Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Viral DNA Integration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How do viruses hijack our cells to produce more viral particles? Junior immunologists model how viral RNA integrates into a host cell's DNA using pop beads and use interactive tools to explore a virus' genome. The teacher's guide...
Worksheet
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Gallantsbiocorner.com

The Cell

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Help young biologists piece together an understanding of cell structure with a comprehensive review worksheet. Tasking students with describing the function of the organelles found in cells and their relationship with one another,...
AP Test Prep
College Board

AP Biology Practice Exam 2013

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
What is the best way to prepare for an AP® exam? Learners become familiar with the AP® Biology exam by completing a full-length practice exam. The AP® test prep by the College Board contains multiple choice, grid-in, and free-response...
Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

HIV Protease Inhibitors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How do doctors fight a virus that's constantly mutating? Show science scholars how we fight HIV using one of its own most fundamental processes through a thoughtful demonstration. The lesson focuses on how protease inhibitors prevent HIV...
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Reproduction, the Genome and Gene Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on how genes, sections of the DNA, are formed including descriptions of transcription and translation. It provides links to a video and a test.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Gene Expression the Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Generate and collect three types of proteins, then move on to explore the factors that affect protein synthesis in a cell.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Early Experiments on the Genetic Code

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about early experiments on the genetic code and answer the follow-up questions.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Rna Origin of Life Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
Try this quiz about RNA and the origin of life.