PBS
Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Contemplating Nature vs. Nurture
Does having an addict in your family make it more likely to become one yourself? Explore the genetic risk factors, as well as the prominent environmental influences, for substance addiction in a lesson that encourages awareness and open...
Curated OER
Boys Will Be Boys...Right?
Through this exercise, high schoolers identify character traits present in Romeo and Juliet. They listen to an excerpt from "The Office of Christian Parents: Showing How Children Are to be Governed" and participate in a Socratic...
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Nature vs. Nurture
Eighth graders investigate the concept of nature versus nurture in human development through this series of lessons.
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Inquiring Minds Want To Know
Eighth graders conduct a scientific experiment that help them explain the concept of nature versus nurture.
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Twin Traits
Eighth graders explore the Nature vs. Nurture controversy and discover how variations in species is due to the interaction of genetic material. Students engage in a twin study experiment in this unit.
Bozeman Science
Epigenetics
Epigenetic changes, caused by environmental factors, can be passed down several generations, meaning choosing to smoke can affect the life expectancy of your children and their children. Scholars explore epigenetics, learning that...
Curated OER
The Human Mind
Young scholars read and discuss twin studies to explore the debate of nature vs. nurture. They create a list of characteristics and then look for evidence of whether it is primarily a genetic or environmental characteristic. All of the...
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Investigating Jack London's White Fang: Nature and Culture Detectives
Students explore images of the Klondike and read Jack London's White Fang to become culture and nature detectives. In this novel analysis lesson, students analyze the setting of the novel and the ways London portrays nature and...
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It's Genetic--Or Is It?
Students identify examples of the interplay between genes and environment on certain traits and discuss how the Human Genome Project has led to a greater understanding of the role of genes on complex traits.
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Genetics: Who are you?
Study, manipulate, and research genetic traits. Discuss how genetic traits are passed from one generation to another. Classmates explore how they look like their parents and debate whether or not they can do anything about it? They...
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Moral Development: Lawrence Kohlberg
Young scholars study the stages of moral development. In this psychology lesson, students explore Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development as they read, respond to, and evaluate a moral development scenario.
Curated OER
The Great Scientific Debate
Fourth graders examine scientific issues that affect the public by debating their classmates. They also write brief essays that show they have learned how to express their reasons for their pros and cons of a particular topic.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nature vs. Nurture: Lesson 6
This lesson examine the nature vs. nurture debate. Personality and socialization will be defined. Freud's model of personality explained. It is 6 of 6 in the series titled "Nature vs. Nurture."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nature vs. Nurture Debate
This lesson will compare and contrast the long-debated nature versus nuture controversy as causes for behavior and personality. .
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Nature vs. Nurture: Lesson 3
This lesson examine the nature vs. nurture debate. Personality and socialization will be defined. Freud's model of personality explained. It is 3 of 6 in the series titled "Nature vs. Nurture."
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Epigenetics: Lick Your Rats
Play the role of a mother rat and lick your pup to see how your nurturing behavior shapes his epigenome. This interactive helps students visualize the nature vs. nurture debate.
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Chedd Angier: Prime Time Primates: Chimp Manners
Season 5 - Episode 4 from Alan Alda's Scientific American Frontiers explains the concepts of nature versus nurture, and explores the reasons why female chimps raised in captivity don't develop parenting skills. The episode also...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Twin Studies and Adoption Studies
Nature versus nurture is explored in this video. Learn how researchers are looking at what traits or behaviors may be inherited from the environment vs. genetics. [9:52]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Epigenetics
Paul Andersen explains the concepts of genetics. He starts with a brief discussion of the nature vs. nurture debate and shows how epigenetics blurs this distinction. He explains how differentiation of cell types results from the...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Epigenetics: Twins
Investigate the role the environment plays on gene expression through studies on identical twins. Contains video (4:41).
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Environmental Influences: Lesson 1
This lesson will identify, distinguish and describe environmental factors that influence personality, temperament and behavior. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Environmental Influences."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Environmental Influences: Lesson 2
This lesson will identify, distinguish and describe environmental factors that influence personality, temperament and behavior. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Environmental Influences."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Causes of Mental Disorders: Lesson 1
This lesson will explore the cause of mental disorders using the Stress Vulnerability Model. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Causes of Mental Disorders."
PBS
Pbs: Our Genes, Our Choices
Student teams research human behavior and explore whether traits are inherited only by genetic inheritance or if environmental factors can play a role as well.
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