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Rennet Cultured Cheese
Fifth graders make cheese using two different methods. In this cheese making instructional activity, 5th graders make rennet cultured cheese following the step by step directions. They also make cheese using a genetically engineered...
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High Tech Food
Learners view videos, read, and fill in charts about agriculture production. For this agriculture lesson plan, students complete these agriculture activities and explore careers in agriculture.
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DNA Technologies
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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Biotech in a Bag
Students carry out a series of experiments using self-locking plastic baggies. Each experiment demonstrates a phenomenon or principle of biotechnology.
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Heredity Mix 'n Match
Students randomly select jelly beans that represent genes for several human traits such as tongue-rolling ability and eye color. Then, working in pairs (preferably of mixed gender), students randomly choose new pairs of jelly beans from...
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The Challenge to Deliver Insulin
Students study the types of diabetes and why insulin is important. For this diabetes lesson students build molecular models and create a healthy lifestyle plan.
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Biotechnology and The Chocolate Milk Cow
Students discuss new discoveries that have resulted from the use of recombinant DNA technology and otehr biotechnology. In groups, they create a transgenic cow capable of producing chocolate-flavored milk.
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The Perfect Cow?
High schoolers examine how cattle have evolved through natural selection and selective breeding. In this natural selection lesson students compare and contrast natural and artificial selection.
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Punnett Square Popcorn
In this genetics worksheet, students use the Punnett Square to learn about dominance and codominance in inherited traits. This worksheet has 1 short answer question and 6 problems to solve.
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Frankenstein
Students use an outline of the story "Frankenstein" to identify mistakes in English. They practice making corrections to make the sentence correct. They answer questions to end the lesson plan.
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Biotechnology
In this biology worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 23 questions on biotechnology. They identify the benefits and ethical issues about biotechnology.
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Simulation of Gene Splicing
Students simulate gene splicing by examining bacteria. They create a bacterial DNA into which they insert the human DNA (gene) that codes for growth hormone. They cut the sites of the enzyme to study how the human DNA can be joined to...
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Ecological Dilemmas
In this ecological dilemmas worksheet, students read about people's impact on ecosystems. Students complete 3 activities that require them consider the negative impact humans have on their environment.
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God's Creation
Second graders explore religion by analyzing the state of the country. In this American creation lesson, 2nd graders read that God created the world and therefore the United States and all of the beautiful things within the country....
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Disease Information Station
Tenth graders study disease and how it changes normal body functions. In this research lesson students research a disease and use a word processing software to construct a presentation.
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Science: Designer genes
Students engineer new organisms using biotechnology. In small groups, they write procedures, list benefits and drawbacks, and explain how their new organism might affect the environment. After creating their new organisms, they present...
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History Detective
Middle schoolers study the effects of the Great Exchange on the Americas.
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The Challenge to Deliver Insulin
Students investigate these fundamental chemical and cellular processes. They recognize the long-term danger that comes from a diet of fast food, chips, and soda, realize that avoiding diabetes is their responsibility, and establish...
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Taxonomy Project
Students act as a taxonomist and, given a certain situation, classify existing organisms.
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GM Foods: Are They Safe?
Students examine the process for testing GM foods. They research benefits and hazards of a selection of GM foods. They also create images of new labels and marketing for GM foods.
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Do we Really Need Wild Nature
Students research challenges with which modern biotechnology confronts wild nature. Students collect articles that relate to biotechnology and the environment. Students prepare a collaborative answer to the question, "Do we really need...
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Action Bioscience: Genetic Engineering & Xenotransplantation
In efforts to cure some cases of Type I diabetes scientists are considering xenotransplantation. With this practice, islets from animals other than human are transplanted into humans. With further studies scientists will discover...
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One World: Tiki the Penguin: Genetic Engineering: Whose Genes?
Come along with Tiki the Penguin as he discovers what makes you a human or him a penguin! This site details some of the major issues relative to genetics - such as genetic engineering - in a way that is interesting and relevant to kids.
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Stephen W. Hawking: Lectures: Life in the Universe
This lecture covers the topic of life now and into the future, including the role genetic engineering will play.