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Gingerdead Genetics

While we were distracted by the Gingerdead War happening in the kitchen this week a love story has been blossoming at the other end of the bench. Nawww

Now, I don’t know a lot about Gingerdead genetics but there’s a lesson plan in here somewhere.

First a couple of Gingerdead skelemen got together and produced a couple of crumbs.  The Gingerdead family was born.

the gingerdead family of biscuits
The Gingerdead family

The little one had an itch to scratch and you can see that didn’t go too well.  He seems to like having his eye handy like that, though.  Apparently it makes watching for mummydead men a lot easier when you are hiding behind the toaster.

In a shocking turn of events the two became three and an interesting phenotype appeared.

Gingerdead men biscuits
The Gingerdead phenotype

I haven’t sat down and done the punnet squares, but I shall keep an eye on future events and keep you posted.  I’m sure there’s a lesson plan here somewhere 😉

In the meantime, if you on the lookout for a good genetics lesson then these Spongebob Squarepants Genetics classroom resources from The Science Spot have been a hit in any class I’ve seen them used in.

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The Gingerdead Wars: Halloween 2013

Well, it’s been quite a week in our kitchen!  In scenes reminiscent of the Ninjabread Wars of 2012 it’s been a battle of the undead gingerbread and we’ve run out of Miss Vivi’s Efficacious Anti Zombie Pills.

First, the Mummybread Man appeared.  Creeping across the kitchen bench, trailing icing bandages everywhere.  Look at his beady little eyes.

mummybread man biscuit
Mummybread man

Where there’s one, there’s always more!  Soon two more appeared to swell the ranks.

mummybread men biscuits
Mummybred men

It wasn’t long before they caught their first victim and exposed its brain to feed on.  Poor, poor zombiedead man 🙁

Mummybread men chase zombiedead man biscuit
Mummybread men create Zombiedead man

Then, of course, one thing lead to another and…

zombiedead men biscuits
Zombiedead men

… now we’ve got an infestation of Zombiedead Men on our hands.   There’s nothing for it but to crush them to bits and eat them.  mmmmm……brains!

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