Worksheet
Curated OER

AP: Chapter 20: DNA Technology

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
This nine-page biotechnology resource contains six pages of questions regarding DNA technology. Questions cover cloning, restriction enzymes, the polymerase chain reaction, different techniques, the human genome project, and more. The...
Activity
1
1
Teach Engineering

DNA Forensics and Color Pigments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Use food coloring in electrophoresis. The last segment in a four-part series mimics DNA fingerprinting by using chromatography. Teams conduct chromatography on food coloring to find colors that use similar pigmentation in their makeup.
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

A Gene Is a Discrete Sequence of DNA Nucleotides

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Frederick Sanger won two Nobel prizes for protein sequencing and DNA sequencing. Young scientists learn about Dr. Sanger's research and amazing discoveries. They read an article and a biography, view videos and animations, and apply...
Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Microarray Manufacturing Technology

For Students 9th - 12th
Microarray technology has made advances in scientific research possible. Watch as the videos reveal the manufacturing process of these microarrays. One video shows the automated process while another explains the science behind the...
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Some DNA Can Jump

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Some people have a natural ability to jump, but did you know DNA also naturally jumps? Learn about the fun habit by looking at the research of a pioneering female scientist. Barbara McClintock fought prejudice and surpassed her mentors...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Genetic Technology

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this genetic worksheet, students will match 6 terms associated with gene engineering to their correct definition. Then students will complete a table indicating if the vector is mechanical or biological. Finally, students will...
Worksheet
Curated OER

DNA Technology

For Students 7th - 12th
In this DNA technology worksheet, students look at genetic engineering and how it has helped humans. Then students will read about the human genome and how DNA fingerprinting is used in crime scenes. This worksheet has 4 short answer...
Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

CSI Wildlife

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Can DNA fingerprinting prevent the extinction of elephants? Young scientists learn about DNA fingerprinting before applying their knowledge to case studies of elephant poaching. The first case requires them to match the DNA from a tusk...
Worksheet
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Microarrays and Stem Cells

For Students Higher Ed
Background reading is available in the first two pages of this worksheet, along with reading comprehension questions and a laboratory activity in which students use mircroarray technology to identify genes used in cell differentiation....
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

DNA Is Only the Beginning for Understanding the Human Genome

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Mario Capecchi requested funding for a new procedure targeting genes and was rejected. Four years later, after he proved it worked, the NIH apologized and funded his research. Use an online interactive to learn about his research and the...
Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Virochip DNA Microarray

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Virochips detect and identify viruses at a higher rate than other tests. Show young scientists how Virochips work to identify existing viruses. They analyze results demonstrating mutations or the evolution of viruses and view videos...
Worksheet
Curated OER

DNA Technology

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this DNA technology worksheet, students will review 12 vocabulary words relating to the uses and results of DNA technology in this crossword puzzle.
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Genes Can Be Moved Between Species

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Biotechnology changes lives every day, but how did it all start? Learn about Cohen and Boyer's technique for recombinant DNA and the founding of this new scientific study. Then, scholars use the online interactive to discover how Hanahan...
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Mutations Are Changes in Genetic Information

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
A red delicious apple tree with a simple mutation means we now benefit from the existence of golden delicious apples. Learn how simple mutations change genetic information in DNA sequences. Using biographies, videos, and animations,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Genetic Technology

For Students 9th - 12th
For this genetic technology worksheet, students will answer 6 true or false statements and 4 short answer questions based on the mapping and sequencing of the human genome and the applications of the Human Genome Project.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Genes and Gene Technology

For Students 7th - 11th
In this genetics activity, students complete 3 short answer, a word puzzle, and 7 word games about genetic traits.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Recombinant DNA Technology

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this DNA worksheet, students will complete an idea map about the applications of DNA technology. Then students will answer 3 true or false questions.
Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Visualizing Gene-Expression Patterns

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
How do genetics gurus know so much about gene expression? See traits materialize before your very eyes using a presentation with embedded simulations. Science scholars develop an understanding of the techniques used to follow the work of...
Lesson Plan
Personal Genetics Education Project

Genome Editing and CRISPR

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Explore the excitement and ethical challenges of CRISPR and genetic-editing technology. Participants engage in do-nows, view a slideshow, and collaborate on scenarios about genetic editing. Group members analyze scenarios to generate...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Biotechnology

For Students 6th - 12th
In this biology instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 23 questions on biotechnology. They identify the benefits and ethical issues about biotechnology.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cloning

For Students 5th - 6th
In this opinions of cloning usage worksheet, students read phrases of what cloning should be used for and check their opinions in columns yes, not sure, no, only in certain situations, and never.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Professor of Ice

For Students 9th - 12th
In this environment experiment worksheet, learners complete 3 experiments using ice. First they label each experiment and respond to the four questions given. Then students do the 3 experiments as stated, considering what the experiments...
Worksheet
Curated OER

BIO205-CH1- Intro Word Search

For Students 9th - 10th
In this word search worksheet, students locate words related to biology. The word list includes protists, viruses, plants, spiral, and biotechnology.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Africa Puzzle

For Students 6th - 9th
In this geography instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle about Africa. They identify the capitals of various countries located in Africa, the most fertile area, the largest desert, and the longest river. There are...

Other popular searches