Year of the Dragon Part 2
by Marisa Kleiman
This is part 2 of a Heredity lesson. In this portion of the lesson the students will work in collaborative pairs to mate the dragons the created in part 1. Furthermore, they will create Punnett squares for each trait. This activity will cover inheritable traits, dominant and recessive traits, genotype and phenotype, and Punnett squares.
Lesson Grade Level
8th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
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8th Grade
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Grades:
8th Grade
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