Every other year, my parents rent a large vacation home in some hidden corner of the country and the whole family converges for a week of togetherness. As far as families go, we have a middle-sized one–ten adults and twelve kids all together–but 22 people in one house is still plenty. For the most part, the kids’ ages overlap and they have a glorious time romping together while squeezing in a bit of sightseeing on the side.
Somehow, my mom and sister and I got to talking about genetic traits last fall. This resulted in the kids running around and surveying each other about their eye color, earlobe type, and hand-folding preferences, which in turn led to the epiphany that we should do a full-scale family survey at the next family vacation.
Of course, any self-respecting homeschool parent would be horrified to bypass an educational opportunity, especially one that the kids are excited about. So we spent some time leading up to our big trip delving into heredity. In case you’re looking for kid-friendly ways to approach the subject, I thought I’d share a few cool resources.
Our kitchen wall currently displays the most exciting aspects of our study of heredity.
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