1. View Bozeman science video Patterns

2. Many families are made up of people who are biologically related and people who are not biologically related. What patterns can you see in your family? For example:

   • In what ways do you look like family members? In what ways do family members look like you?

   • Do you notice similar patterns of resemblance in other families?

Watch this short video: What are traits?

To begin your study of genetics, you will investigate the traits that you have and the traits of your family if have are able to.

Use this worksheet to guide your inquiry.

• Investigating My Traits worksheet

Continue your investigation of traits by looking at sample class data.

You will then look for patterns in sample class data to see what you can conclude about genetic traits.

Use this worksheet to guide your inquiry.

• Investigating Human Traits - Looking at Sample Data

View these videos

• Amoeba Sisters: Asexual and sexual reproduction

• Sexual vs. Asexual reproduction from Science Rap Academy

• Asexual Reproduction

Optional

• Read about Sexual and Asexual Reproduction - revised from SEPUP Genetics

• Sexual vs Asexual Reproduction Interactive

What did you learn about inherited traits and reproduction?

Use this graphic organizer to share one pattern that you saw in the work that you did this week.