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American Museum of Natural History

All About Cloning

For Students 6th - 12th
Start seeing double. The American Museum of Natural History website provides pupils with information about Dolly, the cloned sheep. Learners find out the procedure used to create Dolly along with why scientists clone animals.
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News For Kids

News For Kids.net

For Students 3rd - 12th Standards
Media lovers read articles on a variety of current events with a website made especially for kids. The website is easy to navigate and includes sections about everything from science to sports.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Calculating Clones

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Inez and Lucky figure out how to keep track of the number of clones as they continue to multiply.
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BBC

Bbc: South Korea Cloning Expert on Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative article stating that the groundbreaking stem cell research that has been done by Hwang Woo-suk in South Korea was faked. Dr. Woo-suk since faced up to 3 years in prison and the pay back of all the money that he borrowed....
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Scottish Sheep Shocker

For Students 9th - 10th
Simplified and irreverent explanation of how Dolly was cloned. Includes a simple timeline of cloning technology. Some good information behind the humor.
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PBS

Nova: Eighteen Ways to Make a Baby

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website to a NOVA broadcast of the same name, Eighteen Ways documents the world of assisted reproduction. Find information on in vitro fertilization, the challenges of infertility, human cloning, advances in micro-manipulation,...
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PBS

Pbs Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a must see for any lesson or unit on biotechnology! It is a companion to the PBS video "Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home," although it can certainly be used without the video. It's a fantastic site that will challenge...
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Other

Bio Ethics Education Project (Beep): Genetic Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial examines genetic technology. Topics included are cloning, genetically modified crops, and genetically modified proteins. The resource consists of articles, a video, and activities.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Multiplying Bigger Numbers

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, Inez, Jackie and Digit use multiplication to keep track of the number of clones.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Genetics

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Gene Scene OLogy site is a place for learning all about genetics--DNA, cloning, nature versus nature, and interesting genetic science facts and discoveries. Explore, ask questions, find information, and meet American Museum of...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Infectious Disease: Bacterial Conjugation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how bacteria can transfer genetic material to other bacteria through conjugation. [0:23]
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Obsession With Orchids

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS features this program on orchids, including a short video on how an orchid encourages a bee to carry pollen to another flower. There are 3 articles focusing on the flower's ability to coax insects into pollinating other orchids, new...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Applied Genetic Modification

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore practical uses of genetic engineering techniques to generate a plant that produces a hepatitis B protein for potential vaccine use. Examine the use of restriction enzymes for cloning and plasmid mapping.
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Other

Canal Kids: Ciencias (Science for Portuguese Speakers)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Colorful, engagingly written information about astronomy and biology for Portuguese-speaking English language learners. Both subjects are broken down into a broad array of related subtopics. The biology section is particularly helpful...
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Other

Planet Photoshop

For Students 9th - 10th
A tutorial and resource for learning Adobe Photoshop techniques and real-world uses.
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University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Basics and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
This website offers a clear definition of the science of Genetics, highlighting DNA and genes. There is a neat, easy-to-understand animated tour of the basics and an opportunity to go inside an animated cell. Student can build a DNA...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna Interactive: Chronicles

For Students 9th - 10th
By looking at the history of genetic engineering, this site hopes to show where eugenics has gone wrong and where we have an opportunity to make it right.
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Other

Kitchen Culture Kits, Inc.: Plant Tissue Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent site for learning about plant tissue culture. Great visuals and easy to understand instructions. Lots of links to other good sources.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Genetics

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site from American Museum of Natural History focuses on Genetics. It defines genetics and provides links to games, stories, videos, and hands-on activities on the topic.