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Animal Babies on the Farm

For Teachers K - 1st
Students observe pictures of farm animals and name the animals. They match the animals to their offspring in a number of matching activities.
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Who Are We? An Introduction to the Life Within Our Bodies

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine cell structure, cell division, and the basic structure of DNA. They read and discuss a case study of DNA research, answer discussion questions, role-play the process of mitosis, and complete a DNA Fact or Fiction worksheet.
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Frankenfish

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students learn the difference between a genotype and a phenotype. They demonstrate that recombination of gametes (coins) will result in the formation of unique individuals.
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Cold Enough?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read and record temperatures and display the data. They represent the temperatures on an appropriate graph and explain completely what was done and why it was done. Students display the data showing differences in the daily...
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Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD):A Case Study Using the Film

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Young scholars study the genetic disorder Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) by viewing the film "Lorenzo's Oil". They complete a summary of the movie and answer questions while viewing the movie. Extensions activities also included.
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Peter Rabbit Meets Charles Darwin

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore evolution. They study a cartoon scenario of a rabbit population in which there is selection and a change of gene frequency. Students discuss frequencies, evolution, and speciation.
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Hardy-Weinberg Made Easy: A Seventh Way

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The purpose of this instructional activity is to slowly introduce the Hardy-Weinberg Law and population genetics to your students after you have completed Mendelian genetics. Using this format, you ease the students into the concept by...
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Sequencing the Cystic Fibrosis Gene: A Simulation

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders determine nucleotide sequences. They identify those base sequences that are normal, those that are normal variants and those that cause cystic fibrosis. Students use DNA nucleotide sequences to determine amino acid...
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Sundials: Keeping Time Like Native Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore the use of sundials. They observe the shadows cast by the sun and record the times at various points throughout the day. They create sundials and record the location of the shadows and the time of day. They view a...
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Sex-Linked Genes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the concepts of incomplete dominance, co-dominance and multiple alleles. As a class, they are introduced to the concept of sex-linked genes and how they are passed to offspring. To end the lesson, they examine possible...
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Natural Selection And Evolution

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders investigate the concept of natural selection and its relationship to the theory of evolution. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use the information to create a class presentation and open up the...
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Making Babies

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a genetics activity in which they determine genotypes and phenotypes for given traits. They work with a partner and create babies based on their genotypes. Once traits for babies are determined, they write...
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Modeling a Gene Pool

For Students 9th - 12th
In this genetic worksheet, students examine how gene frequency changes in a population of organisms. After completing 5 pre-lab questions, they work in pairs to collect data and answer 5 additional post-lab questions.
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Natural Resources

For Students 6th - 8th
In this environment worksheet, learners are given information and write an environmental story. The information includes the making and reading of a map.
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Patterns of Heredity Vocabulary

For Students 9th
Test your students' biology vocabulary skills with this review sheet, in which students define twelve different vocabulary terms related to patterns of heredity. Using the word bank provided, 9th graders complete eight sentences with the...
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Genetic Technology

For Students 9th - 12th
In this genetic learning exercise, students will complete 4 fill in the blank questions about selective breeding and determining genotypes. Then students will use a Punnett square to determine the genotype for two different breeding...
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Heredity

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this heredity worksheet, students review how genes are involved in the inheritance of certain traits through generations. Students complete a Punnett square and review probability. This worksheet has 11 short answer and 11 fill in the...
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Sex-Linked Genes and Disorders

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this genes learning exercise, students determine how the gender of a baby is produced plus explore sex-linked disorders such as hemophilia. This learning exercise has 20 fill in the blank and 8 short answer questions.
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Traits

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders consider heredity. In this science lesson plan, 6th graders gain an understanding of certain physical traits are inherited from their parents through the genes.
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Making Babies

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a human traits survey.  In this genetics lesson plan students read articles and fill out a worksheet on genotype and phenotypes. 
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Aluminum Can Drive

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a recycling project to clean-up their school. In this service project lesson, 2nd graders assess their campus for litter, set up a recycling project, clean up their campus, and recycle the trash. Students also...
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Exploring Human Traits

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore human behavior by participating in a class science game. In this human characteristics lesson, students identify different human traits that are passed down by each generation and the purpose each of them have. Students...
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Using Blood Tests to Identify Babies and Criminals

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students solve a crime by matching a suspect's blood type to physical evidence collected at the crime scene. For this forensic science lesson, students identify the different blood types. They explain how blood tests work.
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Drosophila Melanogaster

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students cross wild type flies and mutants, both purchased from a biological supply house (Carolina Biological Supply or Wards, for example) in groups from lesson plan one.

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