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Math Morphing Proximate and Evolutionary Mechanisms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify the different types of fractals. In this geometry lesson, students use math to analyze different biological phenomena. They collect data from the experiments and construct graphs.
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Worksheet
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Chemicals in Your Life

For Students 9th - 12th
In this chemicals worksheet, learners fill in 61 blanks of statements comparing the chemicals used in farming and the chemicals found in medicines and food.
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Interactive
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Passive in Context

For Students 5th - 10th
In this tense learning exercise, students read the sentences or phrases and choose which tense they are written in. Students complete 10 problems total.
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Towson University

Transformation Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Transform your class' understanding of genes and antibiotic resistance with the Transformation Lab. Junior geneticists create and observe their own resistant strains of E. coli through research, discussion, and experimentation. The...
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Pharmaceutical Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to discuss and prepare a written summary of a scientific article about AIDS. They propose solutions to the opening activity of which drug is more effective in the fight against AIDS.
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Show Me the Genes

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Give your class a chance to show what they know. In the last installment of a seven-part series, pupils summarize and review what they have learned in the series. They present their solutions for creating a biosensor to detect cancer...
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Build an Electrophoresis Chamber

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore electrophoresis, a technique used to isolate DNA. They assemble a gel chamber for separating mixtures. Students observe separation influenced by electric charge. They define separation through gel electrophoresis.
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The Basics:Life Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore concepts in life science using segments drawn from Discovery Channel. In this life science lesson, students participate in discussions about the food chain. Middle schoolers create a poster to illustrate a...
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Who is the Sea Otter Related to?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the genetic relationships of different organisms. In groups, they discover the importance of genes and how different amino acids show various evolutionary relationships. They use an online database to continue their...
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Worksheet
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Cloning

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cloning worksheet, students will read a paragraph about how cloning has been a benefit to medicine and agriculture. Students will underline the main idea in the paragraph and write down three supporting details. Then students...
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Why Does Evolution Matter Now?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine how natural selection creates antibiotic-resistant bacteria, recognize applications of evolutionary principles for medicine, agriculture, and conservation, and discuss how science contributes to decisions in context of...
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Launch Biotechnology into Your Classroom: Drug Delivery and Diffusion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars distinguish between diffusion and osmosis and describe ways that drugs can be administered.  For this diffusion lesson students research career paths and create a presentation to give to the class. 
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Biotechnology: Drug Delivery and Diffusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discover advances in biomedical technology such as transdermal delivery and other non-invasive procedures. In lab activities, they examine how medication is given and how molecules travel, observe electrophoresis, and conduct...
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Scientist Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars imagine themselves working as research scientists completing the end-steps of a molecular research project and interpreting the data. They compare the gene sequences of normal and abnormal mice and evaluate the protein...
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Scientist Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students envision the work of a research scientist, and the relationship between molecular biology and medicine. This activity allows students to imagine themselves working as research scientists by asking them to complete the end-steps...
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Model Organisms: The Genes We Share

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students gather information about gene banks. In this biology lesson, students work in groups to complete an activity sheet about genetic databases and organism genomes. Lesson includes extension ideas.
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Gene Therapy - Biotechnology

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students complete a unit of study on bioethics. They participate in a discussion about gene therapy and its uses. They review two case studies and discuss the ethical issues focused on in the cases. They develop a patient record based...
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Biotechnology

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore biotechnology through various activities. In this biology lesson, students analyze its pros and cons. They study and read informative articles about biotechnology.
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What Can We Learn From the X Chromosome?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read about the X and Y chromosomes in humans and complete a worksheet.
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What is Biotechnology

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars discover the concept of biotechnology. In this biotechnology lesson, students explore the history of biotechnology and its implications today.
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Worksheet
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Proofreading Activity: "The Twentieth Century"

For Students 6th - 7th
In this proofreading worksheet, students mark infinitives, prepositional phrases, subjects and verbs in a paragraph titled "The Twentieth Century,"then edit for missing commas.
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The Genetics of Antibody Diversity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils distinguish between the light and heavy chain sections. For this biology lesson, students simulate the DNA splicing process. They calculate antibody diversity using the information given.
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Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students conduct Internet research on Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy. They design a puzzle to represent these processes, read and summarize an article, conduct research, and design a theoretical experimental procedure.
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Curated OER

Plant Parts and Their Diseases

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students see how certain plants are very important to us. They explain that healthy plants are important to keep people healthy. They study the major parts of a plant (root, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds) and their basic...

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