Super Hero Genetics - Bioengineering & Heredity

Students must help geneticists develop a new breed of scientific explorer. Using knowledge of genetics, genotypes, and phenotypes, students must select a combination of alleles that could create people better adapted for exploring dangerous areas and other worlds. Then, students must choose which genetic alterations to apply to themselves!

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.
Resource ID#: 49184 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Java Plugin
Instructional Time: 4 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: Homozygous, Heterozygous, Allele, Gene, Dominant, Recessive, Gamete, DNA, Genetics, Heredity, Genotype, Phenotype, Bioengineering, Biology, Engineering
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Assessment,  Text Resource,  Data Set,  Formative Assessment,  Student Center Activity,  Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson
Instructional Design Framework(s): Open Inquiry (Level 4)
Resource Collection: STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity

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