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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's So Simple

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use basic materials to create four simple machines. In this introduction to simple machines lesson, students are given four different scenarios that require a simple machine in order to solve. The students use devices such as a...
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Interactive
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Cloning in Focus

For Students 9th - 10th
This group of pages comprehensively covers the topic of cloning. There is an interactive section about how it's done, some history of cloning technology, important issues in cloning, and even an interactive quiz.
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Unit Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Cloning

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth look at cloning and the technology behind it. Students work through interactive learning material, understanding the ethics involved in all types of cloning. There is a suggested classroom activity and a self-checking quiz at...
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Handout
Other

Eureka Science: Genetic Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of how genetic engineering works. Analogy with molecular scissors cutting a "sentence" of DNA. Has nice animations.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: All About Cloning

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn what cloning is, how it works, what animals have been cloned, and about Dolly, the first mammal (a sheep) to be cloned from an adult cell. Click on the links to see flash cards on the topics.
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Interactive
Other

Footprints Science: Cloning

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive demonstrates the cloning of the sheep Dolly.