Gummy bear osmosis lab marlboro central high school. You will sort the offspring in each litter and decide the genes of each individual. We prepare for this laboratory by placing gummy gummy bear genetics brightly colored candy is an appealing tool for teaching genetics lessons. In this experiment, we will find out what will happen when we put the gummy bears into water, salt water, vinegar, and baking soda water. The bears in each bag are the result of a different crossbreeding experiment part of. However, these will not represent ideal ratios, but realistic ratios.
For the first part of the activity, you will need 43 gummi bears for each group of students in your classroom. Gummy bear genetics life sciences post module 3 high school page 1 you can work individually or in small groups. All this lab requires is a few bags of gummy bears. Candy dna and replication lab gulf coast state college. Genetics stao 2010 gummy bear genetics purpose to determine the genotypes of parents by counting and sorting the phenotype ratios of their offspring. Gummy bear experiment gummy bears do some interesting things when put into different liquids. Count the gummy bears and record the total in table 2. Imagine you are on a team of geneticists that is doing crossbreeding experiments with. The bear facts because gummy bears are available in a variety of different colors, they are excellent for simulating cross breeding.
Gummy bear genetics imagine you are on a team of geneticists that is doing. Empty the bag and sort the gummy bears into groups based on phenotype. Each student or group selects a numbered paper bag, and we tell them that the bears in each bag are the result of a different crossbreeding experiment part of. In this activity, gummy bears are placed in numbered paper bags with predetermined numbers of different colored bears to represent mendelian and.
Cross edible genetic ratios next generation science standards ngss. The gummy bear left in salt water will shrink swell stay the same. The amount of gummy bears placed in each bag will represent mendelian and nonmendalian ratios. Life science genetics 20 minutes present the punnett square below.
Easy set up, easy clean up the kids just eat the gummies. Extension 2 manipulate the gummy bears to form examples of codominance. Twizzlers chunks red and black 24 piece each color gummy bears 4 different colors 6 of each color wooden toothpick halves about 70. These bears represent the f1 generation of crossbreeding experiment.
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