Science Education Idea Exchange

This  activity  is to help introduce genetics and Punnett Squares using the toys Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. I created it in my first years of teaching and had a lot of fun with it. I updated this to create a free download of the activity from my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Please check it out and leave feedback!

This is an activity that I learned of when I student taught.  I took the worksheet and revamped it to make it less confusing for students.  The only bummer is I cannot figure out how to post it all so it looks like it would in Word or a PDF.  The only part that is is missing is the page with the chromosomes on it. This is a nice introduction activity for middle school or high school when you begin the discussion of heredity.   Name: _____________________________                       Genes Activity Procedure: Determine your phenotype (outward trait) and then the genotype (alleles present for trait) for each trait and record in the given column.  If you are unsure if you are homozygous (AA) or heterozygous (Aa) for a trait, consider yourself heterozygous. Transfer your genotypes to the chromosomes by writing...

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