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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transcription, Translation, and the Genetics of Microbes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students construct various virus models using Fruit loops and Alphabits to represent nucleotides and molecules. They constructs capsomeres using shoes as the capsomeres and discuss various viruses.
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Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Disease & Mutation: Tumor Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
See how cell division is essential for healthy growth of an organism, and how complex genetic mechanisms have evolved to switch cell division on and off at the proper time for normal development. [0:50]
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Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Disease & Mutation: Dna Damage

For Students 9th - 10th
See how mutations in DNA can affect human cells, and how these mutations can even be corrected by biochemical repair work. [1:05]
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Handout
Other

Acadia University: Class Notes on Mutation

For Students 9th - 10th
These class notes from a Microbiology course at Acadia University outline point mutations, frameshift mutations, mutagens, mutation rate, and mutant isolation. A good way to review already learned concepts.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.10 Mutation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how mutations in genes can occur during DNA replication.