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How Does a Pedigree Help Us to Trace a Trait That is Inherited?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze genetic patterns. In this pedigree lesson, students determine dominant or recessive inheritance. They construct a human pedigree from genetic information.
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Genes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the history, inheritance and mutations of genetics.  In this genetic lesson students complete experiments on DNA sequences.
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How Unique Are You?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore how genetic information is passed down from parent to offspring. Because of this, they examine how this causes the variation in each species.
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Genes Count

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a video that reviews Mendelian genetics. They discuss the Hardy-Weinberg Law and use Popsicle sticks to simulate genetic variations and ratios in offspring.
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Fun with Heredity

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore basic concepts of heredity and collaborate to see genetics in action through several activities provided in the lesson. Inherited traits are examined and identified as dominant or recessive.
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Genes and Inheritance

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore genes and inheritance. After listening to a story describing a rare genetic disease, students discuss inheritance and how living things pass on traits to their children. In groups students, students decipher code...
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Regulating Gene Expression

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this genes worksheet, students review the system that controls gene expression and the enzymes required for regulating genetic expression. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 7 short answer questions.
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Human Body Explorations

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine genetics and the DNA of a kiwi.  In this DNA instructional activity students complete a lab to extract DNA and interpret their results. 
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50:50 Chances

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders reinforce the probability of gender by uising a coin toss, as they continue to search for the answers to genetics questions by using mathematical expectations of probability.
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How Do Organisms Vary?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study variation of organisms. They determine this variation arises from genetic and environmental causes.
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Cancer as a Multistep Process

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils analyze the causes of cancer from a genetic standpoint. They explain the increase in cancer with age and create a hypothesis for cancer development. They use the laws of probability as well.
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Case Studies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice decision making strategies by analyzing case studies. They apply decision making skills to three case studies related to genetics.
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How To Use Hardy-Weinberg to Find Gene Frequencies in s Wild Population

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the gene frequency in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium experiments. They inquire into the studies of both black and gray squirrels. Basically the population genetics of certain squirrel populations. The species of each are...
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Genes, not Jeans

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the difference between dominant and recessive genes, and what happens when genes are combined. They complete a worksheet on genetics after observing if they can wiggle their ears or roll their tongues. They...
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Canine Companions

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students research and complete activities about dogs. For this dog lesson, students read information about dogs to examine their traits, behavior, language, characteristics, and genetics. Students take a quiz about the information.
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Scientists Breed See-Through Frogs

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in a pre-reading activity, then read a news article about the breeding of transparent frogs. For this biology and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a question and a vocabulary activity,...

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