Heredity/genetics Teaching Resources :: 313

Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mechanisms of Evolution

For Students 9th - 10th

When a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, it is not evolving. Learn how violations of Hardy-Weinberg assumptions lead to evolution.

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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: American Chestnut Tree

For Students 9th - 10th

This annotated slideshow adapted from KET's Electronic Field Trip to the Forest illustrates how blight decimated the American chestnut tree and the methods scientists use to identify and pollinate the remaining trees to create...

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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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PBS

Pbs Teachers:america's Stone Age Explorers

For Teachers 9th - 10th

Discover how mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is inherited, and complete a pedigree chart by determining which individuals might share mtDNA with an unknown ancestor.

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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Dna on the Witness Stand

For Students 9th - 10th

Dr. Eric Lander of the Human Genome Project explains the use of DNA as forensic evidence. He describes the process and need for standards in testing laboratories and discusses the use of DNA evidence as a human rights tool.

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Curated OER

Kids Health: What's the Right Weight for Me?

For Students 3rd - 5th

It is easy to compare yourself with the celebrities and models you see every day on TV and in magazines. These pictures sometimes help shape our body image and we begin to think that we should look like these people. The truth is that...

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