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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Genes Work Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define the key terms that are the structure and function of DNA. In this genetics lesson students complete a lab activity in which they construct a model DNA structure.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cracking the Code - Cloning Paper Plasmid

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore the "genetic code." They observe how genes may be manipulated for genetic research, gene cloning, and genetic engineering. In a lab setting, students examine the mechanics involved in cutting and ligating DNAs into a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ISOLATION OF DNA FROM ONION

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars perform a lab in which they extract DNA from onion cells. Students break through the cell and nuclear membranes and then break down the protein that the DNA is wrapped around.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Endocrine System

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this endocrine system worksheet, students compare and contrast the glands associated with this body system plus review the four major classes of hormones. This worksheet has 25 fill in the blank statements.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Separating a Starch-Glucose Mixture Using Gel Filtration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers experiment using the basic principles of gel filtration. They use the gel filtration technique for testing for the presence of specific substances. Students discover that starch is a larger molecule than glucose.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Enzymes and the Active Site

For Students 9th - 10th
An article reviewing over enzymes and active sites.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introduction to Proteins: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce what a protein is, and what its 6 functions are. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Introduction to Proteins."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introduction to Proteins: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce what a protein is, and what its 6 functions are. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Introduction to Proteins."
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Article
Other

Pesticide Environmental Stewardship: Introduction to Insecticide Resistance

For Students 9th - 10th
Insecticides are organized into classes-organophosphates, carbamates, pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, etc.- that share a common chemical structure and mode of action (MOA). MOA is the specific process by which an insecticide kills an...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Energy and Enzymes: Activation Energy

For Students 9th - 10th
An information page about activation energy. Learn about activation energy, transition states, and reaction rates.
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Handout
US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Maple Syrup Urine Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a simple introduction to maple syrup urine disease(MSUD). Includes the following sections: "Alternative Names," "Definition," "Causes, incidence, and risk factors," "Symptoms," "Signs and tests," "Treatment," "Expectations...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Weeds Be Gone! Experiment That Affect Roundup Weed Killer

For Students 9th - 10th
Experiment with factors that affect the activity of the weed killer Roundup. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a section on terms, concepts, and...