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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: A Genetic Mutation With Prognostic Value for Glioblastoma Patients

For Students 9th - 10th
Questions related to processes of cell division, differentiation, and specialization.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Myelogenous Leukemia and Two Chemotherapeutic Agents

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about chemotherapeutic agents and answer the follow-up questions using the graphs provided.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.3 Punnett Squares

For Students 9th - 10th
See how a Punnett square is a special tool used to predict the offspring from a cross, or mating between two parents.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.1 Pea Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand why Gregor Mendel was the father of the field of genetics, which seeks to explain how traits are passed on from one generation to the next.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Test Prep: Mcat: Genes, Environment, and Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
The way that you carry a conversation, respond to failure, form relationships with others, and generally behave is in part related to your genetics - but your world and life experiences also shape your attitudes and behaviors. This...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Benefits of Biodiversity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents possess, such as fur color, body size, heat tolerance, and running speed. Next they use coin tossing to determine the traits a mouse pup born to these parents...
Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1933

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Thomas Hunt Morgan, the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine "for his discoveries concerning the role played by the chromosome in heredity." This website is organized...
Unit Plan
OneWorld UK

One World: Tiki the Penguin: Genetic Engineering: Whose Genes?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Come along with Tiki the Penguin as he discovers what makes you a human or him a penguin! This site details some of the major issues relative to genetics - such as genetic engineering - in a way that is interesting and relevant to kids.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: High School Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
A biology course for high school students.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology for High School

For Students 9th - 10th
This digital textbook covers core biology concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, videos, and study guides.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 1.2 Fields in the Life Sciences

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore some different areas of study in the life sciences.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science for Middle School

For Students 6th - 8th
This digital textbook covers core life science concepts and includes interactive features, real-world examples, and videos.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Introduction to Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from an introduction to biology course taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course teaches "biological function at the molecular level" with thirty-five lectures. Lectures vary in length...
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Introductory Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from an introduction to biology course taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course covers fundamental topics like biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology with thirty-four...
Handout
University of California

Cog Web: Can Matter Store Active Information?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a timeline of historical events in regards to discovery and research on genetics.
Handout
Rice University

Rice University: Eusocial Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Rice University, gives a description of the social aspects of the wasp colonies - division of labour.
Handout
University of California

Princeton University: Mary Styles Harris

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from the Princeton University, gives a profile of biologist Mary Styles Harris which includes her work, her writing, and her research.
Unit Plan
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Problemas Sobre Tecnologia Del Dna Recombinado

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basics techniques and principles of recombinant DNA and how it applies to human health with these series of problems presented here. The correct answers have a brief explanation to reinforce the theories and incorrect answers...
Handout
University of Kansas Medical Center

Univ. Of Kansas Medical Center: Accredited Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Kansas Medical Center provides a list and direct links to colleges with accredited genetic counseling programs.
Handout
Palomar Community College District

Waynes Word: Multiple Gene (Polygenic) Inheritance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explains and gives examples of polygenic inheritance.
Handout
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Got Bacterial Genes?

For Students 9th - 10th
Weird Why? Files article (posted May 17, 2001) unravels the notion that bacteria that once infected our ancestors stuck their genes into our chromosomes.
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Palomar Community College District

Palomar College: Practice Quiz for Gene Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Palomar College contains an interactive practice quiz containing four questions on major concepts regarding gene flow. A great learning tool.
Interactive
BioMan Biology

Snurfle Meiosis and Genetics 2: Diversity and Dihybrid Crosses

For Students 9th - 10th
This biology game assesses understanding of "crossing over", "independent fertilization", and "random fertilization" in the study of genetics.
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Clermont College: Genetic Practice Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Clermont College provides a good interactive practice test using Punnett squares.