Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biotechnology and Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Informational text and video clips about biotechnology and medicine. After reading the text, review the key vocabulary terms and answer review questions.
Website
American Chemical Society

The Pharmaceutical Century: The 1950s

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive review of the advances in medical research and technology in the 1950s credits the Cold War and Cold War thinking with promoting scientific research and government funding of that research, including medical issues. Find...
Handout
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Polymerase Chain Reaction

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive, self-paced lesson on polymerase chain reaction. Students read information and watch descriptive animations to aid in understanding. A self-check quiz follows the activity.