Punnett square activity

Description This activity can be used with the lesson Peas in a Pod and illustrates the results of Gregor Mendel's experiments with pea plants. Scaffold instruction by first modeling how Punnett squares work and then monitoring students as they create pompom Punnett squares in small groups. This kit includes enough materials for 36 students to work in groups of four. For additional lesson plans associated with this resource, visit the National Agricultural Curriculum Matrix.

Description This activity can be used with the lesson Peas in a Pod and illustrates the results of Gregor Mendel's experiments with pea plants. Scaffold instruction by first modeling how Punnett squares work and then monitoring students as they create pompom Punnett squares in small groups. This kit includes enough materials for 36 students to work in groups of four. For additional lesson plans associated with this resource, visit the National Agricultural Curriculum Matrix.

Description This activity can be used with the lesson Peas in a Pod and illustrates the results of Gregor Mendel's experiments with pea plants. Scaffold instruction by first modeling how Punnett squares work and then monitoring students as they create pompom Punnett squares in small groups. This kit includes enough materials for 36 students to work in groups of four. For additional lesson plans associated with this resource, visit the National Agricultural Curriculum Matrix.

Description Grades 3-6 (Kit) Simulate the role worker bees play in pollination by conducting a pollination simulation. Each kit includes pompoms, cups, jewel bags, yarn, and straws. This activity can be found in the Honey Bees: A Pollination Simulation lesson. Additional lessons associated with this kit can be found on the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix.

Description This activity can be used with the lesson Peas in a Pod and illustrates the results of Gregor Mendel's experiments with pea plants. Scaffold instruction by first modeling how Punnett squares work and then monitoring students as they create pompom Punnett squares in small groups. This kit includes enough materials for 36 students to work in groups of four. For additional lesson plans associated with this resource, visit the National Agricultural Curriculum Matrix.

Description Grades 5-12 (Kit) Explore the parts of a flower by creating origami flower models. This kit contains instructions and enough origami paper, chenille stems, and beads to make 36 flowers. Origami flower folding instructions can be found in the Origami Flower PowerPoint located in essential files section of the Flower Power lesson. Additional lesson plans associated with this kit can be found on the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix.

Description Grow your own necklace! This kit contains enough materials for 35 students to plant popcorn, and Indian corn seeds in a mini zip-lock and the yarn necessary to create a living necklace. Given a few days, and some water, the necklace will be alive with growing sprouts - baby plants for students to observe. An excellent activity for teaching plant growth requirements and parts of plants. Lessons associated with this kit can be found on the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum…

Description Students will explore soil textures using sandpaper and hand lenses. Kit includes 30 squares of sandpaper (10 pieces of 60 grit, 10 pieces of 220 grit and 10 pieces of 400 grit) and 10 hand lenses that students will use to explore basic hand texturing. Use with the lesson Texturing: The Big Picture found on the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix. Lesson plans associated with this kit can be found on the National Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix.

Description Grades 3-12 (Kit) Engage students in a quick and simple activity using a product that can be made from either renewable or non-renewable resources, packing peanuts. This kit contains enough petroleum-based, Styrofoam packing peanuts and corn-based, biodegradable packing peanuts to complete five demonstrations showing how one dissolves in water and the other does not. Alternatively, you may wish to reuse packing peanuts you've received with packages in the mail. Look for a shiny…

Description Provide a hands-on experience for students to compare conventional soybean seeds to genetically modified Roundup Ready® soybean seeds. This kit includes conventional soybean seeds, GM soybean seeds, and the testing materials to indicate which seed contains the protein responsible for making Roundup Ready® soybeans tolerant to the herbicide glyphosate. The kit will include the following items: 20 conventional soybeans in a coin envelope 20 Genetically Modified "Roundup Ready"®…