Curated OER
What is Biotechnology
Learners discover the concept of biotechnology. In this biotechnology lesson plan, students explore the history of biotechnology and its implications today.
Curated OER
Blood Business
Pupils identify the different kinds of blood. In this biology lesson, students investigate the antigens, agglutinins and Rh factor using their own blood. They use Punnett squares to predict blood type of offspring.
Curated OER
Ladders of Life
Students explore the field of genetics. They examine four basic traits. Students demonstrate their knowledge of phenotype and genotype by charting their personal traits. Students compelte a Meiosis chart. From the chart results,...
Curated OER
World-wide Search for the Dominant Trait
Students receive instruction on dominant/recessive traits, access World-Wide Search for the Dominant Trait and download information on which traits to assess. They collect data on at least 20 people and prepare a data chart.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biology: Genetics Ii: Mendel and Multiple Genetic Traits
Instructional module focusing on Gregor Mendel's scientific legacy and analysis of multiple genetic traits. Discussion includes Mendel's work on his second law, the Law of Independent Assortment, which states that different traits are...
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Biology: Genetics I: Mendel's Laws of Inheritance
Instructional module focusing on Gregor Mendel's Laws of Inheritance. Discussion includes Mendel's discovery of dominant and recessive traits as well as co-dominance and incomplete dominance in genetics. Site also includes an interactive...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Mendel's First Set of Experiments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand the fundamentals of Gregor Mendel's early genetics experiments. Students will explore the Law of Segregation within genetics and how to cross F1 and F2...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mendel and His Peas
Discover how Gregor Mendel uncovered the key principles of inheritance using a simple, familiar system: the pea plant. Learn about Mendel's life, his experiments, and his legacy.
Nature Research
Scitable: Gene Inheritance and Transmission
Get an in-depth look at gene inheritance and transmission with this webpage. This site explores genetics beyond Mendel and his peas. Investigate transmission genetics with the following topics gene linkage, variation in gene expression,...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Genes, Health, and Society
A web-based course which allows students to explore the fields of genetics and genomics. The three course modules are transmission genetics, the nature of genetic material, and medical genetics and genomics. Use of this resource requires...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Classical Genetics
This article from DNA from the beginning is loaded with goodies about genetics and DNA. Starting with Mendel all the way through the concept of DNA, you will see how life is given certain characteristics. Some animations and audio clips...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Mendel's Laws and Genetics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explore the genetics research conducted by biologist Gregor Mendel and understand the significance of alleles on genes.
Other
Mendel Web
This site, built upon Gregor Mendel's famous paper of 1865, is a teaching and learning resource complete with the full text of his paper, various texts, essays and commentaries, reference materials, and much more.
The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Gregor Mendel: Planting the Seeds of Genetics
Explore this online exhibit highlighting Gregor Mendel's contributions to the science of genetics. Read about Mendel's life, view pieces of art inspired by genetics, and find a wealth of resources for planning further research on...
Education Development Center
Education Development Center: Mendel's Peas
There are many ways to learn about Gregor Mendel and his pea experiments. This interactive tutorial requires users to actually plant, grow, and cross different plants to observe their traits. Pedigrees are also used to help show dominant...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Modern Genetics
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Mendel laid the foundation for modern genetics, but there were still a lot of questions he left unanswered. What exactly are the dominant and recessive factors that...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mendelian Genetics Questions
This is a ten-question quiz pertaining to Mendelian genetics.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Famous Scientists in Genetic Research
Presents biographical information about prominent geneticists and describes the discoveries they are famous for.
Other
North Dakota State: Mendel's First Law (Law of Segregation)
This resource explains Mendel's first law (Law of Segregation) in detail. Includes Mendel's original experiments with results and conclusions.
Other
North Dakota State Univ.: Mendel's Law of Ind. Assort.
Mendel's second law and how he arrived at it through his experiments. Includes vocabulary and examples.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: A Nature and Nurture Walk in Mendel Park
Take a walk in the animated "Mendel Park" to discover which traits are genetic and which are a combination of genetics and upbringing.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Genetic Inheritance Follows Certain Rules
Find out what happened when Mendel crossed two hybrid pea plants. The animations do a good job explaining why these crosses produce a 3:1 ratio of traits.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountian College: Introduction to Genetics
This site explains genetic beliefs before and after Mendel, and also includes a section on Mendel himself and his experiments, entitled, "The Monk and his Peas".
Concord Consortium
Biologica: Web Lab, Mendel's Peas
At this site see an online visual of meiosis, fertilization, and inheritance and play a game.