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Genetics the Easy Way

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use recyclable trash to construct a Recycle Critter family. They calculate the probability of the phenotype of the offspring that two heterozygous parents produced.
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The Genome: Controversy for All Times

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the genome and discuss the ethical and moral issues surrounding it. In groups, they discover the differences between ethics and morals and discuss where the concepts of good and bad come from in society. After reading...
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A Mendel Seminar

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze Gregor Mendel's discovery of a process of biological evolution. They also explore how recessive and dominant traits are passed from one generation of living organisms to the next. This lesson involves environment...
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Beautiful Butterfly Tiles

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a butterfly drawing that includes the elements of art and principles of design. They create artwork that can be made into ceramic tiles to be installed around the classroom doorways in our new addition.
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May Writing Ideas

For Students 4th - 6th
In this writing instructional activity, students explore and discover a variety of ways to help make writing more interesting and creative.
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Room to Grow

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine radish plants and compare how they grew based on how closely the seeds were sown. For this life science lesson, students pretend to be growing plants crowded together, then examine how the radishes look based on how much...
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Human Genetic Disorder Probabilities

For Students 9th - 12th
In this genetic disorders worksheet, students complete punnett squares for six different human genetic disorders. They predict the outcome of the offspring including the phenotypes and genotypes of each.
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DNA Detectives

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define dominant and recessive genes and that they have DNA from their mother and father.  In this inherited traits lesson, 5th graders complete a punnet square based on their parents traits.  Students decorate...
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Where Are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a dinosaur egg with balloons and newspaper.  In this earth science lesson plan, students explore the extinction of dinosaurs.  Students view a web clip and relate it to the extinction of animals they have never...
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Animal Parenting

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students analyze parenting instincts. In this parenting instincts lesson, students view a drawing of animal they studies and describe what they learned about the animal. Students teach the class about their animal and the class creates a...
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Yeast - A Dihybrid Cross

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students make a yeast dihybrid cross and follow two forms of each of two traits: red growth versus cream color, and tryptophan-dependent versus tryptophan-independent.
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Farm Babies

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use flash cards to match the mother names to the baby names for farm animals. In a designated "barn" in the room, students simulate being mothers, fathers, and babies. The baby must find his mother and father. Students visit...
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How Things Go Wrong

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify where mutations might occur and examine what effect those mutations will have through class discussion of DNA replication and cell division. Students then differentiate between mutations that affect individuals...
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Designer Genes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video on DNA. They discuss mitosis, meiosis and fertilization. They use strips of paper to simulate fertilization and analyze the genotype and phenotype of the combined chromosomes.
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The Fantastic Kindergarten Zoo

For Teachers 1st
First graders create their own zoo to share with other classes and parents. Groups create displays for the animals. Have each group brainstorm how they create a display for their animal.
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Genetics - The Study of Inheritance

For Students 9th - 12th
In this genetics worksheet, students will compare four pea plants with different alleles that control flower color and complete 5 short answer questions. Then students will read 8 statements about genetic mutations and determine if the...
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Marshmallow Babies

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders interpret the genotypes and phenotypes, then pair up chromosomes.
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Decoding DNA

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete their KWL charts from the first lesson of the unit as a review for the summative. Then they decode a secret message using the four basic components of DNA, adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine.
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Asexual Reproduction

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
In this reproduction worksheet, students identify the 5 major ways organisms reproduce asexually and list examples of organisms that reproduce in that manor. Then students complete 10 short answer questions.
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Genetic Engineering

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the risks and benefits associated with biotechnology. For this biotechnology lesson, students discuss the role of genes in the body and brainstorm ethical issues relating to biotechnology. They read about an ethical...
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What is Biotechnology

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners discover the concept of biotechnology. In this biotechnology lesson plan, students explore the history of biotechnology and its implications today.
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Panther Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the Florida Panthers through a Web-quest. In this web-based lesson, students find clues that will help them to identify the habitat of the Florida Panther and the history of human activity which threatens these wild cats.
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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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Using the Internet: Punnett Squares

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss their own genetic traits. Using computers, they research the creation of Punnett Squares. They preform online experiments with peas, predicting the appearances of the offspring. They determine how genetic traits...

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