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Website
National Institutes of Health

National Center for Biotechnology Information: Welcome to Ncbi

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a clearinghouse for biotechnology information, companies, and events. Explore the literature and molecular databases presented here.
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Handout
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal Body Plans: Homeobox Genes

For Students 9th - 10th
The homeobox genes that define the basic body plan of mice and fruit flies are illustrated in this graphic from The Human Evolution Coloring Book by Adrienne Zihlman. The accompanying article describes how these genes act as "molecular...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: The Northern Blot vs. Southern Blot Technique

For Students 9th - 10th
The Northern blot and the Southern blot are two methods used to analyze DNA and RNA. Each technique is described, its purpose, and the methodology. A table comparing features of each is provided.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Molecular Biology Cyberlab: Experiment 2: Gel Electrophoresis of Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good page that uses a Q&A format to describe the process of gel electrophoresis. Interactive in a rudimentary way.
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Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Evolution of Tungara Frog Mating Calls

For Students 9th - 10th
Use molecular information and observe female response patterns to learn about the mating calls of Physalaemus frogs. Examine the evolution of female preference for particular call characteristics.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Chemistry of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text, interactive activities, animations, and video clips, students examine the chemistry of living things, and they learn how interactions from atoms are fundamental to life as we know it.
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PPT
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Molecular Structure of Fat

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive slideshow illustrating and explaining fat. Learn the structure and impact on the body.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Gel Electrophoresis & Restriction Mapping

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Following basic lab techniques of modern molecular biology, analyze the gel electrophoresis results of a restriction enzyme digest of DNA by using a HindIII-generated standard curve. Then solve two...
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Handout
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Bioengineering

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level biotechnology course highlighting a science basis for bioengineering focusing on molecular cell biology and systems biology. Course contents include video lectures and interviews of bioengineering faculty, lecture notes,...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: History of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will explore ways to study the past to learn about the history of life. Understand how fossils, DNA analysis, and molecular clock help researchers study...
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Take an interactive quiz over biochemistry and organic chemistry. After completing the quiz, check your score, and then revisit any incorrect question for further review.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: The Tree of Life's Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore macromolecules and the smaller molecules that make up living organisms in this module.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium:molecular Workbench:enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (Elisa)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the ELISA test in this learning module. Explore how the Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test can be used to see if certain antigens are present.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Drug Design

For Students 11th - 12th
Explore drug design in this learning module.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: History of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This comprehensive lesson by CK-12 explains how scientists learn about the past by examining and dating fossils.
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Handout
Other

Evidence for Evolution: Genetic Code

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages are part of a site called Evolution that accompany a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. In this section: the universal genetic code provides evidence that life has a common ancestor.
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

How Are Interactions With Water Important for Maintaining My Life?

For Students 9th - 10th
An investigation of how polar and nonpolar interactions affect shapes of biological molecules and their function. Modules explore the following: 1. Why don't oil and water mix? 2. Can a substance dissolve in both a nonpolar and a polar...
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Interactive
Other

Sequence Manipulation Suite

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of JavaScript programs for generating, formatting, and analyzing short DNA and protein sequences. It is commonly used by molecular biologists, for teaching, and for program and algorithm testing.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering Nature: Dna Visualization and Manipulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to genetic techniques such as DNA electrophoresis and imaging technologies used for molecular and DNA structure visualization. In the field of molecular biology and genetics, biomedical engineering plays an...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Transcription of Dna to Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The process of transcription is defined and discussed in protein synthesis. Students will learn about mRNA processing and know the significance of polyadenylation.
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Lesson Plan
University of Washington

Genome Sciences Education Outreach: Sickle Cell Anemia [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use a Sickle Cell Anemia case study to learn about allele frequencies, genetics, and molecular biology.
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Lesson Plan
National Health Museum

Nhm: Restriction Maps to Cladograms Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan requires students to analyze DNA restriction maps to determine the differences in the sequence for several primates and humans. They then use the information to create a cladogram.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Intro to Gene Expression (Central Dogma)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how genes in DNA can provide instructions for proteins. Understand the central dogma of molecular biology: DNA, RNA, protein.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Prokaryote Reproduction and Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how prokaryotes reproduce by binary fission, and find out the use of E. coli bacteria in molecular biology.

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