PBS
Pbs: Evolution
This is the PBS Evolution site, including excellent information on Darwin, Change, Extinction, Survival, Sex, Humans, and Religion.
University of Maryland
Mith: Women's Studies Database: How "Sex" Got Into Title Vii
Interesting perspective on the ground-breaking Title VII. It includes much of the behind the scenes information on the passing of the bill that had such an impact on women's rights. Comprehensive description of the ERA's history, dating...
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North Dakota State Univ.: Detecting and Measuring Linkage
A good site to establish what is meant by gene linkage and sex-linkage.
Read Works
Read Works: Boys Only Girls Only!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating single-sex schools. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Justia: Hollingsworth v. Perry
The California Supreme Court held that limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the California Constitution; state voters then passed a ballot initiative, Proposition 8, amending the state constitution to define marriage as a...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Mendelian Inheritance in Humans
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers Mendelian inheritance of autosomal and sex-linked traits in humans.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Genetic Inheritance Aqa
Our genes are inherited from our parents, and the different combinations of these genes make us unique. Genetic inheritance controls the characteristics of all living things. This lesson focuses on the inheritance of biological sex in...
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: Billie Jean Won for All Women
Although she won numerous tennis championships, Billie Jean King will probably always be remembered for her victory against Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes". Biographical facts and career statistics are included at this ESPN site.
University of Arizona
The Biology Project: Human Biology: Dna Forensics Problem Set 1
Students have the opportunity to interpret actual case results from the use of the Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) method to characterize human DNA samples as applied in paternity analysis and sex crimes investigations.
University of Arizona
The Biology Project: Human Biology: Dna Forensics Problem Set 2
Students practice a problem using DNA profile analysis to characterize human DNA samples as applied in paternity analysis and sex crimes investigations.
University of Arizona
Ua: Diagnosis of Klinefelter's Syndrome
Brief tutorial dealing with Klinefelter's diagnosis. Provides illustration of nondisjunction and Klinefelter's karyotype. Information provided regarding other sex chromosome aneuploidies.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The History of Marriage
Marriage means something different to everyone and has changed over time and across cultures. Alex Gendler traces the history of getting hitched, providing insights on polygamy, same-sex unions and even marriage between the dead and the...
Other
Poetry Collection: Sharon Olds
This website contains six poems of Sharon Olds, including "Connoisseuse of Slugs," "January, Daughter," "On the Subway," "Sex Without Love," "My Son the Man," and "Rite of Passage."
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Eeoc: Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination
This site contains information about job discrimination. There is a lot of useful information at this site including information about religious accommodation, sex discrimination, and more.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Revolutionary Changes and Limitations: Women
Often the ideal and reality do not conincide for quite some time. That's true of the ideal of true equality between the sexes after the War for Independence. See why the end of the war did not bring indepence for married women, and why...
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Lambda Legal: Hollingsworth v. Perry
Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now known as Hollingsworth v. Perry) was filed on behalf of two same-sex couples by attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies in May 2009, asking for a preliminary order blocking Prop 8. When California Governor Arnold...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Human Chromosomes and Genes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers human autosomes and sex chromosomes.
BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Dominant and Recessive Traits in Humans
Explains what dominant and recessive traits are and how they work, and provides a list of single gene traits with the degree of manifestation if they are dominant or recessive. Also discusses co-dominance, incomplete dominance, polygenic...
University of Victoria (Canada)
Internet Shakespeare Editions: "Measure for Measure"
Some summary and analysis of William Shakespeare's comedy "Measure For Measure." It discusses a variety of aspects of the play including sex and morality, crime and punishment, justice and mercy, influence of the Bible, and problem...
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Teen Health
Abundant resources regarding teens and their health, including nutrition, sexual health, mental health and teen development. Learn how to live a healthy lifestyle now in order to maintain a health one in your later years.
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Pshe Toolkits for Ages 11 14
This is a set of practical online safety PSHE toolkits to explore online issues, including links to Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE), with pupils aged 11-14 years old. Crossing the Line covers the topics of cyberbullying,...
PBS
Pbs American Experience: The Pill and the Sexual Revolution
As female sexuality and premarital sex moved out of the shadows, the Pill became a convenient scapegoat for the sexual revolution among social conservatives.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Sex, Pregnancy and Responsibility
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a follow-up to a video about teen pregnancy. Contraception and prevention of STD is discussed. Student assessment is included.
Victorian Web
Brown University: Victorian Web: Victorian Theories of Sex and Sexuality
This site from The Victorian Web allows one to read about relationships between Victorian men and women. This article focuses on the sexual tensions and stereotypes prevalent during the Victorian Era, and defines the "roles" of men and...
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