Stated Clearly
What is Evolution?
Learn about the basics of the mechanism of evolution and the importance of natural selection, and examine evidence showing that we are seeing evolution playing out in every organism we encounter. In an engaging and easy-to-follow video,...
Curated OER
Natural Selection
It's Mr. Anderson, and he's ready to explain natural selection! Be excited, because he has the ability to make scientific biology and genetic functions in terms of natural selection make sense. With great examples and a clear and gentle...
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Genetics
Has your class finished its unit on genetics? Use this resource to provide a quick, encompassing review. Mr. Anderson discusses DNA, RNA, nucleotides, mitosis, meiosis, diploids, haploids, gametes, gene expression, etc. Create a...
Curated OER
Genetics - Introduction
Explore genetics with Mr. Anderson! In this introduction, he discusses which topics he'll cover in subsequent sections. From DNA to RNA and cell cycle to mitosis and meiosis, Mr. Anderson provides a quick introduction to future videos.
Curated OER
The Origin of Species
Allow Mr. Anderson to assist you in describing how one species can become two through speciation and reproductive isolation. Intended for upper graders, this clip wonderfully explains several complex concepts in a way your class can...
Curated OER
Genetics and The Structure of DNA - Part 2/2
How is DNA structured? Composed of deoxyribose, phosphate, and bases, DNA seems so simple, yet it determines so much of who we are. Give your class a better understanding of their genetic makeup with this video. Part two of two.
Curated OER
Genetics and The Structure of DNA - Part 1/2
If you could unravel all the DNA in your body and stretch it out, it would reach to the sun and back...over 100 times! How incredible! Cover basic genetic vocabulary and hear a geneticist speak about your body's internal recipe....
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Discovering Genes Associated With Diseases and Traits in Dogs
In this video module, students learn how scientists use genetic information from dogs to find out which gene (out of all 20,000 dog genes) is associated with any specific trait or disease of interest. This method involves comparing...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: The Genetic Basis of Inheritance and Variation
The topic of this video module is genetic basis for variation among humans. The main learning objective is that students will learn the genetic mechanisms that cause variation among humans (parents and children, brothers and sisters) and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Common Genetic Code
Paul Nurse describes his research that showed that humans share some genes with organisms as different from us as simple brewer's yeast. Footage from Secret of Life: "Immortal Thread." [4 min, 20 sec]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Evolution Case Studies: Marilyn Havlik
Marilyn Havlik leads students through a simulation of the Hardy-Weinberg Principle to develop their understanding of population genetics. [13 min, 59 sec]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids: Dna
A video discussing the molecular structure of DNA. Understand that DNA is made up of a phosphate, deoxyribose sugar, and one of the four nitrogen base. Video also explains how the nitrogen bases pair up to form the double helix...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Human Genome: Welcome to the Genomic Revolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This video explores developments in mapping the human genome and figuring out the implications that such developments have on society in the future. [11:00]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Punnett Squares
Have fun learning how to use Punnett squares to calculate probabilities of different phenotypes. Provides examples of dihybrid crosses. independent assortment, incomplete dominance, codominance, and multiple alleles. [25:15]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Thomas Hunt Morgan and Fruit Flies
Thomas Hunt Morgan's pioneering fruit fly work that helped validate the chromosomal theory of inheritance. [10:40]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)
Watch this tutorial, which serves as an introduction to PCR (polymerase chain reaction). [9:54]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Evolution and Natural Selection
Introduction to how groups of organisms evolve and how natural selection can lead to evolution. [17:39]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Allele Frequency
Learn about allele frequencies in populations and how they differ from genotype frequencies. [7:27]
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Observable Inheritance Patterns
Understand observable inheritance patterns that are found in maize with this video. [5:00]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Mendel's Pea Plants: Introduction to Heredity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn about heredity and classical genetics, dominant and recessive traits, and heterozygous and homozygous genotypes. [17:27]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Monohybrid Cross
A narrated learning activity illustrating how a monohybrid cross of genetic traits gets passed on to offspring. [3:40]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Mouse Activity
A comparison of a normal mouse with one with a mutated gene.
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute: Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms
This resource provides the chance to hear the definition of the word or phrase that you are looking up. This glossary gives the correct pronunciation and supplemental background for the term, and there are also illustrations or...
PBS
Pbs: Nova Science Now: Autism Genes
A video investigating the hunt for the gene that causes autism. Learn how a parents crusade to help their child led to scientist finding a stretch of similar genes that may help solve the mystery about autism. [12:51]