Students will come to understand that in sexually reproducing organisms, such as humans, typically half of the genes come from each parent. Students will examine a fictional pedigree and determine which gene is responsible for a given trait. The genetic information for individuals is depicted as a jigsaw puzzle.

Students will learn the genetic mechanisms that cause variation among humans (parents and children, brothers and sisters) and how to calculate the probability that two individuals will have an identical genetic makeup.

In this lesson, students will explore various modes of inheritance through a hands-on activity creating offspring of a fictitious organism. Students will complete Punnett Squares for various genetic crosses, and analyze and interpret the results of those crosses. Students will be able to predict the genotype and phenotype of P1 and F1 generations using Punnett Squares. Students will be able to identify complex patterns of inheritance such as codominance and incomplete dominance.

In this lesson, students will explore various modes of inheritance through a hands-on activity creating offspring of a fictitious organism. Students will complete Punnett Squares for various genetic crosses, and analyze and interpret the results of those crosses. Students will be able to predict the genotype and phenotype of P1 and F1 generations using Punnett Squares. Students will be able to identify complex patterns of inheritance such as codominance and incomplete dominance.

Students use pennies to determine the traits for a smiley face, then use Microsoft Word to create the smiley face. Faces are displayed in the classroom and students use their knowledge of genetics to answer questions about smiley faces, traits, and probability. NOTE: Teacher notes and a "Wrapping It Up" analysis activity are separate complementary resources.

This resource is a set of teacher notes to accompany the activity "Genetics with a Smile". It includes directions and tips for teachers as well as a sample smiley face.

This student worksheet, with answer key, is used to wrap up the activity "Genetics with a Smile".

With this resource, students learn how to calculate the probabilities of passing on certain genetic disorders and then evaluate case studies involving genetic testing.

In this exercise, students will use StarGenetics to determine the inheritance of traits by performing and analyzing the results of crosses between garden pea plants.

This short video lesson gives an overview of Mendelian genetics. Assessment and discussion questions, as well as links to additional resources, are included.

The Genetics Student Edition book is one of ten volumes making up the Human Biology curriculum, an interdisciplinary and inquiry-based approach to the study of life science.

This webpage offers a series of multiple choice questions that will assess student understanding of concepts associated with human genetics.

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Students will practice using Punnett Squares to determine traits of children. Students will determine genotypes and phenotypes of parents and children, use percentages to show how often certain genotypes and phenotypes will be seen in the children, and match a child with its parents based on their genotypes.

Students will explore the concept of genetic disease through the lenses of inheritance, natural selection, and genetic modification and gene therapy. Students will develop an understanding of connections between these concepts and be able to explain these connections. Finally, students will create a "Ted Talk" style video that other students will watch to learn about a specific genetic disease.

In this exercise, students complete a simulation of human karyotyping using digital images of chromosomes from actual human genetic studies. They will arrange chromosomes into a completed karyotype, and interpret their findings just as if they were working in a genetic analysis program at a hospital or clinic.

Students act as a cytogenecist and arrange chromosomes using size, banding pattern and centromere location.

In this worksheet activity, students learn how chromosomes and alleles segregate during meiosis.

Students will taste a piece of PTC paper to see if they are dominant or recessive for the trait. They will then use this information to predict the possible genotypes and phenotypes for their parents.