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Extraction of DNA from White Onion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct lab test with minced onion to determine where chromosonal DNA is located within the cell, and whether or not it can be extracted.
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Mitosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the four stages of mitosis. They view a prepared slide of an onion root tip undergoing mitosis to identify the stage for each cell in view. They record the number of cells in each stage, graph the results, then...
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Extraction of DNA from Onion

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study DNA by isolating it from plant tissue. They determine the purpose of each step in the isolation procedure as it relates to the physical and biochemical characteristics of the genetic material
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DNA Extraction

For Students 9th - 12th
In this DNA extraction worksheet, learners learn how to extract DNA from various foods. Students complete 2 short answer questions.
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Observing Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners become familiarized with use of the microscope.
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Biology: Understanding Cellular Organelles

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students distinguish the differences between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells. Using microscopes, they examine a variety of plant and animal cells. Working in groups, they draw and label plant and animal cells and show the mathematical...
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MITOSIS

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the process of mitosis on a laser disc. They examine mitosis in an onion utilizing the microscope.
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The Science of Microbes

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students will explore cells to understand that all living things are composed of cells. In this science lesson, students use the scientific process and work in cooperative groups to gain a better understanding of cells. In this...
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Using Microscopes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars do an experiment using a microscope. In this lesson, about cells, students examine different slides using a microscope. Young scholars look at an onion skin, cheek cells, and potato cells. In each of these, students find...
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Foods for Better Health

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define biotechnology and discuss the economic impact of biotechnology. They also describe what a 1015 onion and a slow-softening tomato are and how they are produced. They examine the safety of genetically-engineered or altered...
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Investigating Mitosis in Allium Root Tip Squash

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Preparing the root tip samples is the most challenging part of the mitosis-viewing lab found here, but the directions help ensure you have everything you need. There is no worksheet included; however, there is a sample data table....
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Forensic Sciences: A Crime Scene Investigation Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Mr. Bergman has been murdered and we need you to solve the crime! The cross-curricular unit covers 11 different types of forensic science and includes 17 activities. Scholars perform blood type analysis, blood spatter analysis, height...
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A Nature and Nurture Walk in Mendel Park

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
We are what we make of ourselves ... sometimes. Learners play a game to come up with the answer to a riddle. The game consists of determining whether different scenarios are due to nature or nature and nurture. With each correct answer,...
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Coffee & Chocolate: Knowing Healthy Foods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
An article relaying vital information about health and nutrition are the backbone of this lesson on eating the right foods. A series of activities are used to help upper graders understand the science supporting our understanding of what...
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DNA Extraction with Kitchen Chemistry

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars extract DNA from green peas. In this DNA extraction lesson plan, students use a blender to chop up peas, they mix them with a little soap, they tenderize them and they mix them with alcohol to see the DNA precipitate...
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Living or Non-Living

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine living and non-living things. In this life science lesson, students are given a group of objects and discuss if they are living or non-living. Students identify and list characteristics of living things.
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Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students cut out the nucleotide models and have an opportunity to relax and chat. Using imagination, students pretend to be molecules acting out protein synthesis and whole body movement.
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What is Life?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the characteristics of living things. In this life science instructional activity, students examine several living and non-living specimens. Students determine which things are living and non-living.
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What Food Is It?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students close their eyes and taste foods without using the sense of sight to identify the foods. They record what they think the food is that they tasted.
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ESL: Homonyms Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this homonym worksheet, students complete 20 multiple choice questions, selecting the correct homonym to complete a sentence. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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DNA Extraction From a Variety of Tissue Samples

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, working in cooperative groups, extract very impure samples of DNA from a number of tissue samples. They determine how the samples can be preserved and how they are similar.
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Vegetable Twister

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners review vegetables and their nutrient values and production. In this vegetable production worksheet, students read information about the nutrients in vegetables and how they are grown. Learners participate in a game of Twister to...
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The Grass is Always Greener

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with common grass and cellular division.
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Tasters' Choice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students taste foods, some of which are familiar foods and some of which are uncommon foods. They compare and contrast the tastes and graph their likes and dislikes.

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