Description
Get this fun hands-on simulation activity to teach Mendelian Genetics and Hereditary today. The resource provides your students the opportunity to :
 
Explore and master the concept of traits, genotype ,and phenotype.
Play a hands-on simulation about heredity
Practice solving di-hybrid and mono-hydrid crosses.
 
***Please see VIDEO and Slide previews to take a look at the sample work.
 
 
The resource is in 2 parts:
 
PART 1: Determining the traits of offspring activity: ****( See video preview)
 
In this part, students will randomly toss alleles of father and mother onto their table. Then, they will write the alleles each parent contributes to the child for 3 genes:
i) freckle gene
ii) eye color gene, and
iii) hairline gene.
 
From the genotypes of the offspring, students will illustrate the resulting phenotype on the face of the offspring.
 
This activity is not only fun but reinforces students' understanding of how parents pass on their traits to the next generations. The hands-on nature of the activity brings meaning to a topic that is usually seen by students as abstract and complex.
 
PART 2: Punnett square exercise
 
In this part, students will practice solving mono-hybrid and dihybrid punnett square problems to further enhance their understanding. This worksheet comes in colored and black-and-white versions.
 
I have included Answer Keys to this exercise.
 
 
Teacher Guide:
 
This resource includes a step-by-step teacher guide with pictures about how to make the allele cards, including how to laminate them. I have also included suggestions and tips to assist the teacher.
 
 
Grade Level:
Grades 9 to 12
 
 
I am confident this resource will be a wonderful addition to your genetics and hereditary unit. Your students will be engaged throughout the lesson and their understanding of the topic will deepen. The cards may be laminated for long-term use.
 
Please reach out to eazyscience221@gmail.com with questions and feedback. Thanks and have an amazing class!
 
Formats: PDF
Total Pages: 16 pages
Answer Key: Included
Teaching Duration: 1 hour