Project Lead the Way Science
Our newest science unit, Variation of Traits, focuses on how different human and plant traits are passed down to the next generation. Students are learning how genotypes (genetic code passed from parents to children in the form of dominant and recessive genes) result in phenotypes (physical characteristics.) Examples of this are different color petals or stems on plants, and hair and eye color in humans. The petri dish in the photo shows the plants students grew to make observations about how plants from different generations of seeds can look similar and different.
Our newest science unit, Variation of Traits, focuses on how different human and plant traits are passed down to the next generation. Students are learning how genotypes (genetic code passed from parents to children in the form of dominant and recessive genes) result in phenotypes (physical characteristics.) Examples of this are different color petals or stems on plants, and hair and eye color in humans. The petri dish in the photo shows the plants students grew to make observations about how plants from different generations of seeds can look similar and different.