Modeling Plant Genetics
by Felisa Alberts
Students explore genetics and create a model to represent how genes are passed down from a parent plant to an offspring plant. This lesson could be adapted to address 1st Grade Life Science Standard U1.9.
Lesson Grade Level
5th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19Yl84UDRT5QdedKABvEjXak17h1Ii1xh/edit?u…Related Content
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Grades:
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