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Athabasca University: Centre for Language and Literature: Morley Callaghan
A good biography of Morley Callaghan, the early 20th-century author of "Strange Fugitive," "It's Never Over," and "A Broken Journey." Read about his influences and his successes, and find links to a listing of his works, criticism, and a...
New York University
Nyu: Darwin's Evidence for Evolution: Embryology
Concise description of embryology as evidence for evolution, as used by Darwin.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Animal Adaptations
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of animal adaptations, that look at physical and behavioral adaptations.
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Benchmarks Online: Human Society
A wealth of information on topics such as, cultural effects on behavior, group behavior, social change, political and economic systems, social conflict,and global interdependence. Each topic is broken down in to benchmarks by age groups...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Examples of Multifactorial Disorders
Use this drop-down menu to explore genetic conditions that involve variations in multiple genes, often coupled with environmental causes (multifactorial disorders). Examples of disorders include breast and ovarian cancer, colon cancer,...
University of Utah
University of Utah: learn.genetics: Finding a Gene on the Chromosome Map
Play the role of a scientist and piece together the genetic puzzle to determine the gene responsible for a disorder.
WebMD
Web Md: Morquio Syndrome
A brief description of Morquio Syndrome, with a list of organizations which provide support and further information.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Comparison of Reciprocal Cross vs. Test Cross
Explains two types of genetic cross - a reciprocal cross and a test cross. Examples are described for a monohybrid and a dihybrid test cross and for a reciprocal cross.
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma State University: Ag in the Classroom: Hairy Heredity [Pdf]
A simulation where students flip coins to mimic how parents pass genetic traits to their offspring through heredity. This activity also illustrates the difference between dominant and recessive genes, and how they interact with each...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Fourth Grade Science: Life Science: Learned Behavior of Animals
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduces learned behaviors and the different methods of learning.
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March of Dimes Medical Reference: Tay Sachs Disease
The March of Dimes Foundation offers a general overview of Tay-Sachs disease and how it is transmitted, carried, and treated.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Homocystinuria and Its Associate Treatments
Read the passage "Homocystinuria and Its Associate Treatments," and complete the related five-question quiz.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 4.3 Natural Selection
Explore the theory of evolution by means of natural selection.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Influence of Histones on Genetic in Heritance
This passage will test your knowledge on enzymes.
Curated OER
Eragon: Inheritance, Book I
Powell's Books presents a series of author interviews. This is a transcript of an interview with three authors of fantasy fiction: Philip Pullman, Tamora Pierce and Christopher Paolini. They discuss the ways they create characters and...
University of Arizona
University of Arizona: Los Tipos Sanguineos: La Guia
Learn how blood types and Rh factors are inherited. You will find a set of problems which have alternative options. Correct answers have a brief explanation to reinforce the theories and incorrect answers are linked to tutorials to help...
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Plant Molecular Genetics: Proof That Dna Is Genetic Material
Synopsis of the three major experiments to prove that DNA was the carrier of inheritance.
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: What About Fitness?
An explanation of the concept of fitness and its relation to evolution and how inherited characteristics may change.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Cap'n Dan's Daughter by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Read the full text of the novel "Cap'n Dan's Daughter" by Joseph Crosby Lincoln about a retired sea captain and his wife and daughter who unexpectantly inherit some money.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Cast Upon the Breakers by Horatio Alger
Read the full text of the novel "Cast Upon the Breakers" by Horatio Alger. Follow the story of a educated young boy who loses his inheritance when a guardian squanders it and has to make his own way.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Uneasy Money by p.g. Wodehouse
Read the full text of the novel "Uneasy Money" by P.G. Wodehouse about a hard-up man who inherited a million pounds from someone he once helped at golf.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Adventures of Sally by p.g. Wodehouse
Read the full text of "The Adventures of Sally" by P.G. Wodehouse about a young woman who inherits a fortune at the age of 21.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Read the full text of the novel "The Beautiful and the Damned" by F. Scott Fitgerald about a young couple in New York who choose not to work and spend their time socializing while waiting for an inheritance from a wealthy family member.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Big Town by Ring Lardner
Read the full text of the humorous novel "The Big Town" by Ring Lardner about a small town couple who inherit a fortune and move to New York.
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