Unit Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Attack of the Killer Cabbage Clones

For Students 3rd - 5th
Do you like to watch outdated science fiction and cheesy horror movies? Many fictional tales of cloned organisms have been created based upon the scientific method for cloning animals or plants. In the real world, the cloning of plants...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.18 Cloning

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the science and ethics behind human or animal cloning.
Handout
Other

Eureka Science: Cloning

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this short article to find out about the history of cloning and genetic engineering. Continue on to the next page to find out how cloning is done. Simple terms and fun animations make it easy to read.
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Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Cloning Pets

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Cloning Pets" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Electric Hockey

For Students 9th - 10th
Play hockey with electric charges. Place charges on the ice, then hit start to try to get the puck in the goal. View the electric field. Trace the puck's motion. Make the game harder by placing walls in front of the goal. This is a clone...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Matt is a clone of El Patron, a powerful drug lord of the land of Opium, located between the United States and Mexico. For six years, he has lived in a tiny cottage in the poppy fields with Celia, a kind and deeply religious servant...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: At What Moment Are You Dead?

For Students 9th - 10th
For as far back as we can trace our existence, humans have been fascinated with death and resurrection. But is resurrection really possible? And what is the actual difference between a living creature and a dead body anyway? The...
Interactive
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Plantenstein Is the Suspect!

For Students 3rd - 5th
Detective Le Plant has discovered that one plant can produce many other plants. He needs you to help him find out how this happens. Follow along and learn about the parts of flowers and reproduction. Along the way, you will be quizzed!
Handout
Other

Eureka Science: Genetic Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of how genetic engineering works. Analogy with molecular scissors cutting a "sentence" of DNA. Has nice animations.
Article
How Stuff Works

How Stuff Works: How Evolution Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Bacteria reproduce asexually. This means that, when a bacteria cell splits, both halves of the split are identical -- they contain exactly the same DNA. The offspring is a clone of the parent.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.17 Recombinant Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand that recombinant DNA is the combination of DNA from two different sources.