Lesson Plan

Mrs. Kells
7th Grade Science
Genetics Unit
Kansas Standards:

MS-LS3-2. Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in
offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring
with genetic variation.

Objective and Purpose:

Students will explore how traits are passed from parent to offspring.
Student will be able to define: homozygous, heterozygous, dominant, recessive,
genotype, and phenotype.
Student will understand why there is a 50/50 chance of offspring being male or female.
Student is able to determine the genotype and phenotype of a given organism.
Student will show a monohybrid cross, using a Punnett Square, given information on the
genotype of phenotype of the organism.
Student will analyze their Punnett Square cross and determine the chance of producing a
specific phenotype and genotype.

Material/Resources:

Colored pencils
Monster Genetics Worksheet package
Writing utensil
Five sets of quarters (one painted pink to represent female parent/one painted blue to
represent male parent)

Anticipatory Set:

Begin by reviewing vocabulary terms at the beginning of class, using examples.

Students are to define homozygous, heterozygous, dominant, recessive, genotype and
phenotype using their notes.

Instructional Input

I will divide students into groups of three.

Students will be told to read through their Monster Genetics Lab Procedure.
As a class, we will discuss the procedure.
We will discuss how to determine the genotype and phenotype for their monster.

Check for Understanding

Teacher will bring a student up to the front of the class for a demonstration. Student will
flip a coin to determine the sex of their monster offspring.

Students will also see a demonstration of two students flipping the blue and pink coins to
determine the genotype and phenotype of their monster offspring. (Example: pink
coin heads, blue coins tails. So, if you were flipping the coin to determine the face
shape, the genotype would be Rr (heterozygous), and the phenotype would be round.)

Guided Practice

Students will begin to work in groups, flipping the coins provided to determine the
genotype of their monster baby.
Students will work Monster Genetics Lab Questions as a class.

Closure

Now that students have determined the gene combinations, they can determine the
phenotype for their Baby Monster.

Independent Practice

Students will draw their phenotype of their Monster Baby creation as homework if not
finished in class.

Modifications

There is a modified Monster Genetics lab provided.