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Handout
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Behavioral Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
A useful introduction from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory on the study of how genetics and behavior are linked. Many useful resource links are included.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Genetic Inheritance Aqa

For Students 9th - 10th
Our genes are inherited from our parents, and the different combinations of these genes make us unique. Genetic inheritance controls the characteristics of all living things. This lesson focuses on the inheritance of biological sex in...
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Mendelian and Molecular Genetics Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take this interactive quiz over Mendelian and molecular genetics, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Genetic Disorders Group Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this group activity, students will use the Internet to research genetic disorders. They will choose one and design a pamphlet which outlines background information about the disorder, symptoms of the disorder, state whether or not the...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Genetic Babies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers will explore Gregor Mendel's laws of genetics in this instructional activity. Students will be paired in male and female groups. If girls and boys can't be evenly divided, same sex middle schoolers can be paired to...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Genetics and Biotechnology: Chapter Test Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
Fifteen multiple choice review questions over genetics and biotechnology. After the quiz, the self-checking feature allows students to see which were the correct answers.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Heredity Mix 'N Match

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site includes a lesson plan designed to teach students how genetic traits are passed down from parents to offspring. Students will explore such concepts as random selection, chrosomes, genotypes and phenotypes using jelly beans and...
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: learn.genetics: Ptc: The Genetics of Bitter Taste

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the PTC gene, and listen to scientists discuss this accidental discovery which lead to important clues about human evolution.
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Reebops: A "Model" Organism for Teaching Genetic Concepts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson students create imaginary creatures, called "Reebops," to explore the relationships between genes and inherited traits. Using Reebops as a model, students learn how hereditary information is passed from one generation to...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Investigate Alien Genetics

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this activity, you will use an alien model to demonstrate how genes or physical traits are passed on from parents to their offspring.
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Unit Plan
Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Genetics: Gene Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the connection of genes and enzymes in regards to heredity and genetics. Concepts associated with dominant and recessive traits are also presented.
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Nutrition and the Epigenome

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how environmental factors such as nutrition can change a person's gene expression.
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University of Arizona

The Biology Project: Human Biology: Human Genetics Problem Set

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of sixteen multiple-choice questions. Once solved, incorrect answers are linked to tutorials to help solve the problem.
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Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Heredity?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Defines heredity, DNA, and chromosomes and discusses Gregor Mendel, the "father of genetics".
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Interactive
Other

Biology Simulations: Heredity I: Eye Color and Tails

For Students 9th - 10th
This simulation can be used to test the heredity of two traits; eye color and the presence of a tail.
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Unit Plan
Utah State Office of Education

Utah Science: Where Did It Come From?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Is your room a mess? Does your nose have freckles on it like your mom's? Are your eyes the same color as your dad's? Which one of these things does not belong in lessons about heredity? Give these investigations a whirl while learning...
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Interactive
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Base De La Herencia 2 Bachillerato

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit discusses the following topics: cloning, transgenic, gene therapy, genetic code, human genome and DNA replication. It contains 19 interactive activities.
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Website
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Founded in 1904 this site traces the advances in the study of genetics from then to the present time.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cats, Dogs,and Dragons. Oh My!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a technology-based, hands-on Biology instructional activity on Heredity and Traits. Students learn about the basics of Heredity through a virtual tour and then work to create their own dragon based on the inheritance of...
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eBook
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Interesting Aspects of Human Genetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the field of human genetics, how it began with Mendel's work, some basic genetic principles, how genetic disorders are transmitted, and how physical characteristics are inherited.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Genetics: Lesson 5

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce genetics, and explore the role of DNA in inheritance. It is 5 of 6 in the series titled "Genetics."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Genetics: Lesson 6

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will introduce genetics, and explore the role of DNA in inheritance. It is 6 of 6 in the series titled "Genetics."
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Genetic Drift

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how evolution happens due to chance events. Explore the bottleneck effect and founder effect.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Chromosomes and Human Heredity: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Try these five self-checking quiz questions over chromosomes and human heredity. Click on the hints to see information about each questiion.

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