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Roe v. Wade: A History of Controversy
Students research what is legal now as far as abortions are concerned. Does it matter what state you live in? Does it matter how old you are? If you are a teen, does the doctor have to notify your parents? Students prepare a panel...
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Life Cycle- The Human Body
Seventh graders examine the life cycle of the human. In this human life cycle lesson, 7th graders discuss the many different stages of the human life cycle. Students use pictures from magazines to create a representation of the human...
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Bioethics: Debates in Human Genetics
High schoolers, in groups, research and prepare a debate regarding various bioethical situations. After the debates, each student prepares a ortfolio outlining their own personal opinions.
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KARYOTYPE ALTERNATIVES
Students comprehend that karyotyping is a process in which chromosomes are cut from an enlarged picture and arranged in decreasing order of size. The cells to be viewed are first chemically treated to increase the number of dividing...
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The Cell
Young scholars study the basic processes by which cells divide and transfer their genetic information. They recognize and distinguish possible inherited traits and through the discovery method of the facts and principles of inheritance....
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Taking Care of a Baby
Caring for a newborn is harder than it looks! Elementary pupils learn more about taking care of babies with an age-appropriate lesson that addresses how babies grow inside their mothers, what they need to grow, and how members of the...
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Sequencing the Cystic Fibrosis Gene: A Simulation
Ninth graders use this activity to simulate the sequencing of gene and to detect the presence of possible genetic defects. They use diagrams that represent bands of nucleotides in order to determine the sequence of a small piece of the...
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In Vitro Fertilization
A possible option for infertile couples is in-vitro fertilization and implantation. Through this two-part instructional activity, the class learns about this process by teacher lecture and internet research. A case study is given to read...
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Nine Months in Six Weeks
Student study possible effects the mother's nutritional habits will have on her baby. They see how important it is to eat right and examine a regular diet for a pregnant woman or one for a woman with diabetes or other physical problems.
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Life Cycle
Seventh graders make a collage of the human life cycle. In this life cycle lesson plan students study the human reproductive system and the general concepts of pregnancy. Students receive detailed information about the human life cycle...
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Karyotype Alternatives
Students study karyotyping, which is a process in which chromosomes are cut out from an enlarged picture and arranged in decreasing order of size. They use a template to arrange and glue chromosomes to data sheet, indicate sample code,...
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What Happens in the First Nine Months?
Young scholars identify their feelings and learn constructive ways of handling conflict. In this conflict lesson students discuss their feelings and when they are feeling a certain way what they can do to remedy the situation.Â
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Innovations in Surgery and Reproductive Health
High schoolers examine significant innovations in surgery and reproductive health. In this surgery lesson students view a video and answer the given questions.Â
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Birth Defects
Students discuss problem pregnancies and birth defects. They identify which birth defects are preventable and which ones are genetic, or inherited. They prepare reports on birth defects.
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Interpreting Medical Data
Students explore human anatomy by graphing scientific data. In this vision lesson plan, students discuss how ophthalmology works and take their own eye assessment test using the Snellen chart. Students collect vision data from all of...
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Hereditary Defects: Down Syndrome and Sickle Cell Anemia
Students solve problems like the following examples: 1. If you have 10,000 women, age 30, who have babies and one in 900 of these births will result in a Down syndrome baby, how many will have this disease? 2. 5,000 babies are born;...
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Self-Assessment
Students take a personal inventory about behaviors. They determine if there are risky behaviors present that could be harmful. The inventory is used to help students examine how to make healthy decisions.
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Sequencing the Cystic Fibrosis Gene: A Simulation
Ninth graders determine nucleotide sequences. They identify those base sequences that are normal, those that are normal variants and those that cause cystic fibrosis. Students use DNA nucleotide sequences to determine amino acid...
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The Effects of Alcohol and other Teratogens: A model using Zebrafish
Students investigate the interference of various drugs on an embryo through experimentation. This is an open-ended lab to allow students to see effects of various chemicals humans choose to put in their bodies and create questions they...
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Reproduction, Day 2: Pregnancy
Students identify pictures of women labeling them pregnant or not pregnant. They discover what happens inside a woman when she is pregnant. They explain the relationship bettwen intercourse, fertilization and parenthood.
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STS Biology - Teaching Controversial Topics
Each of the three activities submitted presents difficult science topics in the context of the human experience. The activities focus on real-world problems, which have science components, from the pupils' perspectives.
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A Hard Sell on Stem Cells?
Students examine their prior knowledge of cell regeneration and therapeutic use of stem cells. After reading an article, they discover new techniques for deriving embryonic stem cells. In groups, they research on the different types of...
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The Science of HIV
Students research about the characteristics of HIV. In this biology lesson, students cite ways to prevent AIDS especially among uninformed teens. They plan a community awareness campaign targeting teens.
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How to Conquer a Genetic Disease
Students study the details of DNA restriction analysis and how RFLP's are used to locate genes on a map of DNA.
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