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The Basics of Biochemistry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Science teachers can introduce basic chemical concepts to biology students.
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Following Digestion of a Meal

For Students 5th - 12th
In this digestion worksheet, students review the organs involved in the digestive process along with the function of these organs. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank, 8 short answer, and 7 matching questions.
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Digestion and Nutrition

For Students 7th - 12th
In this digestion worksheet, students will match 12 terms associated with the digestive system to their correct definition. The vocabulary words review the digestive system organs and their functions.
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Genetic Engineering/Biotechnology

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students create a paper model of a plasmid and insert a DNA molecule that contains a specific gene into the plasmid. They complete an actual transformation involving E. coli bacterium and relate the two activities to one another.
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Ethyl Alcohol

For Students 9th - 12th
In this ethyl alcohol worksheet, high schoolers read about the characteristics of ethanol including the effects it has on the body when ingested and digested. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions.
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DNA Technology

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this DNA technology worksheet, students will review 12 vocabulary words relating to the uses and results of DNA technology in this crossword puzzle.
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What is an animal?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this animal worksheet, students determine which characteristic of an animal matches the given statement. Students describe illustrations of animals using the terms radial symmetry, bilateral symmetry, and no symmetry.
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Food Additives

For Students 9th - 12th
In this food additives worksheet, students will read information about the use of curing salt and ion nitrates to preserve food and the health problems that can occur from using these substances. Students will then answer 4 short answer...
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The World of Protists

For Students 9th - 12th
In this protists worksheet, students will look at 3 diagrams showing the steps of how an amoeba finds and eats its food. Students will complete 2 short answer questions based on the diagrams.
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Preventing and Treating Disease

For Students 7th - 12th
In this disease worksheet, students will review the organs associated with the immune system including their specific functions. This worksheet has 10 matching, 8 true or false, and 5 short answer questions.
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Diversity of Arthropods

For Students 9th - 12th
In this arthropods worksheet, learners will review the characteristics of the different types of arthropods including spiders, ticks, crustaceans, millipedes, and insects. Students will also understand the difference between complete and...
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The Circulatory System

For Students 5th - 12th
In this circulatory system worksheet, students review the functions of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Students label the parts of a human heart on a diagram. This worksheet has 4 short answer, 13 matching, and 9 true...
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Eukaryotic Cell Structure

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this cell structure learning exercise, students review the structure and function of eukaryotic cells. Students also compare and contrast an animal cell with a plant cell. This learning exercise has 15 fill in the blank, 8 true or...
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How Amylase Works

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this how amylase works activity, learners read a short article and then choose the multiple choice answer to 7 questions relating to amylase. Students then complete 3 step-by-step experiments.
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Gel Electrophoresis: Sort and See the DNA

For Students 7th - 12th
In this DNA worksheet, students access a website to learn how DNA fragments are separated through the process of gel electrophoresis. Then students model the construction of DNA fingerprints and practice interpreting restriction maps....
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Blood Type

For Students 8th - 12th
For this blood type worksheet, learners create a wheel showing blood type, antigens and the genes involved in coding for each blood type. Students use the wheel to answer 16 questions about blood type and they complete a chart with the...
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Macro-DNA: Doing DNA Fingerprinting

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore gel electrophoresis using paper models. They model DNA sequences and shade the boxes on their Gel Electrophoresis Sheet which represent the individual fragments.
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Review of Cell Organelles

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this cell organelles learning exercise, students read the structure and function of different plant and animal cell organelles to determine what organelle is being described. Students write in the 15 organelles into a chart.
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Concept Map - Organic Compounds

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this organic compounds, students complete a graphic organizer by placing 36 vocabulary words into their correct places in the concept map.
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Small Intestine, Pancreas, Liver, and Gall Bladder

For Students 7th - 9th
In this small intestine, pancreas, liver, and gall bladder activity, students fill in the blanks with information about these structures of digestion. Students research information about organ of the digestive system given.
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Cutt-Off Genes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore how gene sequence analysis can be used to examine phylogenetic similarities of different organisms. Students work in groups to simulate a gel electrophoresis separation of fragments using poster board to create their gel.
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Cut-Off Genes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the concept of gene sequence analysis. In this gene lesson, students draw inferences about phylogenetic similarities of different organisms.
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West Nile Virus Strikes Again

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the West Nile virus and how it is impacting an American Indian reservation,  In this virus lesson students devise a prevention plan for an Indian reservation to help limit the transfer of the West Nile virus.
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DNA Race Track

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders simulate a DNA fragment running through a gel electrophoresis in a class activity. Students work in teams as a DNA sample with each person on the team representing a fragment that moves through the gel at a specific speed.

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