Students make cheese in their classroom! In this cheese lesson plan, students use bacteria and active culture to clot and age cheese that could be edible in the future.

Students, in groups, experiment with Heat Blanching, Vitamin C Dip, and Sulfur Dioxide Dip to see if they can prevent enzymatic browning.

In this digestion activity, students review the organs involved in the digestive process along with the function of these organs. This activity has 5 fill in the blank, 8 short answer, and 7 matching questions.

Students complete an experiment to determine if there are bad microbes in food processing.For this bad microbe experiment, students use apples to see how they react to oxygen. Students test apples with chemicals to observe the changes.

In this chromosome worksheet students complete a crossword puzzle by answering questions on DNA, nucleic acids, nucleotides and RNA.  

Students examine the functions of mRNA, rRNA and tRNA. They explain the steps in the protein synthesis process. They practice using new vocabulary as well.

Young scholars create numbered DNA sequences by taping together the order of the sequence. They count the number of bases in their RFLP's and shade the boxes on their Gel Electrophoresis sheets that represent individual fragments. They...

In this digestion instructional activity, students will match 12 terms associated with the digestive system to their correct definition. The vocabulary words review the digestive system organs and their functions.

In this digestive system worksheet, students answer 9 questions, 2 of which are multiple choice and 7 are short answer. Included are questions about the process of digestion and the structures of the digestive system.

Ninth graders explore protein synthesis. In this DNA lesson students complete a worksheet and a DNA lab activity. 

Students explore mold, the different types and the health risks that they pose.  For this mycelium lesson students grow different molds and see which type of foods mold the fastest. 

Pupils explain how DNA directs the production of proteins.

Seventh graders become more familiar with how our food is broken down mechanically and chemically. They also trace the food through the alimentary canal.

Students label main structures of the digestive system, describe each structure's function, and describe sequence of events involved in digestion.

Students create a paper model of a plasmid and insert a DNA molecule that contains a specific gene into the plasmid. They complete an actual transformation involving E. coli bacterium and relate the two activities to one another.

Students discuss how much fiber and water a person needs each day. They use beans soaked in water to show the benefits of water to the human body. They also learn the health benefits to eating healthy.

Students construct various virus models using Fruit loops and Alphabits to represent nucleotides and molecules. They constructs capsomeres using shoes as the capsomeres and discuss various viruses.

Young scholars list differences between DNA-related terms and create a simple DNA circle map. They order terms including human body, organ, tissue, cell, nucleus, etc. from largest to smallest. They discuss differences and similarities...

Young scholars 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...

In this cells worksheet, students define 14 words associated with cells. They answer 12 short answer questions about the structure and function of the cellular system.

In this ethyl alcohol worksheet, students read about the characteristics of ethanol including the effects it has on the body when ingested and digested. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions.

In this DNA worksheet, students review vocabulary words associated with DNA, DNA replication, and gene expression. This worksheet has 13 matching questions.

Students define the key terms that are the structure and function of DNA. In this genetics lesson students complete a lab activity in which they construct a model DNA structure.

Students examine agarose gels to compare a known DNA sample to an unknown sample to determine the quantity and size of an unknown DNA sample.