Students idenitfy that cancer is a growth of mutated cells and that cancer cells are only one type of cell that causes disease in our body. They also identify that all eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus, cytoskeleton, and a cell...

Students come to explain how the presence of a mutation in the BRCA-1 or BRCA-2 gene, along with another acquired sometime after birth, affect the chances developing breast cancer.

Students investigate genetics and the process of reproduction in living organisms.

Learners explore the control of expression of DNA into proteins which is divided into two main categories: transcriptional and post-transcriptional. They construct examples of the control mechanisms and discuss disease processes that...

Students examine the effect of hazardous chemicals on humans. They discover how the chemicals are cleaned up and the facilities in their neighborhood. They identify federal and local agencies that oversee environmental hazards

Studentsbrainstorm ideas about Cancer and its couses. They read an article which describes communities in the United States that have been affected by high rates of cancer and information which describes hereditary factors that...

This is a great unit on human genetics. It contains 17 interactive activities.

Students will use a Sickle Cell Anemia case study to learn about allele frequencies, genetics, and molecular biology.