Lesson Plan
Western Kentucky University

Understanding Genetics: Punnett Squares

9th - 12th Standards
Can scientists really predict genetic outcomes or are they simply making a lucky guess? Scholars first learn about Gregor Mendel and how to make Punnett squares. Then they extract DNA from a strawberry in a lab with included conclusion...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Build Your Own Cell

3rd - 4th
In this building your own cell worksheet, students identify cell vocabulary and facts, and create posters of a labeled plant cell and an animal cell. In this fill-n-the-blank and posters worksheet, students provide twenty-three answers.
Assessment
New York State Education Department

Regents High School Exam: Living Environment 2008

9th - 12th
The New York Regents High School Examinations are comprehensive and include various question formats, including multiple choice and graph analysis. This particular version, the 2008 Living Environment exam, surveys a variety of topics....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Genetics Crossword

6th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 38 questions on genetics. They identify the different parts and functions of a flower.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

7th Science Quiz

7th - 8th
This seventh grade life science quiz has a professional appearance and well-written multiple-choice questions. However, it seems to cover too broad a variety of biology topics for only 15 questions to fully assess. There is one question...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Wolves: DNA Pawprinting

9th - 12th
A mystery canine was shot and killed near Yellowstone National Park in the early '90s. Genetics whizzes explain how they might go about identifying whether the animal was a true grey wolf or a hybrid. A drawing of the animal's DNA bands...
Assessment
New York State Education Department

Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2003

9th - 12th
The living environment, from the interior of a cell to the complex relationships among populations, is queried in this final examination. Learners examine air pollution maps, cell diagrams, population graphs, and drawings of cells. They...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cladograms and Genetics

10th - Higher Ed
In this genetics instructional activity, students compare the human amino acid sequence with the five animals given. Students used cladograms to complete 11 short answer questions.
Assessment
New York State Education Department

Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2005

9th - 12th
The 2005 version of the Regents High School Examination in ecology is as comprehensive as previous years' exams. It consists of 40 multiple-choice questions on topics ranging from the structure of DNA to interactions within an ecosystem....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cell Structure and Function

9th - Higher Ed
For this cells worksheet, students review the different types of cells. Students identify the organelles found in an animal cell and determine the function of these organelles. This worksheet has 14 matching, 6 fill in the blank, and 5...
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Curated OER

Genetic Vocabulary

10th - Higher Ed
In this genetics learning exercise, students compare structures of molecules, compare the function of genetic enzymes, and compare transcription and translation. This learning exercise has 2 multiple choice and 20 matching questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Animal Behavior

7th - 12th
In this animal behavior worksheet, students will read a paragraph comparing learned behaviors and inherited behaviors. Students will then complete 2 short answer questions.
Lesson Plan
Community Resources for Science

A Whole New World of DNA and Proteins

7th - 8th
Lead your young scientists into an exciting world as they participate in a role play and experiment focused on proteins and DNA. After researching the Central Dogma of Biology, individuals or groups participate in a classroom...
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PBS

Genes 101: Life’s Instruction Manual | UNC-TV Science

5th - 12th
Discover the common genetic ground shared by humans and chickens. Group members listen and view an animation about genes and proteins, which details their roles in building biological structures such as tissues and organs. Participants...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mutations and Gene Regulation

9th - 12th
Teenaged scientists can use this quiz or study guide to show off their understanding of genetic mutations and their causes; includes short answer, multiple choice, matching, and more.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Classification of Organisms

5th - 10th
In this classification worksheet, learners solve 3 classification riddles, complete 6 true and false questions, complete 4 sequences, and solve a riddle about the classification of an animal.
Interactive
Curated OER

Albinistic Animals Are Awesome

2nd - 5th
Are all academicians allured with alliteration? Use this cross-curricular online resource to simultaneously expose your scholars to parts of speech and the genetic mutation causing albinism. Initial context gives students an introduction...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Huntington Disease

7th - Higher Ed
In this genetics instructional activity, students access a website to read about what causes Huntington disease and how it is inherited. Then students complete 7 short answer questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Theory of Evolution

9th - 12th
In this theory of evolution worksheet, students review vocabulary words associated with evolution including the different types of evolution patters. This worksheet has 5 true or false and 5 matching questions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cloning a Living Organism

6th - 12th
It's the attack of the clones! Not to worry; these are just plant clones. Teen horticulturalists will enjoy growing their own clone into a plant in an activity designed to be revisited after a few weeks. It is one experiment that kids...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reproduction and Development

7th - 11th
Have a sense of humor when discussing human anatomy with your class! Through puzzles and riddles, learners become comfortable with words relating to reproduction and development. They combine mixed up words from the "vocabulary gene...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mitosis Cookies Activity

7th - 12th
Reward biology learners for working hard in their mitosis lesson with a sweet snack at the end! They begin by twisting apart creme-filled cookies and using the icing as a cytoplasm. Colored candy sprinkles make up chromosome pairs,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cell Respiration Worksheet

9th - 12th
Beginning biologists demonstrate their grasp on cellular respiration, photosynthesis, and energy flow though ecosystems when completing this worksheet. Fifteen multiple choice and short answer questions test their knowledge. Because of...
Lesson Plan
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Molecular Evolution of Gene Birth and Death

9th - Higher Ed
An upper-level biology activity, the comprehensive worksheet found here accompanies a PowerPoint and the video The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes, both of which are linked to through the website. Depending on the...

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