Sesame Street Genetics

Cast of Characters ELMO

Cast of Characters ZOE

Cast of Characters GROVER

Cast of Characters TELLY

Cast of Characters HONKER

Cast of Characters COOKIE MONSTER

Cast of Characters ROSITA

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED? What if Zoe and Elmo fell in love, got married and had a baby? What would their baby look like? Why do children look like their parents? Why do children have some traits of each parent? What exactly do parents pass to their children? How do parents pass traits to their children?

YOU AS THE APPRENTICE Now that you have learned about genetics, you will get to apply all the concepts as apprentices to Geneticist- Cote

YOU WILL BE ASKED TO…. Observe Genetic Characteristics of our Sesame characters Complete Going to the Chapel ( Sesame Street Couples) worksheet Complete Sesame Street Punnett Squares Draw Family Pedigree. Draw family portraits. Write an introduction.

YOU WILL … Work in Groups of two Be assigned a sesame couple Complete Worksheets together Be asked to evaluate your performance individually and as a group

Remember to ask questions…. GOOD LUCK and HAVE FUN !! Remember to ask questions….