7th Grade Science Guide

7.4: Reproduction & Inheritance 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 5

● crayons or colored pencils

Activity: Breeding Twidgies

Objective

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● I can predict what traits an offspring might obtain using Punnett squares.

● Students will be given the tools to mate two of their

● Mate Twidgies Lab Sheet ● coins for fipping ● colored pencils ● Crayons or markers

twidgies and predict certain trait outcomes using Punnett squares.

Formative Assessment: SEEd 7.4.1 Formative Assessment

Phenomena Assessment: Funky Squash

Objective

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● I can explain how different types of

● Students should once again look at the squash slides in the lesson plan. Students should be able to explain that the squash are reproduced sexually and provide evidence to support their reasoning. ● A sample sentence frame and work bank for their writing might be: ○ The squash in the

● Lesson Plan

reproduction can affect genetic variation.

picture reproduce asexually/sexually. Evidence to support this claim include . . . asexual, sexual, combination, trait, variation, genes

○ WordBank:

Phenomena: Bird Beaks

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