Authentic Inheritance Patterns Kit

Product Details
See what happens when inheritance patterns walk off the pages of a textbook and into a doctor's office

With the Authentic Inheritance Patterns Kit, students take on the roles of geneticist and genetic counselor to determine the genetic disease of a hypothetical 6-year-old patient named Mason, the disease's inheritance pattern, and the likelihood that other family members have the same disease. To do so, student groups each examine 1 of 5 unique scenarios that include family pedigrees. They also explore how a disease can be caused by genetic changes in many different genes and can be inherited in a dominant, recessive, or X-linked pattern. Featuring reusable case cards and decals, this kit is perfect for teaching pedigrees and inheritance within an authentic, engaging medical context.

Product Features

• Kit materials are sufficient for 10 groups of 3 to 4 students.
• Kit activities are designed for a single 90-minute class period or two 45-minute periods.
• Materials are fully reusable.
• Kit also includes free 1-year access to digital resources that support 3-dimensional instruction for NGSS.