North Attleborough 
Public Schools

Heredity Unit

"Why Don't Dogs Have Kittens?"

  
Created by Noreen Kiff, Grade 4 Teacher
Falls Elementary School

Student Activities                Student Resources  

Lesson Plans                         Teacher Resources

To Try at Home with a Parent
   

Student Activities                            

A Handful of DNA

How Do Your Traits Match Up?

Are Your Traits Dominant or Recessive?...Ask Jeeves

Can You Match the Children with the Correct Parents?

Build a DNA Model
      Excellent graphics

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Student Resources                                                 
               

Topic:  Examples of Dominant and Recessive Genes

DNA in 2-4 Rhyme

DNA 101:  Enrichment Reading/Activities at teacher's discretion

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Lesson Plans                                                          

Isolate the DNA of an Onion

Lesson Plan and directions for ordering inexpensive taste strips to test
           Dominant/recessive genes of each student

Lesson Plan using Punnett Square  
          Geared to grades 5-8 Special Education students

Use Pea Pods to Explore Diversity/  Commonality

Extract DNA From Common Foods

DNA Fingerprinting

Build a Cell Model
      Excellent graphics

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Teacher Resources                                                          

Link to Overview that could easily be adapted to use as student hand-out or study-guide

"I Can Do That" from National Science Teachers Association

Three Key Concepts
     An animated primer

Concept Map: Includes Links to Classroom Activities Involving Plants

Overview of Concept including Punnett Square

Glossary: may be used to select vocabulary appropriate to your class

Mitosis Tutorial

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