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Utah STEM Foundation

Utah Stem Action Center: Inherited Traits

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Ever wondered why you might look like your parents? Or an animal cub my look like its mom? Learn about inherited traits with this quick and easy lesson.
Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Inherited Traits vs. Learned Behavior

For Students 3rd - 7th
Choose the picture that shows a learned behavior or an inherited trait.
Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Michigan Reach Out: Genetics: You Are Unique

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
For this lesson plan, students learn basic genetics by identifying their inherited traits.
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: The Virtual Field

For Students 3rd - 5th
A virtual lab that explores how offspring inherit different traits from their parents. Investigate these traits both in animals and plants. Understand that variations in offspring can lead to traits that allow survival. Lab includes...
Activity
Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University: Ag in the Classroom: Hairy Heredity [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
A simulation where students flip coins to mimic how parents pass genetic traits to their offspring through heredity. This activity also illustrates the difference between dominant and recessive genes, and how they interact with each...

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