: You Are Unique

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate genetics as the study of inherited traits. They complete a worksheet.
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Is Our Health Inherited or Acquired?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders list the traits they get from their parents and distinguish between inherited traits from acquired ones. They assess how to recognize influences that may affect body types and sizes and research on the internet heredity and...
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Rock, Paper, Scissors

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore genetic traits. In this genetic traits lesson, 5th graders investigate dominant and recessive traits. Students identify similar traits between a parent organism and its offspring.
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Do Your Earlobes Hang down?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders listen as the teacher explains the differences between dominant and recessive traits. The data sheet is described and delivered to students. Students collect data about themselves and record it on their sheet. For the...
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EMS Lesson 1: Variety is the Spice of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discern that dominant and recessive traits occur in a variety of combinations in any given group of people.
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Fun with Heredity

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore basic concepts of heredity and collaborate to see genetics in action through several activities provided in the instructional activity. Inherited traits are examined and identified as dominant or recessive.
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Variety is the Spice of Life

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore Gregor Mendel's work with genetics. They complete a survey of their friends and family in order to identify dominant and recessive traits. Once their surveys are complete, students discuss the ways in which dominant...
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Charting the Course

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this citizenship lesson, students collaborate to compile a list of the top ten traits of good citizens. Students then discuss random acts of kindness and create a plan to share kindness...
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Charting the Course

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the meaning of the term philanthropy.  In this Social Studies lesson plan, 9th graders research examples of people that represent good citizens.  Students create a skit that demonstrates a specific...
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Character, You Say? Prove It!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss character traits, and complete a character map and a Venn diagram for selected characters in their assigned text.
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Reproduction and Heredity

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate how traits are passed from parents to their offspring. They list things they have in common with family members, read key vocabulary terms, create a poster of shared physical and personality traits, and watch...
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Setting Goals with Benjamin Franklin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss historical accounts and accomplishments of "Benjamin Franklin" which exemplify good character traits. They create a display of paper keys which describe these traits. They relate these traits to their future...
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Heredity Worksheet #4

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this genetics worksheet, students use a pedigree to determine if any of the offspring carry a recessive trait. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank and 5 short answer questions.
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Next Year's Seeds

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore genetic traits. In this genetic traits lesson, 5th graders discover how traits are passed from parent to offspring while examining plants. Students problem solve real world applications.
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Famous People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss character and character traits that people admire and do not admire. They research people who have made significant contributions to society using the Internet, encyclopedia and library to determine characteristics...
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Life Size Characters

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze character traits and create a life size character outline. In this character analysis lesson, 6th graders analyze character traits of a character using character webs and poems. Students then create a life size...
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Punnett Squares

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how traits are passed to their offspring using Punnett Squares. They demonstrate how a Punnett Square works by physically moving around boxes taped on the floor, representing the different traits of chicks and...
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Trickster Tales

For Teachers 2nd
Students study folk tales and moral lessons from cultures around the world. In this character traits lesson, students study moral lessons through the character traits in various cultures folk tales. Students complete 11 activities...
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Personality Poems

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a bio-poem for themselves or characters in stories they have read. They explore common character traits.
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In Character

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students fill out a character trait graphic organizer about characters in a book that they are reading. In this characters lesson plan, students see how traits relate to character actions.
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The Search for Character!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define character words, look for real-life examples of the traits "in action," and write an acrostic poem based on one of these qualities.
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Chinese Zodiac

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the basic elements of a narrative story, such as the beginning, middle, and the end; to analyze the character traits in the story to write a summary using the 5 Ws and How chart included; through sample stories...
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Human Genetics

For Students 9th
In this biology instructional activity, 9th graders describe whether the father or mother is affected by a sex-linked disorder and why. Then they name two genetic disorders that are caused by a recessive allele on the X-chromosome....
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Character Builder

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
Characters in a story are more than a name to remember. Use a character builder worksheet to write out a character's appearance, background, personality, attributes, and story relevance, including whether they are a main or minor...

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