Coe's Classes

There are many Genetics Baby Labs out there where students use 2 coins to determine traits. THIS IS NOT One of THOSE! This is a Genetics Unit that TEACHES a variety of Genetic Inheritance patterns while students complete the lab to determine the traits of their babies. The lab uses different colored counting chips to represent each of the following inheritance patterns: Dominant/Recessive Incomplete Dominance CoDominance Multiple Alleles Polygenic Sex-Linked Students learn HOW the patterns w

Students review basic vocabulary for cellular transport by answering questions and coloring a winter themed penguin. Includes student questions and coloring page as well as answer key. Words include: Active Transport Passive Transport Osmosis Diffusion Facilitated Diffusion Equilibrium

Students click to match A, T, C, or G to the correct pair. The activity has the students making many pairings to reinforce the A=T and C=G pattern as well as to demonstrate that DNA strands are extremely long.

This is a template I use to create my own version of whatever textbook I am using. I rewrite the material into a couple of short paragraphs using simpler language, but maintaining the most necessary vocabulary. The students with lower reading levels can still read the content. They focus on the vocabulary and key concepts for which they will have to be responsible on the test. After making a few of these, it takes me about 20-30 minutes to create one of these. My students have had a lo