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SAY IT WITH DNA: Protein Synthesis Tutorial

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore protein synthesis. In this DNA lesson students complete a worksheet and a DNA lab activity. 
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X or Y- Does it Make a Difference?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the X and Y chromosomes. In this research lesson, students use the 5E lesson model as they read articles about human chromosomes then discuss their findings and opinions.
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Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students become familiar with coal as an energy source and how it is mined.  In this coal lesson, students research the effects of coal mining on the environment. Students discuss the various problems associated with coal mining....
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Genetic Engineering

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of genetic engineering. In this genetics instructional activity students simulate the genetic engineering of a human insulin gene.
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Whose DNA Is That?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils investigate the use of technology in order to identify different sequences of amino acids by using online web tools. They enhance problem solving skills with amino acid identification skills and strengthening comfort with using...
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Curated OER

Superbugs and Antibiotic Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete experiments on antibiotics and antimicrobials. In groups, they explain how antibiotics affect the evolution of microorganisms. They test various types of bacteria to discover how much resistance they have to antibiotics.
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Chromosome Fusion

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students see how patterns can reveal events of the past, thereby merging elements of both experimental and historical science.
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Nuts & Bolts: is Classification, Arbitrary, Or Not?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in groups, classify furniture, share their categories and rationales, then note how their different schemes vary, perfectly logical and useful, but completely arbitrary.
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SEPARATION OF A STARCH-GLUCOSE MIXTURE USING GEL FILTRATION

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers make a starch-glucose solution and pour it through gel in order to separate the starch from the glucose. They examine how starch is a larger molecule than glucose and test for the presence of these substances using other...
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Wolf Pack in a Bottle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an activity of a mock electrophoresis using paper chromatography to study DNA and genetic restriction mapping.
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Human Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make and use observations of Laetoli footprints to provide clues to life in the past. They collect and analyze data to study the relationship between foot length and body height.
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From Genomes of Species

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate genomic research being done and its potential for understanding, treating, and possibly curing human genetic conditions. The potential of proteomic research as a companion to the work being done with genomics is...
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Protoplast Production (Plant Cells Without Walls)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the spherical protoplasts of plants. Students observe that plant cells have a plasma membrane in addition to the cell wall. Students plasma membranes, solutes and organelles.
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Curated OER

Heat Transfer and Pollution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students perform computer simulations on air dispersion. In this chemistry lesson, students calculate energy transfer based on specific heat and temperature change. They explain the causes of smog.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Central Dogma of Molecular Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
This video lesson is designed for Class 12 Biology (India). This video lesson explains the central dogma of molecular biology, as explained by Watson and Crick.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Molecular Biology/primate Phylogeny

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan involves comparison of amino acids to create a phylogenetic tree of primates. Young scholars will also use other species information to draw conclusions about evolutionary relationships.
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Molecular Movies: Cell & Molecular Animation Showcase

For Students 9th - 10th
An organized directory showcasing cell and molecular animations for use in high school biology classrooms.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Macromolecules: Proteins: Introduction to Amino Acids

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand why the central dogma of molecular biology is amino acids with this video. [9:53]
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Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Ap Biology Lab 6 Molecular Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Paul Andersen explains the two major portions of the molecular biology lab in AP Biology. He starts by discussing the process of transformation. He explains how you can use the pGLO plasmid to produce glowing E. coli bacteria. He then...
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Bozeman Science

Bozeman Science: Molecular Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Paul Andersen explains the major procedures in molecular biology. He starts with a brief description of Taq polymerase extracted from the hot pools of Yellowstone Park. He then uses the analogy of the ransom note to explain each of the...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Central Dogma of Molecular Biology: The Central Dogma

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Set to dramatic music, this captioned video shows a graphical representation of the transcription of DNA to proteins. [10:46]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Macromolecules: Molecular Structure of Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basics of the molecular structure of RNA in this video. Video discusses structure as well as compares the structure of RNA vs. DNA. [11:29]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Carbohydrates: Molecular Structure of Glucose

For Students 9th - 10th
A video discussing the molecular structure of glucose. Learn how the structure can be linear and ring shaped. [9:18]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Molecular Structure of Rna

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the molecular structure of RNA. [11:30]

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