Genome British Columbia
Genome British Columbia: Multifactorial Inheritance
A simple explanation of multifactorial inheritance is given followed by a short activity where students do a quiz to assess their possible risk of heart disease.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Psychology: Nature vs. Nurture
Study what roles genetics and the environment play in human behavioral development. This is a learning module which includes the reading assignment, a quiz, and PowerPoint program.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Don't Hate on the Trait" by Bird Brain Science
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Behavioral Genetics
A useful introduction from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory on the study of how genetics and behavior are linked. Many useful resource links are included.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Dominant and Recessive Traits in Humans
Explains what dominant and recessive traits are and how they work, and provides a list of single gene traits with the degree of manifestation if they are dominant or recessive. Also discusses co-dominance, incomplete dominance, polygenic...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Super Gene [Pdf]
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about basic genetics and how genes can affect someone's behavior. They will write their own narrative about a character they create as a class in order to illustrate the effects of inherited traits and...
Agriculture in the Classroom
National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum: From Chicken Little to Chicken Big
Students will identify different breeds of chickens, examine physical characteristics, and determine the stages of a chicken's life cycle.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Mammals and Their Parents, Perfect Together
Third graders identify and interpret traits that are found in mammals by noticing differences among animals of the same species. Make a claim that traits are inherited from parents that is supported by evidence.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 3.13 Sex Linked Inheritance
Learn about the traits that are linked to genes on the sex chromosomes.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: What Makes You You?
Launch an activity that will help you address the nature-versus-nurture debate in terms of your own traits.
Palomar Community College District
Waynes Word: Multiple Gene (Polygenic) Inheritance
Explains and gives examples of polygenic inheritance.
Other
Clermont College: Genetic Practice Problems
Clermont College provides a good interactive practice test using Punnett squares.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Genetics Why Do You Look Like You?
This site explores the role genetics plays in making you look the way that you do. Content includes fun facts and a classroom experiment.
University of Maryland
Univ. Of Maryland Baltimore Cty/biology Century
Historical perspective on Mendel's contribution. Spends a little time setting up what the current beliefs of Mendel's day were and how he changed things with what he did.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Offspring Traits Hey, Where Did You Get That From?
Can you distinguish traits that are acquired from those which are inherited? Answer these online questions and find out.
Michigan Reach Out
Michigan Reach Out: Genetics: You Are Unique
In this lesson plan, learners learn basic genetics by identifying their inherited traits.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Incomplete Dominance Examples
Explains what incomplete dominance is in heredity, and what it looks like in plants, animals, and humans.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Codominance Explained With Examples
Explains what codominance is in heredity, and what it looks like in humans, animals, and plants.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Interesting Aspects of Human Genetics
Provides an overview of the field of human genetics, how it began with Mendel's work, some basic genetic principles, how genetic disorders are transmitted, and how physical characteristics are inherited.