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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 4.8 Hardy Weinberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the conditions required for the Hardy-Weinberg model in evolution.
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Website
University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Co Dominant Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the University of Arizona, gives an interactive genetics problem dealing with co-dominance. Links are provided throughout this site for additional information on related subjects.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Law of Independent Assortment: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the Law of Independent Assortment and explain how traits are inherited independently of each other. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Law of Independent Assortment."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Law of Independent Assortment: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the Law of Independent Assortment and explain how traits are inherited independently of each other. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Law of Independent Assortment."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Law of Independent Assortment: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the Law of Independent Assortment and explain how traits are inherited independently of each other. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Law of Independent Assortment."
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dna Replication

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] With this flipchart students will analyze how biological traits are passed on to successive generations.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Francis Galton

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and work of the father of eugenics, and find out how he contributed to the research on human intelligence.
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: The Epigenome Learns From Its Experiences

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how epigenetic tags that tell genes whether to turn on or off in their lifetime, act as a cellular memory.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Punnett Squares

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will use Punnett Squares to analyze how biological traits are passed on to successive generations.
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Handout
University of Maryland

Univ. Of Maryland Baltimore Cty/biology Century

For Students 9th - 10th
Historical perspective on Mendel's contribution. Spends a little time setting up what the current beliefs of Mendel's day were and how he changed things with what he did.
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Handout
Palomar Community College District

Waynes Word: Multiple Gene (Polygenic) Inheritance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explains and gives examples of polygenic inheritance.
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PPT
Other

University of Newfoundland/codominance

For Students 9th - 10th
A simple slide show from a lecture on genetics showing how blood typing shows codominance.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Some Genes Are Dominant

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity, adapted from the Dolan DNA Learning Center, illustrates how Gregor Mendel used purebred yellow and green peas to show that some genes are dominant and others are recessive.
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Website
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Visualizing Gene Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
Through a series of videos and narrated animations, learn how evolution affects gene expression in species. Find out how visualizing gene expression can help explain what a specific gene does.
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Handout
NC State University

North Carolina State University: Resistance to Pesticides

For Students 9th - 10th
Although pesticides are designed to kill pest populations, they are seldom 100% effective -- a few individuals usually survive and reproduce. These survivors may have a behavioral trait that helps them avoid the pesticide, a biochemical...
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Thomas Hunt Morgan's experiments with the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) as a model system.
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University of Arizona

The Biology Project: Immunology: Eukaryotic Gene Expression Problem Set

For Students 9th - 10th
Students have the opportunity to work through a problem set over Eukaryotic genes. Correct answers are reinforced with a brief explanation. Incorrect answers are linked to tutorials to help solve the problem.
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Activity
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores what Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium is, and how teachers can explore this topic in their classrooms. Content includes background information on this topic, as well as numerous learning activities.
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Graphic
National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Inheritance of Hemophilia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the X-linked inheritance of Hemophilia and includes a diagram.
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Website
Other

Sickle Cell Anemia Association: Sickle Cell Anemia

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sickle Cell Anemia Association invites you to "visit often to get the latest news and available information" on sickle cell anemia. Visit the FAQ section for quick facts and answers to basic questions.
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Handout
Other

Who Named It?: Hurler's Syndrome

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to a description of Hurler's Syndrome, this site gives biographical information about a list of people associated with the disease, including those who have done significant research.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Mendel's Pea Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of Mendel's pea plant experiments.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.3 Punnett Squares

For Students 9th - 10th
See how a Punnett square is a special tool used to predict the offspring from a cross, or mating between two parents.
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Website
Curated OER

Kids Health: Sickle Cell Anemia

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives information about sickle cell anemia, a disease caused by mutations of the gene that forms red blood cells. Provided are answers to the following questions: "What Do Doctors Do?" and "What Can Teens Do to Stay Well?"

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