Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Is Leukemia?

For Students 9th - 10th
Stem cells found in the bone marrow are crucial for our health because they are needed to become new blood cells that sustain and protect our bodies. But when the transformation goes wrong, harmful mutations can cause the cells to start...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine something small enough to float on a particle of dust that holds the keys to understanding cancer, virology, and genetics. Luckily for us, such a thing exists in the form of trillions upon trillions of human, lab-grown cells...
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PBS

Pbs Bloodlines: Making Precedent

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site where students are challenged to read several case studies and make choices about what they would do in the situation. After they choose they are presented with some of the consequences that their decision may produce in...