Name: ________________________ Pd: ____

Monster Genetics Project

DUE DATE: March 14, 2014

Overview: Create a monster family by applying your knowledge of genetics and punnett squares on this
worksheet. Display your monster family (and the punnett squares) on a posterboard. Make it neat, attractive,
and creative. Write a Schafer Model paragraph answering the following question: How is genetic information
passed from parent to offspring?
Monster Traits:
Characteristic
Gender
Skin Color
Eyes
Eye Shape
Nose Color
Nose Shape
Teeth

Phenotype (Trait)
Male (hat)
Female (hair bow)
Purple
Green
One
Two
Round
Square
Blue
Yellow
Triangle
Oval
Pointed
Square

Genotype
XY
XX
FF or Ff
ff
EE or Ee
ee
RR or Rr
rr
BB or Bb
bb
TT or Tt
tt
HH or Hh
hh

Directions:
1. Determine the genotype for your father monster by flipping two coins. Heads- dominant, Tails recessive.
Record your data in the data table. Use the letters found in the data table labeled Monsters Traits.
Allele from Coin 1
Allele from Coin 2
Phenotype
Gender
X
Y
Male (Father)
Skin Color
Eyes
Eye Shape
Nose Color
Nose Shape
Teeth
2. Determine the genotype for your mother monster by flipping two coins. Heads- dominant, Tails recessive.
Record your data in the data table. Use the letters found in the data table labeled Monsters Traits.
Allele from Coin 1
Allele from Coin 2
Phenotype
Gender
X
X
Female (Mother)
Skin Color
Eyes
Eye Shape
Nose Color
Nose Shape
Teeth

3. Your parent monsters start a family. There will be four children in the monster family. For each
characteristic (gender, skin color, eye shape, eyes, nose color, nose shape, and teeth), use a Punnett Square to
determine all possible genotypes of the offspring.
Gender

Skin Color

Eyes

Eye Shape

Nose Color

Nose Shape

Teeth

4. Each square in the table represents one monster child (See example).
Child 1 Top, Left Square

Child 2 Top, Right Square

Child 3 Bottom, Left Square

Child 4 Bottom, Right Square

Child 1

Child 2

Child 3

Child 4

5. Complete the data table below for each of the children.

Child 1

Child 2
Genotype (from
Punnett Square)

Phenotype

Gender
Skin Color
Eyes
Eye Shape
Nose Color
Nose Shape
Teeth

Genotype (from
Punnett Square)

Phenotype

Genotype (from
Punnett Square)

Phenotype

Gender
Skin Color
Eyes
Eye Shape
Nose Color
Nose Shape
Teeth

Child 3

Child 4
Genotype (from
Punnett Square)

Phenotype

Gender
Skin Color
Eyes
Eye Shape
Nose Color
Nose Shape
Teeth

Gender
Skin Color
Eyes
Eye Shape
Nose Color
Nose Shape
Teeth

6. Use color paper, scissors, and markers to create a poster displaying your monster family. Make sure to
label each monster and to give names to each monster.
7. Write a Schaffer model paragraph answering the following question: How is genetic information passed
from parent to offspring?
8. Attach this worksheet to the end of the Schaffer model paragraph and paper clip them to your posterboard.
9. Grading Rubric:
Criteria
Completion of
this worksheet

Excellent (3)
Worksheet is complete,
correct and neatly done.

(Steps 1 to 5)

Monster Family
Posterboard
(Step 6)

Wriiten Paper
and Writing skills
(Step 7)

Quality of Work
(Overall)

Posterboard monsters match

punnet squares on w/s, poster
is neat and complete.
Paper is written w/o grammar
& spelling mistakes, uses
Schaffer model & accurately
answers the prompt.
You took your time, gave good
effort and it shows.

Average (2)
Worksheet is incomplete,
incorrect or sloppy and hard to
interpret.
Posterboard is neat and
complete, some monsters do
not match punnet square data.
Paper is written with some
grammar & spelling mistakes,
uses Schaffer model &
attempts to answer prompt.
A modest attempt to do your
best is shown.

Poor (1)
A partial attempt at completion
or you just did not get it.
Posterboard is not neat and
complete, most monsters do
not match punnet square data.
Poorly written, ignored use of
Schaffer model, and/or prompt
is not accurately answered.
No pride in your work, slapped
together at the last moment.