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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Human Cloning: Is It Biological Plagiarism?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson guides students to learn the science behind cloning, explore the benefits and consequences of human cloning, and communicate their knowledge and points of view.
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PBS

Pbs: The Cloning Process

For Students 9th - 10th
This slide show provides an illustration of the process of creating embryonic stem cells using a cloned mouse embryo. Scientists generally refer to the technique as "somatic cell nuclear transfer." It is the process at the heart of what...
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Read Works

Read Works: Cloning Around

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether human cloning should or should not be allowed. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS

Nova: Eighteen Ways to Make a Baby

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to a NOVA broadcast of the same name, Eighteen Ways documents the world of assisted reproduction. Find information on in vitro fertilization, the challenges of infertility, human cloning, advances in micro-manipulation,...
Handout
Bio Topics

Bio Topics: Cloning of Human Body Parts

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out if cloning human body parts for the purpose of transplant is possible in this interactive worksheet. Read the information, and then hover the mouse over review questions to reveal the answers.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Cloning of Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students continue their education on cells in the human body. They discuss stem cells and how engineers are involved in the research of stem cell behavior. They learn about possible applications of stem cell research and associated...
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National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Genetica Humana

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a great unit on human genetics. It contains 17 interactive activities.
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PBS

Pbs: Fact of Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from PBS you can challenge yourself with this quiz to see if you know what is true and what is false in genetic and reproductive technology. You'll be surprised by some of the things that we are currently able to do with...
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McGraw Hill

The Mc Graw Hill Companies, Inc.: Asexual Reproduction

For Students 6th - 9th
The succinct site covers what asexual reproduction is in plants, describes how stolons and rhizomes produce new plants, and discusses human cloning techniques.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Mitosis and Cell Specialisation

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on cloning. Plants can make identical copies of themselves by asexual reproduction, for example by tubers and runners. Humans have been cloning plants for years and have recently started to develop techniques to clone...
Interactive
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Base De La Herencia 2 Bachillerato

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit discusses the following topics: cloning, transgenic, gene therapy, genetic code, human genome and DNA replication. It contains 19 interactive activities.
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Other

Canal Kids: Ciencias (Science for Portuguese Speakers)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Colorful, engagingly written information about astronomy and biology for Portuguese-speaking English language learners. Both subjects are broken down into a broad array of related subtopics. The biology section is particularly helpful...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Recombinant Dna

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recombinant DNA is the combination of DNA from two different sources. For example, it is possible to place a human gene into bacterial DNA. Recombinant DNA...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Microscope Imaging Station: Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Stem cells have an enormous impact on the structure of a living creature. This site features still images as well as short videos of these cells in action.

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