Heredity and Reproduction

The student will understand the basic principles of inheritance.

Day 1

• Compare photos of families. Humans ../../../animals/reproduction/family_photos.htm
  Animals ../../../animals/reproduction/animal_photos.htm

  • Discuss similarities and differences in parents and their offspring.
    Emphasize the only clear way to tell a parent from its offspring is the size.
     

• Worksheet Learning About Animals - Match parent to young-butterfly, salamander, and frog.
   

• Discussion on genes (dominate and recessive)
  http://www.faculty.virginia.edu/teach-present-bio/GeneticsWorksheet.html
   

• Marshmallow activity http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/7th/genetics/sciber/fnbgacti.htm

Day 2

Life Cycle Worksheets

• Frog

• Ladybug

• Butterfly

Art Activity -Make life cycle of a moth.

The Life Cycle of a Moth - Complete Metamorphosis

caterpillar	------>	pupa
^ l l l l		l l l l V
eggs	<------	adult

Life Cycle of a Moth
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/english/label/mothlifecycle/

Learn More About - Butterflies and Moths - Life Cycles http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/johnson/hort/Butterfly/BMLifeCycles.htm

Going on a Critter Hunt http://www.realfamiliesrealfun.com/amazingmoms/get_out/stories/critter_hunt/

Butterfly or Moth http://www.allaboutbutterflies.com/subjects/butterfly/

Origami http://www.allaboutbutterflies.com/crafts/butterfly/origami/

Sculpey Caterpillars http://www.michaels.com/art/online/projectsheet?pid=21041a&categoryid=

Butterfly Art http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/insect/b_fly.html

Butterfly/Caterpillar Party http://www.partydirectory.com/guide/theme067.htm

Paint Your Own Butterflies from Oriental Trading Company

Day 3   -  Life Cycles

Compare the life cycles of insects that complete a complete or incomplete metamorphosis.

Complete worksheet - Life Cycle of a Grasshopper

The Life Cycle of a Spider - Incomplete Metamorphosis

Eggs	Egg Sac
Spiderlings	Adult Spider

Day 4

Create an Imaginary Animal

Plan the following

• What does your creatures will look like?

  • coloring

  • skin, fur, scales, etc. - Habitat - Does your animal live where it is cold or hot?

  • teeth - What does your animal  eat?

  • type of legs, fins, wings, etc. How does your animal move?

  • male or female

  • size

• adaptations to habitat and/or diet

• migration

Day 5