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Towson University

Berries...With a Side of DNA? (High School)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is DNA still present after picking fruit or cooking vegetables? Biology scholars extract and collect DNA strands in an impactful lab. Working groups prepare their samples and compare their results to negative and positive standard...
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National Institute of Open Schooling

Coordination Compounds

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Cyanide, a coordination compound, is used in the extraction of gold and silver. Part 24 in the series of 36 delves into the world of coordination compounds. Classes learn, through readings, discussions, and answering questions, how to...
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Other

Miami University: Cellular Nature of Life?

For Students 9th - 10th
Basic information about cells in an outline form. Gives good information in an abbreviated format.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Guide to Understanding Somatic Mutation

For Students 9th - 10th
Somatic cells are any cells that are not involved in reproduction and thus cannot be passed on to offspring. This resource discusses mutations in somatic cells, how they occur, how they are detected, and the diseases they can cause in...
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Other

Clermont College: Natural Selection and Speciation

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses natural selection and explains this theory in detail in reference to the evolution of the peppered moth. Discusses how the forces of natural selection lead to other kinds of speciation and evolutionary processes.
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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...