MS-LS3.A-1
Alien Lab
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COMBINED RATING
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LENGTH
12 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
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Description
Alien Lab is an educational game where you help a young alien explore human genetics in a fun space lab, learning about inheritance, mutations, and cells through interactive missions.
Vocabulary Words
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Double Helix
Nitrogenous Bases
Adenine
Thymine
Cytosine
Guanine
Gene
Chromosome
Nucleus
Protein
Allele
Mutation
Beneficial
Harmful
Replication
Homologous Chromosomes
Trait
Heredity
Genetic Code
Inherited Trait
Acquired Trait
Genotype
Genome
Gregor Mendel
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Genes and Traits. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
DNA is a double helix structure made up of nitrogenous base pairs.
Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, totaling 46.
Genetic information is encoded in DNA.
A series of contributions and discoveries led to the current level of genetic science.
Heredity is the passage of genetic information from one generation to the next.
Genes are responsible for the specific traits of an individual.
Homologous chromosomes have the same type of gene at the same location on the chromosome.
Mutations can be neutral, beneficial, or harmful to an organism.
Mutations are alterations in the DNA code and can appear when DNA replicates itself.
The different varieties of a particular gene are called alleles.
Genes are located on the chromosomes inside of the nucleus of a cell.
Each gene on a chromosome is a particular segment of a very long DNA molecule that codes for a particular protein.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What are genes? Why might you look similar to your parents?
After the Game
What are mutations? What are examples of mutations?
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