Monster Maker - Genetics & Heredity
by Elena Tellechea
In this fun and engaging lesson, students will use the ASU Monster Maker Game for a fun project that assesses students on dominant and recessive alleles, genotype, phenotype, Punnett Squares, and natural selection. Students will collaborate with a partner using Google Slides and present their projects to class.
Lesson Grade Level
8th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-dvd763BiadCeiHZpDwrSDswoR2tGnVokN3Xtn5…Subject Area
Science Life Science L3: Genetics & Heredity L4: Evolution Technology 5. Computational Thinker 6. Creative Communicator 7. Global Collaborator
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