Exploring Inheritance and Genetics

Clear graphics, live action photography, and computer animation reveal to middle school students the fascinating world of Mendelian genetics. Mendel's pea plant experiments are reproduced to illustrate how genetic traits are passed on from one generation to the next. Along the way various terms are defined and understood, such as purebred, cross, genes, alleles, dominant and recessive. Students also learn how to understand Punnet squares to determine the probability that particular traits will show up in successive generations.

Includes:

video, plus teacher’s resource book, student handouts in digital format