Heredity with Jelly Beans

by Elena Tellechea

Students will use jelly beans to model the variation that results from sexual reproduction. They will use Punnett Squares to practice probability.

Lesson Grade Level

8th Grade

Lesson Plan Link/URL

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KU0jGxlKjDQi5V7ufEfifenE_Ed3PlAX/edit?u…

Subject Area

Science Life Science L3: Genetics & Heredity Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering Mathematics Statistics and Probability (SP)

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