Heredity Unit Plan and Pacing Guide

This heredity unit plan covers the processes of meiosis, Mendelian genetics, Punnett squares, Non-Mendelian genetics, and complex patterns of inheritance,ย and includes everything you need to teach a complete high school heredity unit.

 

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Planning an entire heredity unit can feel overwhelming. There are a lot of moving parts, big concepts, and limited time to piece everything together.

This heredity and genetics unit plan covers the processes ofย meiosis, Mendelian genetics, Punnett squares, Non-Mendelian genetics, and complex patterns of inheritance,ย and includes everything you need to teach a complete high school heredity unit.

This free Heredity Unit Plan & Pacing Guide is designed to take that stress off your plate and accompanies my complete heredity unit.

Created by a high school biology teacher for teachers, this resource walks you through aย complete 25-day heredity unitย so you can see exactly how everything fits together before committing to a full curriculum. It gives you clarity, structure, and confidence when teaching one of the most important biology units of the year.

 

Heredity Unit Topics:

  • Meiosis
  • Alleles, Genes, and Chromosomes
  • Diploid and Haploid Cells
  • Mendelian Genetics
  • Punnett Squares
  • Non-Mendelian Genetics
  • Codominance and Incomplete Dominance
  • Multiple Alleles and Blood Types
  • Sex-Linked and Polygenic Traits
  • Pedigrees

 

What This Heredity Unit Plan Includes:

โœ” Aย 25-day pacing guideย that maps out objectives, warm-ups, activities, and assessments

โœ” Clear daily learning objectives aligned to NGSS standards

โœ” A full breakdown of how topics build from crossing over to pedigrees

โœ” An overview of hands-on activities, labs, simulations, readings, stations, and assessments

โœ” Example daily lesson plans so you can see how each day flows

โœ” Materials lists and pacing suggestions to help with prep and scheduling

โœ” Built-in remediation and sub-plan options

 

Get all my biology unit in the full-year biology curriculum bundle

 

This heredity unit plan shows you what to teach, when to teach it, and why it mattersโ€”without requiring you to design the unit from scratch. You will receive an editable version of this unit plan (and a unit vocabulary list) when you purchase the complete heredity unit – on sale now!

 

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