Description
In this guided-inquiry activity, introduce students to genetic inheritance using Wisconsin Fast Plants®. Students first plant and score Wisconsin Fast Plants® to examine phenotypes of the parental generation and 2 generations of offspring. They then explain their findings to understand concepts of dominant and recessive traits and inheritance of phenotypes. Students next design and conduct an experiment and perform dihybrid crosses to determine which leaf color and stem color are the dominant and recessive forms. Materials are sufficient for 30 students working in groups of 3.
Includes
- 50 Wisconsin Fast Plants® Seed, Purple Stem, Hairy
- 250 Wisconsin Fast Plants® Seed, Non-Purple Stem, Hairless
- 50 Wisconsin Fast Plants® Seed, F1 Non-Purple Stem, Hairless
- 50 Wisconsin Fast Plants® Seed, F2 Non-Purple Stem, Hairless
- 200 Wisconsin Fast Plants® Seed, Yellow-Green Leaf
- 40 Petri Dishes
- 100 Filter Paper Circles, 9 cm
- 20 Plastic Cups, 8 oz
- 20 Plastic Cups, 24 oz
- 20 Cotton Wicks
- 20 Planter Labels
- 200 Plastic Rings
- 6 Potting Soil, 1 L
- 2 Fertilizer, 1.5 oz
- 1 Wisconsin Fast Plants® Growing Instructions
- 1 Teacher’s Manual with Reproducible Student Guide