Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mission Possible

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students, in teams, solve a crime using forensic lab techniques. They apply lab techniques to a real life situation using a crime scenario that takes place on campus. Sample activities include Blood, Fiber, and Hair Lab.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Biotechnology: Drug Delivery and Diffusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover advances in biomedical technology such as transdermal delivery and other non-invasive procedures. In lab activities, they examine how medication is given and how molecules travel, observe electrophoresis, and conduct...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Launch Biotechnology into Your Classroom: Drug Delivery and Diffusion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students distinguish between diffusion and osmosis and describe ways that drugs can be administered.  In this diffusion lesson students research career paths and create a presentation to give to the class. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sense Organs & Body Systems: Cool Facts & Trivia

For Students 4th - 12th
In this sense organs and body functions worksheet, students answer true and false questions about sense organs and body functions. Students complete 13 questions.
Interactive
Curated OER

Whom, Whose, or Who's

For Students 6th - 8th
In this whom, whose, who's worksheet, students use the correct form in order to correctly complete each sentence. Students can get help by clicking on "show a letter."
Handout
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Dna Fingerprint Photos

For Students 9th - 10th
These photographs supplied by Genelex Corporation depict actual DNA fingerprints and show the types of information that can be gleaned from them.
Interactive
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Dna and Verdicts

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a site on genetics, this page explores DNA as a forensic science. Explains how and why DNA can be used to convict or acquit a criminal from wrongdoing using forensic DNA analysis. Teacher resources too.
Website
Other

Sky Server: Types of Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
SkyServer of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey shows you the different types of stars as well as how to classify and identify them.
Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Dna Fingerprinting in Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief descriptions of four complex methods of DNA profiling in plants. Some advantages of DNA fingerprinting are also listed.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Who Done It? Dna Fingerprinting and Forensics

For Students 9th - 10th
DNA fingerprinting (also known as DNA profile analysis and DNA typing), is a method of distinguishing between individuals by analyzing patterns in their DNA. This project focuses on the first method of DNA fingerprinting to be developed,...
Website
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Biometrics Research

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a site on the use of biometrics in personal identification. Includes a summary of some of the many types of biometric methods under development.
Handout
Other

Crime Scene Investigator: Evidence Collection Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of specific types of evidence that could be collected from a crime scene. Links to methods for collecting the following kinds of evidence: blood stains, seminal stains, hair, fibers and threads, glass, paint, flammable liquids,...
Website
Other

The Biometric Consortium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a very comprehensive look at the current status of biometric systems. There is some information contained directly within the site, but the main feature is the numerous links to each of the different types of biometric...