Curated OER
Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2009
Emerging ecologists need a full understanding of life, from the inner workings of a cell to the complex relationships among organisms. This examination is meant to assess high schoolers after an entire year course on the living...
Curated OER
Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2007
Environmental science enthusiasts show what they know at the end of the year by taking this full-fledged final exam. They answer multiple choice, graph interpretation, and essay analysys questions, 73 of them in all. Topics range from...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Specialized Chromosomes Determine Gender
Are you an XX or an XY? Budding scientists learn about cellular fertilization and the determination of gender in a thorough online lesson. They follow their study with a set of interactive reflection questions.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Sex Cells Have One Set of Chromosomes; Body Cells Have Two
What's the difference between body cells and sex cells? Learners explore the question and the process of meiosis using an interactive lesson. An animation describes the discovery of meiosis and describes its phases for a detailed and...
Biology Corner
Meiosis
Does day one of meiosis in your biology classroom make you wanna split? Get the class off to a great start using this attractive and thoughtfully worded slideshow. In addition to explaining what happens during each step of meiosis,...
King County
Reproductive System
It's every health and science teacher's favorite subject to cover: the reproductive system. This comprehensive lesson introduces adolescents to the reproductive anatomy of men and women with the help of a series of diagrams, discussions,...
Nemours KidsHealth
Male Reproductive System
Young pupils are introduced to the male reproductive system, the process of reproduction and conception through worksheets, discussion, and instructional guidance.
Serendip
Genetics
A handout on genetic inheritance begins with a reading on alleles and how they can result in albinism. Junior geneticists learn to complete Punnett squares and participate in a coin toss simulation of allele pairing. They also learn...
Curated OER
Puberty, Day 1
Students watch a film about puberty, define key terms and compare and contrast male and female development. They discuss the purposes of brassieres, athletic supporters and mentrual hygiene products.
Curated OER
Reproduction and Development
In this human reproduction worksheet, students will review the male and female anatomy and the hormones involved in the development towards sexual maturity. Students will also review the events that occur during the three phases of the...
Curated OER
Going Places
For this going places worksheet, students read the passages provided and answer the given questions. Students answer questions as it relates to the skeletal system, puberty, and microorganisms.
Curated OER
Sponges - A Coloring Worksheet
In this sponges worksheet, students read the information about sponges. Students answer the provided questions about the reading passage. Students color the illustration at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Pass It On
Middle schoolers define terms, explain the relationship between sexual reproduction and meiosis and describe the process of meiosis. They view and identify phases of meiosis using a microscope and slides. They create a flipbook...
Earth Life
Earth Life: The Diplopoda (Millipedes), Reproduction
General information on the reproductive processes which occur in the life of the millipede can be found here.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Fertility Throughout Life
This presentation compares & contrasts male and female fertility from pre-infancy through late adulthood.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Fertilization
Students learn about the fertilization process of an egg and sperm cell during human reproduction.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: Male Reproductive System
Students learn about the structure and function of the organs of the male reproductive system.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Reproductive System
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
University of Arizona
Univeristy of Arizona: Site of Fertilization
A tutorial set up from the University of Arizona showing the fertilization of the human egg and the sperm's journey through the female reproductive system.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Klinefelter's Syndrome
Wikipedia entry for Klinefelter's Syndrome in both mammals and adults. Links are also given for additional information on related subjects.
Other
Monitoring Physiological Changes: Scientific Basis of Fertility Awareness
Learn all you can with this guide to fertility awareness. Clear explanations regarding male and female physiology and how it is related to fertility. Discover the best times to become pregnant or to avoid it. Links to other pregnancy and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Meiosis Overview: Lesson 2
This lesson will introduce the process of meiosis, and explain that it is used during fertilization to create a new cell. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Meiosis Overview."
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Male Reproductive Structures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Would you believe the male reproductive structures are over 100 feet long? The male reproductive system has two goals: to produce and deliver sperm and to secrete...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Male Reproductive System
The parts of the male reproductive system and how they function are explained, as well as problems that can develop. An interactive diagram shows the internal structure, accompanied by descriptive text.