Baby Bugs

<p>An activity to help students understand how genes are inherited. They throw a die to represent the genes passed on from each parent; and then make a “baby bug” out of marshmallows and cocktail sticks dependant on the results. They end up with 4 “siblings” that all had the same potential genes; but generally look different. The alleles produced are recorded in a table. You can the select 2 of the class’ “babies” to breed with each other to show the gametes; potential outcomes etc on the board. (I do it with head color; because that’s where the “mutation” might be)</p>