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Investigating the Uses of Backyard Bacteria

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover that the answers to some of society's waste and clean-up problems may be no further than the soil beneath their feet. They perform a Gram stain on the colonies to determine some of their characteristics.
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Curated OER

DNA Fingerprinting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with chromatography as a technique which is similar to electrophoresis that scientists use to identify DNA samples.
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Curated OER

Putting on Mass: Just how do Trees grow?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students articulate an explanation of photosynthesis. They identify problems they have with comprehension of how a plant gains mass. Students describe a historical experiment.
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Curated OER

Cells and Cancer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners idenitfy that cancer is a growth of mutated cells and that cancer cells are only one type of cell that causes disease in our body. They also identify that all eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus, cytoskeleton, and a cell...
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Curated OER

Diffusion Across a Selectively Permeable Membrane

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate how water passes through cell membranes. In this biology lesson, students differentiate osmosis and diffusion. They illustrate the movement of water in both processes.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Plasma Membrane

For Students 7th - 12th
In this plasma membrane worksheet, learners will explore how cells are able to maintain homeostasis and the function of the plasma membrane. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 7 true or false questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Homeostasis and Cell Transport

For Students 6th - 10th
In this homeostasis worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle with 22 question on homeostasis and cell transport. They identify the different ways substances are transported in and out of the cell.
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Curated OER

DNA

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the basics of DNA and its history.  In this DNA instructional activity students extract DNA from fruits and understand how it is used in forensics.
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Curated OER

Cracking the Code - Cloning Paper Plasmid

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore the "genetic code." They observe how genes may be manipulated for genetic research, gene cloning, and genetic engineering. In a lab setting, students examine the mechanics involved in cutting and ligating DNAs into a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Electron Transport System

For Students Higher Ed
In this electron transport activity, students review the steps involved in the electron transport system and how the synthesis of ATP happens. This activity has 30 fill in the blank statements.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Viruses

For Students 6th - 10th
In this biology lesson, students complete a crossword puzzle with 35 questions about viruses. They identify the different types of viruses and the diseases they bring.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cell Structure and Function

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this cells worksheet, students review the different types of cells. Students identify the organelles found in an animal cell and determine the function of these organelles. This worksheet has 14 matching, 6 fill in the blank, and 5...
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Curated OER

Chloroplasts

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners study chloroplasts, their structure and evolution.  For this photosynthesis lesson students experiment with polarized light and the production of chlorophyll.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

A View of the Cell

For Students 7th - 12th
For this cell worksheet, students will match 13 vocabulary words relating to cells to the correct definition. The cell vocabulary words cover all the parts of the cell plus eukaryotes, and prokaryotes.
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Curated OER

Thermoset Polymers

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students complete a lab activity with polymers to allow them to better understand how to make "observations".  In this science lesson students make measurements and collect data.
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Curated OER

Enzymes in Action: An Inquiry Approach to the Effects of Enzymes

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students experiment with enzymes as key components of chemical reactions in all living things through this series of lessons.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Moore S Word Search Puzzle 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
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Curated OER

DNA Blueprint for Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students isolate DNA from different food sources. In this biology lesson, students research DNA extraction. They analyze DNA stands collected from the lab, and compare the differences between each.
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Curated OER

CONSTRUCTION OF A HEMOGLOBIN GENE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use research to see how eight pairs of triplets are equivalent to part of a gene and control a part of heredity. They also understand how red blood corpuscles manufacture normal hemoglobin.
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Curated OER

Does the Chicken have Anthrax (Explain I)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain how each of the components of innate immunity function in the protection of the body. Following an investigation, they articulate how innate immunity functions.
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Curated OER

Autumn

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the cycle of nutrients in a forest. They research the concepts of decomposing and recycling within a forest.
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eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Chemistry Ii: Water and Organic Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
Online biology textbook discussing the chemical nature of water, and the importance of its molecular structure to life. Also discusses at length the organic molecules nucleic acids, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates.
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Ucs: Functions of the Four Major Groups of Organic Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this chart about the four major groups of organic molecules
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Lesson Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Science of Atoms and Molecules: Nucleic Acids and Proteins

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Through this activity, students work with macromolecules, proteins and nucleic acids. The focus is on the atomic structure of proteins, how linear polymers are made, and the surface charges of the resulting polymers. . Multiple-choice...