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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Genetic Code

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces the genetic code and how to read it.
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Education Development Center

Education Development Center: How Does Dna Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning about transcription and translation can be difficult but this animation helps make the processes less confusing. The animation is interactive and it also covers the overall importance of proteins.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Making a Phylogenetic Tree Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Constructing phylogenetic trees may be a daunting task for students, but this lesson plan is a simulation of what molecular biologists must do to determine relationships. This plan is for students who have a good grasp of DNA structure...
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Seeker

Seeker: Week of 10 28 13: Face Shape Secrets May Lie in 'Junk' Dna

For Students 6th - 8th
Article reports that the secret to differences in face-shape may be found in the non-coding sequences of DNA, also known as "junk" DNA.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Molecular Biology/primate Phylogeny

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan involves comparison of amino acids to create a phylogenetic tree of primates. Learners will also use other species information to draw conclusions about evolutionary relationships.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Dna Build

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students reinforce their knowledge that DNA is the genetic material for all living things by modeling it using toothpicks and gumdrops that represent the four biochemicals (adenine, thiamine, guanine, and cytosine) that pair with each...
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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...