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Curated OER

JUST A MATTER OF TIME

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students recognize the dynamic changes in themselves and in agriculture that have occurred through the years. They are shown pictures of a baby or students are asked to think of their little brothers or sisters or themselves in...
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Beans and Genes/genetic Probability

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan was put on by Joyce Craft from Hyde Park Academy in Chicago. This is used to help demonstrate applications in genetic probability.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Can You Curl Your Tongue?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Genetics the Easy Way

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great lesson plan that deals with genetic probability and recycling. Students will create a recycled "critter" based on genotype/phenotypes.
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PBS

Pbs: Our Genes/our Choices: The Probabilities of Problems: A Look at Inheritance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learn how the genes inherited from two parents can be recombined in their offspring in this simulation activity. In addition, investigate the probabilities of passing on inherited genetic disorders.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mice Rule! (Or Not)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the relationships between genetics, biodiversity, and evolution through a simple activity involving hypothetical wild mouse populations. First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Pedigree Analysis: A Family Tree of Traits

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Some characteristics, like the shape of your hairline, whether your earlobes are attached or detached, and whether or not you have freckles are inherited from your parents. For this science project you will learn about Mendelian traits,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Sponge Bob Round Pants? What's the Chance?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What are the chances of SpongeBob having kids with round pants? Working in cooperative learning groups, students explore the concept of probability. Using interactive websites, students explore the possibilities of an organism having a...

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