Monsters Inc Genetics
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I use this in my special education classroom to teach about heredity and genetics. Students will think of Monsters Inc. characters as the parents and then find out which traits will be dominant over the others.
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I use this in my special education classroom to teach about heredity and genetics. Students will think of Monsters Inc. characters as the parents and then find out which traits will be dominant over the others.
Monster Genetics: Punnett Squares
Activity Summary
Students get creative and design their own monsters with the help of Punnett squares. First, students fill in a chart with all of the background genetic information on the monster-to-be’s mother and father. Using this data, students create monohybrid and dihybrid crosses with the parents’ alleles and pick the offspring’s traits from the potential genetic outcomes. Students then
use their knowledge of dominant vs. recessive traits and draw their monster according to the outcome of the crosses.
Grade Levels
9-12
Learning Objectives
1. Successfully complete monohybrid and dihybrid Punnett squares
2. Accurately depict the physical outcomes of their Punnett squares (dominant vs. recessive traits)
3. Differentiate between genotype and phenotype
Lesson Materials (view or download)
PowerPoint
Lesson Plan
Keywords
dominant, recessive, allele, genotype, phenotype
Activity Summary Students get creative and design their own monsters with the help of Punnett squares. First, students fill in a chart with all of the background genetic information on the monster-to-be's mother and father. Using this data, students create monohybrid and dihybrid crosses with the parents' alleles and pick the offspring's traits from the potential genetic outcomes. Students then use their knowledge of dominant vs. recessive traits and draw their monster according to the outcome of the crosses. Grade Levels 9-12 Learning Objectives 1. Successfully complete monohybrid and dihybrid Punnett squares 2. Accurately depict the physical outcomes of their Punnett squares (dominant vs. recessive traits) 3. Differentiate between genotype and phenotype Lesson Materials (view or download) PowerPoint Lesson Plan Keywords dominant, recessive, allele, genotype, phenotype