Sophia Learning
Sophia: Traits: Lesson 3
This lesson will explain how traits are passed down by alleles, and that one particular genotype determines one particular phenotype. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Traits."
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Sex Linked Hemophilia in the Royal Romanov Family
An animated pedigree clearly explains the way hemophilia was inherited in the Romanov family. Interpreting pedigrees and sex-linked crosses should be much easier to understand after going through this tutorial.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Skin Color Interactive Video
Discover the evidence scientists have found to support the idea of evolving skin color. Pigments in the skin may be linked to where our ancestors lived.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Mendelian Inheritance Study Guide
Review the processes of basic Mendelian genetics.
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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Can You Curl Your Tongue?
This lesson is adapted from a Connected Mathematics Unit, How Likely is It? This investigation introduces biology as a source of applications for probability. In this lesson, Curling your Tongue, students determine how many students in...
Biology Corner
Biology Corner: Pipe Cleaner Babies
Using chromosome and gene models, students play the roles of two parents in this genetics simulation. The object is to create four offspring and determine their genotypes and phenotypes, and determine the probability of having offspring...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Genetic Linkage
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses linked genes and why some characteristics are inherited together.
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Monohybrid Problem Set
This site, which is provided for by the University of Arizona, gives problems online that correspond to basic Mendelian genetics. Test your knowledge once you've read about Mendel and accessed the links to the various subjects covered in...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Your Glorious Gene Pool
Students read the books like I Am the Dog. I Am the Cat by Donald Hall and Joyful Noise by Paul Fleischman and read the lyrics while listening to the song "Shallow End of the Gene Pool" by the Austin Lounge Lizards. Then students learn...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Benefits of Biodiversity
First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents possess, such as fur color, body size, heat tolerance, and running speed. Next they use coin tossing to determine the traits a mouse pup born to these parents...
PBS
Pbs: Our Genes, Our Choices
Student teams research human behavior and explore whether traits are inherited only by genetic inheritance or if environmental factors can play a role as well.
What2Learn
What2 Learn: Gene Trivia
This Science game about genes was created using the What2Learn game machine. The objective of the game is to correctly answer the questions about genetics. Students should learn genetics and heredity before playing the game.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: What Are Blood Transfusions?
Get an overview of what's involved in a blood transfusion. You can also check your understanding by predicting which combinations of blood will cause agglutination.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cats, Dogs,and Dragons. Oh My!
This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology instructional activity on Heredity and Traits. Students learn about the basics of Heredity through a virtual tour and then work to create their own dragon based on the inheritance of...
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.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Gregor Mendel
Find out how Gregor Mendel's experiments led him to be known as the father of genetics.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Dragon Science: Food for Thought
Investigate how geneticists use selective breeding to capitalize on hybrid vigor by using colored chips to represent traits in succeeding generations. Use Explain why farmers must buy new hybrid seed each year.
Center for Educational Technologies
Earth Science Explorer: Diversity
Written for younger students, this site explains biodiversity and links to easy to understand explanations of species and genetic diversity.
Other
Clermont College: Genetic Practice Problems
Clermont College provides a good interactive practice test using Punnett squares.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Genetics
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart will help students identify characteristics that match their parents and link these characteristics to their family members.
Other
Human Genetics Multifactorial Inheritance
On this University of Illinois at Chicago site you can get the importance of multifactorial inheritance, and numerous models to help illustrate the idea. There is a summary at the bottom for review, and an address to send questions to...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Chromosomes Carry Genes
Thomas Hunt Morgan will explain the research he did to determine that some traits are linked to the sex of an individual.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Are Some People Left Handed?
Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? The following video investigates how the uneven ratio of lefties...
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