Unit Plan
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Attack of the Killer Cabbage Clones

For Students 3rd - 5th
Do you like to watch outdated science fiction and cheesy horror movies? Many fictional tales of cloned organisms have been created based upon the scientific method for cloning animals or plants. In the real world, the cloning of plants...
Interactive
University of Utah

University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: What Is Cloning?

For Students 9th - 10th
Media-rich detailed description of modern cloning technology and the two different processes used: artificial embryo twinning and somatic cell nuclear transfer.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.18 Cloning

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the science and ethics behind human or animal cloning.
Handout
Other

Eureka Science: Cloning

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this short article to find out about the history of cloning and genetic engineering. Continue on to the next page to find out how cloning is done. Simple terms and fun animations make it easy to read.
Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Cloning Pets

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Cloning Pets" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills. Students can...
Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: The Pros and Cons of Cloning

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the positive and negative aspects and repercussions of genetic cloning.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Matt is a clone of El Patron, a powerful drug lord of the land of Opium, located between the United States and Mexico. For six years, he has lived in a tiny cottage in the poppy fields with Celia, a kind and deeply religious servant...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: At What Moment Are You Dead?

For Students 9th - 10th
For as far back as we can trace our existence, humans have been fascinated with death and resurrection. But is resurrection really possible? And what is the actual difference between a living creature and a dead body anyway? The...
Article
How Stuff Works

How Stuff Works: How Evolution Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Bacteria reproduce asexually. This means that, when a bacteria cell splits, both halves of the split are identical -- they contain exactly the same DNA. The offspring is a clone of the parent.
Graphic
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Scottish Sheep Shocker! New Pair of Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a discussion of DNA and how it replicates. Includes a chromosome map of a human male, a close-up of chromosomes just before cell division and a close up of a DNA molecule.
Handout
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Reproduction: Asexual Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Review of asexual reproduction shows how an offspring is produced from one parent. The methods of asexual reproduction (binary fission, budding, sporulation, and mitosis) are explained briefly accompanied by illustrations.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.17 Recombinant Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand that recombinant DNA is the combination of DNA from two different sources.

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