Name: myla thomas Date: 2/1/21
Student Exploration: Fast Plants® 1 – Growth and Genetics
Note to teachers and students: The Fast Plants® Gizmo was created in collaboration with the
Wisconsin Fast Plants Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These lessons can be
used independently or in conjunction with classroom Fast Plants experiments.
Vocabulary: allele, dominant allele, Fast Plants, gene, genetics, genotype,
heterozygous, homozygous, offspring, phenotype, pollen, pollinate, Punnett square,
recessive allele, trait
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
1. What do plants need to survive? Plants need space, air, and ideal temperatures .
2. How do plants reproduce? Plants reproduce through asexual for sexual
reproduction. In asexual reproduction it's done through the roots stems and
even the leaves on the plant itself , but through sexual reproduction there's a
Fusion between Bell and female gamuts in the specific plan.
Gizmo Warm-up
Several common vegetables, including Bok choy,
napa cabbage, and turnips, are varieties of a plant
called Brassica rapa. Fast plants are a rapid-cycling
variety of Brassica rapa that was developed at the
University of Wisconsin. These plants have short
growing cycles and are ideal for classroom use. In the
Fast Plants® 1 – Growth and Genetics Gizmo, you will
learn about the life cycle and genetic traits of Fast
Plants.
In the Gizmo, drag seed packet A to container 1 and
seed packet B to container 2. Click Play ( ), and then
Pause ( ) after about 10 simulated days.
1. A plants traits are its characteristics. Drag the magnifying glass over container 1.
Describe the traits of these plants. The plants traits is the green and yellow
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,pigment I'm not it's very
tall and skinny.
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, 2. Drag the magnifier over container 2. How do these plants differ from the
container 1 plants?
In container 1 the plant was much smaller then in container 2 in container too
the plant had a brownish color rather than green the leaves were also much
larger than in container one
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Student Exploration: Fast Plants® 1 – Growth and Genetics
Note to teachers and students: The Fast Plants® Gizmo was created in collaboration with the
Wisconsin Fast Plants Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These lessons can be
used independently or in conjunction with classroom Fast Plants experiments.
Vocabulary: allele, dominant allele, Fast Plants, gene, genetics, genotype,
heterozygous, homozygous, offspring, phenotype, pollen, pollinate, Punnett square,
recessive allele, trait
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
1. What do plants need to survive? Plants need space, air, and ideal temperatures .
2. How do plants reproduce? Plants reproduce through asexual for sexual
reproduction. In asexual reproduction it's done through the roots stems and
even the leaves on the plant itself , but through sexual reproduction there's a
Fusion between Bell and female gamuts in the specific plan.
Gizmo Warm-up
Several common vegetables, including Bok choy,
napa cabbage, and turnips, are varieties of a plant
called Brassica rapa. Fast plants are a rapid-cycling
variety of Brassica rapa that was developed at the
University of Wisconsin. These plants have short
growing cycles and are ideal for classroom use. In the
Fast Plants® 1 – Growth and Genetics Gizmo, you will
learn about the life cycle and genetic traits of Fast
Plants.
In the Gizmo, drag seed packet A to container 1 and
seed packet B to container 2. Click Play ( ), and then
Pause ( ) after about 10 simulated days.
1. A plants traits are its characteristics. Drag the magnifying glass over container 1.
Describe the traits of these plants. The plants traits is the green and yellow
201
9
,pigment I'm not it's very
tall and skinny.
201
9
, 2. Drag the magnifier over container 2. How do these plants differ from the
container 1 plants?
In container 1 the plant was much smaller then in container 2 in container too
the plant had a brownish color rather than green the leaves were also much
larger than in container one
201
9
