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Bozeman Science

Epigenetics

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Epigenetic changes, caused by environmental factors, can be passed down several generations, meaning choosing to smoke can affect the life expectancy of your children and their children. Scholars explore epigenetics, learning that the...
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Nature vs. Nurture: Lesson 6

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson examine the nature vs. nurture debate. Personality and socialization will be defined. Freud's model of personality explained. It is 6 of 6 in the series titled "Nature vs. Nurture."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Nature vs. Nurture Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will compare and contrast the long-debated nature versus nuture controversy as causes for behavior and personality. .
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Nature vs. Nurture: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson examine the nature vs. nurture debate. Personality and socialization will be defined. Freud's model of personality explained. It is 3 of 6 in the series titled "Nature vs. Nurture."
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Instructional Video
University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Epigenetics: Lick Your Rats

For Students 9th - 10th
Play the role of a mother rat and lick your pup to see how your nurturing behavior shapes his epigenome. This interactive helps students visualize the nature vs. nurture debate.
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Chedd Angier: Prime Time Primates: Chimp Manners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Season 5 - Episode 4 from Alan Alda's Scientific American Frontiers explains the concepts of nature versus nurture, and explores the reasons why female chimps raised in captivity don't develop parenting skills. The episode also...
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Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Twin Studies and Adoption Studies

For Students 9th - 10th
Nature versus nurture is explored in this video. Learn how researchers are looking at what traits or behaviors may be inherited from the environment vs. genetics. [9:52]
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Instructional Video
Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Epigenetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Paul Andersen explains the concepts of genetics. He starts with a brief discussion of the nature vs. nurture debate and shows how epigenetics blurs this distinction. He explains how differentiation of cell types results from the...
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Instructional Video
University of Utah

University of Utah: Learning Center: learn.genetics: Epigenetics: Twins

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the role the environment plays on gene expression through studies on identical twins. Contains video (4:41).
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Environmental Influences: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will identify, distinguish and describe environmental factors that influence personality, temperament and behavior. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Environmental Influences."
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Environmental Influences: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will identify, distinguish and describe environmental factors that influence personality, temperament and behavior. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Environmental Influences."
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Causes of Mental Disorders: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explore the cause of mental disorders using the Stress Vulnerability Model. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Causes of Mental Disorders."

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