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    Lesson Plan Genetics: Fun With Punnett Squares: Angela Schultz

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    This lesson plan introduces students to Punnett squares and genetics concepts. It includes: 1. Defining key genetics terms like genes, traits, dominant, recessive, genotype, and phenotype. 2. Demonstrating how to complete a basic Punnett square to show the probabilities of offspring traits like eye color or sex. 3. Explaining how Punnett squares can show how two brown-eyed parents can have a blue-eyed child by considering recessive and dominant genes. The lesson encourages student participation through class discussion and practice problems to reinforce understanding of genetics and Punnett squares.

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    This lesson plan introduces students to Punnett squares and genetics concepts. It includes: 1. Defining key genetics terms like genes, traits, dominant, recessive, genotype, and phenotype. 2. Demonstrating how to complete a basic Punnett square to show the probabilities of offspring traits like eye color or sex. 3. Explaining how Punnett squares can show how two brown-eyed parents can have a blue-eyed child by considering recessive and dominant genes. The lesson encourages student participation through class discussion and practice problems to reinforce understanding of genetics and Punnett squares.

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    This lesson plan introduces students to Punnett squares and genetics concepts. It includes: 1. Defining key genetics terms like genes, traits, dominant, recessive, genotype, and phenotype. 2. Demonstrating how to complete a basic Punnett square to show the probabilities of offspring traits like eye color or sex. 3. Explaining how Punnett squares can show how two brown-eyed parents can have a blue-eyed child by considering recessive and dominant genes. The lesson encourages student participation through class discussion and practice problems to reinforce understanding of genetics and Punnett squares.

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    Lesson Plan Genetics: Fun With Punnett Squares: Angela Schultz

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    This lesson plan introduces students to Punnett squares and genetics concepts. It includes: 1. Defining key genetics terms like genes, traits, dominant, recessive, genotype, and phenotype. 2. Demonstrating how to complete a basic Punnett square to show the probabilities of offspring traits like eye color or sex. 3. Explaining how Punnett squares can show how two brown-eyed parents can have a blue-eyed child by considering recessive and dominant genes. The lesson encourages student participation through class discussion and practice problems to reinforce understanding of genetics and Punnett squares.

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    Lesson Plan

    Genetics: Fun with Punnett Squares

    Content Area Science and Technology Goal 1: Understand and use basic concepts of science to
    achieve personal, family, workplace and community goals
    Standard 2: Solve problems in multiple contexts using the scientific method of inquiry
    a) Use scientific principles to formulate hypotheses concerning outcomes of scientific
    investigations
    3 Identify factors used to predict outcomes in everyday life

    This lesson uses Punnett Squares which are charts that show all possible gene
    combinations in a cross of parents (whose genes are known). Here's a youtube video
    that describes Punnett Squares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bkc7SGVwqI

    Prerequisite(s) for Activity No prerequisite


    Participation:

    Activity Title: Genetics: Fun with Punnett Squares

    Goals/Objectives: To introduce students to science terminology and concepts in genetics.

    Introduction to Lesson: Ask students “Have you ever wondered how two brown-eyed parents can produce a
    blue-eyed child?” Explain that this lesson will tell them why.

    Activities/Procedure for 1. Introduce genetics terms and concepts including:


    Activity: 2. Genes, Traits, Dominant, Recessive, Genotype, Phenotype, Hybrid, Purebred.
    3. Write all terms on the board and ask students to take notes over discussed
    definitions.
    4. Draw a Punnett Square on the board. Write “XX” at the top and explain that this is
    the genotype for “female.” Write “XY on the side and explain that this is the genotype
    for “male.”
    5. Complete the Punnett Square and demonstrate that there is a 50% probability that
    the offspring will be female, 50% male.
    6. Draw another Punnett Square. Explain that this one will be for determining eye color
    in offspring.
    7. Write “Bb” on the top of the square. Explain that this is the genotype for a hybrid
    brown-eyed person. Write “bb” on the side of the square. Explain that this is the
    genotype for a purebred blue-eyed person.
    8. Complete the square to determine probable eye color in the offspring. Demonstrate
    that there is a 50% probability that the offspring will have brown eyes, 50% for blue
    eyes.
    9. Repeat the process this time using the genotypes “Bb” on the top, “Bb” on the side.
    Explain that these are the genotypes for two brown-eyed, hybrid parents. State that
    by completing the square you will show how two brown-eyed parents can end up with
    a blue-eyed offspring.
    10. Repeat the process using different phenotypes such as traits for height, hair texture,
    etc. Ask students for questions, discuss answers as a group. Encourage class
    participation in class.

    Functional Application: Students can apply this skill by determining potential genotypes for the phenotypes
    exhibited in their children.

    * Angela Schultz
    Materials/Texts/ Board
    Handouts:

    Evaluation: After participating in the lesson, students will gain a better understanding of genetics
    concepts.

    Follow Up Lessons: Assemble students into groups of no more that four. Have each group work
    independently on the following practice problems from: Steck-Vaugh GED Science
    (2002) pages 52-55; Contemporary GED Science (2002) pages 171-174.
    r-8

    * Angela Schultz

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