Inheritance
Create aliens with different traits and breed them to produce offspring. Determine which traits are passed down from parents to offspring and which traits are acquired. Offspring can be stored for future experiments or released.
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Teacher Guide
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Observe that offspring resemble their parents.
- Compare the results of sexual and asexual reproduction.
- Distinguish between traits that are determined by genes and those that are acquired.
- Understand that acquired traits are not passed on to offspring.
- Observe different types of inheritance:
- Inheritance of codominant traits.
- Inheritance of dominant/recessive traits.
VOCABULARY:
- acquired trait, asexual reproduction, clone, codominant traits, dominant trait, offspring, recessive trait, sexual reproduction, trait
User Recommendations (3):
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Offers students the oportunity to investigate all-sexual and asexual reproduction, dominant & recessive traits and co-dominance.Love it!
By: Donna Abbruzzese (New York) | Recommended 106 days ago
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Amazing, students really loved it, understood concepts taught
By: shari baier (California) | Recommended 115 days ago
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This was a fun, learning activity for my 6th graders. They were able to create and types of reproduction learned were also reinforced.
By: Andrea VandenBerg (Michigan) | Recommended 309 days ago
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