Curated OER
GMOs � Boon, Bane, or In Between?
Students examine the role of transgenic varieties in principal field crops. In this agriculture lesson students are introduced to some of the politics of science and some of the arguments.
Curated OER
Inheritance Word Search Puzzle
For this literacy worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are related to the concept that is the theme of the word search puzzle.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Breed O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand the breeding process of plants and animals. Also learn about teosinte, a grass that Native...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Dragon Science: Food for Thought
Investigate how geneticists use selective breeding to capitalize on hybrid vigor by using colored chips to represent traits in succeeding generations. Use Explain why farmers must buy new hybrid seed each year.
PBS
Nova: Engineering a Crop
This interactive simulation allows you to compare selective breeding with transgenic manipulation to see which one produces a better crop.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Quest for the Perfect Tomato
What is your idea of the perfect tomato? Learn about the principles of selective breeding and genetic modification and their contribution to the quest for tomato perfection.
PBS
Pbs: How Does Evolution Work?: Breeding Bunnies
This resource provides directions for a lab in which students observe changes in a gene pool of bunnies affected by natural selection. Includes PDF resources.
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Biotechnology Institute
Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Can You Tell if Any of These Animals Are Transgenic? [Pdf]
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.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Asexual Reproduction
Site from Kimball's Biology Pages provides information on Asexual Reproduction in plants, and also in animals, where it is less common. Includes information on stems, leaves, roots, plant propagation and apomixis.