Dragon Meiosis Activity: Simulate Meiosis with Dragons - NGSS: Distance Learning
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Description
In this quick-and-easy activity, students move through the basic steps of meiosis, using coloring pencils, in order to visualize possible gametes that a dragon could produce. The activity proceeds as follows:
1. Students answer pre-activity questions about meiosis
2. Students use a chart, and homologous chromosomes to determine the genotype and phenotype of the parent dragon.
3. Students draw what the parent looks like
4. Students use colored pencils to draw, and track the movement of homologous chromosomes through the stages of meiosis 1 and 2.
5. Students answer post-lab questions
Materials Needed: This packet, and coloring utensils.
Prior Knowledge: This activity assumes that students know basics about genes, chromosomes, and cells.
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