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Unit Plan
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Optical Tweezers and Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you ever imagine that you can use light to move a microscopic plastic bead? Explore the forces on the bead or slow time to see the interaction with the laser's electric field. Use the optical tweezers to manipulate a single strand of...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Codon Chart

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the workings of the codon translation chart which provides the keys to the structure of amino acids. Includes a widget where one can input a nucleotide triplet combination and see which amino acid it represents. Includes RNA and...
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Biology: Introductory Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level introductory biology course focusing on the application of the fundamental principles of human biology. Course topics include genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, disease (infectious agents, inherited diseases and...
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Unit Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Cell Division and Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, student-led lesson on cell structure, cell division, and cancer growth. 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...
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Graphic
Other

The Big Picture Book of Viruses

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a catalog of all known viruses, including a picture of each, structure, family, hosts, and more.
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Interactive
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: A Tour of the Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine having a microscopic camera so small that you could travel inside a cell. This interactive site allows you to do just that. Click on any one of eight individual parts of the cell--cell membrane, nucleus, DNA, RNA, ribosome,...
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Interactive
Other

Dolan Dna Learning Center: Inside Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
Multimedia guide to cancer provided by Dolan DNA Learning Center. The site is extremely comprehensive and is divided into four main segments:Hallmarks of Cancer,Causes and Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment, and Pathways to Cancer. The...
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Website
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Biochemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
Problem sets, tutorials, and activities related to biochemistry.
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Activity
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: How to Make a 3 D Dna Model Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the steps for how to make a model of DNA using colored polymer clay and wire. Students will gain a good understanding of the structure of DNA by doing this project.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Structure of a Nucleotide: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the structure of a nucleotide. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Structure of a Nucleotide."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Structure of a Nucleotide: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the structure of a nucleotide. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Structure of a Nucleotide."
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Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Dna Origami Inspired Structure

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Using pasta students will design and construct a container that can travel along a zip line to deliver a cargo which is candy. This challenge is explored on this site as well as tips, a lesson plan, and a place for students to document...
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Unit Plan
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Chromosome Mapping

For Students 9th - 10th
Alfred Sturtevant will describe his gene mapping research with fruit flies. This animated explanation will show how he bred fruit flies to determine the proximity of genes.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will show the difference in structure between deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "DNA vs RNA."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will show the difference in structure between deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "DNA vs RNA."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will show the difference in structure between deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "DNA vs RNA."
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Wear a Chimp

For Students 3rd - 8th
Illustrated instructions for a constructing bracelet from a section of the DNA code for a chimp, a sunflower, a grizzly, the human heart, or any one of six other plants or animals.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how DNA contains genetic material and how it is housed in chromosomes. This lesson is 2 of 5 in the series titled "DNA."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how DNA contains genetic material and how it is housed in chromosomes. This lesson is 1 of 5 in the series titled "DNA."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna: Lesson 5

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explain the role of DNA in living organisms. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "DNA."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how DNA contains genetic material and how it is housed in chromosomes. This lesson is 4 of 5 in the series titled "DNA."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson presents how the structure and function of nucleic acids pertain to living things. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Structure and Function of Macromolecules: Nucleic Acids."
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Interactive
University of Utah

University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Build a Dna Molecule

For Students 9th - 10th
Build a short strand of DNA using the base pairing rule. An interactive learning experience that reinforces the base pairing rule.
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Website
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Understanding Sequence Assembly

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of lecture clips helps explain how DNA sequencing is done by using the analogy of shredding multiple copies of a book and then reassembling the text by finding overlapping fragments. The ultimate goal of DNA sequencing is to...

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