Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Dna Technology
This article will help students define DNA technology, the Human Genome Project, and PCR.
Smithsonian Institution
Lemelson Center: Tinker Ball
Build a virtual Rube Goldberg machine, and try to create a successful path for the ball. Requires Adobe Flash.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to Biotechnology
An overview of what biotechnology is including DNA technology. Also explore ethical questions in biotechnology.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Biotechnology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes some biotechnology methods.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Neutrons
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the discovery and properties of the neutron and the process of nuclear fission.
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American Lyme Disease Foundation
Read answers and questions about Lyme disease from The American Lyme Disease Foundation which fall under the follwing categories: "Chronic Lyme disease/post-Lyme syndrom," "Prevention," "Risk Assessment," "Testing," "Tick ecology," "Tick...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Dna Forensics
A concise explanation of the use of DNA technologies in forensic identification from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Additional valuable resources are provided.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Step by Step Explanation of Dna Fingerprinting Process
Explains with the help of a flowchart the steps in creating a DNA fingerprint and a few techniques that have been developed to improve accuracy and efficiency.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Dirty Bomb: Sources of Radiation
In this interactive, learn about sources of both beneficial and harmful radiation which exist in many forms all around us.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Biotechnology Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on biotechnology.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The "Speed Limit" of Dna Polymerase
This is a 5-question quiz based on the passage "The "Speed Limit" of DNA Polymerase."
Curated OER
Nuclear Fission
A couple of pages of text and graphics describing nuclear chain reactions. The means by which neutrons intiate and sustain a reaction is explained. A second page describes the complications associated with uncontrolled nuclear chain...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "What Five Dollars Paid" by t.s. Arthur
"What Five Dollars Paid" shows the chain reaction money can have when used to help people. Read the full text on this site.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Genetic Engineering Applications
This lesson will examine the pros and cons of various applications of genetic engineering and biotechnology.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Idaho: Experimental Breeder Reactor No.1
This pioneering nuclear reactor was the site of several milestones in the development of nuclear technology, including the first usable electricity (1951), the first self-sustaining chain reaction using plutonium rather than uranium...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Cellular Respiration
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a comprehensive, engaging overview of catabolic pathways that yield energy by oxidizing organic fuel. Students explore redox reactions, oxidation, reduction, and preview the stages of cellular...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Aldehyde
This encyclopedia entry for aldehyde compounds features naming convention, manufacture, and examples of aldehydes.
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