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Interdisciplinary Integrated Unit on DNA/Genetics Part C: Language Arts
The third lesson of an interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on language arts. The first two lessons in the unit focus on science and math.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts and Information Skills)
By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Marlene Smith, and Tori Goldrick.
Interdisciplinary integrated unit on DNA and genetics Part A: Science
The first part of an interdisciplinary week-long unit on DNA and genetics, focusing on science. Parts B and C of the unit focus on math and language arts.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Information Skills and Science)
By Jane Lentz, Jimmy White, Tori Goldrick, and Marlene Smith.
Genetics
Eye color, hair color, height, and other traits as well as predisposition to certain diseases are all determined by genes. This sampling of resources take you into the world of heredity and genetics and the cutting edge technologies of cloning, gene therapy, and DNA forensics.
Format: bibliography/help

Resources on the web

Genetics Science Learning Center
Learn how to extract DNA from any living thing and find out about DNA, stem cells, genetic disorders, and gene therapy. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: University of Utah
BBC: Science and Nature
This large interactive site has a tremendous amount of information in subjects that range from the human body to space travel. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
Provided by: BBC
Ology
Dive deep into science topics including space, dinosaurs, biodiversity, and genetics with games, videos, visualizations and extensive articles. (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: American Museum of Natural History
Questacon
A huge variety of interactives and mini websites about science and technology topics. Most of these features are accompanied by teacher guides. (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: Questacon
BioEd Online
Provides educational resources for k-12 biology educators in the form of streaming video presentations, slides, and other instructional materials. (Learn more)
Format: website/activity
Provided by: Baylor College of Medicine