LEARN NC

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

Goal 4

The learner will develop an understanding of the basis of heredity and the role of molecular genetics.

Objective 4.03

Interpret and use the principal patterns of inheritance.

Resources aligned to this objective

Polygenic traits with pennies
Uses the results of flipping pennies to represent the functioning of polygenic traits.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
By Buie Sadie, James Caldwell, Jeanette Fredericks, Janice Shue, Katie Wadsworth, and Tracy Watson.

Resources on the web

A Mendel seminar
The Science NetLinks lesson, constructed around Gregor Mendel's 1865 paper, is an advanced lesson in history, scientific inquiry, methodology, classical genetics, and plant biology. In this lesson, students are guided through a thorough discussion of part... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Genographic: Permanent markers
In this Xpeditions lesson, one of a multi-part unit on the Genographic Project, students review background information about the basics of DNA and chromosomal structure. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–11 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Connecting the dots: Genographic's markers in context
In this Xpeditions lesson, one of a multi-part unit on the Genographic Project, students examine markers of human migration, uncovered by such fields as archaeology, paleontology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and history. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Geographic
Cancer risks
In this Science NetLinks lesson, students describe environmental and hereditary factors that increase the chance of developing cancer. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science