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BBSRC

Discovering DNA: The Recipe for Life

For Teachers 4th - 9th Standards
A pinch of adenine, a dash of thymine and ta-da, you have life! Well, it's not quite that simple, but through this series of activities and experiments young scientists learn about the structure of DNA and how it contains the recipe...
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Curated OER

Genome: The Secret of How Life Works

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
What do you have in common with a fruit fly? About 60 percent of your DNA. The resource, divided into two units, is intended for grades four to eight and another for high schoolers. Both units include eight lessons covering the...
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Kenan Fellows

Unit 1: Introduction to Biotechnology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Biotechnology is big! Introduce the uses of biotechnology to science scholars with a fascinating, fact-filled unit. The first installment in a series of four biotechnology units covers the role biotechnology plays in human and...
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Kenan Fellows

Unit 3: Genetic Variation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What happens when genes change? Junior genetic investigators examine the effects of mutation in the third unit of a four-part Biotechnology series. Individuals discover the types of mutations through a series of PowerPoints, then partner...
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Curated OER

Evolution, Genes, and Behavior

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the roles of genes and evolution on behaviors. In groups, they identify the relationships among DNA, genes and chromosomes. They evaluate the different theories of language acquistion and how evolved tendencies interact...
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Kenan Fellows

Unit 4: The Brain

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Drugs interact with the brain to alter moods, emotions, and behaviors by changing the brain's chemistry, perceptions, and interactions. The final lesson in the Pharmacology unit shows scholars experiments, has them complete four labs,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Dna Structure and Replication

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] DNA must replicate (copy) itself so that each resulting cell after mitosis and cell division has the same DNA as the parent cell. DNA replication occurs during the S...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Dna Is Shaped Like a Twisted Ladder

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice tutorial on DNA structure. The menu at the bottom allows you to view some different information.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Dna Structure and Replication

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how DNA's structure and function was discovered.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Dna Structure and Replication

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how DNA's structure and function was discovered.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Dna Structure and Replication

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Module describes how DNA's structure and function was discovered while summarizing the process of DNA replication. This activity also explains Chargaff's rules and...
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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.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Dna: The Book of You

For Students 9th - 10th
This video explains how DNA works and what it does, relating it to an instruction manual for building an organism. [4:29] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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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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Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Making the Modern World: Dna: Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
The learning module helps students gain a deeper understanding of the structure and function of DNA.
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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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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Interactives Dna: Human Genome: Genes and Transcription

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module where students can learn about the structure and function of DNA. Interactive activities will explore DNA transcription.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering Nature: Dna Visualization and Manipulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to genetic techniques such as DNA electrophoresis and imaging technologies used for molecular and DNA structure visualization. In the field of molecular biology and genetics, biomedical engineering plays an...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna Interactive: Genome

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by DNA Interactive. The genome is the entire endowment of genetic information. It is the "Book of life," on an organism. This site demonstrates the methods used to map and sequence the human genome and to...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Dna, Rna, and Protein Synthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
In this online mini-course learners distinguish between the structure, functions, and processes involved with DNA and RNA.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Biology: Unit 3: Cell Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
In this third unit of a Biology course, students learn about cells and cell structure. They compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and learn about the specialized structures in a cell and what their functions are. They will also learn...
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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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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Dna Replication

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concise article complete with labeled diagrams, key vocabulary terms, and review questions illustrates DNA replication.
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John Wiley & Sons

Concepts in Biochemistry: Structure Tutorials

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners explore the Biochemistry topic of deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA). Topics examined are DNA replication, cloning, and fingerprinting. The resource consists of articles and animations and culminating questions.

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