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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Reproduction

For Students 6th - 9th
Read about the two types of reproduction: sexual and asexual. Review questions follow the module. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mitosis and Meiosis Compared

For Students 9th - 10th
Meiosis is used to make sperm and egg cells. During meiosis, a cell's chromosomes are copied once, but the cell divides twice. During mitosis, the chromosomes are copied once, and the cell divides once. For simplicity, cells are...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cell Differentiation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from The Secret of Life school video, "Sex and the Single Gene" follow as a single fertilized egg cell divides, differentiates, and assembles into the tissues and organs of a new organism. [1:20]
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Other

Endowment for Human Development: The Virtual Human Embryo

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on any embryo and start exploring one of the 23 stages of development during the 8-week embryonic period.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Reproductive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice questions, students discover the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: Female Reproductive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the structure and function of the organs of the female reproductive system.
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: Male Reproductive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the structure and function of the organs of the male reproductive system.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Red Queen

For Students 9th - 10th
An example of the Red Queen hypothesis, the sexual population of Mexican Poeciliid fish is able to keep up with a changing environment, while the asexual populations are not as successful. From Evolution: "Why Sex?" Video length: 4 min....
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Website
Virginia Tech

Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Greenhouse Dinosaur Extinction Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive page discusses the Asteroid Impact vs. Volcano-Greenhouse dinosaur extinction debate. It was written by paleontologist, professor, and scientist Dr. Dewey McLean.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Videos, texts, activities, and assessments helping students learn about asexual and sexual reproduction.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Pollination Parties

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This activity helps young scholars understand the concept of pollination. Objectives, materials, procedures, adaptations, discussion questions, evaluation, extensions, suggested readings, links, vocabulary, and academic standards are all...
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Unit Plan
Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Pass It On!

For Students 5th - 8th
"Pass It On!" will enhance learning about genetics. Delve into activities addressing traits, DNA, sexual and asexual reproduction.
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Handout
Other

Original Antique Prints and Print Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
Reference and glossary for printmaking with a gallery of print examples connected to the sites home page.
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Website
Other

Player Piano Group

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes pictures of player pianos, player music, player history, reproduction of pianos, and much more.
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Interactive
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape

For Students 3rd - 5th
Detective Le Plant has found a strange note attached to his door. It says, "A bulb is a bulb, but not always." You and Detective Le Plant are now about to begin to unravel the true meaning of this message. Follow the clues, answer...
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Lesson Plan
Children's Museum

Children's Museum Indianapolis: Plants and Seeds

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will observe the parts of a seed, and identify how the different parts of the seed help a plant germinate.
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eBook
Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, from retired Harvard professor John W. Kimball, provides a detailed but understandable explanation of sexual reproduction in flowering plants. Includes informative, well labelled illustrations.
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Handout
City University of New York

Brooklyn College: Growth and Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Brooklyn College provides a brief, but good, explanation of the meaning of biological growth and how it relates to the process of reproduction.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Crab Boat: Why Do Plants Reproduce?

For Students 4th - 6th
Help Carla take care of her green plants in her plant nursery, and learn about plant reproduction.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: California: What Is Seed Dispersal?

For Students 4th - 6th
Nikki is learning about plant seed dispersal methods. Join in and learn how this is important to plant reproduction.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Hawaii: What Are the Life Processes in Animals?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Kamoku is a boy from Hawaii who is interested in the seven life processes. Do you know what these are? Join Kamoku and discover them with him.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Reproduction (Mitosis and Meiosis)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity on Mitosis and Meiosis is designed to assess knowledge and understanding of important cell cycle processes, including mitosis and meiosis.
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University of Kansas Medical Center

University of Kansas Medical Center: Female Reproductive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine this collection of microscopic specimen images from the female reproductive system.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Effects of Air Temperature on Seed Germination

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the effects of air temperature on seed germination by preparing seeds for germination and placing them in locations of varying temperatures. Students will monitor and record data concerning the temperatures and...