DNA for Dinner Lesson 1: Dare to Be Different

Main Course

Lesson will introduce participants to the concept of genetic diversity.

You will explore how this diversity occurs.

Three activities are offered in this lesson; one is optional.

For these activities, the fresh fruits and vegetables or pictures of them should represent whole plants, when possible, and not just their fruits. These could include vegetables with tops, like carrots, beets, green onions, or radishes. Encourage students to observe similarities in all parts of the fruits and vegetables that will lead them to think about the fact that those with similar characteristics, and thus similar genes, may be related.

Next: Activity 1.1: Who Is Related?



		Main Course Lesson will introduce participants to the concept of genetic diversity. You will explore how this diversity occurs. Three activities are offered in this lesson; one is optional. For these activities, the fresh fruits and vegetables or pictures of them should represent whole plants, when possible, and not just their fruits. These could include vegetables with tops, like carrots, beets, green onions, or radishes. Encourage students to observe similarities in all parts of the fruits and vegetables that will lead them to think about the fact that those with similar characteristics, and thus similar genes, may be related. Next: Activity 1.1: Who Is Related?
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