Punnett Square Worksheets
Punnett square worksheets and genetics lesson plans that are designed for high school, middle school, and elementary school life science teachers are downloadable here for free. The Punnett square worksheets lets students practice the probability of inheritance. Mendel pea plant worksheets help students learn the history of genetics, the vocabulary of genetics and introduced to the probabilities of genetics. NGSS Life Science offers many great lessons. Free Lesson Plan (PDF) link below or become a member to get access to the answer key and editable file. Free Punnett square curriculum includes:
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Punnett Square Worksheet – Pea Plant Genetics Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
High School Worksheet
Students will learn about the genotypes, phenotypes, and probabilities by completing this Punnett square worksheet for the different characteristics of pea plants.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Dragon Genetics - Online Game Free Lesson Plan
High School Project
Students learn heredity, meiosis, proteins, and more by playing a free online game that models the genetics of virtual dragons. Highly visual and interactive, students love playing this game! You can run the game for 5 days up to two weeks.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-1
HS-LS3-3
Published by The Concord Consortium, Inc
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Genetics Test Question Bank Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
High School Test
Genetics question bank to help you build assessments. An active membership is required to view questions.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Genetics with SpongeBob - Dihybrid Crosses Free Lesson Plan
High School Worksheet
Students complete dihybird crosses about SpongeBob. SpongeBob SquarePants and all related characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by Andrea Stonebraker
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Blood Type Genetics Lab Free Student Handout
Free Teacher Notes
High School Lab
In this blood typing lab, students pretend to investigate blood samples (actually simple chemicals) and use their analysis of the experiment to solve a crime and determine if two babies were switched in the hospital.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
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Independent Assortment and Gene Linkage Lab - Dragon Genetics Free Student Handout
Free Teacher Notes
High School Lab
Students learn the principles of independent assortment and gene linkage in activities that analyze the inheritance of multiple genes on the same or different chromosomes in hypothetical dragons. The concepts of independent assortment of chromosomes during meiosis and random fertilization are modeled with linked genes.NGSS Standard
HS-LS1-4
HS-LS3-3
Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
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Demystifying Punnett Squares Simulation Free Multimedia
High School Lab
In the simulation, students breed pairs of mice with different fur colors and observe the phenotypic ratios in the resulting offspring. Students select one breeding pair from the nest to investigate the ratios of fur color phenotypes, genotypes, and sex. Students then click “breed”. After each parent pair breeding, the resulting litter of offspring is shown, along with a pie chart, which updates to display the ratios in the total number of offspring for those parent mice.
Example questions to ask students:
Why do some of the pie charts change as you breed the mice?
Why do the pie charts stabilize?
Where are the numbers different from the ratios in Punnett Square? Where are they the same?NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by Concord Consortium
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Punnett Square Worksheet - Fruit Fly Genetics Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
High School Worksheet
In this Punnet square worksheet, students will learn about the genotypes, phenotypes, and probabilities of genetics for different characteristics of fruit flies.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Autosomal Pedigrees Worksheet Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
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High School Worksheet
Students will learn how to use pedigrees to trace a autosomal genes as they pass from generation to the next generation. Students will also learn about genetic disorders.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Genetics with SpongeBob - Incomplete Dominance Free Lesson Plan
High School Worksheet
This worksheet provides several practice problems related to incomplete dominance with Poofkins (a special kind of flower) and Goobers (a special breed of jellyfish!) An answer key is provided. SpongeBob SquarePants and all related characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by Tracy Trimpe
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SpongeBob Genetics Quiz Free Lesson Plan
High School Test
This SpongeBob genetics quiz includes heterozygous, homozygous, dominant, recessive, phenotype, genotype, and Punnett squares. SpongeBob SquarePants and all related characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by Tracy Trimpe
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Punnett Square Genetics with SpongeBob #2 Free Lesson Plan
High School Worksheet
A second helping of Bikini Bottom fun exploring the genetics of SpongeBob and his pals! An answer key is provided. SpongeBob SquarePants and all related characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by Tracy Trimpe
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Punnett Square Genetics with SpongeBob #1 Free Lesson Plan
High School Worksheet
What happens when SpongeBob SquarePants marries SpongeSusie RoundPants? Explore the genetics of Sponge Bob and his pals with this fun worksheet! An answer key is provided! SpongeBob SquarePants and all related characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by Tracy Trimpe
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Genetics Lab - Introduction Free Student Handout
Free Teacher Notes
High School Lab
In this genetics lab, students are introduced to genetics vocabulary, including meiosis, fertilization, Punnett squares, and pedigree analysis. Students flip coins to mimic the probability of genetics and use the coin flip results to answer inheritance questions.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
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Dihybrid Cross Worksheet Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
High School Worksheet
In this dihybrid cross worksheet, students will practice performing two trait crosses. Students will cross different parental genotypes and determine the offspring phenotype, and probabilities of having each trait. The last question asks students to make the connection between multiple traits and Mendel’s law of independent assortment.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Punnett Square Worksheet - Human Genetic Disorders Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
High School Worksheet
In this Punnett square worksheet, students will learn about human genetic disorders for autosomal, sex-linked, pleiotropy, and incomplete dominant traits. Students will cross different parental genotypes and determine the offspring genotype, phenotype, and probabilities of having the genetic disorder and being a carrier of the genetic disorder.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Punnett Square Worksheet - Incomplete Dominant and Codominant Traits Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
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High School Worksheet
Students will learn the difference between incomplete dominance and codominant traits by completing Punnett squares.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Heredity Lab Free Lesson Plan (PDF)
Lesson Plan (DOCX) & Answer Key with Membership
High School Lab
Students will model how DNA is passed from parent to offspring to cause the physical traits of a fictitious baby.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
Published by NGSS Life Science
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Mendelian Dragon Genetics Lab Free Student Handout
Free Teacher Notes
High School Lab
In this genetics lab, students use Popsicle sticks to represent a pair of homologous chromosomes with multiple genetic traits. Teams of students use their sets of Popsicle sticks to model fertilization and then identify the genetic makeup and phenotypic traits, resulting in a fictitious baby dragon.NGSS Standard
HS-LS3-3
MS-LS3-2 (Types of Reproduction)
Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty