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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Stalking the Genetic Basis of a Trait

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Need an a-maize-ing lesson to show your class how regulatory genes work? If you use the well-written resource, they'll be all ears! Biology scholars discover the gene responsible for the evolution of the modern-day corn plant through a...
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Curated OER

Mutations and Gene Regulation

For Students 9th - 12th
Teenaged scientists can use this quiz or study guide to show off their understanding of genetic mutations and their causes; includes short answer, multiple choice, matching, and more.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identifying Disease Genes using BLAST

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students navigate the National Center for Biological Information (NCBI) website and BLAST program to conduct a variety of biological assignments.
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Curated OER

Organic Chemistry

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this organic chemistry instructional activity, students solve 20 problems including isomer structure, functional groups, types of reactions and the polymers that make up the structures of organic molecules.
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Curated OER

Construction of a Hemoglobin Gene

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students see how eight pairs of triplets are equivalent to part of a gene and control a part of heredity. They comprehend how blood corpuscles manufacture normal hemoglobin. Students already comprehend that genes control the synthesis...
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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

Chromosomes

For Students 6th - 10th
In this chromosomes worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle with 33 questions about genetic mutation in chromosomes. They identify traits associated with certain genes.
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Curated OER

Biochemistry Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
For this biochemistry worksheet, students review amino acids, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. This worksheet has 29 multiple choice, 8 fill in the blank, and 3 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

The Three Types of RNA

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology instructional activity, students identify and describe the three types of RNA, messenger, transfer, and ribosomal RNA. Then they write the key features of molecules of RNA for each form.
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Curated OER

Life Substance

For Students 9th - 12th
For this life substances worksheet, high schoolers will review carbon atoms, monosaccharides, dissaccharides, polysaccharides, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. This worksheet has 4 true or false and 17 matching questions.
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Curated OER

CONSTRUCTION OF A HEMOGLOBIN GENE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use research to see how eight pairs of triplets are equivalent to part of a gene and control a part of heredity. They also understand how red blood corpuscles manufacture normal hemoglobin.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Scientist Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners 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 product...
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Curated OER

Moore S Word Search Puzzle 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Elements Found in Living Things

For Students 9th - 12th
In this elements worksheet, students review the most common elements found in living things. Students color in two pictures with the percentages of the elements found in that living thing.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids: Molecular Structure of Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the molecular structure of DNA in this article. Learn about the components of DNA: nucleotide, nitrogenous base, and phosphate.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Twisting Tale of Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Video describing the structure and function of the DNA molecule. [4:27] Includes a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Website
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Neuroscience: Tri Nucleotide Repeat

For Students 9th - 10th
A narrated animation demonstrating a the DNA replication problem, trinucleotide repeat. Video [1:08]
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Trace Your Ancient Ancestry Through Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science project, you will investigate the secrets of your distant past as revealed by your DNA. In order to obtain a sample for DNA analysis, you will scrape a soft swab inside your mouth to collect cheek cells. Based on the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Journey Into Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Travel deep into the human body to see exactly where your DNA resides. From the NOVA: Cracking the Code of Life Web site.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning

For Students 9th - 10th
At DNA from the Beginning, choose from classical genetics, molecules of genetics, genetic organization and control. Each concept is explained through animation, an image gallery, video interviews, biographies and links.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dna: The Human Body Recipe

For Teachers 4th - 7th
As a class, students work through an example showing how DNA provides the "recipe" for making our body proteins. They see how the pattern of nucleotide bases (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine) forms the double helix ladder shape of...
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Biology: Dna Ii: The Structure of Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Instructional module focusing on the physical structure of DNA. Discussion incorporates the description of the nucleotides, base pairs, and the double helix shape of a DNA molecule. Site also includes an interactive practice quiz and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: The Dna Double Helix Advanced

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students can watch a video, read some informational text and key vocabulary terms, and answer review questions about the structure of DNA.
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri: Biotech Adventure: Dna Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
DNA Helix, DNA structure, DNA bases, Nucleotides, strands of DNA, Bonding in DNA, and bonding between bases are the topics delved into in this thorough site.