Curated OER
Who Done It?
Pick and choose which activities to include in this crime scene investigation. Junior detectives can examine fingerprints, DNA, blood samples, or bone structure. The plan suggests you have teams solve a mystery, but it does not give you...
Curated OER
DNA Analysis
Learners explore the ways in which DNA research is changing the ways in which we fight disease.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Forensics and Dna Profiling
Find out how DNA profilers analyze bits of tissue to identify human remains. From the NOVA: "Lost on Everest" Web site.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Forensic Dna Analysis
This video segment from NOVA: "The Killer's Trail" investigates the potential for DNA evidence to solve murder cases, even those from the distant past.
PBS
Newton's Apple: Dna Fingerprinting
Great investigation topic revolving around DNA fingerprinting. Worth a look, educates and involves!
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Biotechnology
Students read through a complete, interactive lesson on biotechnology. An activity at the end allows students to research and present arguments for or against statements about the ethics of gene therapy and gene manipulation.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: History of Life
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will explore ways to study the past to learn about the history of life. Understand how fossils, DNA analysis, and molecular clock help researchers study...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Forensic Science: Dna Analysis
How is DNA evidence analyzed? What makes DNA evidence unique? This comprehensive interactive tutorial explores how old or degraded samples can be analyzed for DNA as well as how DNA profiles are stored.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Cycle Sequencing
An animated presentation depicting the Fred Sanger method of automated cycle sequencing reactions of DNA.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Dna Detectives
A hands-on activity from Access Excellence for advanced biology classes. Students are given a crime scenario and three suspects. Their mission is to determine 'Who Dunnit?' by obtaining and analyzing DNA samples. Requires extensive...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)
A technique used to amplify, or make many copies of, a specific target region of DNA.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gel Electrophoresis
Learn about the technique used to separate DNA fragments and other macromolecules by size and charge.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Dna Forensics
A concise explanation of the use of DNA technologies in forensic identification from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Additional valuable resources are provided.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Behavioral Genetics
A useful introduction from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory on the study of how genetics and behavior are linked. Many useful resource links are included.