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What Do Genes Look Like?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders describe the basic structure of the DNA molecule. They identify what an inherited trait is and how it can be determined by one or more genes. Finally, 7th graders identify that plant and animal cells contain several...
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Evolution, Genes, and Behavior

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the roles of genes and evolution on behaviors. In groups, they identify the relationships among DNA, genes and chromosomes. They evaluate the different theories of language acquistion and how evolved tendencies interact...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Genetics Intro

For Students 9th - 12th
In this genetics worksheet, high schoolers write in definitions for 11 terms associated with basic genetics. Students use Punnett squares to complete 8 short answer questions.
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Serendip

Genetics

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
A handout on genetic inheritance begins with a reading on alleles and how they can result in albinism. Junior geneticists learn to complete Punnett squares and participate in a coin toss simulation of allele pairing. They also learn...
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PPT
Curated OER

DNA: The Genetic Material

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The various experiments and processes that were completed in the 20th century to further our understanding of DNA are summarized here. There are wonderful slides to popularize the scientists who dedicated their professional life to...
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Curated OER

AP: Chapter 20: DNA Technology

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
This nine-page biotechnology resource contains six pages of questions regarding DNA technology. Questions cover cloning, restriction enzymes, the polymerase chain reaction, different techniques, the human genome project, and more. The...
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Plant Reproduction

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students plant seeds in order to investigate and explore the questions: "How do seed companies develop varieties of plants?" and "What is the ideal plant?" Students will study related vocabulary and sketch seeds as they emerge. Students...
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Cherokee County Schools

Dragon Genetics

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
It's alive! Turn young biologists into mad scientists with this engaging genetics activity. Using their knowledge of chromosomes and genes, students create dragons with unique sets of traits,...
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PBS

Genome 101: Life's Instruction Manual | UNC-TV Science

For Students 5th - 12th
Crack open the mysteries inside a genome. Participants view an animated video describing the relationship between DNA, genes, proteins, chromosomes, and an organism's genome. A post-video worksheet allows pupils to apply knowledge by...
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Unit Plan
US National Library of Medicine

Genetic Traits in Harry Potter

For Students 7th - 11th
Explore human genetics through the world of Harry Potter. A thorough lesson develops the introductory concepts of genetics using characters of the popular book series. Learners study topics from DNA and chromosomes to Punnett Squares and...
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Beyond Benign

Cats and You: DNA Doubles?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What do cats and human DNA have in common? The second lesson of a series focuses on the mapping of mammal genomes. Scholars learn about the structure of DNA as they compare the chromosomes of humans and felines.
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Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Test Your Knowledge of Sex Determination

For Students 9th - 12th
Humans, fruit flies, and reptiles have their own rules where sex chromosomes are concerned. Scholars flip through a slide show offering an explanation of the chromosomes that determine the sex of different species. What is female in one...
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PPT
Curated OER

DNA Technologies

For Teachers 11th - 12th
After giving some of the basic characteristics of the DNA molecule, the slides provide process information and many detailed diagrams about plasmids, vectors, and their application in cloning genes.
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Curated OER

Chromosomes, DNA, and Genes-Roadmap To Understanding The Foundation Of Genetics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate DNA by doing a hands on activity.  In this activity lesson students participate in a lab that allows to explore DNA and chromosomes. 
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How Does DNA Determine the Traits of an Organism?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this DNA worksheet, high schoolers examine a sequence of DNA of a fictitious species. They determine the traits the species has given amino acids sequences and chart of traits that each amino acid sequence indicates. Students...
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Basic Genetics

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discover where their physical appearance and personality traits come from. In this genetics lesson, 9th graders learn about cells, chromosomes, DNA and genes. Students discover where genes come from as well as dominant and...
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Curated OER

Born of Blood: Inheritance of Blood Types

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine inheritance of blood types.  In the chromosome lesson, students create a model of chromosome and predict the blood type of offspring.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Human Heredity II

For Students 9th
Using deductive skills and reasoning based on the data provided about a family's blood genotype, blood phenotype, chromosomes, and genetic conditions, 9th graders answer the questions below. The conditions discussed are Down Syndrome and...
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Nature And Nurture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop an understanding of the role both nature and nurture play in determining an individual's traits. Using a website, students answer questions about nature and nurture in order to solve the riddle, What do you call a smart...
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Curated OER

Heredity

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this heredity worksheet, students review how genes are involved in the inheritance of certain traits through generations. Students complete a Punnett square and review probability. This worksheet has 11 short answer and 11 fill in the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Meiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
In this meiosis worksheet, student complete the blanks describing the process of meiosis. Students draw a diagram of homologous chromosomes.
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PBS

DNA 101: Life's Instruction Manual | UNC-TV Science

For Students 5th - 12th
Unravel the DNA molecule in just over a minute! Future geneticists listen and watch a video exploring DNA's structure, function, and the interaction of the genes and proteins that decode and interpret the complex molecule. Scholars...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sex-Linked Genes and Disorders

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this genes worksheet, students determine how the gender of a baby is produced plus explore sex-linked disorders such as hemophilia. This worksheet has 20 fill in the blank and 8 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Meiosis, Gene Linkage and Maps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the structures that actually assort independently. They are taught how gene maps are produced. Students compare the processes of mitosis and meiosis. They are shown their (mitosis and meiosis) significane to sexual...

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