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Generations of Traits
University of UtahAdd to list DetailsIn this hands-on activity, learners track and record the passage of colored "pompom traits" through three generations of gingerbread people. In doing so, learners discover that traits are...
Pick the Risk: The Polygenic Pedigree Challenge
University of UtahAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners are challenged to track and record the passage of colored pom poms (representing genes) through generations of a family using a pedigree. Learners discover that common...
Abuse-a-Cyst
University of UtahAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners examine how brine shrimp populations can survive in some of the harshest environments. Learners subject brine shrimp cysts to extreme conditions to evaluate the hardiness...
Hatch-a-Cyst
University of UtahAdd to list DetailsWhat is the optimal environment for hatching brine shrimp? Using a scaffold, learners design and conduct experiments testing the effect of a single abiotic factor on brine shrimp cyst hatch rate....
An Inventory of My Traits
University of UtahAdd to list DetailsIn this genetics meets math activity, learners take inventories of their own easily-observable genetic traits and compare those inventories with other learners in groups. Then, learners make data...
Let's Clone a Mouse, Mouse, Mouse...
University of UtahAdd to list DetailsSomatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) is a cloning method that involves transferring a nucleus from a somatic cell of the individual to be cloned to an enucleated egg. This activity simulates, step...
Finding a Gene on the Chromosome Map
University of UtahAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners use pedigree and jigsaw puzzles to explore how scientists use genetic information from a family to identify a gene associated with a genetic disorder. This activity will...