Genetics Bingo

A bingo game designed to help students learn the key vocabulary and definitions used when studying genetics and inheritance.

Includes the following key terms and definitions:

1. DNA
2. Gene
3. Allele
4. Dominant
5. Recessive
6. Haploid
7. Diploid
8. Genotype
9. Phenotype
10. Genetics
11. Homozygous
12. Heterozygous
13. Hereditary
14. Karyotype
15. Pedigree
16. Co-dominant

The bingo kit also comes with:

• A ** fully editable** PowerPoint presentation which contains each of the clues. The slides can be rearranged for each game of bingo or edited to suit the needs of your students.
• A bonus word search and matching activity worksheet with solutions.

How to Play:

1. Provide each student with a bingo sheet. Laminate a class set of the bingo sheets if you wish.
2. Have students circle a set number of words with an erasable white board marker or similar. You can circle more or less words depending on time.
3. Read out the clues provided and have students place a cross through the circled word.
4. The first student to get all of the clues raises their hand or shouts “bingo” or both!

Great accompaniments for this resource:

Genetics Task Cards
Genetics - Punnetts and Pedigrees Task Cards
Genetics World War ZZ
Genetics - Allele Dice
Genetics Superheroes
Genetics Greek Mythology

Clipart by:

Ron Leishman
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