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Lesson Plan
MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Peas in a Pod: Genetics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Can peas have grandparents? Learn about inherited traits and heredity with a set of activities focused on Mendelian genetics. As your class learns about the process of passing traits along in Punnett squares, they take on the role of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

An Introduction to Genetics

For Students 5th - 7th
In this genetic activity, students will write their name and draw a picture of themselves. A genetic poem is included at the bottom of the activity for students to read.
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Instructional Video1:23
PBS

Genes 101: Life’s Instruction Manual | UNC-TV Science

For Students 5th - 12th
Discover the common genetic ground shared by humans and chickens. Group members listen and view an animation about genes and proteins, which details their roles in building biological structures such as tissues and organs. Participants...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Genetics Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
In this genetics worksheet, students answer a variety of questions about genotypes, phenotypes, genetic inheritance, and traits. They solve for the probability of genotypes and phenotypes of offspring by completing monohybrid and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Model Organisms: The Genes We Share

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this genetics activity, students access a website to learn about how human genes mutate to cause heritable disorders such as Huntington disease. Students use the information on this website to complete 12 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
In this meiosis learning exercise, student complete the blanks describing the process of meiosis. Students draw a diagram of homologous chromosomes.