Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Genetic Inheritance Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on genetic key terms; it defines them and explains what they do. It provides links to a video and a test.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Modern Genetics

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Mendel laid the foundation for modern genetics, but there were still a lot of questions he left unanswered. What exactly are the dominant and recessive factors that...
Interactive
Other

Biology Simulations: Population Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Population genetics is the study of genetic variation in populations. This simulation allows the user to observe the frequencies of two alleles over time.
Website
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...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Using a Punnett Square

For Teachers 5th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart show students how to use a Punnett Square to introduce how homozygous and heterozygous genotypes are inherited and how they determine phenotypes.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Punnett Squares

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will use Punnett Squares to analyze how biological traits are passed on to successive generations.
Interactive
University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: Learn Genetics:the Outcome of Mutation

For Students 9th - 10th
Mutation is a process that changes a DNA sequence. But how does a difference in a gene's DNA sequence (or genotype) lead to a difference in an observable trait (or phenotype)?
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Other

Biology Project: The Gene Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
Site allows users to learn interesting information about their genes based on his/her physical traits. Provides a brief explanation of how a person's genotype is determined.
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Allele Frequency & the Gene Pool

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to find allele frequency and how it's different from genotype frequency.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dna Build

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students reinforce their knowledge that DNA is the genetic material for all living things by modeling it using toothpicks and gumdrops that represent the four biochemicals (adenine, thiamine, guanine, and cytosine) that pair with each...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Genetic Probably

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Activity Overview Use the SciTools App to simulate a Punnett square. Make predictions about genetic crosses. Learn about the following concepts; genes, alleles, dominant alleles, recessive alleles, homozygous individuals, heterozygous...
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Other

University of Illinois: Population Genetics [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Illinois at Chicago provides an in-depth article on Human Genetics, with a focus on primarily population genetics. The article is factual and informative full of charts, formulas, and extensive text. A...