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Give and Let Live

Blood and Transplant: Blood

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Why is blood donation so important, anyway? Science and health classes across multiple grades benefit from an in-depth look into the need for and process of blood donation. With an emphasis on presenting the topic in a non-threatening...
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Curated OER

Pre-Hardy-Weinberg

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the inheritance of ABO blood groups.  In this investigative lesson students perform a lab and show how natural selection can alter the gene frequencies in a population.
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Curated OER

Antigens

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine antigens including ones found in humans.  In this immune lesson students complete several experiments in relation to antigens and antibodies.
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Curated OER

" Where in the World is Your Blood Type?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore a map of the worldwide distribution of blood types and observe the patterns.  In this blood type lesson students conduct a lab and determine the geographic distribution of the different blood types and determine a...
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Curated OER

Operation Anitbody

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the types of cells that are important in the immune system. They investigate the different mechanisms used by white blood cells as they protect the body from foreign invaders. Students are given five case studies,...
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Curated OER

What's Your Type

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars record their blood types on a class graph and calculate the potential number of blood donors for each group.
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Curated OER

Antigen Switching in Malaria

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers model how the malaria-causing protist avoids immune response in its host. In this parasite biology lesson, students use printed cell images to model the way that Plasmodium changes surface protein markers every few...
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Michigan Reach Out

Newton's Apple: Blood Typing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Describes blood typing and explains some information in reference to blood composition.Provides links to resources and a blood typing lab.