Genes R Us

Division: A – Elementary

NC Essential Standards Alignment: LS.5.3

SEP Practices: Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Description:

Teams will demonstrate an understanding of traits that may or may not be inherited, be able to explain why organisms share similarities and differences and use Punnett squares to predict inheritance patterns of certain characteristics.

Materials:

Must bring writing utensils. No other resource materials are allowed.

Scoring:

Points will be awarded for the accuracy of responses. Ties will be broken by the accuracy or quality of answers to questions chosen by the event leader.