Best Practices
Heredity and Reproduction
Big Ideas
Blood and sperm cell comparison lab looking at prepared blood cell slides and a bloody towel
Breeding rebops genetic papers
Camouflage and predator-prey concepts taught with a butterfly and bird activity
Chi-square statistical introduction and activity
Create a fictional virus and tell its story
DNA and the court room research assignmnet
DNA goes to the races activity
DNA student lab sheet for the lab, 'Extracting DNA from a Fruit'
DNA worksheet and DNA topics including genetic diseases
Dolly facts and discussion topics
Dragon genetics protocol Mendelian Genetics lab
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome unit, 9 day description
Genetic discrimination article and questions
'Genetic Gumbo' activity for reflection
Genetics introduction questionaire
Genetics lesson 'dog recipe', create your own dog using genetics principles, website included
Genetics problem research project
Genetics with a smile Punnet Squares
Genetics with a smile worksheet and activity explores heritability of traits
Grading rubric for dragon genetics album
Half life activity with Twizzlers candy
Inserting a human growth hormone gene into a bacterial plasmid
Invertebrate fertilization lab with live eggs and sperm
List of Skin diseases and disordres for a paper and presentation
'Lord of the Flies' lab on genetics and fruit flies
Macaroni project explains mitosis
Mitosis and meiosis unit using the web
Mystery lab involves a fingerprint lab
Paper DNA models replication transcript translation
'Paper Pets' heredity activity
Position paper on genetic testing
Practice Mendel Punnet Squares
Protein synthesis simulation with cards
Recombinant paper plasmid activity
'Simple Thymus DNA EXtraction' lab procedure
Solve a Jerry Springer 'I Ain't your baby's daddy' problem
Students will learn about various genetic disorders and will present a PowerPoint presentation
Supertomatoes or Frankenfoods - a study of genetically modified foods
The genetics of sickle cell disease
The Human Genome Project introduction guide
'Tools of the Genetic Engineer' lab recommendation
Transcription and translation sequencing puzzle
Web quest on diseases allows studnets to diagnose symptoms based on internet research