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Kitten Creation Lesson PlanKitten Creation Lesson Plan
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Beyond Benign
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6th - 8th
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Science
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Duration
1 hr
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Year
2017
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Kitten Creation

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Your pupils become geneticists as they create cat offspring. The next instructional activity in a series continues an exploration of genetic makeup as scholars consider parent traits to build their offspring. Using household items, they create kittens that display traits given to them by their parents.

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Concepts

phenotypes, genotypes, dna, dominant traits, recessive traits, genetic traits, genes, genetic code, genetics, alleles

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Differentiate by providing groups with a unique set of characteristics for their kittens

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a solid understanding of genetic vocabulary
  • Consider organizing group materials in Ziploc bags for time management

Pros

  • Includes an enrichment activity
  • Provides photos of completed projects as reference

Cons

  • None

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