Curated OER
Using the Internet: Punnett Squares
Seventh graders discuss their own genetic traits. Using computers, they research the creation of Punnett Squares. They preform online experiments with peas, predicting the appearances of the offspring. They determine how genetic traits...
Curated OER
How Does Meiosis Lead To a Fetus?
Students discuss the stages of meiosis. In this life science lesson plan, students create an illustration of each stages. They write a short story about a character that went through meiosis.
Curated OER
Pollen Tube Growth
High schoolers demonstrate the proper usage of the compound and dissecting microscopes. They identify the parts of a flower and the functions of the flower parts. Students describe the process of gamete formation and fertilization in a...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Let's Talk About Sex
In this video, John Bohannon and Black Label Movement mix talk and dance to implore honest communication between parents and their kids about sex. [10:43] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Stanford University
Stanford University: Primary Labs
This set of exercises provides well written procedures and background for labs at basic and advanced levels.
San Diego State University
Sdsu: Lesson 2.5: How Do Organisms Reproduce? Meiosis
This site will allow students to grasp the complex concept of meiosis by modeling the process with clay.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Meiosis
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How do you make a cell with half the DNA? Meiosis. This activity outlines the phases of meiosis, provides an overview of sexual reproduction, and describe how...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Gametogenesis, Advance
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Did you know the ostrich egg is just one cell? Tutorial describes the process of gametogenesis. and also compares and contrasts spermatogenesis and oogenesis.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Probability and Inheritance
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] While studying genetics explore the Law of Probability. How does probability relate to the formation of gametes? Find out!
Cornell University
Cornell University: Meiosis in Lily Anther Microsporocytes
This cell biology page is illustrated with photographs of plant meiosis taking place in a cell.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: Flower Structure
Site covers all aspects of plant reproduction such as life cycles, angiosperms and flowers. Provides links to other sites to aide in research.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Slime Mold
Wikipedia provides several paragraphs of information on slime molds, members of the Protista kingdom. Includes image.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Dna, Genes and Chromosomes
Chromosomes are made from DNA. Genes are short sections of DNA. Genetically identical cells are produced by a type of cell division called mitosis. In sexual reproduction, a male gamete fuses with a female gamete to produce a new cell....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Male Reproductive Structures
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Would you believe the male reproductive structures are over 100 feet long? The male reproductive system has two goals: to produce and deliver sperm and to secrete...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Meiosis
In this tutorial students will learn how meiosis reduces chromosome number by half and become familiar with crossing over, meiosis I, meiosis II, and genetic variation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Characteristics of Life
Covers seven characteristics shared by all living organisms.[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Meiosis
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Sexual reproduction combines gametes from two parents. Gametes are produced by a special type of cell division known as meiosis. Meiosis contains two rounds of cell...
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain College: Cell Division and Meiosis
Resource provides a holistic and complete meiosis lesson with illustrations, animations, glossary, and links. Extremely detailed and helpful site.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Cell Division Aqa
Chromosomes carry genetic information in a molecule called DNA. A type of cell division called mitosis ensures that when a cell divides each new cell produced has the same genetic information.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Gametophyte and Sporophyte
This resource explains how the alternation of generations occurs in a plant's life cycle where sporophytes and gametophytes each play a role in plant reproduction.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Life Cycle of Gymnosperms
Explains what gymnosperms are and how they differ from angiosperms, and provides a list of gymnosperm examples. Next, the article discusses the different types of gymnosperms and describes the phases of a gymnosperm's life cycle.