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EnviroQuest: A Statistical Study of Three Biomes - Genentech, Inc.
Grades
9 to 12
tag(s): biomes (113)
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The Genetic Science Learning Center
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site to help students review a unit on genetics. There are plenty of links that students can access reviewing a number of subjects within genetics. Save the site on your class wiki or web page to allow students to access it both in and out of the classroom. The "tour the basics" link would also be great at the beginning of a unit on genetics to assess what knowledge the students already have, and bring them all up to speed. Any science teacher should save this site and use it frequently in their class!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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DOE Human Genome Program - Denise Casey, Charles Cantor, Sylvia Spengler
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
This is good background knowledge for science teachers and students interested in exploring genetics further than their classroom instruction goes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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A Primer on Molecular Genetics
Grades
9 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Genomics and Genetics Resources - HHS, NIH, USA.gov
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): dna (44), ethics (23), genetics (76), sequencing (17)
In the Classroom
Looking at the map of the all the human chromosomes (GeneMap99) is an interesting way to introduce genetics and tie research into genetic studies in the classroom. Students can investigate the traits of students in the classroom and determine the different variations. Provide a link to this site to determine the chromosome and location on the chromosome for the trait. Find data about the frequency of the different variations in different populations around the world. Use the trait to complete genetic crosses. Do research and create an informational brochure, blog post, website page, or presentation on the findings. If you are beginning the process of integrating technology, have students create blogs sharing their learning and understanding using Telegra.ph, reviewed here. This blog creator requires no registration!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Human Genome Project Education Resources
Grades
1 to 12In the Classroom
Be sure to sift through the teacher aids for lesson plans and classroom activities from BCSC. The curriculum supplements cover a variety of topics within genetics, and could be useful for a general biology or even an AP biology classroom. Be sure to save this site as a favorite to allow for easy retrieval later on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bioservers
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1 to 12Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Biology Mural Project - Genentech, Inc.
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): assessment (147), collaboration (87)
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An Inquiry Laboratory Activity for Biology - Genentech, Inc.
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): cells (80)
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Invention Stories - Smithsonian Institution
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): inventors and inventions (71)
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Evolution Theory and Teaching - Berkley Edu
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): evolution (85)
In the Classroom
Get some help teaching a controversial topic like evolution in your classroom from the Understanding Evolution section of this site. You may also want to preview NewseumEd's From Provocative to Productive, reviewed here, for some guidance using controversial issues in the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NSF Classroom Resources - National Science Foundation
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): antarctica (28), arctic (40), biomes (113), chemicals (39), computers (106), cultures (132), earth (185), engineering (119), environment (240), fractions (159), geometric shapes (136), numbers (119), origami (15), planets (111), robotics (22), space (213), symmetry (27)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site as a reference site for finding further material. Under each subject find a varity of formats from forums and articles, to videos, interactives, podcasts, experiments and more. Some of the resources on this site may lead to a starting point for individual or group projects. Use parts of this site at a center. Share this site with staff (especially new teachers) and parents looking to extend science and math activities at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Conservation at a Crossroads: The Hetch Hetchy Controversy - Library of Congress
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): conservation (83), ecology (100), environment (240)
In the Classroom
Be sure help your weaker readers and ESL students by sharing the vocabulary words prior to reading, either on a handout or by projecting on an interactive whiteboard and highlighting them in the text as you come to them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Acid Rain - US Government
Grades
4 to 12In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource during a lesson or unit on acid rain. Have cooperative learning groups explore the site, with the intentions of summarizing the information in a multimedia presentation. Have cooperative learning groups create online books using a tool such as Bookemon, reviewed here. Have groups tell the "acid" rain, explaining where and how it happens most. Great for a pre-discussion activity about the efforts to stop acid rain.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Studying Cells Tutorial
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): cells (80), scientific method (47)
In the Classroom
Use this tutorial to help students review before a unit assessment. Set this site up as a learning station or center OR post the site on the teacher webpage to allow students to use it both in and out of the classroom. This would be a great study resource in a biology classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Multidimensional Human Embryo - University of Michigan
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): embryos (2)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for your advanced biology students interested in human development through studying images of the developing human embryo.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MendelWeb
Grades
10 to 12tag(s): genetics (76), probability (96), statistics (114)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site with a projector or on an interactive whiteboard to show students how to navigate. Suggestion - start with "Experiments in Plant Hybridization." The English Hypertext is a glossary. Then, in your flipped or blended classroom (or at a computer center), have students explore assigned sections of Experiments in Plant Hybridization on their own. Ask students to create their own concept maps sharing their learning and understanding using MindMup, reviewed here. Take this a step further and allow pairs or small groups of students share what they learned with their peers using an interactive infographic like Canva, reviewed here. Students can keep their work for future reference in a digital portfolio such as DIY, reviewed here. If your students are already familiar with the content of "Experiments in Plant Hybridization," use the tool suggestions as above for the "Secondary Sources and Tools" section.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Human Genome Project - To Know Ourselves
Grades
9 to 12In the Classroom
The reading here is both dense and full of high-level vocabulary that almost limit its usage to that of an AP classroom. However, if your readers are able, this could be used in a class debate or discussion about current events in high-tech biology. You can always use a tool like Professor Word, reviewed here, which is a bookmarklet you use to highlight any word on the page to see it's definition.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Human Body - BBC
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): body systems (40), respiration (10)
In the Classroom
Introduce this activity with a projector or on an interactive whiteboard to show students how to navigate the site. Then, in your flipped or blended classroom (or at a computer center), have students explore on their own. Ask students to create their own concept maps sharing their learning and understanding using MindMup, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Endangered Species
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): endangered species (28), species (15)
In the Classroom
This site would be an excellent resource for any unit conservationism, ecosystems, and endangered species. Have students use this site as a resource for research projects about specific animals. The site provides images, information and statistics what would be extremely helpful! Save this site on your class web page to allow students to access it both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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