Putting DNA to Work
An Inventory Of My Traits
Overview of Activity
Students take an inventory of several of their own traits and then compare them
with the inventories of other groups of students.
Activity Type: Online
URL: http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/teachers/tindex/overview.cfm?id=156
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Amount of Time Required for Activity: One 45-minute period
Description
Students are given a list of common genetic traits. They determine whether
they have or do not have that particular trait. The traits are counted for
the class and the frequency of each trait is determined mathematically. Students
compare the classroom frequency to the frequency of those traits in the general
population.
This activity is produced by the Genetic Science Learning Center.
Relation to the Science Standards
Middle School
Content Standard A - Understanding about Scientific Inquiry
Content Standard C - Life Science--Structure and Function, and Reproduction
and Heredity
Content Standard E - Understanding about Science and Technology
Content Standard F - Science in Personal and Social Perspectives--Personal
and Community Health, Population Growth
Content Standard G - Science as a Human Endeavor and Nature of Science
Related Part of the Exhibit
Introduction
Related Resources
Tracing Ancestry - In Depth Report - NewsHour
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