Year of the Dragon: Part 1
In part 1 of this lesson, students will use the laws of heredity to create a dragon based on the random toss of a coin. A chart has been created to assign genotypes and the corresponding phenotypes for their dragon.
This lesson will cover inheritable traits, dominant and recessive traits, genotype, and phenotype.
Lesson Grade Level
8th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gBtP5HZ9q4TMXn0aitbsmmQ81bGwe_8I/edit?u…Subject Area
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