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Unit 1: Introduction to Biotechnology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Biotechnology is big! Introduce the uses of biotechnology to science scholars with a fascinating, fact-filled unit. The first installment in a series of four biotechnology units covers the role biotechnology plays in human and...
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Holy Moley!

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this chemistry worksheet, learners calculate to find the molar mass of water. Then they identify how many moles of hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms they would have in a beaker. Students also write the chemical formula of cholesterol.
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Photosynthesis: Trapping the Sun's Energy

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this photosynthesis worksheet, students learn how plants trap the sun's energy and the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis which includes the Calvin cycle. This worksheet has 5 true or false, 6 fill in the blank, 2 short...
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Energy in a Cell

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cell energy instructional activity, students will use an energy map to investigate how cells create ATP to store energy and how ATP loses a phosphate to release the energy to the cell. Students will then complete 4 short answer...
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Proteins

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this proteins worksheet, students name the types of foods that supply proteins and determine how the body uses proteins. Students understand how to acquire complete proteins. This worksheet has 1 graphic organizer, 9 short answer, and...
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Acids and Bases in Water

For Students 9th - 12th
In this acids and bases activity, students read about what happens when an acid or base is added to water. Students complete 6 short answer questions.
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Cell Transport

For Students 9th
In this biology worksheet, 9th graders describe what osmosis is and how it explains the fact tat a watery syrup forms when you put sugar on strawberries. Then they describe how proteins made by ribosomes leave the cell. Students also...
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How Can we Measure the Rate of a Chemical Reaction?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine different types of chemical reactions. They explore how alcohol molecules affect the reaction rates. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson.
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Transcription, Translation, and the Genetics of Microbes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students construct various virus models using Fruit loops and Alphabits to represent nucleotides and molecules. They constructs capsomeres using shoes as the capsomeres and discuss various viruses.
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The Causes of Differences in Density

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore what causes differences in density. They observe an models depecting atoms, compounds, and molecules. Students determine if there is air in between atomic bonds. They study the structure and spacing of molecular bonds.
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USING YEAST AS AN ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT MEASUREMENT TOOL

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students realize the importance of organisms as standards of measurement and experimentation.The first lab is a simple survival curve that demonstrates the effects of UV light on cells. The second lab looks at repair mechanisms of the...
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Nutrition

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health worksheet, high schoolers find the words that are related to the breakdown of molecules in food for energy. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Boron and Oxygen Atoms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this atom molecule worksheet, students will use a boron atom diagram to answer three fill-in-the-blank questions. Then students will label the protons, neutrons, and electrons on an oxygen atom diagram.
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Chapter 3 Word Search

For Students 8th - 9th
In this word search worksheet, students locate words related to biology. The word list includes diffusion, receptors, molecule, cytoplasmic, and alters.
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Moles

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this moles worksheet, students calculate molar ratios, moles, and mass of different molecules. This worksheet has 10 word problems.
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Chemical Compounds

For Students Higher Ed
In this chemical compounds worksheet, students draw the Newman projections and the energy diagram for given molecules. Students draw the structure for different compounds. This worksheet has 4 drawing questions and 1 short answer question.
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Chemical Bonding

For Students 10th - 12th
In this bonding instructional activity, students review topics associated with chemical bonding including, ionic and covalent bonding, shapes of molecules, and writing chemical formulas. This instructional activity has 8 problems to solve.
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Murder and a Meal

For Students 7th - 9th
For this murder and a meal worksheet, students read the given scenario and determine a procedure to test each organic macromolecule stated in the reading. Students write out the procedure for testing. Students complete a chart that...
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Lewis Structures

For Students Higher Ed
In this Lewis structures worksheet, students are given forty molecules. They must draw the Lewis structures, identify multiple bonds and draw resonance structures.
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Protein Synthesis: Transcription

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this transcription worksheet, students color in a drawing of a DNA molecule that is going through the process of transcription.
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Molecular Structures-Metals

For Students 10th - 12th
For this chemistry worksheet, students explore the structures of 8 molecules by manipulating them. They compare and contrast their arrangement.
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Matter and Molecular Motion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define the states of matter and their properties. They demonstrate the air is matter and observe the effect of molecular motion through these activities.
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Molecular Movement in Water Part 1- Diffusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students obseve and compare molecular movement within water at various temperatures and of varying salinity. They discuss the movement of water on a larger scale which can affect the movement and concentrations of microbial populations...
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Simulation of Gene Splicing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use the exercise as a prelude to a "wet" lab or as a substitute for such a lab. It correlates well with colony transformation labs. This lab is recommended for students what have difficulty with the abstractions that...

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