Experiment

This is a great way to let the students understand punnet squares! They enjoyed eating the gummi's at the end too

Teaching students the usefulness of models

This article provides a lesson in which students develop their own model of inheritance for both the classic dominant-recessive cross and for co-dominance. This lesson also presents an oppor... See More

This article provides a lesson in which students develop their own model of inheritance for both the classic dominant-recessive cross and for co-dominance. This lesson also presents an opportunity to work with students using claims and evidence to justify the use of the models developed. Both provide students with ownership of the knowledge in a way that would help them remember this information. My students enjoyed doing a similar activity as a "science puzzle."