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Worksheet
Curated OER

Human Genes

For Students 7th - 8th
For this science worksheet, students read 10 statements and 1 question about human genes. Students complete the statements and question by filling in the correct word from a list of 11 words.
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Website
US Department of Energy

Doe: Joint Genome Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
This Department of Energy site has up-to-date information and statistics on the progress of all JGI genome sequencing projects.
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Website
National Institutes of Health

Ncbi: Human Genome Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers information on all the human chromosomes, has interesting illustrations as well.
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

National Center for Biotechnology Information: Education

For Students 9th - 10th
This link has many tools to help understand the revolutionary sciences and discoveries in genetics.
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Handout
Other

Biology Project: The Gene Machine

For Students 9th - 10th
Site allows users to learn interesting information about their genes based on his/her physical traits. Provides a brief explanation of how a person's genotype is determined.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
Access Excellence offers an explanation of genes is supplemented with an illustration of the placement of genes in a chromosome.
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Handout
Other

Human Genome Sequencing Center (Baylor College of Med)

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents information about the human genome sequencing project and has links to other genome projects besides the Human Genome Project.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Human Chromosomes and Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers human autosomes and sex chromosomes.