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University of California

The Digger: Unlocking Secrets of Moche Culture (2001)

For Students 9th - 10th
The work of UCLA archaeologist Christopher Donnan at Moche village of Dos Cabezas reveals artifacts of Moche culture, including social stratification, artistry, and genetic trait of royalty.
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Curated OER

Baylor College of Medicine: Family Tree Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Simple family tree showing how traits are passed through the family tree.
Handout
University of Hamburg

University of Hamburg: Deviations From Mendelian Laws And: What Is the Meaning of Dominance?

For Students 9th - 10th
Upper level discussion of several of Mendel's experiments and laws.
Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Genes Come in Pairs

For Students 9th - 10th
This animated lesson will explain how genes are inherited in pairs, one from the mother and one from the father.
Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Can You Tell if Any of These Animals Are Transgenic? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the development of transgenic animals and some potential applications. The field of transgenic animals is very young and still has many hurdles to cross.
Unit Plan
Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Where Did It Come From?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Is your room a mess? Does your nose have freckles on it like your mom's? Are your eyes the same color as your dad's? Which one of these things does not belong in lessons about heredity? Give these investigations a whirl while learning...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Chestnut Tree

For Students 9th - 10th
This annotated slideshow adapted from KET's Electronic Field Trip to the Forest illustrates how blight decimated the American chestnut tree and the methods scientists use to identify and pollinate the remaining trees to create...
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PBS

Pbs: Our Genes/our Choices: The Probabilities of Problems: A Look at Inheritance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learn how the genes inherited from two parents can be recombined in their offspring in this simulation activity. In addition, investigate the probabilities of passing on inherited genetic disorders.
Interactive
Education Development Center

Education Development Center, Inc: Weblabs: Mendel

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore the genetics of plants discovered by Gregor Mendel in the nineteenth century. These interactives will walk users through the planting and growth of pea plants, possible combinations of plans to alter traits, predict the results...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Evolution Acts on the Phenotype

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Natural selection acts on the phenotype (traits or characteristics) of an individual. On the other hand, natural selection does not act on the underlying genotype...
Activity
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Sex Linked Inheritance Set 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, provided by The University of Arizona, gives a good set of genetics problems that involve sex-linked genes. Great to review what you know! Links are provided to access the various subjects covered in this problem set.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Non Mendelian Inheritance

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In all of Mendel's experiments, he worked with traits where a single gene controlled the trait. Each also had one allele that was always dominant over the recessive...
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Gene Interactions

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides extensive information about genetic interactions.
Article
Other

Simply Psychology: Saul Mc Leod: Nature vs. Nurture in Psychology

For Students 9th - 10th
There are five approaches to psychology which are on a spectrum from nature versus nurture. The approaches with inherited traits lean towards the nature end and those with acquired traits are on the nurture end. This article helps...
Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Mendelian Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
Students use this article to identify how probability is used to predict outcomes of genetic crosses.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Pedigree Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A pedigree is a chart that shows the inheritance of a trait over several generations. A pedigree is commonly created for families, and it outlines the inheritance...
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Other

Your Doctor: Sickle Cell Anemia (In Arabic)

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos of slides and genetics charts accompany the text and explain the differences between sickle cell train vs. sickle cell anemia, symptoms of sickle cell disease, secondary diseases/conditions associated with sickle cell, mechanism...
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Other

Biology Project: The Gene Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
Site allows users to learn interesting information about their genes based on his/her physical traits. Provides a brief explanation of how a person's genotype is determined.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Never Say Die: How to Make a Nose

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate breakthroughs in stem cell research, and explore the structure and function of a DNA molecule. Create a model of a DNA from tagboard.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Super Gene [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th Standards
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about basic genetics and how genes can affect someone's behavior. They will write their own narrative about a character they create as a class in order to illustrate the effects of inherited traits and...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Building a Dinosaur From a Chicken

For Students 9th - 10th
Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner has spent his career trying to reconstruct a dinosaur. He's found fossils with extraordinarily well-preserved blood vessels and soft tissues, but never intact DNA. So, in a new approach, he's taking...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.1 Pea Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand why Gregor Mendel was the father of the field of genetics, which seeks to explain how traits are passed on from one generation to the next.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Sponge Bob Round Pants? What's the Chance?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What are the chances of SpongeBob having kids with round pants? Working in cooperative learning groups, students explore the concept of probability. Using interactive websites, students explore the possibilities of an organism having a...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dihybrid Cross: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain how to use a Dihybrid cross when determining multiple genetic traits at once. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Dihybrid Cross."

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