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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Producers

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Energy is the ability to do work. In organisms, this can be physical work, like walking or jumping, or it can be the work used to carry out the chemical processes in...
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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Dna Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
This article will help students define DNA technology, the Human Genome Project, and PCR.
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Tinker Ball

For Students 1st - 9th
Build a virtual Rube Goldberg machine, and try to create a successful path for the ball. Requires Adobe Flash.
eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Intro to Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of what biotechnology is including DNA technology. Also explore ethical questions in biotechnology.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes some biotechnology methods.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Neutrons

For Students 9th - 10th
[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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Other

American Lyme Disease Foundation

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Handout
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Dna Forensics

For Students 9th - 10th
A concise explanation of the use of DNA technologies in forensic identification from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Additional valuable resources are provided.
Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Step by Step Explanation of Dna Fingerprinting Process

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
PBS

Pbs Nova: Dirty Bomb: Sources of Radiation

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this interactive, learn about sources of both beneficial and harmful radiation which exist in many forms all around us.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Biotechnology Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for a unit on biotechnology.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of various biotechnologies.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The "Speed Limit" of Dna Polymerase

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 5-question quiz based on the passage "The "Speed Limit" of DNA Polymerase."
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Curated OER

Nuclear Fission

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "What Five Dollars Paid" by t.s. Arthur

For Students 7th - 9th
"What Five Dollars Paid" shows the chain reaction money can have when used to help people. Read the full text on this site.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Genetic Engineering Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will examine the pros and cons of various applications of genetic engineering and biotechnology.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Idaho: Experimental Breeder Reactor No.1

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Cellular Respiration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[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...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Aldehyde

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia entry for aldehyde compounds features naming convention, manufacture, and examples of aldehydes.

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