LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 5

The learner will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of heredity and genetics.

Objective 5.06

Evaluate evidence that human characteristics are a product of:

  • Inheritance.
  • Environmental factors.
  • Lifestyle choices.

Resources aligned to this objective

Lesson plans on the web

How scientists study aging
In this lesson, students will explore a website to learn how scientists are studying the relationship between aging and caloric restriction. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
LIFE: From diversity to DNA
A collection of four units for seventh and eighth grade science covering human body systems, genetics, cells, and microbes and disease. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Science)
Provider: Kenan Fellows for Curriculum and Leadership Development
Nature and nurture
In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students begin to develop an understanding of the role played by nature (our genes) and nurture (the environment in which we live and the things that happen to us) in defining who we are and what it means to be human. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science