Unit Plan
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...
Lesson Plan
University of Washington

Genome Sciences Education Outreach: State Your Traits [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Multi-activity lesson in which young scholars engage in learning about the inheritance of genetic traits.
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.
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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Biology Corner

Biology Corner: Pipe Cleaner Babies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using chromosome and gene models, students play the roles of two parents in this genetics simulation. The object is to create four offspring and determine their genotypes and phenotypes, and determine the probability of having offspring...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cats, Dogs,and Dragons. Oh My!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology lesson on Heredity and Traits. Students learn about the basics of Heredity through a virtual tour and then work to create their own dragon based on the inheritance of traits.(Adapted from ASIM).
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.3 Punnett Squares

For Students 9th - 10th
See how a Punnett square is a special tool used to predict the offspring from a cross, or mating between two parents.