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Punnett Squares/Genetics
Ninth graders complete a monohybrid cross and a dihybrid cross. In this biology activity, 9th graders predict the traits of offspring using the Punnett square. They differentiate recessive and dominant genes.
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Transcription and Translation Lab Activity
Students investigate DNA strands. They study the sequence to determine if it is DNA or RNA and write the mRNA nucleotide sequence. After stringing the beads together to create the mRNA sequence they translate it into an amino acid...
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Mechanisms of Evolution
In this evolution worksheet, students will answer questions about population genetics and the theory of evolution of species. This worksheet has 15 true or false, 6 fill in the blank, and 4 short answer questions.
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Lamarck vs Darwin: Dueling Theories
Students, in groups, study cheetah, blind cave organisms, and naked mole rats to explain facets of evolution.
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Model Organisms: The Genes We Share
In this genetics activity, students access a website to learn about how human genes mutate to cause heritable disorders such as Huntington disease. Students use the information on this website to complete 12 short answer questions.
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Temperature and the Tomato
You will need a photovoltaic system and monitor at your school in order to obtain all of the data required to thoroughly implement this instructional activity. Your class monitors daily temperature and insolation amounts over a two week...
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The Living Environment
Ninth graders study the work of Alice Huang and complete activities on mutations. For this investigative lesson students complete several activities and discuss their findings at the end.
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"Chips" Off the Old Block?
Students study using analogies between common items or occurrences and science concepts. They use the analogy of cookie recipes to that of the DNA "recipes" for living things to help us explain more about mutations.
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The Beaks of Finches
Students study finches and how they have evolved over time. In this finch review lesson plan students fill out a key points worksheet then divide into teams and complete an activity.
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Heredity: Your Connection To The Past
Young scholars investigate genetics and the process of reproduction in living organisms.
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Breeding Bunnies
Learners learn the impact that genetics can have on the evolution of a population of organisms and become aware of the influence that the environment has onorganisms.
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Zebra, Zebra Where Are Your Stripes?
Young scholars observe the embryological development in the zebrafish. Developmental hierarchy from three germ layers is studied in depth. Research is validated on the body plan of the embryo.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Molecular Evolution of Gene Birth and Death
An upper-level biology activity, the comprehensive worksheet found here accompanies a PowerPoint and the video The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes, both of which are linked to through the website. Depending on the...
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Cancer Risks
Learnersbrainstorm ideas about Cancer and its couses. They read an article which describes communities in the United States that have been affected by high rates of cancer and information which describes hereditary factors that...
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Change Through Time
In this evolution activity, students will complete a table by writing in the era and biological event based on 4 different time periods of Earth's history. Students will answer 8 fill in the blank questions based on the different origin...
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Gene Regulation Mechanisms
Young scholars explore the control of expression of DNA into proteins which is divided into two main categories: transcriptional and post-transcriptional. They construct examples of the control mechanisms and discuss disease processes...
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University of Washington
Genome Sciences Education Outreach: Sickle Cell Anemia [Pdf]
Students will use a Sickle Cell Anemia case study to learn about allele frequencies, genetics, and molecular biology.
Nature Research
Scitable: Chromosomes and Cytogenetics
A library of information on chromosomes and their role in heredity. Articles found on the website study chromosome structure, chromosome composition, chromosome abnormalities, roles that chromosome plays in sex determination, and changes...
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Evolution
Discover what evolution is through a case study of a Hawaiian snail species' survival. [7:20]