Curated OER
Who Are We? An Introduction to the Life Within Our Bodies
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.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Model Organisms
Learn about model organisms that research scientists use in lab testing.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Around the World With Dna
Pack your bags and go around the world with scientists from the American Museum of Natural History whose research into the DNA of different animal species takes them into the field.
The Franklin Institute
Inquiry Almanack: Bio Point
Discover from a student's point of view what a "DNA fingerprint," is and how it is extracted.