Fundamentals of Genetics
Students will be able to define, calculate, and explain various aspects of Mendalian genetics.

Food for Thought: The Cookie Analogy
A familiar activity (baking cookies) helps to explain unfamiliar genetics concepts.

Gene Puzzles
In this lesson, students will come to understand that in sexually reproducing organisms, such as humans, typically half of the genes come from each parent.

Introduction to Genetics
SWBAT determine and predict the genotypes and phenotypes of parents and their offspring.

Shuffling the Deck
This simple card game illustrates the basis principles of Mendelian genetics including the concepts of heredity, independent assortment, and variation.

Curious Crossbreeds
In this lesson, students learn about the diverse roles of hybridization among animals. They then research certain examples of animal hybrids as a springboard to analyzing a zoo's potential exhibit of animal hybrids.

Variety is the Spice of Life
This lesson is designed to reinforce the concepts that human traits are controlled by dominant and recessive genes, and some traits are learned, not inherited. It would work well after an introduction to Gregor Mendel's pea experiments.

Plant Parents
In this lesson, students will come to understand that most plants usually reproduce sexually.  Students will learn the parts of the flower and the process of sexual reproduction in plants.

Genetics - Create-A-Kid
Students flip a pair of coins to determine what genotype and what phenotype their child will have for 29 given traits. They then draw a picture of their kid based on their coin flip phenotypes.

Genetics - Screen Your Genes
Students will understand the processes of meiosis, independent assortment, fertilization and genetic variation by constructing simple pedigrees, determining their genotypes and phenotypes for five traits and their sex chromosome types and by transferring this information to paper model chromosomes which are used to simulate the process of fertilization.

Genetic Superheroes
Working in groups of two, they must search for a male and female superhero and develop a list of physical traits and characteristics that these super-heroes have in common and also are unique to that individual. They then toss two coins to simulate a genetic cross

Disproving the Proof
Students will realize that a progression of discoveries have led to the genetics knowledge that scientists currently have and will understand how genetic experiments disproved previous theories on inheritance.

The Basics and Beyond
Sign-up is free ! Excellent resource with lots of interactive reference information to lead students from basic to complex genetics topics

Genetic Traits Collaborative Project
Online collaborations with students all over the world to compare traits

Genetic X Files
After years of genetic experiments with MendAliens — aliens that arrived on Earth in a flying saucer — FBI agents put the results in the Genetic X Files (the Genetic Cross Files). You may choose to review how to analyze the results of a number of genetic crosses or practice solving genetics problems.

Taking a Chance on Heredity
How Gregor Mendel solved a basic mystery of heredity

Quia - Genetics
Interactive matching and flashcards

Understanding Genetics: Human Health and the Genome
Interactive site with activities and information

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