1. Inherited vs. Acquired Dominant and Recessive
Students will identify traits as inherited or acquired and dominant or recessive.
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2. BELL WORK
What are some characteristics that this girl could have inherited from her parents? You have two minutes!
Wait for the timer! On my mark… GO!

3. Today we will learn how and why cells divide…
SCIENCE
NEED TODAY
Day 1
Traits notes
Traits game

4. Complete notes from MILLSIUM video
Part 1: Inheritance

5. Acquired v. Inherited characteristics
Acquired Traits – skills, interests, or developments that you gather over time
Inherited traits – factors or physical traits you have since birth because of your genotype

6. VIDEOS
Nature vs Nuture

7. Inherited characteristics
Earlobes
Hairline – Widow’s Peak or Straight
Hair Appearance
Hand Clasping
Second Toe
Straight or Hitchhiker Thumb
Dimples
Tongue Rolling
Colorblind
Man with Cleft Chin
Vulcan sign

8. Whiteboard game Split team WB in 2 categories
Inherited
Acquired
For each person, categorize their traits in allotted time
1 pt/ correct categorization
Winning team gets a prize!

9. Mrs. Snyder
Mrs. Snyder has glorious brown hair that is mildly curly, but she usually flat irons it so that it appears straight. She has blue eyes and wears glasses so that that she can see near and far. She paints her nails and loves to needlepoint while she watches her favorite shows. She loves to cook and decorate her house for Christmas.

10. Mr. Shoop
Mr. Shoop has naturally brown hair that was light blonde when he was little. After years of imparting wisdom upon his students, his hair is turning a distinguished grey. He has hazel eyes and began wearing glasses in 6th grade for nearsightedness. He reads voraciously and has a hefty rock and mineral collection which he adds to when hiking and fishing.

11. Mr. Nelson
Mr. Nelson has curly red/orange hair, a wide smile and blazing blue eyes. His peppy personality is infectious, as are his amazing raps which make students love science. He also loves to play basketball and run.

12. Ms. Stegh
Ms. Stegh has glowing tan skin, straight blonde hair and crystal blue eyes. She has traveled around the world many times and enjoys running and teaching about rocks.

13. Mrs. Preston
Mrs. Preston is very tall with short brown hair. She styles it like Michelle Obama, but it is really quite curly left to its own devices. She has brown eyes, lacks freckles and can make a taco tongue just like Wibel. She has been to 3 countries and lived on the east coast for many years so she has a bit of an accent. She also starred on an 80’s show called Fresh Steppin’!

14. Mrs. Mather
Mrs. Mather has curly brown hair that she cuts to shoulder length. Her blue eyes are sometimes hidden under her glasses. She has traveled to many countries in Europe and loves listening to country music.

15. Today we will learn why some traits are stronger than others…
SCIENCE
NEED TODAY
Day 2
Dominance Notes
Race
Dom & Rec Traits
Self Por“trait”

16. Complete notes from MILLSIUM video
Part 2: Dominance
Complete notes from MILLSIUM video

17. Write the dominant and recessive alleles in the spaces below
Write the dominant and recessive alleles in the spaces below. (keep ‘em organized)

18. EYE COLOR
BROWN EYES
blue eyes

19. EARLOBE TYPE
UNATTACHED
attached

20. FRECKLES
FRECKLES
no freckles

21. DIMPLES
DIMPLES
no dimples

22. TONGUE FOLD
NO TONGUE FOLD
tongue fold

23. EYELASHES
LONG LASHES
short lashes

24. EYEBROW SHAPE
THICK EYEBROWS
thin eyebrows

25. EYEBROW #
UNIBROW
separate eyebrows

26. FACE SHAPE
OVAL SHAPE
square shape

27. THUMB
STRAIGHT THUMB
hitchhiker thumb

28. CHIN
SMOOTH CHIN
cleft chin

29. Widow’s Peak
WIDOW’S PEAK
no widow’s peak

30. Hair type
CURLY HAIR
straight hair

31. Hair color
BROWN HAIR
blonde hair