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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pandora's Box

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Some of today's technologies are controversial, in vitro fertilization being one of them. Mature high school biology classes examine the technology involved in and dilemmas created by this procedure. They play different roles in an...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How in Vitro Fertilization Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Infertility affects 1 in 8 couples worldwide. But in the last 40 years, more than 5 million babies have been born using in vitro fertilization (IVF). This video and guide detail the science behind making a baby in a lab. [6:43]
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Website
PBS

Nova: Eighteen Ways to Make a Baby

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to a NOVA broadcast of the same name, Eighteen Ways documents the world of assisted reproduction. Find information on in vitro fertilization, the challenges of infertility, human cloning, advances in micro-manipulation,...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs: Fact of Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from PBS you can challenge yourself with this quiz to see if you know what is true and what is false in genetic and reproductive technology. You'll be surprised by some of the things that we are currently able to do with...