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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Yes or No to Gmo?

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover the purpose of genetic engineering in agriculture. Explore the pros and cons of genetic modification.
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Handout
University of California

Understanding Evolution: Refuges of Genetic Variation

For Students 9th - 10th
Pests evolve resistance to our pesticides at an alarming rate. However, evolutionary theory tells us how we can slow the rate at which genes for pesticide resistance spread: by providing refuges where non-resistant insects thrive....
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Buzz Off

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about scientists genetically engineering a mosquito that will not carry a disease called dengue fever. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Engineer a Crop: Transgenic Manipulation

For Students 9th - 10th
You're the geneticist now. In this interactive feature developed for the companion Web site for NOVA/FRONTLINE: "Harvest of Fear," use the latest in genetic technology to engineer your own "supercrop" of tomatoes.
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Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning

For Students 9th - 10th
At DNA from the Beginning, choose from classical genetics, molecules of genetics, genetic organization and control. Each concept is explained through animation, an image gallery, video interviews, biographies and links.
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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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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Experiment With Genetically Modified Seeds

For Students 9th - 10th
Compare the growth of normal plants with plants that have been genetically modified to make them resistant to the chemical herbicide Roundup. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract,...
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Website
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Human Genome Project Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the goals of the Human Genome Project. It also explains some of the ethical, legal and social challenges associated with this new technology.
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Interactive
University of Utah

University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Click and Clone

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice the steps of cloning in this interactive animation. Using what you know about somatic cell nuclear transfer, your mission is to create a genetically identical clone of Mimi, a brown female mouse. You'll answer a few questions at...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What's Coming to Dinner? Genetically Modified Foods

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse through a table full of genetically modified (GM) foods to see what's available now and what's to come. From FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear."
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Unit Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Genes and Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, student-paced lesson on genetics and inheritance. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Genetically Modified Food Crops [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This issue of Your World will help students unravel conflicting reports about agricultural biotechnology. Is it safe and environmentally friendly or an out-of-control experiment? Students will learn how plants with specific traits are...
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Handout
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
Students read through a complete, interactive lesson on biotechnology. An activity at the end allows students to research and present arguments for or against statements about the ethics of gene therapy and gene manipulation.
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Other

Dna for Dinner?

For Students 9th - 10th
This WebQuest is designed to help students answer the question, "Should genetically modified food crops be specifically labeled for consumers and why? In answering this questions students will also draft a law and explain their...
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Agricultural Biotechnology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A full-length download of the biotech magazine which discusses agriculture biotech crops- the science involved, the benefits possible, and the concerns people have toward them.
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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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Handout
Georgetown University

Georgetown Univ.: Scope Note 24, Human Gene Therapy

For Students 9th - 10th
Georgetown University site with a lengthy article on many aspects of gene therapy. Includes background and historical information and numerous resources on the topic. Focus here is on the ethics of these types of therapies.
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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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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Nova: Rna Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Play the role of a molecular engineer by solving RNA folding puzzles. Then take these new skills to Eterna, and design RNAs that could be at the heart of future life-saving therapies.
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Can You Tell if Any of These Animals Are Transgenic? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the development of transgenic animals and some potential applications. The field of transgenic animals is very young and still has many hurdles to cross.
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Plant Biotechnology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
As humans try to reach the goal of growing enough food to feed all the people, find out how biotechnology is used to help.
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Gene Therapy [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The articles in this biotechnology magazine will help students understand the benefits of gene therapy, while encouraging them to think about the challenges of defining its ethical use.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Dna, Rna, and Protein Synthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
In this online mini-course learners distinguish between the structure, functions, and processes involved with DNA and RNA.
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Article
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Life's Greatest Miracle: Stem Cell Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay from NOVA: "Life's Greatest Miracle" explores the debate over the use of embryonic stem cells in scientific research.

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