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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Gene Hunters: Genes and Aging

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore the scientific breakthroughs in understanding the genes that control the way we age. Collect your own samples of active nematodes by assembling and using a device called a Baermann Funnel, then observe the behavior of these worms.
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Nematode

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Nematodes (Caenorhabditis elegans), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species, and maps of its global distribution can also be...