GENETICS AND INHERITANCE MODULE

Inquiry Investigations from Frey

Four units of study (labs), each with 2–5 activities (20 activities total)

Storage cabinet with materials for 40 students in clearly labeled drawers

$579.95

Unit 1 – The DNA ConnectionActivity 1: Learning About Base Pairs

Activity 2: Modeling DNA Replication

Activity 3: Exploring DNA’s Structure, the Double Helix

Unit 2 – Genetics and HeredityActivity 1: Applying the Laws of Chance to

GeneticsActivity 2: Modeling a Genetic Cross to

Demonstrate the Law of DominanceActivity 3: Modeling a Genetic Cross to

Demonstrate the Law of Incomplete DominanceActivity 4: Modeling a Dihybrid Cross to

Demonstrate the Law of Independent Assortment

Activity 5: Simulating Meiosis and Fertilization

Unit 3: Human Genetics and Inheritance - Part A: Heredity of

Human TraitsActivity 1: Determining the

Frequency of Common Human Traits in a Population

Activity 2: Taste Tests and the Hardy- Weinberg Principle

Activity 3: Constructing a Family Pedigree

Activity 4: Using Punnett Squares to Determine Genotypes and Phenotypes

Unit 3: Human Genetics and Inheritance - Part B:

Understanding the Human GenomeActivity 1: Analyze Genetic Origins though DNA Fingerprinting

Activity 2: Analyze Genetic Origins through DNA Sequencing

Activity 3: Understanding the Human Genome

Activity 4: Diagnosing Genetic Disease

Activity 5: Predicting Genetic Disease

Unit 3: Human Genetics and Inheritance - Part C: Human

Diversity

Activity 1: Examining Human Variation in Blood

Unit 4 – Comprehensive Inquiry Investigation

Activity 1: Case of the Royal Mystery

Activity 2: Calculating the Frequency of Human Traits in a Population

Culminating LabObjectives

Simulate the DNA fingerprinting procedure

Construct and interpret an autoradiogram

Compare and evaluate DNA fingerprint patterns

Determine the frequency for phenotypes of several human traits in a class

Calculate genotype frequencies using the Hardy-Weinberg equation

Module Overview

Pros ConsIncludes a variety of

labs that would be useful for a beginner teacher or as a kit to be share amongst a department

Culminating Lab uses the story of the Russian royal familyCan use this story with

the video and create a cross-curricular unit

Many of the activities are labs most teachers already have in their classrooms

Activities are exaggerated to appear new and innovative when they are not at all