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\nCrash Course: Biology\n

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\nImagine an entire biology course in one collection of 40 videos! Based on the AP Biology curriculum, viewers learn about the things that make up living things and the processes that keep organisms alive. They also learn how to identify...\n
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\nMendel's Laws of Heredity\n

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\nEasy-to-read notes about Mendel's Laws of Heredity make up this collection of slides. In bullet-point style, viewers are exposed to Mendel's pea plant experimentation and the rules he developed that govern genetics. There are no graphics...\n
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\nStudy Jams! Heredity\n

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\nMia wishes her blue hair was inherited so that she wouldn't have to dye it, but Sam explains that eye color is. The video does not expound upon the concept of alleles. It does, however, describe inherited traits vs. learned behavior, and...\n
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\nHairy Heredity\n

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\nYoung scholars learn that heredity comes down to the flip of a coin with this cross-curricular math and science lesson. Using smiley faces as a model, students toss coins to determine which dominant or recessive traits...\n
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\nEar wax, either wet or dry, is inherited on chromosome 16. The narrator of a video about heredity uses ear wax to introduce the concepts of alleles, dominant and recessive traits, and heterozygous and homozygous genotypes. \n
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\nVariation and Heredity\n

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\nJunior geneticists tally eye color and height in their lab groups. They examine certain traits in soybean and corn seedlings. For each activity, they gather data and learn about continuous and discontinuous genetic variation. In another...\n
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\nHeredity: Traits, Genes, Alleles\n

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\nIf you knew people would pay extra for a bald dragon, could you pick which parents you should breed in order to get the highest number? The unit examines heredity and genetics through breeding dragons, mice, dogs, and tries to figure...\n
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\nHeredity\n

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\nLearners are introduced to the basic principles of heredity. Through discussion and discrimination activities, they review the role of chromosomes and distinguish between those traits that can and cannot be inherited. Students use...\n
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\nFamilies and Heredity\n

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\nPersonality traits and physical appearance traits within families are the focus here. Learners make a poster which lists the shared physical traits they have with their family. Peers look at each poster and write down the traits they see...\n
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\nDNA, Chromosomes, Genes, and Traits: An Intro to Heredity\n

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\nChromosomes, genes, traits ... how are they all related? A short video introduces the many factors involved in heredity. Junior geneticists explore the transfer of chromosomes from parents to offspring, the proteins created by base pair...\n
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\nHeredity And Environment\n

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\nStudents complete a pre-test on the relationship between heredity and the environment. As a class, they write down descriptions of themselves and identify which traits can be changed and not changed. In groups, they determine which...\n
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\nHeredity-Science Puzzlers, Twisters & Teasers\n

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\nIn this genetics learning exercise, students complete 9 questions about heredity, genes, and alleles in the form of riddles, word scrambles, word puzzles, and brain teasers.\n
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\nHow Mendel's Pea Plants Helped Us Understand Genetics\n

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\nA brief animation introduces heredity to your beginning biologists. They will meet Gregor Mendel's green and yellow peas, dominant and recessive traits, homozygous and heterozygous alleles, and Punnett squares. In this cartoon animation,...\n
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\nThe Human Genotype\n

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\nSix different chromosome activites introduce biology aces to heredity, chromosomal abnormalities, sex-linked traits, and the human genome. The hands-on activites are fairly simple for the teacher to prepare and will prove to be both...\n
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\nReebops: A “Model” Organism for Teaching Genetic Concepts\n

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\nIn a sweet simulation, junior geneticists examine the chromosomes of a fictitious Reebop marshmallow animal, combine chromosomes to produce offspring, and then make a model of the resulting Reebop baby. Phenotypes include number of...\n
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\nThe Making of the Fittest: Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes and Culture\n

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\nGot milk? Only two cultures have had it long enough to develop the tolerance of lactose as an adult. Learn how the responsible genes evolved along with the cultures that have been consuming milk. This rich film is supplied with a few...\n
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\nHeredity\n

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\nIn this science worksheet, learners find the answers to various types of heredity problems. They use the sheet to set goals for completing the unit.\n
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\nHuman Genetics and Heredity\n

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\nStudents choose topics for research based on human genetics and heredity. They conduct research via the Internet and write a brief explanation of the milestone in genetics and heredity and attach it to a class timeline. They share...\n
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\nGenetics and Heredity\n

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\nStudents study genetics and heredity. They explore the structure of DNA and genes through a series of activities that includes watching videos, conducting online research, and making vocabulary books. They investigate DNA, genetics,...\n
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\nGregor Mendel: Monk and Scientist\n

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\nThis is a visually attractive PowerPoint that summarizes the life of Gregor Mendel and the genetic traits that he detailed.  Each slide has clear bullet points and lovely images that are helpful and relevant\n
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\nGenetics and Heredity\n

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\nStudents explore genetics and heredity. They study meiosis and view videos and create vocabulary flashcards. They create a graphic organizer that compares and contrasts sexual and asexual reproduction in each of the six kingdoms. They...\n
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\nPatterns of Heredity\n

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\nA family tree of dogs guides students through this activity, in which students analyze the pedigree. With a key describing the genetic attributes (tall dominant, short recessive, or male/female), students complete five questions about...\n
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\nPatterns of Heredity\n

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\nHigh schoolers describe the differences between incomplete dominance and codominant alleles, and between multiple alleles and polygenic inheritance. They describe how internal and external environments affect gene expression. They then...\n
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\nEcology - Reproduction and heredity\n

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\nStudents correlate signs of spring with reproductive strategies of varioius organisms. They describe how organisms inherit traits from generation to generation.\n
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