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Unit Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Bioinformatics

For Students 9th - 10th
This project is a series of interrelated modules designed to introduce the student to modern biological techniques in the area of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological...
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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
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Law of Segregation

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a discussion of Mendel's law of segregation with a focus on genotype, phenotype, alleles, heterozygous/homozygous, and 2 x 2 Punnett squares.
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Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1933

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about Thomas Hunt Morgan, the scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine "for his discoveries concerning the role played by the chromosome in heredity." This website is organized...
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Mendel and His Peas

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how Gregor Mendel uncovered the key principles of inheritance using a simple, familiar system: the pea plant. Learn about Mendel's life, his experiments, and his legacy.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Polygenic Inheritance and Environmental Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about traits that are controlled by multiple genes and/or influenced by the environment. Understand penetrance and expressivity.
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Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Law of Independent Assortment

For Students 9th - 10th
Article defines Mendel's law of independent assortment, provides examples, and takes a look at how it is used to make predictions. Also, discusses dihybrid crosses and 4 x 4 Punnett squares.

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