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Sno-ball Sillies Genetics Simulation—Super Value Laboratory Kit

By: The Flinn Staff

Sno-ball Sillies Genetics Simulation Kit for Biology and Life Science
genotype, phenotype, dominant genes, recessive genes
alleles, offspring, traits, genetics
Sno-ball Sillies Genetics Simulation Kit for Biology and Life Science
genotype, phenotype, dominant genes, recessive genes
alleles, offspring, traits, genetics
Item #: FB2199 

Price: $77.90

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A new species has been discovered in the rain forest, dubbed the “sno-ball sillies” due to their snowball-shaped body segments. Students become real-world naturalists as they “breed” a pair of these creatures to determine their traits.

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A new species has been discovered in the rain forest, dubbed the “sno-ball sillies” due to their snowball-shaped body segments. Students become real-world naturalists as they “breed” a pair of these creatures to identify their traits. First, students randomly pick alleles from each parent to create a unique sno-ball silly offspring. Then the class pools their data in order to determine the genotype of each parent. This fun and engaging activity makes the concepts of meiosis, genotype and phenotype, and dominant and recessive genes really come alive!

Complete for 30 students working in pairs.

Specifications

Materials Included in Kit:
Bags, recloseable, 4" x 8", 30
Chenille wire, blue, 12" long, 10
Chromosomes, blue, set of 8
Chromosomes, pink, set of 8
Corks, size #00, pkg/45
Flat-top washer head phillips, black, ¾", #6, 16
Orange pop beads, pkg 100
Push pins, clear, box/100
Push pins, multicolored box/100
Screw, flat head, #6 x ⅞", 16
Styrofoam balls, 1½" (pk/12), 5
Toothpicks, plastic, pkg/50
Toothpicks, wood, box/250


Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†

Science & Engineering Practices

Using mathematics and computational thinking
Developing and using models
Analyzing and interpreting data

Disciplinary Core Ideas

MS-LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
MS-LS3.B: Variation of Traits
HS-LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms
HS-LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits
HS-LS3.B: Variation of Traits

Crosscutting Concepts

Patterns
Structure and function
Cause and effect
Systems and system models

Performance Expectations

MS-LS3-2: Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.
HS-LS3-1: Ask questions to clarify relationships about the role of DNA and chromosomes in coding the instructions for characteristic traits passed from parents to offspring.
HS-LS3-2: Make and defend a claim based on evidence that inheritable genetic variations may result from (1) new genetic combinations through meiosis, (2) viable errors occurring during replication, and/or (3) mutations caused by environmental factors.
HS-LS3-3: Apply concepts of statistics and probability to explain the variation and distribution of expressed traits in a population.