Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Tips on Genetics

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explains basic genetics concepts, including genes, DNA, chromosomes, sex chromosomes, how traits are inherited, genetic variation, cloning, and stem cells.
Handout
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountian College: Introduction to Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains genetic beliefs before and after Mendel, and also includes a section on Mendel himself and his experiments, entitled, "The Monk and his Peas".
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mendel's Laws of Genetic Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity, adapted from the Dolan DNA Learning Center, uses Punnett squares to illustrate Mendel's laws of inheritance and how a particular gene combination results in a 3-to-1 ratio of dominant-to-recessive traits.
Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Yes or No to Gmo?

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover the purpose of genetic engineering in agriculture. Explore the pros and cons of genetic modification.
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Heredity: Your Connection to the Past

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An indepth introduction to genetics as a whole with sample lessons, vocabulary, and bibliography. From the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute.