Curated OER
What Type of Skeleton?
In this skeletons worksheet, students look at 7 animals and choose which of the following skeletons they have: an internal skeleton, an external skeleton or no skeleton at all. Students draw lines from each choice to each animal.
Curated OER
Field Of Beans
Students investigate the concept of crop farming. They plant small fields to test different theories of agriculture. Students keep care over the fields, including pest and weed control. Students make and record daily observations to...
Curated OER
Zebrafish as a Model for Muscle Development
Students explore the steps of protein synthesis in zebrafish. They view video clips to identify the parts of a zebrafish and observe them as they sequence the developmental stages. In groups they identify the muscles and how proteins are...
Curated OER
Harvesting the Seeds of Technology
Students determine what the phrase "stewards of the earth" means and evaluate the responsibilities that term entails. They assess whether or not applications of technology and science are consistent with our role as stewards of the earth...
Curated OER
The Hope of Science: DNA Practical Applications Time Line
Students design a time line to inform and educate people about the history of DNA practical applications.
Curated OER
Student Investigation on the Immune System and Hemeagglutination
Students study laboratory protocol for hemagglutination experiments.
Curated OER
Shellfish Shenanigans
Twelfth graders create simulations of a reality-based TV show that investigates the near death of a contestant from a seafood meal. They examine the physical symptoms of anaphylactic shock, and create protein fingerprints.
Curated OER
Ambush Warriors
Middle schoolers identify four different categories of reptiles and explain how snakes deliver their venom to their prey.
Curated OER
Active Ingredient Screening Test for Plants
Students explore the growth of bacteria. They determine if various plant materials contain active ingredients that inhibit the growth of bacteria. In addition, they complete a student data sheet.
Curated OER
Active Ingredient Screening Test for Plants
Students determine if various plant materials contain active ingredients which will inhibit the growth of bacteria. They identify plant materials and their degree of sensitivity.
Curated OER
DNA in the Garden - Families and Friends: Grouping and Sorting
In this grouping and sorting worksheet, learners learn about sorting objects and living things into larger and smaller groups. They complete an exercise in which they sort cutlery, and then students answer the 3 questions on the page.
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Biotechnology Institute
Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Industrial Biotechnology [Pdf]
Read about three products of biotechnology and genetic engineering while getting a glimpse of the technologies behind these products. Also learn how science and engineering can make industrial products to be sold commercially.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Episd: Biotechnology Applications
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How do scientists apply biotechnology in human and agricultural research? This module will delve into the applications.
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.
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Stem Cell Research
Students learn about stem cells, and how these cells are used in medical research and treatments. Find out scientific facts, read several case studies, and participate in a group debate activity to explore the ethics of this topic. A...
Other
Bbsrc: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
This site is one of the United Kingdom's clearinghouses for Biotechnology and Biological information. Learn about Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is and what it offers.
Biotechnology Institute
Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Progeria: Growing Old Too Fast [Pdf]
Students can read this full-length download of the biotech magazine which discusses how biotechnology can help those with rare diseases like Progeria.
Biotechnology Institute
Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Investigating [Pdf]
Take a glimpse at the way normal brains work and about brain disorders. Learn how research and technology help us learn about the fundamental molecular workings of the brain.
Biotechnology Institute
Biotechnology Institute: Your World: The New Diagnostics [Pdf]
Discover new knowledge about molecular biology- how molecules fit together as a lock and key. This has given researchers new diagnostic tools that use immune cells from mice to produce antibodies to detect a specific virus or bacterium.
University of California
Program in Bioscience and Biotechnology Studies: Wendell Meredith Stanley
The University of California, Berkeley provides a good biography of Nobel Prize winner, Wendell Meredith Stanley (1904-1971). This site gives information on his research on the crystallization of viruses.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: Proprietary Rights/norms of Science in Biotech Research
This article examines how the commercialization of scientific discoveries leads to conflict between proprietary rights to intellectual property, trade secrecy, and the maintenance of scientific norms. The first two inhibit the...
Other
Rothamsted Research: A Beginners' Guide to Molecular Biology
A notebook of information from details about the cell to gene and functions to biotechnology. Website includes images, movies, and textbook information.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Biotechnology
A brief encyclopedia article on biotechnology defines the term and discusses the many forms of biotechnology that there are. A brief timeline of historical events related to the field of biotechnology is also presented.
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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council: Discovering Dna
This 51-page booklet is an excellent collection of activities for 11- to 14-year-olds to teach them about DNA. It was designed by Dr Sue Assinder, a molecular geneticist.